Famous People from the United States

Politics

Jake LaTurner

Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, LaTurner was the 40th Kansas state treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.

Sports

Kerby Joseph

Kerby Joseph is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he was an All-American. Joseph was selected in the third round by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft. In 2024, he was the NFL interceptions leader, earning first-team All-Pro honors.

Sports

Nate Eaton

Nathan Wyatt Eaton is an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball at the Virginia Military Institute, and was drafted by the Royals in the 21st round of the 2018 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2022. He played for the Great Britain national baseball team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Entertainment

Brett Yormark

Brett Yormark is the fifth and current commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, a position he has held since August 1, 2022. He has held top positions at Katz Sports, NASCAR, Palace Sports & Entertainment, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, and the National Basketball Association. He served as the chief executive officer of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, where he oversaw the business operations of the Brooklyn Nets organization, Barclays Center, the New York Islanders, New York Liberty, Nassau ...

Sports

Jordan Clarkson

Jordan Taylor Clarkson is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2026, he won a championship with the Knicks.