This is a list ofnotable Scottish Americans , including both immigrants who obtained U.S. citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they areScottish American or must have references showing they are Scottish American and are notable.
Alexander Anderson , illustratorEarl W. Bascom , cowboy artist and sculptorAlexander Calder , sculptorHerbert A. Collins , landscape and portrait painterJohn M. Donaldson , artist and architectLeslie Erganian , artist and authorJohn Mackie Falconer , etcher, painter, and watercoloristJoseph Glasco , abstract expressionist painter, draftsman and sculptorTim Gunn , author, academic, and television personality who served on the faculty of Parsons School of DesignTommy Hilfiger , fashion designerJackson Pollock , artistChristopher Ross , sculptor, designer and collectorArthur Fitzwilliam Tait , artistBusiness and philanthropy [ edit ] Alexander Graham Bell David Dunbar Buick Alexander Graham Bell , founder ofAT&T [ 1] Philip Danforth Armour , founder ofArmour and Company , a meatpacking firm[ 2] William M. Blair , financierGlen Bell , founder ofTaco Bell David Dunbar Buick , founder of theBuick Motor Company [ 3] William Wallace Cargill , businessman and founder ofCargill Incorporated Andrew Carnegie , philanthropist and steelJasper Newton "Jack" Daniel , founder ofJack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery David Eccles ,Utah 's firstmillionaire John Malcolm Forbes , businessman and sportsmanJohn Murray Forbes , railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionistWilliam Cameron Forbes , investment banker and diplomatJay Gould , railroad developerArchibald Gracie , shipping magnateW.K. Kellogg , industrialist, founder of theKellogg Company James Lenox , philanthropist, bibliophile whose books became part of the founding collection of theNew York Public Library Malco(l)m McLean , 'Father of Containerization'Cyrus McCormick ,International Harvester Harold Fowler McCormick , businessmanIra O. McDaniel , cotton merchant, farmer and newspaper manRupert Murdoch ,Australian -bornchairman and director ofNewsCorp Allan Pinkerton , detective and director of a security businessRoss Perot , entrepreneur, founder ofElectronic Data Systems andPerot Systems Alexander Turney Stewart , dry goods entrepreneurArch West , executive; developer ofDoritos [ 4] Ben Affleck Jennifer Aniston Lucille Ball Kristen Bell Matt Damon Robert Downey Jr. Judy Garland Anna Kendrick Jay Leno Ray Liotta Marilyn Monroe Julianne Moore Julia Roberts Emma Stone Kate Upton Reese Witherspoon Jensen Ackles , actorBen Affleck , actor, writer, director[ 5] Casey Affleck , actorRichard Dean Anderson , actorMuriel Angelus , actorJennifer Aniston , actor[ 6] Karen Allen , film and stage actress[ 7] Andrew Arbuckle , actorMacklyn Arbuckle , actorRoscoe Arbuckle , actor, director, screenwriterRobert Armstrong , actorSamaire Armstrong , actress best known for her roles inThe O.C. andDirty Sexy Money [ 8] Mary Astor , actorClara Bow , actressHarry Belafonte , actor, singer[ 9] Lucille Ball , actress and comedianHailey Baldwin , model, television personality[ 10] Alison Brie , actress[ 11] Tallulah Bankhead , actorAl Barr , musician[ 12] Luna Blaise , actressCate Blanchett , actressPatricia Breslin , actress[ 13] Haley Bennett , actress, singerJohn Barrowman , actorEarl W. Bascom , painter, printmaker, sculptor, cowboy, rodeo performer, inventor, and actorCatherine Bell , actress and modelScott Clifton , actor, musicianKristen Bell , actress[ 14] Alexis Bledel , actressJordana Brewster , actress[ 15] James Brolin , actorSamantha Brown , television host on theTravel Channel James D. Brubaker , film producer, production manager and actorGina Carano , actor and mixed martial artistJim Carrey , actorMyra Carter , actorLacey Chabert , actress[ 16] Charles Coburn , producerChris Connelly , musicianMiriam Cooper , silent film actressStewart Copeland , drummer in the bandThe Police Laird Cregar , actorMatt Damon , actor[ 17] Ted Danson , actor[ 18] Mona Darkfeather , actorYvonne De Carlo , actorJames Dean , actorLaura Dern , actress[ 19] Vin Diesel , actorMatt Dillon , actorJoanie Dodds , fashion modelShannen Doherty , actressHelen Douglas , actress and politicianMichael Douglas , actor and film producerGary Dourdan , actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation )Nancy Dow , actressRobert Downey Jr. , actor[ 20] Hilary Duff , actress and singer[ 21] Minnie Driver , actorDavid Duchovny , actorDaniel Ducovny , directorRobert Duvall , actorLeslie Easterbrook , actorClint Eastwood , actor and instructor[ 22] Aaron Eckhart , actorGeorge Eldredge , actorCraig Ferguson , actor and comedian[ 23] [ 24] George Ferguson , stage and silent film actorJane Fonda , actress, writer, producerJimmy Finlayson , actorScott Foley , actorChina Forbes , lead singer ofPink Martini Glenn Ford , actorEdwin Forrest , Shakespearean actorLaura Fraser , born in Glasgow; actressDrew Fuller , actor and former modelJudy Garland , actress and singer[ 25] Lauren Graham , actress[ 26] Gloria Grahame , actressGreer Garson , actressAshlyn Gere , actressPaul Giamatti , actorIsabel Gillies , author and actorKaren Gillan , born inInverness ; actressMichelle Gomez , born inGlasgow ; actressBrian Austin Green , actorAndy Griffith , comedian, actor and singer best known forThe Andy Griffith Show Rebecca Hall , actressOliver Hardy , comedic actor, best known forLaurel and Hardy Roy Ellsworth Harris , classical composerColton Haynes , actorKatharine Hepburn , actorCharlton Heston , actorParis Hilton , actress, modelEdward Everett Horton , actor[ 27] Ron Howard , actor and directorSteve Howey , actorFelicity Huffman , actressAnjelica Huston , actorAshley Jensen , born inAnnan ,Dumfriesshire ; actressCaitlyn Jenner , media personality and former athleteKendall Jenner , model and businesswoman[ 28] Kris Jenner , media personality and businesswoman[ 29] Kylie Jenner , media personality and businesswoman[ 28] Spike Jonze , director, producer, screenwriter and actor, small amount of Scottish ancestryKhloé Kardashian , media personality and businesswoman[ 28] Kim Kardashian , media personality and businesswoman[ 28] Kourtney Kardashian , media personality and businesswoman[ 28] Rob Kardashian , media personality[ 28] Cody Kasch , television actor (Desperate Housewives )[ 30] Max Kasch , television and film actorMichael Keaton , actorDavid Keith , actorAnna Kendrick , actress[ 31] Deborah Kerr , actressVal Kilmer , actorNancy Kwan , actress[ 32] Sunny Lane , porn star[ 33] Brie Larson , actress, filmmakerEva LaRue , actress, model[ 34] Jennifer Lawrence , actress[ 35] Jay Leno , comedian, former actor, host ofThe Tonight Show [ 36] Hamish Linklater , best known for his role in the seriesThe New Adventures of Old Christine Ray Liotta , actor[ 37] Marion Lorne , actress best known for her recurring role as Aunt Clara in the seriesBewitched Chad Lowe , actorMyrna Loy , actorKate McKinnon , actress, comedianKaren McDougal , model, actressJeanette MacDonald , actress and singerAndie MacDowell , actor[ 38] Seth MacFarlane , writer ofFamily Guy Ali MacGraw , actorAlexander Mackendrick , director and professorKyle MacLachlan , actor (Twin Peaks )Patrick Macnee , actorMichael Madsen , actorVirginia Madsen , actressJohn Malkovich , actorRoss McCorkell , drag queen known as RoséGates McFadden , actressDanica McKellar , actressBenjamin McKenzie , actor and authorKevin McKidd , actor and directorZoe McLellan , actorWendi McLendon-Covey , actressSteve McQueen , actorSteven R. McQueen , actorCaroline McWilliams , actorDonald Meek , actorMarian Mercer , actressAndy Milligan , playwright, screenwriter, actor, and filmmakerCameron Mitchell , actorJohn Cameron Mitchell , actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and directorDemi Moore , actressJulianne Moore , actress[ 39] Agnes Moorehead , actressMarilyn Monroe , actress[ 40] [ 41] Elizabeth Montgomery , actressRobert Montgomery , film and television actor, director and producerJennifer Morrison , actress, director, producer, and former child modelJim Morrison , singer/songwriter ofThe Doors Sean Murray , actorTimothy Olyphant , actorMary-Louise Parker , actressAaron Paul , actor and producerSara Paxton , actress and singerNia Peeples , actress and singerLou Diamond Phillips , actorRyan Potter , actorFreddie Prinze Jr. , actorMargaret Qualley , actressRachael Ray , television personality, chef[ 42] Burt Reynolds , actorJason Ritter , actorAnnaSophia Robb , actress, model, and singer[ 43] Amber Rose , model, actress[ 44] Emma Roberts , actorJulia Roberts , actor[ 45] Sarah Roemer , actor[ 46] Ginger Rogers , actress; born Virginia Katherine McMathMickey Rooney , actorBrandon Routh , actorChristina Ricci , actressJane Russell , actorGeorge C. Scott , actorSeann William Scott , actor, Steve Stifler ofAmerican Pie ,[ 47] Brooke Shields , actorAlicia Silverstone , actressBarbara Stanwyck , actorJimmy Stewart , actor, Brigadier General (USAFR)John Stewart , musicianEmma Stone , actressDavid Strathairn , actor,The River Wild Donald Sutherland , actorKiefer Sutherland , actorMichael Tait , musicianKate Upton , actress, model[ 48] Casper Van Dien , actorMilo Ventimiglia , actorJurgen Vsych , film director, screenwriter and authorChristopher Walken , actor[ 49] Kerry Washington , actress[ 50] John Wayne , actorSigourney Weaver , actress[ 51] Kristen Wiig , actressOlivia Wilde , actress[ 52] Michelle Williams , actressPatrick Wilson , actor[ 53] Katherine Waterston , actressTuesday Weld , actressReese Witherspoon , actress[ 54] Steven Wright , comedian, actor and writerAlan Young , actorJoe Yule , comedian, burlesque and motion picturesCyma Zarghami , current president ofNickelodeon andMTV 's Kids and Family Group[ 55] Zendaya , actress, singer[ 56] Government and military [ edit ] George W. Bush ,43rd President of the U.S. Jimmy Carter ,39th President of the U.S. Kirsten Gillibrand ,U.S. Senator fromNew York Barack Obama ,44th President of the U.S. John C. Stennis ,U.S. Senator fromMississippi Ted Stevens ,U.S. Senator fromAlaska Donald Trump ,45th President of the United States Creighton Abrams , U.S. Army general, commanded military operations inVietnam from 1968 to 1972John Adair , eighth governor of KentuckyEdwin "Buzz" Aldrin , U.S. Air Force pilot and astronaut, second man to walk on the Moon in 1969 on Apollo 11. First mission into space was Gemini 12 in 1966.William Alexander , major-general during theAmerican Revolutionary War John Anderson , colonial governor of New Jersey in 1736Matthew Arbuckle , general, closely identified with the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) for the last thirty years of his life; commanded Fort Smith near Indian Territory; established Forts Gibson and Towson in Indian TerritoryNeil Armstrong , Naval aviator and astronaut, first man to walk on the Moon in 1969 on Apollo 11. First mission into space was Gemini 8 in 1966.Chester A. Arthur , American presidentJohn S. Barbour Jr. , politician from VirginiaMaryanne Trump Barry , judge[ 57] Alan Bean , astronaut and fourth person to walk on the Moon in 1969 on Apollo 12James B. Beck , politician from KentuckyAustin Blair , politician from MichiganSherrod Brown , senator from OhioJim Bowie , frontiersman and a defender of the AlamoOmar N. Bradley , generalJohn Breathitt , 11th governor of KentuckyRobert G. Bremner , U.S. congressman from New JerseyJohn W. Brown , New York Supreme Court Justice and U.S. congressman from New YorkGeorge A. Bruce , politician from New Hampshire and MassachusettsAlbert Bryant Jr. , U.S. Army brigadier generalBay Buchanan , Treasurer of the United States (1981–1983)Hugh Buchanan , U.S. congressman from GeorgiaPat Buchanan , author, political commentator, and politicianIrvine Bulloch , officer in the Confederate NavyAmbrose Burnside , U.S. Army officer and politicianJoseph R. Burton , politician from KansasGeorge H. W. Bush , 41st president of the United StatesGeorge W. Bush , 43rd president of the United States[ 58] Jeb Bush , former Republican governor of FloridaJohn C. Caldwell , teacher, a Union general in the American Civil War, and an American diplomatArchibald Campbell , politician from New YorkBill Campbell , politician from CaliforniaGeorge W. Campbell , politician, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Ambassador to Russia and the 5th United States Secretary of the TreasuryJohn Campbell , politician from CaliforniaJohn G. Campbell , U.S. delegate from the Arizona TerritoryThomas Mitchell Campbell , 12th governor of TexasWilliam Joseph Campbell , district judge in IllinoisIsabella Cannon , 32ndMayor of Raleigh, North Carolina Wooda Nicholas Carr , politician from PennsylvaniaKit Carson , frontiersman and Union Army officerRichard Caswell , 1st and 5th governor of North CarolinaWilliam B. Charles , U.S. congressman from New York and New York state assemblymanChris Christie , former governor of New Jersey[ 59] William Claflin , governor of MassachusettsGeorge Rogers Clark , surveyor and military officer during the American Revolutionary WarGrover Cleveland , 22nd and 24th president of the United StatesHillary Clinton , former U.S. Senator and First Lady of the United States, mother is of Scottish ancestry[ 60] Jack Coghill , 6th lieutenant governor of AlaskaMerian C. Cooper , pilot and officer in Army Air Service, filmmaker, actor, and producerHector Craig , U.S. congressman from New YorkSamuel W. Crawford , U.S. Army surgeon andUnion general in theAmerican Civil War William Crawford , U.S. congressman from