List of Famous people born in United States of America
Shelby Rogers
Shelby Rogers is an American tennis player from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She won the Girls National Championship at 17. Her best results as a professional came at the 2016 French Open and the 2020 US Open where she reached the quarterfinals. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 48, while her highest doubles ranking is No. 101. She has won 6 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Jozy Altidore
Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer side Toronto FC and the United States national team.
Drew Smyly
Todd Andrew Smyly, nicknamed "Big Shooter", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants. Prior to his professional career, Smyly played college baseball at the University of Arkansas. He competed for the United States national baseball team, winning the silver medal in the 2011 Pan American Games. The Tigers drafted Smyly in the second round of the 2010 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2012.
Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Ann Lawrence, sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and pop music singer known for the many characters she originated on CBS's The Carol Burnett Show, where she appeared from 1967 to 1978, for the entire series run. One such character was "The Family" matriarch Thelma Harper/Mama, the cold, unaffectionate mother of the neurotic, misfortunate, Eunice (Burnett) although Lawrence is 16 years younger than Burnett. Thelma Harper was the central character of the television situation comedy series Mama's Family on NBC and, later, in first-run syndication. She also starred in the Fox sitcom series The Cool Kids.
John Conyers
John James Conyers Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area.
Pete Alonso
Peter Morgan Alonso, nicknamed "Polar Bear", is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut during the 2019 season and broke the major league record for the most home runs by a rookie with 53. He was also the first Mets player to hit 50 or more home runs in a season, setting the Mets' single-season home run record in the process.
Christopher Judge
Douglas Christopher Judge is an American actor and voice actor best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. Judge played Kratos in the 2018 video game God of War, replacing long-time voice actor Terrence C. Carson. He attended the University of Oregon on a football scholarship and was a Pacific-10 Conference player.
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel Randall James Roebuck is an American actor and writer. His best known roles include Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in The Fugitive and its spinoff film U.S. Marshals, Jay Leno in The Late Shift, and Dr. Leslie Arzt in Lost, as well as numerous Rob Zombie and Don Coscarelli films. He is also known for his role as Cliff Lewis, Ben Matlock's private investigator, on Matlock from 1992 until 1995.
Mandy Patinkin
Mandel Bruce Patinkin is an American actor and singer known for his work on the stage and screen.
Josie Totah
Josie Totah, also known as J. J. Totah, is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role on the Disney Channel series Jessie and starring role on the 2013 ABC comedy series Back in the Game. Totah received critical praise for her role in the 2016 film Other People. In 2018, she starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Champions.