Most Famous Person from Each US State

Given a US State and a summary of why they're famous, name the person.

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Hint		Answer
Alabama	Blind and Deaf Author	Helen Keller
Alaska	Singer of "Foolish Games" and "Who Will Save Your Soul"	Jewel Kilcher
Arkansas	42nd President of the USA	Bill Clinton
Arizona	Actress who played "Wonder Woman" (1976)	Lynda Carter
California	Actor who played Jack in "Titanic"	Leonardo DiCaprio
Colorado	Actor who played Tim in "Home Improvement"	Tim Allen
Connecticut	Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"	Harriet Beecher Stowe
Delaware	46th President of the USA	Joe Biden
Florida	Singer of "7 Rings" and "yes, and?"	Ariana Grande
Georgia	American Civil Rights activist	Martin Luther King Jr.
Hawaii	Singer of "Just The Way You Are" and "Uptown Funk"	Bruno Mars
Idaho	Actor who played Jesse in "Breaking Bad"	Aaron Paul
Illinois	Actor who played Indiana Jones and Han Solo	Harrison Ford
Indiana	Singer of "Billie Jean" and "Smooth Criminal"	Michael Jackson
Iowa	31st President of the USA	Herbert Hoover
Kansas	First woman to fly alone over the Atlantic	Amelia Earhart
Kentucky	Actor who played Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka	Johnny Depp
Louisiana	Rapper of "No Brainer" and "I'm the One"	DJ Khaled
Maine	Author of "It" and "The Shining"	Stephen King
Maryland	20th Century Baseball player; Nicknamed "Babe"	Babe Ruth
Massachusetts	Poet of "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"	Edgar Allan Poe
Michigan	Actress who played "Veronica Mars"	Kristen Bell
Minnesota	Singer of "When Doves Cry" and "Little Red Corvette"	Prince
Mississippi	Singer of "Jailhouse Rock" and "Can't Help Falling In Love"	Elvis Presley
Missouri	Author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn"	Mark Twain

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Montana	Actress who played Charity in "The Greatest Showman"	Michelle Williams
Nebraska	Celebrity turned singer of "Karma" and "Boomerang"	JoJo Siwa
Nevada	American aviation engineer who was also an Actor	Howard Hughes
New Hampshire	14th President of the USA	Franklin Pierce
New Jersey	Singer of "Fly me to the Moon" and "Let it Snow"	Frank Sinatra
New Mexico	Actor who played Barney in "How I Met Your Mother"	Neil Patrick Harris
New York	Actor who played in "Top Gun" and "Jack Reacher"	Tom Cruise
North Carolina	7th President of the USA	Andrew Jackson
North Dakota	Actor from "Transformers"	Josh Duhamel
Ohio	Singer of "All Of Me"	John Legend
Oklahoma	Singer of "Jesus, Take The Wheel"	Carrie Underwood
Oregon	Author of "Ramona Quimby"	Beverly Cleary
Pennsylvania	Singer of "Shake It Off" and "Cruel Summer"	Taylor Swift
Rhode Island	Author of "The Call of Cthulhu"	H. P. Lovecraft
South Carolina	Comedian; Host of "Late Show"	Stephen Colbert
South Dakota	Vice President of Lyndon B. Johnson	Hubert Humphrey
Tennessee	Singer of "Flowers" and "Party in the USA"	Miley Cyrus
Texas	Singer of "Single Ladies" and "Halo"	Beyonce
Utah	Singer and Model; Married to John Legend	Chrissy Teigen
Vermont	30th President of the USA	Calvin Coolidge
Virginia	1st President of the USA	George Washington
Washington	Co-Founder of Microsoft, Philanthropist	Bill Gates
West Virginia	TV Host of "Family Fued"	Steve Harvey
Wisconsin	Actor who played "Hulk" in "The Avengers"	Mark Ruffalo
Wyoming	Painter who made "Number 5" and "Number 1" by flinging paint.	Jackson Pollock

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2 Comments

Level 92

Apr 19, 2025

Amazing that Chrissy Teigen married John Lennon considering he died years before she was born.

Level 43

Apr 20, 2025

whoopsie daisy. i meant "John Legend"

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