PennsylvaniaDavy Crockett , frontiersman, U.S. congressman and a defender of the AlamoRobert Crosser , U.S. congressman from Ohio, Ohio state representativeMarcus Henderson Cruikshank , Confederate States of America politicianAlexander J. Dallas , U. S. Navy officerGeorge M. Dallas , vice president of the United States, US senator from Pennsylvania, mayor of Philadelphia, Secretary of the Treasury, US Minister to Court of St. James and RussiaHoward Dean , governor of VermontJohn Edwards , lawyer and politician from North CarolinaJames E. Ferguson , 26th governor of TexasMillard Fillmore , 13th president of the United StatesWilliam Fleming , physician, soldier, politician, and planter; briefly governor of Virginia during the American Revolutionary WarJames Florio , governor of New JerseyJohn B. Frazier , U. S. Navy officerJohn Kenneth Galbraith , economistAlexander Garden , American Revolutionary War soldierJames Lorraine Geddes , brigade commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil WarJames Gilfillan , 13thTreasurer of the United States Henry Bell Gilkeson , lawyer, politician, school administrator, and banker in West VirginiaKirsten Gillibrand , U.S. senator fromNew York [ 61] George W. Gillie , U.S. congressman from IndianaNewt Gingrich , former U.S. congressman and Speaker of the House.[ 62] John Glenn , former U.S. senator from Ohio, Marine Corps aviator and astronaut; first American to orbit the Earth, Mercury/Friendship 7 John B. Gordon , Confederate generalArthur F. Gorham , World War II paratrooper and hero during the invasion of SicilyArchibald Gracie III , U.S. Army officer and Confederate brigadier generalUlysses S. Grant , 18th President of the United States, Union Army General, 1864 promoted to Lieutenant General and Commander of all the Union armies in American Civil War.[ 63] Charles McNeill Gray , mayor of ChicagoRobert Gray , sea captain and explorerJohn Greig , U.S. congressman from New YorkWilliam Halsey Jr. , Fleet Admiral during World War II in the Pacific theaterAlexander Hamilton , first Secretary of the TreasuryJohn Hancock , president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and first signatory of theUnited States Declaration of Independence , known for his large signatureSteny Hoyer , Democratic House Majority leader in the 116th Congress, and a U.S. representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district[ 64] Warren G. Harding , 29th president of the United StatesRutherford B. Hayes , 19th president of the United States and major general during the Civil WarGeorge Hairston , politician[ 65] [ 66] Robert Hairston , politician, military officer[ 65] [ 66] John Hardy , U.S. congressman from New York, New York state assemblymanJohn Hay , statesman and diplomat,private secretary toAbraham Lincoln , served underWilliam McKinley andTheodore Roosevelt [ 67] Patrick Henry , Revolutionary War officer, colonel of the 1st Virginia Infantry, known for the "give me liberty, or give me death!" speechHarold G. Hoffman , governor of New JerseyWilliam Hooper , Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from North CarolinaSam Houston , 1st and 3rd president of Texas and later 7th governor of Texas, 6th governor of Tennessee 1827–1829, US congressman from Tennessee and US senator from Texas. Major general in the Texas Revolution. Defeated Santa Anna at Battle of San Jacinto. Opposed secession and remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War.John Houstoun , lawyer and politician from GeorgiaRufus Ingalls , 16th Quartermaster General of the United States ArmyJames Iredell Jr. , governor of North CarolinaThomas Jefferson , 3rd president of the United StatesSamuel Johnston , 6th governor of North Carolina and U.S. Senator from North CarolinaJohn Paul Jones , Scottish-born, American Revolutionary War naval officer, American admiral, and rear admiral in the Imperial Russian NavyTim Kaine , US senator from VirginiaJohn L. Kennedy , U.S. congressman from NebraskaJohn Kerry , former US senator from Massachusetts, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, US Secretary of State in Obama administrationDaniel S. Lamont ,United States Secretary of War duringGrover Cleveland 's second termHenry Latimer , physician and politician from DelawareRoberta Lawson , head of the Women's Division of the Oklahoma Council of Defense during World War IHugh Swinton Legaré , lawyer and politician ofHuguenot and Scottish ancestryRobert B. Lindsay , former governor of AlabamaEdward Livingston , jurist, politician