Norwegian-American celebrities

1. Angela Aames

Actress | Scarface

Angela Aames grew up in Pierre, South Dakota. She acted in high school and attended the University of South Dakota before coming to Hollywood in 1978 to begin her acting career. Her first film role was as Little Bo Peep in the film Fairy Tales (1978). She followed that up by playing Linda "...

2. John Aasen

Actor | Why Worry?

Like Charles Chaplin's sidekick, Eric Campbell, Harold Lloyd needed his own giant when casting Why Worry? (1923) in 1922. Lloyd first had his eyes on George Auger (Cardiff Giant) who worked at Ringling Brothers sideshow as a giant. But Auger died before the film started, and a search went out for a...

3. Herbert Anderson

Actor | Battleground

Herbert Anderson was born on March 30, 1917 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Battleground (1949), The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) and The Male Animal (1942). He was married to Mary Virginia Palmer. He died on June 11, 1994 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

4. John Anderson

Actor | Psycho

A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated ...

5. Richard Dean Anderson

Actor | Stargate SG-1

The original MacGyver (1985) and Stargate SG-1 (1997) star was born on January 23, 1950, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Stuart Anderson, was a teacher at a local high school and his mother, Jocelyn, was an artist who was talented in both sculpting and painting. He and his three younger ...

6. Sam Anderson

Actor | Forrest Gump

Sam Anderson was born on April 2, 1947 in South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) and Water for Elephants (2011). He has been married to Barbara Ann Hancock since August 17, 1985. They have two children.

7. Tori Anderson

Actress | Killjoys

Tori Anderson was born on December 29, 1988 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Killjoys (2015), Tru Calling (2003) and No Tomorrow (2016). She has been married to Mitch Myers since January 2018.

8. James Arness

Actor | Gunsmoke

American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman ...

9. Dorothy Arnold

Actress | The Phantom Creeps

Dorothy Arnold was a nightclub singer and budding movie star when she married baseball great Joe DiMaggio in 1940. She had made several films for Universal starting in 1938, but after her marriage to DiMaggio she gave up acting. Although the two divorced in 1944, Arnold did not try to resume her ...

10. Jean Arthur

Actress | You Can't Take It with You

This marvelous screen comedienne's best asset was only muffled during her seven years' stint in silent films. That asset? It was, of course, her squeaky, frog-like voice, which silent-era cinema audiences had simply no way of perceiving, much less appreciating. Jean Arthur, born Gladys Georgianna ...

11. Brian Backer

Actor | Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Brian Backer was born on December 5, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Loser (2000) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).

12. Art Baker

Actor | Spellbound

Art Baker was born on January 7, 1898 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Spellbound (1945), Impact (1949) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947). He was married to Alice Baker. He died on August 26, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

13. Christin Baker

Producer | Season of Love

Christin Baker is an award winning director and Emmy nominated producer. She has been playing with video producing and storytelling since she was 13, after her family got their first VHS camcorder. She started out directing music videos and SNL parodies with the neighborhood kids and moved on to ...

14. Michelle Baker

Actress | City of Mermaids

Michelle Baker is known for City of Mermaids (2016), Magic City (2012) and Bikini Destinations (2003).

15. Mike Baker

Actor | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Mike Baker is known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), The Dropout (2022) and The New Guy (2020).

16. Troy Baker

Actor | The Last of Us

Troy Baker is an American voice actor and musician. He voiced Batman, Two-Face, Jason Todd and the Joker in several Batman productions including Arkham Origins, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Arkham Knight. He also voiced Joel Miller in The Last of Us, Talion in The Lord of the Rings ...

17. Brenda Bakke

Actress | L.A. Confidential

Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and raised in Portland, Brenda Bakke moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began to work in the mid-1980s on episodes of television series and playing minor characters in low budget comedies. She appeared in the Charlie ...

18. Dan Bakkedahl

Actor | Veep

Dan Bakkedahl was born on November 18, 1969 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Veep (2012), The Heat (2013) and Life in Pieces (2015). He is married to Irene. They have two children.

