Famous people from the United States
The most-searched people from the United States right now, with the latest news on each.
Dion Dawkins
Dion Dawkins is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls.
Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. After transferring from the Oklahoma Sooners, he played college football for the UCLA Bruins and won the Davey O'Brien Award in 1988. Aikman was selected first overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Cowboys, where he was named to six Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowls. He was also named MVP of Super Bowl XXVII, the franchise's firs...
Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston is an American professional football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Bills in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Jalen Ramsey
Jalen Ramsey is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars fifth overall in the 2016 NFL draft.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and television producer specializing in observational comedy. Seinfeld gained stardom playing a fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David. Seinfeld earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The show is one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time. He has since created and produced th...
Ashlyn Krueger
Ashlyn Rose Krueger is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 29 achieved on July 14, 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 62, reached on August 12, 2024. Krueger has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Tour.
Betty Gilpin
Elizabeth Gilpin is an American actress. She portrayed Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan in the Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017–2019), for which she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred as Dr. Carrie Roman in the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie (2013–2015).
Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his film debut with a lead role in No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink (1986). Cryer then had lead roles in the films Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) and Hiding Out (1987), starring roles in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Hot Shots! (1991), and the lead role of Teddy Zakalokis on the CBS sitcom The Famous Teddy Z (1989–1990).
Joe Espada
Josue Espada is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach, who is the current manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously coached in MLB for the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, and the Astros. In international competition, Espada has coached for Puerto Rico, winning two silver medals in the World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Maria Ripa is an American actress and talk show host. Since 2001, she has been the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Mark in various formats. Her co-hosts have included Regis Philbin, Michael Strahan, Ryan Seacrest, and her husband Mark Consuelos.
Kyle Efford
Kyle Efford is an American football linebacker for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Brian Flores
Brian Francisco Flores is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL career with the New England Patriots, where he served as an assistant coach from 2008 to 2018. Flores was New England's defensive playcaller during his final season with the team, which concluded with a victory in Super Bowl LIII. Following the victory, Flores served as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 201...
Howard Bryant
Howard "Howie" Bryant is an American sports journalist, and radio and television personality. He writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, and appears regularly on ESPN Radio. He is a frequent panelist on The Sports Reporters and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for Weekend Edition with Scott Simon on National Public Radio.
Jalen Smith
Jalen Rasheed Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Stix", he played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
Jonny DeLuca
Jonathan Davis DeLuca is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his MLB debut in 2023 with the Dodgers.
Logan Cooley
Logan Cooley is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Theo Von
Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski III, known professionally as Theo Von, is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster. He is the host of This Past Weekend podcast and has appeared on various MTV and Comedy Central shows.
Charlie McAvoy
Charles Patrick McAvoy Jr. is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 14th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly, nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "the Hit Man", is an American former first baseman, manager and coach serving as the interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent his entire playing career in MLB with the New York Yankees from 1982 to 1995. A six-time All-Star, he led the American League (AL) in doubles three consecutive years, and in hits and total bases twice each. After winning the AL batting title with a .343 mark in his fi...
Busy Philipps
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–2003), and ER (2006–2007), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC/TBS television sitcom Cougar Town (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Blake Snell
Blake Ashton Snell is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants.
Trey Hendrickson
Trey Hendrickson is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. Hendrickson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 and won the 2024 Deacon Jones Award after leading the NFL in sacks that season.
Jalen Duren
Jalen Anthony Duren is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class, he played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers.
Mary Peltola
Mary Sattler Peltola is an American politician and former tribal judge who served as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court, was executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor, and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. As of 2026, Peltola is the most recent Democrat to hav...