from Louisiana and New York; minister to France from 1833 to 1835; 46th mayor of New York CityMatthew B. Lowrie , mayor of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWalter Lowrie , 3rdSecretary of the Senate , U.S. Senator from PennsylvaniaDan Lungren , lawyer and politician from CaliforniaNathaniel Lyon , American general, first Union general killed in the Civil War in 1861 at the Battle of Wilson's CreekArthur MacArthur Sr. , Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court, former governor of Wisconsin, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin,Arthur MacArthur Jr. , Union officer during the Civil War, American general, father of General Douglas MacArthurDouglas MacArthur , five-star American Army General in the Pacific theater during World War II and commander of American forces in Korean WarJohn Lewis MacDonald , politician from MinnesotaClark MacGregor , politician from MinnesotaArchibald T. MacIntyre , politicianGeorge MacKinnon , politician from MinnesotaFranklin MacVeagh , U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1909–1913)Duncan McArthur , military officer and politician from OhioArchibald McBryde , U.S. congressman from North CarolinaTom McClintock , politician from CaliforniaHenry Dickerson McDaniel , governor of GeorgiaJames McDivitt , USAF brigadier general, former astronaut, test pilot and aeronautical engineer who flew in the Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missionsIrvin McDowell , general, commanded Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)Samuel McDowell , soldier in three wars and political leader in Virginia and KentuckyGeorge B. McClellan , Union major general during the American Civil War; Democratic presidential nominee in 1864; later governor of New Jersey; organized the Army of the Potomac; served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union ArmyRobert Mueller , lawyer and government officialScott McClellan , former White House press secretaryJohn J. McCloy , lawyer, diplomat, banker, and presidential advisorLachlan McIntosh , military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early United StatesMike McIntyre , politician from North CarolinaKenneth McKellar , politician from TennesseeAlexander McKenzie , U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipientWilliam McKinley , 25th president of the United States, 3rd US president to be assassinatedJames McLachlan , U.S. congressman from CaliforniaJohn McLane , 50th governor of New HampshireMack McLarty , White House Chief of Staff (1993–1994)James C. McLaughlin , politician from MichiganRobert McNamara , U.S.Defense Secretary and president of theWorld Bank Dan K. McNeill , American generalDavid Brydie Mitchell , governor of GeorgiaHugh Moffat , 36thMayor of Detroit Walter Mondale , U.S. senator from Minnesota, 1984 Democratic presidential nomineeJames Monroe , 4th president of the United StatesGeorge Stephen Morrison , United States Navy rear admiral (upper half) and naval aviator, father of Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock bandThe Doors Thomas Z. Morrow , colonel of the 32nd Kentucky Infantry during the American Civil WarWilliam Moultrie , general in American Revolutionary WarPatty Murray , U.S. senator from WashingtonHugh Nelson , politician from VirginiaFrancis G. Newlands , politician from NevadaGavin Newsom , 40th governor of CaliforniaSamuel D. Nicholson , politician from ColoradoBarack Obama , 44th president of the United States, first Black president of the United States, elected in 2008[ 68] Robert Dale Owen , U.S. Minister to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, U.S. congressman from Indiana, Indiana state representativeDavid Paterson , politician from New YorkGeorge S. Patton , American general, commanded troops in North Africa and in Europe during World War 2Thomas Baldwin Peddie , politician from New JerseyJames K. Polk , 11th president of the United StatesColin Powell , former U.S. general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Secretary of State[ 69] Marilyn Quayle , lawyer, wife of former vice president of the United StatesDan Quayle ; former second Lady of the United States[ 70] William Wilson Quinn , director of the Strategic Service Unit, American generalSamuel Ralston , governor of Indiana and U.S. senatorRonald Reagan , 40th president of United States, governor of California[ 71] Jim Risch , politician from IdahoMitt Romney , governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nomineeTheodore