List of Famous people born in United States of America
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of film and television who earned widespread acclaim.
Lana Turner
Lana Turner was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, and one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) biggest stars, with her films earning the studio more than $50 million during her 18-year contract with them. Turner is frequently cited as a popular culture icon of Hollywood glamour and a screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema.
Jerry Richardson
Jerome Johnson Richardson Sr. is an American businessman, former NFL player and former owner in the National Football League (NFL). He established the Carolina Panthers franchise, which he owned for 23 years.
Esther Salas
Esther Salas is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey. She previously served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court from 2006 until her confirmation as a district judge in 2011. Salas is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a United States Magistrate Judge and as a United States District Judge in the District of New Jersey.
Devlin Hodges
Devlin "Duck" Hodges is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Samford, after playing at Mortimer Jordan High School. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Darius Miles
Darius LaVar Miles is an American former professional basketball player.
Manny Montana
Manny Montana is an American actor. He portrayed Johnny Tuturro in USA Network's series Graceland and Rio in NBC's series Good Girls.
Harvey Korman
Harvey Herschel Korman was an American actor and comedian, who performed in television and film productions. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show for which he won four Emmy Awards as well as his partnership with Tim Conway. Korman also appeared in several comedy films by Mel Brooks.
Ray Fisher
Raymond Fisher is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe, appearing first in a cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and then in a lead role in Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). On stage, he starred as Muhammad Ali in Will Power's 2013 play Fetch Clay, Make Man.
Dickie Moore
John Richard Moore Jr. was an American actor known professionally as Dickie Moore and later as Dick Moore. He was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York and Out of the Past.