FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• F. Murray Abraham actor
• John "Brooms" Abramovic, Jr. basketball player
• Edward Goodrich Acheson chemist, inventor
• Louisa May Alcott author
• Lloyd Alexander author
• Richard Allen religious leader
• Joe Amato race car driver
• Marian Anderson singer
• Maxwell Anderson playwright
• Poul Anderson author
• John Andretti race car driver
• Marco Andretti race car driver
• Michael Andretti race car driver
• Kurt Steven Angle wrestler
• Henry H. "Hap" Arnold air force general
• LaVar Arrington football player
• Janet Asimov author
• Frankie Avalon singer, actor

B

• Kevin Bacon actor
• Carroll Baker actress
• Samuel Barber composer
• Chuck Barris game show producer, presenter
• Ethel Barrymore actress
• John Barrymore actor
• Lionel Barrymore actor
• Donald Barthelme author
• Charlie Batch football player
• Joe Beimel baseball player
• Stephen Vincent Benet author, poet
• George Benson musician
• Joseph "Joe" Biden u.s. vice president
• Fred Biletnikoff football player
• Steve Bilko baseball player
• Steve Blackman wrestler
• Guion "Guy" Bluford astronaut
• Daniel Boone pioneer, explorer
• Ben Bova author
• Peter Boyle actor
• Boyz II Men music group
• Kyle Brady football player
• Glenn Branca composer, guitarist
• Sid Bream baseball player
• David Brenner comedian
• Charles Bronson actor
• Charles Brockden Brown author, historian
• Gary Brown football player
• Kobe Bryant basketball player
• James Buchanan u.s. president
• Steve Burns actor
• Leroy Burrell olympic medalist
• Smedley Butler marine corps major general
  "the fighting quaker"

C

• Charles Wakefield Cadman composer
• Alexander Calder sculptor
• Ray Caldwell baseball player
• Simon Cameron political leader
• Bebe Moore Campbell author
• John Cappelletti football player
• Vanessa Carlton singer, songwriter
• Rachel Carson author
• Mary Cassatt artist
• George Catlin artist
• Wilt Chamberlain basketball player
• Stephen Chbosky author, screenwriter
• Lou Christie singer, songwriter
• Stanley Clarke musician, composer
• The Clarks music group
• Kerry Collins football player
• Henry Steele Commager historian, author
• Perry Como singer
• Dan Conners football player
• Charles "Pete" Conrad astronaut
• Bill Cosby actor
• Dolores Costello actress
• Maurice Costello actor
• William Laird Cowher football player, coach
• William Broderick Crawford actor
• Jim Croce singer, songwriter

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