Male Americans
The most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals.
Michael Phelps
This American is a businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicate columnist, author, and television personality. She founded the Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City. She is widely know for her role on the television show "Shark Tank".
Barbara Corcoran
This professional basketball player who died in 2020 spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe Bryant
This Latin American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman is also referred to as J. Lo.
Jennifer Lopez
Indian American Satya Nadella serves as the CEO of what major American software company?
Microsoft
This Native American won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and the pentathlon in 1912.
Jim Thorpe
This transgender American is famous for a gold medal performance in the 1976 Olympic Games.
Caitlyn Jenner
This American author, political activist, and lecturer was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Helen Keller
This American businessman and entrepreneur is best know for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.
Sam Walton
This pop star rose to fame in the late 1990's as the lead singer of the girl group Destiny's Child
Beyonce'
This American actor, producer and rapper is also known as "The Fresh Prince"
Will Smith
This Cuban American rapper, singer, songwriter, brand ambassador, and philanthropist's real name is Armando Christian Perez.
Pitbull
This Asian American actor appeared in films such as "The Hang Over" and "Crazy Rich Asians", his own sitcom "Dr. Ken" and is a panelist on "The Masked Singer"
Ken Jeong
This frontman for the Red Hot Chili Peppers is Mohican by way of his grandmother.
Anthony Kiedis
This openly gay American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer has hosted her syndicated TV talk show (that bears her name) since 2003.
Ellen DeGeneres
This big screen movie star became paralyzed from the neck down in a 1995 horse-riding accident.
Christopher Reeve
Known as the "King of Rock and Roll"
Elvis Presley
The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist became the first African-American woman to own her own production company.
Oprah Winfrey
This Latin American is famous for his hit song "Livin' la' Vida Loca".
Ricky Martin
This Samoan American actor is known for his muscles and action packed movies such as "San Adreas" and "Jumanji"
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
This singer-songwriter of Cherokee decent has been an essential American musician since the early '90s. "A Sorta Fairytale" , "Silent All These Years" and "Crucify" are one of many of this artists top songs.
Tori Amos
This gay American Actor stars in a TV sitcom centered around the life of a group of nerdy college professors.
Jim Parsons
World famous American actor Tom Cruise suffers from what disability?
Dyslexia
This American industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor who changed the face of technology as we know it died of cancer in 2011 and had the motto "Stay hungry, stay foolish" in additions to many other inspirational quotes.
Steve Jobs
This prominent American raced both Indy Car and NASCAR and became the first woman to win an Indy Car Series race in 2008 with her win in the Indy Japan 300.
Danica Patrick
This African American woman was an activist in the civil rights movement and is best know for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
Rosa Parks
This Mexican American was dubbed the greatest quarterback in Dallas Cowboy's history.
Tony Romo
This Asian-American professional basketball player played for the Rockets from 2002-2011. At 7'6" he was the NBA's third tallest player.
Yao Ming
This American is a professional wrestler and country singer She is currently signed to WWE. Her Native American heritage goes back to the Powhatan tribe.
Mickie James
This American became the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL in 2014.
Michael Sam
This current U.S. Senator lost both legs and partial use of her right arm when the Blackhawk helicopter she was piloting got hit by an RPG during the Iraq War (2004).
Tammy Duckworth
This golfer, who was nicknamed Lefty, won 44 events on the PGA Tour.
Phil Mickelson
This 19th century American women's movement organizer fought for women's right to vote. The United States Mint issued one dollar coins with her image from 1979 through 1981.
Susan B. Anthony
George Washington Carver
This Mexican American TV personality is known for his ability to talk to dogs.
Indian American actor Dev Patel received the 2017 Asia Game Changer award for his debut movie role in this film.
Slumdog Millionaire
This American artist is one of the most famous guitarists of all time and is remembered for his performance at Woodstock. He was of African-American and Native American descent but chose not to associate with one racial group preferring instead to let his music be his identity.
Jimi Hendrix
This American was the subject of the Oscar-winning film "Milk" and was the first openly gay politician to be elected in California.
Harvey Milk
This American president used a wheel chair during his time in office due to the effects of polio.
Franklin D. Roosevelt