Roosevelt , 26th president of the United States, former vice president of the United States, governor of New YorkRobert Rutherford , U.S. congressman from Virginia, Virginia state senatorWinfield Scott , general, veteran of War of 1812, commanded American Army of Occupation during the Mexican–American WarAlan Shepard , naval aviator and astronaut; first American in space and fifth man to walk on the Moon, Apollo 14William E. Smith , 14th governor of Wisconsin, 5th state treasurer of Wisconsin, 21st speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, Wisconsin state senatorGeorge Spalding , politician from MichiganJohn C. Stennis , U.S. senator from Mississippi[ 72] Ted Stevens , U.S. senator from Alaska, U.S. Attorney and Solicitor of InteriorJeb Stuart , Confederate cavalry general; commanded the cavalry corps in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia; killed at Battle of Yellow TavernGeorge Sutherland , Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, U.S. senator from Utah, U.S. representative from UtahWilliam Howard Taft , 27th president of the United States, Chief Justice of the United States, United States Secretary of War, 1st Provisional Governor of Cuba, Governor-General of the Philippines, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States Solicitor GeneralEdward Telfair , governor of GeorgiaDavid P. Thompson , governor of the Idaho TerritoryGeorge Troup , governor of GeorgiaDonald Trump , 45th and 47th President of the United States[ 73] [ 74] J. D. Vance , Former U.S. senator from Ohio, 50th US Vice PresidentJames Webb , U. S. senator, author ofBorn Fighting : How the Scots-Irish Shaped America (2004)Alexander White , politician from VirginiaHeather Wilson , 24th Secretary of the U.S. Air ForceJames Wilson , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, signatory of the Declaration of IndependenceJames Wilson , 4th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former representative from Iowa and Speaker of theIowa House of Representatives Malcolm Wilson , 50th governor of New YorkWilliam B. Wilson , 1st U.S. Secretary of Labor, former representative from PennsylvaniaWoodrow Wilson , 28th president of the United StatesHenry A. Wise , Confederate brigadier general and governor of VirginiaJohn Witherspoon , Scots Presbyterian minister and signatory of the United States Declaration of IndependenceJohn Yule , 16th Speaker of the California State Assembly, California state senator Inventors, engineers, and academics[ edit ] Thomas Addis , physician and scientistSextus Barbour , physician and planterEarl W. Bascom , inventor of rodeo equipmentAlexander Graham Bell , inventor of the telephoneAlexander Melville Bell , teacher and researcher of physiological phoneticsJames Blair , founder of theCollege of William and Mary Walter Houser Brattain , inventor of thetransistor George Harold Brown , research engineerJames McGill Buchanan , economistNicholas Murray Butler , philosopher, diplomat, and educatorJoseph Campbell , professor of comparative mythologyWilliam Wallace Campbell , astronomerAllan McLeod Cormack , physicistDonald J. Cram , shared the 1987Nobel Prize in chemistry withJean-Marie Lehn andCharles J. Pedersen J. Presper Eckert , computer pioneer, co-designed theENIAC [ 75] Alexander Garden , botanist; namesake ofgardenia flower; physician and zoologistWilliam Harkness , astronomerIrving Langmuir , chemist, physicist, and engineerDavid MacAdam , physicist and color scientistJames Ross MacDonald , physicistKevin B. MacDonald , psychology professor atCalifornia State University Catharine MacKinnon , feminist legal scholar, activist, and authorColin Munro MacLeod , geneticistKatherine McAlpine , science journalistRichard Sears McCulloh , civil engineerAndrew Cunningham McLaughlin , historianNorman Ramsey Jr. , Nobel Prize-winning physicistRobert Burns Woodward ,Nobel Prize -winning chemistMusicians and singers [ edit ] Jeff Baxter Billie Eilish Johnny Cash Lana Del Rey Fergie Elvis Presley Jessica Simpson Taylor Swift Billie Joe Armstrong , singer and guitarist forGreen Day Billie Eilish , singer-songwriterTim Armstrong , lead singer and guitarist forRancid Emilie Autumn , singer-songwriter, poet, author, and violinistJoan Baez , singer-songwriter and activistJeff Baxter , guitarist forSteely Dan Shannon Bex , former member ofDanity Kane Wes Borland , of the bandLimp Bizkit Roy Buchanan , guitarist and blues musician; a pioneer of the Telecaster soundDavid Byrne , musician, singer-songwriter of the