50 Famous Men from the United States

Quarterback who played his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots

Scottish-born inventor who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone

Scientist who was a major figure in the American Enlightenment for his discoveries regarding electricity

The first person to walk on the Moon

Actor born as Marion Robert Morrison, who became a popular icon through his starring roles in Western films

King of Rock and Roll and one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century

First president of the United States from 1789 to 1797

Baseball player born as George Herman, whose career in MLB spanned from 1914 through 1935

Writer who created Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Writer and poet who is regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the U.S. literature

Professional boxer nicknamed "Iron Mike" who competed from 1985 to 2005

Director best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises

Golfer who is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men's major championships

King of Pop who popularized the moonwalk dance through his performances

U.S. president and the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe in WWII

Pioneer of the American animation industry

Author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire

Actor won two consecutive Oscars for Best Actor for starring in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump

Co-founder of Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms

U.S. president and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence

Gangster known by the nickname "Scarface"

Basketball player who won five MVPs and six championships with the Chicago Bulls

Novelist who wrote The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms

Swimmer and the most successful Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals

General in the US Army who commanded in Europe after the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944

Director of the movies Pulp Fiction, Reservoirs Dogs, Django Unchained and From Dusk Till Dawn

Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc.

U.S. president who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963

Heavyweight boxer born as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Minister and the leader in the civil rights movement who was assassinated in 1968

NBA's all-time leading scorer who played for Cleveland, Miami and LA Lakers

Media personality, and businessman who served as the U.S. president from 2017 to 2021

First African-American president in U.S. history.

The longest serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms

Singer, actor, and producer who was married to Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow and Barbara Marx

Track and field athlete who was a dominant sprinter and long jumper during the 1980s

U.S. Army officer who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement widely noticed for his "drip technique"

Founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine

Outlaw, bank and train robber who was assassinated by Robert Ford

Industrialist who converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into an accessible conveyance

Business magnate, software developer, investor and a co-founder of Microsoft Corporation

Los Angeles Lakers basketball star who died in a helicopter crash in 2020

Business magnate and philanthropist who was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time

Actor and film director who rose to fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in the Dollars Trilogy

Inventor who developed early versions of the electric light bulb

Funk and soul singer whose most famous song is I Got You (I Feel Good)

Director of the movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

U.S. president who led the nation through the American Civil War

Human rights activist best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam