List of Famous people born in United States of America
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia Ann McKinney is an American politician and activist who is an assistant professor at North South University, Bangladesh. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first black woman elected to represent Georgia in the House. She left the Democratic Party and ran in 2008 as the presidential candidate of the Green Party of the United States.
Larry Koon
Larry Labruce Koon was an American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party from 1975 to 2004, representing Lexington County, South Carolina. He was defeated in a runoff 55%–45%, and subsequently succeeded in the South Carolina House of Representatives by future United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. At the time of his defeat, he was the longest serving member of the house.
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was a clergyman, educator, linguist, encyclopedist, historian, and philosopher in colonial America. He was a major proponent of both Anglicanism and the philosophies of William Wollaston and George Berkeley in the colonies, founded and served as the first president of the Anglican King's College, and was a key figure of the American Enlightenment.
Michael James Shaw
Michael James Shaw is an American actor and writer from New York City. He is best known for his recurring role as FBI Agent Daryl/"Mike" in the TV series Limitless. Shaw has also had a recurring role in Constantine as Papa Midnite and had a role in several shorts like Don-o-mite and Today _ _ cks. He also had a small role in Roots as Marcellus. Shaw portrayed Corvus Glaive in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce "Lucky" Humberstone was a movie actor, a script clerk, an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding and Allan Dwan and, ultimately, a director.
Paul W. Richards
Paul William Richards is an American engineer and a former NASA Astronaut. He flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission in 2001.
Andrew Gertler
Andrew Gertler is an American talent manager that manages Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group / Atlantic Records recording artist Rockie Fresh and Island Records recording artist Shawn Mendes. Gertler was named one of Forbes' "30 Under 30" in Music in 2016 and is credited with discovering Mendes in 2014.
Joe Rickard
Joe Rickard is an American drummer, music producer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. He was the drummer for the band Red from 2008 through 2014 and Swedish metal band In Flames from 2016 through 2019. He then began primarily writing, mixing and producing, often working with music producer Howard Benson.
Alexander Goodwin
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in 108 films between 1915 and 1933. His interment was located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. He was married to Last of the Mohicans costar Barbara Bedford.