band Talking HeadsDavid Campbell , composerGlen Campbell , singerAaron Carter , singerNick Carter , singerJohnny Cash , singer[ 76] Rosanne Cash , singer-songwriter; daughter ofJohnny Cash Kurt Cobain , lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of therock band Nirvana Alice Cooper , rock singerMiley Cyrus , pop and country singer, songwriter, actress, daughter ofBilly Ray Cyrus andTish Cyrus , sister ofNoah Cyrus Brann Dailor , drummer forMastodon Glen Danzig , singer known for work withMisfits andDanzig Jonathan Davis , lead singer and songwriter forKorn Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson , singer best known as part ofThe Black Eyed Peas Lana Del Rey , singer-songwriter[ 77] Brandon Flowers , singer and keyboardist of The KillersDan Fogelberg , singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalistAlison Fraser , singer and actressG-Eazy , (born 1989), rapperLady Gaga , singer, songwriter, and actressKim Gordon , singer/guitarist forSonic Youth Kina Grannis , guitarist, singer, and YouTuberDebbie Harry , lead singer ofBlondie Oscar Hammerstein II , writer of musicals of "Rodgers and Hammerstein " fame, Scottish grandparent[ 78] Gil-Scott Heron , jazz poet, singer, musician, and authorJames Hetfield , singer/rhythm guitarist ofMetallica Faith Hill , singerJohn S. Hilliard , composerBrent Hinds , singer/guitarist forMastodon David Homyk, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, model, and television personality Alan Hovhaness , composerAlicia Keys , singer[ 79] Chris Kirkpatrick , former member ofN'Sync Amy Lee , lead singer ofEvanescence Joanna Levesque, better known by her stage nameJoJo , singer Tony MacAlpine , guitaristAdam MacDougall , keyboardistIan MacKaye , early hardcore and emo personality, noted forMinor Threat andFugazi Talitha MacKenzie , singerMarshall "Eminem " Mathers, rapper Mandy Moore , singerTim McAllister , classical saxophonist and music educatorJesse McCartney , singerCountry Joe McDonald , lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock groupCountry Joe and the Fish Tim McGraw , country music singerRay McKinley , jazz drummer, singer, and bandleaderJon McLaughlin , singer-songwriterDon McLean , singer-songwriterKatharine McPhee , pop and R&B musicianJohnny Mercer , lyricist, songwriter, singer, and co-founder of Capitol RecordsBrian Molko , lead singer ofPlacebo Jim Morrison , singer, poetMichael Nesmith , musician, actor,The Monkees Mike Ness , guitarist and songwriter in the bandSocial Distortion Wayne Newton , singerBrad Paisley , country music singerTom Petty , guitarist and vocalist in the bandTom Petty and the Heartbreakers Elvis Presley , singer[ 80] [ 81] Bonnie Raitt , singer-songwriterJohn Raitt , Broadway musical starDoug Robb , musician and lead singer of rock band HoobastankAxl Rose , lead singer from Guns and RosesRyan Ross , musician, previously withPanic! at the Disco and now withThe Young Veins Hillary Scott , singer-songwriterJessica Simpson , singer[ 82] Layne Staley , original lead singer ofAlice in Chains Gwen Stefani , singer[ 83] Izzy Stradlin , rock musicianTaylor Swift , country/pop singer[ 84] [ 85] Carrie Underwood , singer-songwriter, and actressBrendon Urie , lead singer ofPanic! at the Disco Gene Vincent , rockabilly singerKate Voegele , singerTom Waits , singer-songwriterSheila Walsh , Christian singerGerard Way , lead singer ofMy Chemical Romance Mikey Way , bass guitarist for My Chemical RomanceFlorence Welch , lead singer ofFlorence and the Machine Jack White akaJohn Anthony Gillis , ofThe White Stripes Native American leaders [ edit ] William Sloane Coffin , clergymanGeorge Grant , evangelical writer and a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) pastorJohn Menzies Macfarlane , hymn writerMike MacIntosh , senior pastor of Horizon Christian FellowshipDavid O. McKay , ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Scottish fatherScotty McLennan , Unitarian Universalist minister, lawyer, professorPat Robertson , founder and host of the 700 ClubJoseph Smith , founder of theLatter Day Saint movement , through his motherLucy Mack Smith Arnold Palmer Rube Waddell Robert Archibald , first Scottish NBA playerTommy Armour III , professional golferEarl W. Bascom , rodeo pioneer, hall of fame inductee, "Father of Modern Rodeo"Don Budge , tennis playerGordon Burness , soccer playerRoy Carlyle , baseball playerMickey Cochrane , baseball Hall of FamerJason Castro , MLB player forMinnesota Twins Meryl Davis , ice skater[ 86] Walter