List of Famous people born in United States of America

Aaron William Murray is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Murray currently leads the SEC career touchdown list, surpassing Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Matthew Stafford.

Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin was, besides Ewa Wiśnierska, the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean War veteran. He was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter over a cumulonimbus cloud when the engine failed, forcing him to eject and parachute into the cloud. Lieutenant Colonel Rankin wrote a book about his experience, The Man Who Rode the Thunder.

"Professor" Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Francisco club the hungry i. Lenny Bruce described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time."

Rodney Darnell "Lucky" Whitehead Jr. is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played High School Football at Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia. He played college football at Florida Atlantic, and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the New York Jets.

Philip Carr Valentine was an American conservative talk radio host, author, and actor. He broadcast daily on WWTN, a Cumulus Media station on Nashville, Tennessee. He was known in Tennessee for leading protests against a proposed state income tax.

Ralph Allan Lee Shortey is an American convicted felon and former politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010, defeating several challengers in primary elections, re-elected in 2014 and served his term until 2017. Shortey advocated 'family values' during his campaigns and was known for his imposing body structure. During his tenure, he established a Republican consulting firm. Shortey was the state campaign chair for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

Thomas Dundon is an American businessman, specializing in financial services and entertainment. He is chairman and managing partner of Dundon Capital Partners in Dallas, Texas, and majority owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League, and was chairman of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football.

Frederick Wallace Smith is the founder, chairman and CEO of FedEx. The company is headquartered in Smith's hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

Kevin Alexander Leon, known professionally as Kevin de León, is an American politician serving as the Los Angeles City Councillor for District 14 since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 50th President pro tempore of the California State Senate from October 15, 2014 to March 21, 2018. A member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, he is the first Hispanic American to hold the former position in over 130 years.

Carrie Nuttall is an American photographer who works primarily in the music and entertainment industry. She was married to Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist of Canadian rock band Rush, from 2000 until his death in 2020. Their daughter, Olivia Louise Peart, was born in 2009.