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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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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
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
pctjunkie
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Level 92
Apr 19, 2025
Amazing that Chrissy Teigen married John Lennon considering he died years before she was born.
EGehrke
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Level 43
Apr 20, 2025
whoopsie daisy. i meant "John Legend"
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