Dick , soccer playerJulian Edelman , professional football playerBrandon Forsyth , ice skaterPatrick Galbraith , tennis playerTony Gonzalez , former professional football player[ 87] Jimmy Gallagher , soccer player who was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame [ 88] Malcolm Goldie , soccer player who won one cap for the US national teamDrew Galloway , professional wrestlerHulk Hogan , former professional wrestlerJohn Harkes , soccer coachDan Henderson , wrestler[ 89] Josh Hamilton ,Texas Rangers outfielderJack Hobens , golferEuan Holden , American soccer player currently playing for Danish teamVejle BK Stuart Holden ,US international soccer player, currently playing forHouston Dynamo April Hunter , professional wrestlerJock Hutchison , professional golferChris Jericho , professional wrestlerDominic Kinnear , US international soccer player and current head coach ofHouston Dynamo , born inGlasgow Bob MacDonald , formerMajor League Baseball playerDanny MacFayden , baseball playerArthur Matsu , football playerSeth McClung , baseball playerCharlie McCully , soccer player who won 11 caps for the US national teamBrandon McDonald , soccer playerShaun McDonald , American football playerTommy McFarlane , soccer playerParker McLachlin , professional golferJason McLaughlin , soccer playerFred McLeod , professional golferNate McLouth , baseball player currently playing for theAtlanta Braves Doug McMillan , soccer playerJamie McMurray , racing driverTommy Morrison , boxerJames Naismith ,Canadian -born innovator, invented the game ofbasketball , member of theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame &FIBA Hall of Fame [ 90] Joe Ogilvie , professional golferArnold Palmer , golferMichael Phelps , Olympic swimmer[ 91] Roddy Piper , wrestlerFrank Ramsey , basketball player and coachAaron Rodgers , American football playerJock Sutherland , American football player and coachBobby Thomson , baseball playerLawrence Tynes , NFL player[ 92] J. J. Watt , NFL player forHouston Texans [ 93] Rube Waddell , Hall of Fame pitcherHelen Adam , poet, collagist and photographerLouis Auchincloss , lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayistPaul Dayton Bailey , writer and owner/publisher of Westernlore PressLesley Bannatyne , historian who writes extensively on HalloweenHugh Henry Brackenridge , writer, lawyer, judge, and justice of the Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaQuinn Bradlee , memoirist and filmmakerCarol Brink , juvenile and adult novelist, winner of 1936 Newbery MedalFredric Brown , short story writerErskine Caldwell , novelist and short story writerTaylor Caldwell , historical novelistJohn Dickson Carr , mystery novelistMichael Crichton , author, screenwriter and filmmakerLaurie York Erskine , popular boys adventure author and educatorWilliam Faulkner , novelist and short story writer, winner of Nobel Prize in LiteratureAlex Finlayson , playwrightB. C. Forbes , journalist and author who foundedForbes magazine[ 94] Esther Forbes , novelist and children's writerRobert Frost , poetCork Graham , author; imprisoned in Vietnam for trespassing while looking for treasure buried byCaptain Kidd [ 95] [ 96] Alex Haley , author ofRoots [ 97] [ 98] [ 99] Alice Henderson , novelistRobert E. Howard , author of theConan fantasy seriesLangston Hughes , poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist[ 100] Washington Irving , short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th centuryGarrison Keillor , author, storyteller, humorist, and radio personality; host of the Minnesota Public Radio showA Prairie Home Companion Steven Keillor , historian and authorWill Leitch , writer and the founding editor of the Gawker Media former sports blogDeadspin Amy MacDonald , author of children's booksSally MacKenzie , romance novelistNorman Maclean , author ofA River Runs Through It Archibald MacLeish ,modernist poet,Pulitzer Prize winner andLibrarian of Congress Sean McAdam , sports writerHelen McCloy , mystery writerDavid McCullough , popular historianDennis McDougal , author and newspaper journalistAl McIntosh , editor of theRock County Star-Herald of Luverne, Minnesota and president of the Minnesota Newspaper AssociationLarry McMurtry , novelist, essayist, and screenwriterJudith McNaught , romance novelistHerman Melville , novelist, short story writer, and poet; author ofMoby Dick Edgar Allan Poe , short story writer, poet and criticSally Quinn , journalist and authorJ. 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