List of Famous people born in United States of America
Victor Alexander
Victor Joe Alexander is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" tall, and 265 pounds (120 kg) in weight, he played as a center and power forward.
John Wood
John J. Wood is the Founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education. He is the author of Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children and the children's book Zak the Yak with Books on His Back. He is a four-term member of the Clinton Global Initiative's Advisory Board and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Wood was selected for the inaugural class of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum and was awarded Microsoft's first "Alumni of the Year" award by Bill and Melinda Gates. Wood has served on the Board of Directors for Net Impact and One Acre Fund, and is currently an Advisory Board member of Global Citizen Year, New Story and Possible Health.
David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer is an American character actor, comedian, and television director. He has been in films such as Mr. Saturday Night, Quiz Show, Searching for Bobby Fischer, City Slickers, Crazy People, State and Main, Payback, Get Shorty, Carpool, The American President, The Hurricane, Ocean's Thirteen, and Drag Me to Hell. Paymer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for Mr. Saturday Night. He played the lead role as the Boss in Bartleby, an adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He played a mob boss in the television series Line of Fire.
Betty Blue
Betty Blue was an American model and actress and was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1956 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.
Alan Lowenthal
Alan Stuart Lowenthal is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for California's 47th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004, representing the 54th Assembly district, and then as a member of the California State Senate, representing the 27th district from 2004 to 2012. In both posts, he represented the city of Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs.
Adrian R'Mante
Adrian R'Mante is an American actor and acting coach best known for his role as Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramírez in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He was born in Tampa, Florida, United States. He is married to Mayara Reina and they have two children.
Wayne Duvall
Wayne Duvall is an American actor known for roles in Billions, The District, The Leftovers, BrainDead, and others. He was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has also appeared in Broadway theatre productions.
Bill Crosby
William E. Crosby is an American politician who was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th District, serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican party.
Thomas J. Herbert
Thomas John Herbert was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was the 56th Governor of Ohio.
Wild Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films.