Famous people from the United States
The most-searched people from the United States right now, with the latest news on each.
Bo Melton
Miles Bokeem Melton is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Jake Oettinger
Jakob Donald Oettinger is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for Boston University. After being part of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, he was widely considered as a top prospect for the 2017 NHL entry draft, and was ultimately selected by the Stars in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2017 draft.
Onyeka Okongwu
Onyeka Okongwu is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Air Force Falcons, where he won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2023.
Isaiah McDuffie
Stevenson Isaiah McDuffie is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles.
Derik Queen
Derik Emanuel Queen is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class. He was drafted 13th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2025 NBA draft, but was traded to the Pelicans on draft night.
Faith Evans
Faith Renée Evans is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 in pursuit of a recording career. Evans initially performed as a backing vocalist for R&B singers Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, and by the age of 20, signed with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records as the label's first female artist in 1994. Following her uncredited appearance on labelmate the Notorious B.I.G.'s single "One More Chance", s...
Paige Cognetti
Paige Cognetti is an American politician serving since 2020 as mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is the first woman to be mayor of the city and won her seat in a special election. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran her first Scranton mayoral campaign as an independent. She is the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district in 2026.
Kevin Federline
Kevin Earl Federline, also known as K-Fed and FedEx, is an American dancer, actor, and DJ. He is the ex-husband of singer Britney Spears, and fought a public child custody battle following their divorce. In 2006, Federline released a debut album, Playing with Fire, which was panned by critics as one of the worst albums ever released. He has since made a number of television and film appearances, and also worked as a DJ. His memoir, You Thought You Knew was published on October 21, 2025.
Steven Johnson (author)
Steven Berlin Johnson is an American popular science and history author, TV and podcast host, and software creator.
Nick Hennessey
Nicholas George Hennessey is an American college football coach and former offensive tackle. He is the offensive coordinator for Williams College, a position he has held since 2022. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Colgate.
Budda Baker
Bishard "Budda" Baker is an American professional football strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies, and was selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft. Baker is an eight-time Pro Bowler and a four-time All-Pro member.
Sheri Sam
Sheri Lynette Sam is an American professional women's basketball coach and player who played in the WNBA. She was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana as the youngest of eight siblings, and where she was a standout at Acadiana High School. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996. She was an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois University.
Rick Carlisle
Rick Preston Carlisle is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks, winning the 2011 NBA Finals with the latter. As a player, Carlisle played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and New Jersey Nets. He is one of only 14 people to win an NBA championship as both a player and a coach, and is one of only 11 head co...
Seth Jones
Jared Seth Jones is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2013 NHL entry draft. After two seasons playing for the United States National Team Development Program, Jones joined the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Portland Winterhawks. He has also played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Naji Marshall
Naji Maurice Marshall is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers. After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Marshall signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. He played for the Pelicans for four years before signing with the Mavericks as a free agent in 2024.
Tyler Shough
Tyler James Shough is an American professional football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, Texas Tech Red Raiders and Louisville Cardinals. Shough was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Sydney Sweeney
Sydney Bernice Sweeney is an American actress. She gained early recognition for her roles in the series Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid's Tale, and Sharp Objects in 2018. She received wider acclaim for her performances in the drama series Euphoria (2019–2026) and the first season of the anthology series The White Lotus (2021), both of which earned her nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards.
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, liberal political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS late-night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2026.
Julius Randle
Julius Deion Randle is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, he was awarded the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2021.
Sal Frelick
Salvatore Michael Frelick is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. He played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles. The Brewers took Frelick in the first round with the 15th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Mason Miller
Mason James Miller, nicknamed "the Reaper", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics / Athletics. He made his MLB debut in 2023, and was an All-Star selection in 2024 and 2026.
Marcello Hernández
Marcello André Hernández is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since the show's 48th season in 2022.
Lindsey Graham
American politician and attorney (1955–2026)