Famous people from the United States
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Kobie Turner
Kobie Turner is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Terry McLaurin
Terry McLaurin is an American professional football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). McLaurin played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by Washington in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2024 and set a Commanders record for most touchdown catches in a season with 13.
John Lynch (American football)
John Terrence Lynch Jr. is an American professional football executive and former safety who is the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft, later winning Super Bowl XXXVII with them. Lynch also spent four seasons with the Denver Broncos before retiring in 2008 and working as a color commentator for NFL on Fox game...
Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Michael Armstrong is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers.
Jimmy Garoppolo
James Garoppolo is an American professional football quarterback. Nicknamed "Jimmy G", he played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers, winning the Walter Payton Award in 2013 and setting school records for career passing yards and passing touchdowns. Garoppolo was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, where he spent his first four seasons as Tom Brady's backup and was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
Ed McCaffrey
Edward Thomas McCaffrey is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, where he earned first-team All-America honors in 1990.
Cody Williams
Cody Leron Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. He is the younger brother of Oklahoma City Thunder player Jalen Williams.
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an American actress known for her starring role in The 10th Kingdom, and roles on According to Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough in Father of the Bride (1991), for which she was nominated for several teen awards, and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Throughout her career, she has guest starred on shows including Tales from the Crypt, George Lopez and Less than Perfect. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including Saf...
Kevon Looney
Kevon Grant Looney is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a freshman playing college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 in 2015. After the season, Looney decided to forgo his college eligibility and enter the 2015 NBA draft, and was selected in the first round by the Golden State Warriors with the 30th overall pick. He won three NBA championships during hi...
Keegan Murray
Keegan Mitchell Murray is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes before he was selected fourth overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2022 NBA draft. He is the twin brother of Kris Murray.
Zach LaVine
Zachary Thomas LaVine is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. A two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion, he was named an NBA All-Star with the Chicago Bulls in 2021 and 2022. He also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo.
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, nicknamed "C-Webb", is an American former professional basketball player. Webber played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the largest portion of his career spent with the Sacramento Kings. Drafted number one overall in the 1993 NBA draft, Webber became a five-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and the NBA Rookie of the Year. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, an...
Audi Crooks
Audi Rae Crooks is an American college basketball player for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls of the Big 12 Conference. She plays the center position.
L. Louise Lucas
Lillie Louise Lucas is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992. After Democrats won a majority of seats in the 2019 Virginia Senate election, Lucas succeeded Republican Stephen Newman as the Virginia Senate's president pro tempore. She is the first woman and first African American to hold that office. She also chairs the Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the first African American in that...
Joe Stringfellow
Joseph Elbert Stringfellow was an American professional football tailback who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions in the twelfth round of the 1942 NFL draft after playing college football at Mississippi Southern College. He also played minor league baseball.
Evan Neal
Evan Neal is an American professional football guard. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected seventh overall by the New York Giants in the 2022 NFL draft.
Jaylon Tyson
Jaylon La Rone Tyson is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the California Golden Bears. He was drafted with the 20th overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Toya Jones
Toya Jones was an American football defensive back.
Bernie Kosar
Bernard Joseph Kosar Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, leading the team to a national championship in 1983. He subsequently played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1993, the Dallas Cowboys in 1993, and Miami Dolphins from 1994 to 1996. He was the backup quarterback on the 1993 Cowboys team that won Super Bowl XXVIII.
Joe Thuney
Joseph Thuney is an American professional football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft. Thuney is the first player in NFL history to start in the Super Bowl in each of his first three seasons.
Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole is an American actress, singer, and comedian. She has appeared in film, television, and on stage. She has received two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award as well as a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award.
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul Gould III is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Gould played with the Bears from 2005 to 2015, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2006, and became the franchise's all-time leadin...
Devin Cooley
Devin Cooley is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Becky Birtha
Becky Birtha is an American poet and children's author who lives in the greater Philadelphia area. She is best known for her poetry and short stories depicting African-American and lesbian relationships, often focusing on topics such as interracial relationships, emotional recovery from a breakup, single parenthood and adoption. Her poetry was featured in the acclaimed 1983 anthology of African-American feminist writing Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology, edited by Barbara Smith and publi...