List of Famous people born in United States of America

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities. For her efforts on behalf of the disabled, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984.

Dennis Edwards Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang with the group from 1968 to 1976, 1980 to 1984 and 1987 to 1989. In the mid-1980s, he attempted a solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "Don't Look Any Further". Until his death, Edwards was the lead singer of The Temptations Review, a Temptations splinter group.

Orville Willis Forte IV is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2010, as well as creating and starring in the sitcom The Last Man on Earth, which ran from 2015 to 2018. For The Last Man on Earth, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards nominations: two for acting and one for writing. He has also received an additional Emmy nomination for each role through his other work.

Andy Cuong Ngô is an American conservative journalist and social media personality best known for covering street protests in Portland, Oregon. He is editor-at-large of The Post Millennial, a Canadian conservative news website. He has published columns in outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and The Spectator.

Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and musician known for various roles in film and television such as Lenny Kosnowski in Laverne & Shirley, David St. Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap, and Chuck McGill on Better Call Saul.

Maika Monroe is an American actress and professional kiteboarder. She made her acting debut in the film At Any Price (2012), and had her breakthrough with the film It Follows (2014), for which she received praise, being dubbed a "scream queen". She has since become known for work in the horror genre, starring in the films The Guest (2014), Tau (2018), and Villains (2019). She also had roles in the films Labor Day (2013) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016).

William Percival Harvin III is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida, when the Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Harvin also played for the Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. He was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2009 and won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks in 2013 over the Denver Broncos. He attended and played football for Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, where his team won the high school state championship in 2004.

Matthew Brett Cardona is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under his real name, and is the current Impact Digital Media Champion in his first reign. He also performs for Game Changer Wrestling, where he is a former GCW World Champion and ECW Television Champion, and the National Wrestling Alliance, where he is the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryder from 2005 to 2020.

John Thomas Dodson III is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Dodson has made a name for himself fighting mainly in the Southwest region. He was the winner of the Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller and formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship were he was a 2-time Title Challenger, competeing most recently in the Bantamweight division and is a Veteran of the promotion with 9 years of competition(2011-2020)

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates is an American author and journalist. Coates gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy. Coates has worked for The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, and TIME. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly, O, and other publications.