19. Kathryn Bigelow

Director | The Hurt Locker

A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be ...

20. Peter Billingsley

Actor | A Christmas Story

Peter Billingsley has been a member of the Hollywood community since he was a small child, achieving success and accolades, both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. The highly-successful child actor-turned-producer received an Emmy Award nomination, in 2005, as co-executive producer on ...

21. Eric Brevig

Visual_effects | Men in Black

Eric Brevig was born in 1957. He is an assistant director and director, known for Men in Black (1997), Total Recall (1990) and Pearl Harbor (2001).

22. Jackson Browne

Soundtrack | Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Jackson Browne was born in Germany. His father, Clyde Jack Browne, worked for the US Army. His mother's name is Beatrice Amanda Dahl. Jackson's musical career began in the late 1960s. He played with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before they released their first album, played with Tim Buckley, who ...

23. Amy Carlson

Actress | Green Lantern

Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother ...

24. Kelly Carlson

Actress | The Marine

Originally from Bloomington, Minnesota, Kelly attended school in Richfield, Minnesota at the Academy of Holy Angels. She is the daughter of a hair dresser mother and a late father who was a high school basketball coach. Kelly went on to start acting in theater before making the step into screen ...

25. Veronica Carlson

Actress | The Horror of Frankenstein

Striking, pale-complexioned, blonde English actress Veronica Carlson was known as the female lead of several late 1960s Hammer horror films, including the hapless Maria being terrorized by fanged Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), brutalized by the evil Peter Cushing in ...

26. Dana Carvey

Actor | Wayne's World

One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", "Garth" of Wayne & Garth fame, Grumpy Old Man and bodybuilding "Hans" of Hans & Franz notoriety. This sharp and witty ...

27. Thomas Haden Church

Actor | Sideways

Thomas Haden Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen in Yolo, California, to Maxine (Sanders) and Carlos Richard McMillen, who was a U.S. marine and surveyor. He was raised in Texas. His mother remarried George Quesada, a widowed WWII veteran who served in Guam, in 1969. He adopted this surname ...

28. Denise Crosby

Actress | Pet Sematary

Denise Michelle Crosby was born on November 24, 1957 in Hollywood, California. Denise graduated from Hollywood High School in 1975 and attended Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz where she enrolled in the Drama Department. Forming part of the extensive Crosby family dynasty, this striking leading ...

29. Arlene Dahl

Actress | Journey to the Center of the Earth

Elegance and femininity are fitting descriptions for Arlene Dahl. She is considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have graced the screen during the postwar period. Audiences were captivated by her breathtaking beauty and the way she used to it to her advantage, progressing from ...

30. Roald Dahl

Writer | The Witches

Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. Dahl is noted for how he relates suspenseful and...

31. Laraine Day

Actress | Foreign Correspondent

Born into a prominent Mormon family in Utah, Laraine Day's acting career began after her parents moved to Long Beach, California, where she joined the Long Beach Players. She appeared in her first film in 1937 in a bit part, then did leads in several George O'Brien westerns. Signing a contract with...

32. Arthur Eckdahl

Actor | Sliver

Arthur Eckdahl was born on December 28, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Sliver (1993), The Heart of Justice (1992) and Matlock (1986). He died on April 4, 2014 in Cathedral City, California, USA.

33. Dana Elcar

Actor | The Sting

Dana Elcar was born on October 10, 1927 in Ferndale, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Sting (1973), MacGyver (1985) and 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). He was married to Marianne Torrance, Mary Margaret "Peggy" Romano and Kathryn Frances Mead. He died on June 6, ...

34. Michael Emerson

Actor | Saw

Michael Emerson was born on September 7, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Saw (2004), Lost (2004) and Person of Interest (2011). He has been married to Carrie Preston since September 5, 1998.

35. CariDee English

Actress | Gossip Girl

CariDee English was born on September 23, 1984 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. She is an actress, known for Gossip Girl (2007), Supercon (2018) and One Tree Hill (2003).

36. Boomer Esiason

Actor | The Game Plan

Boomer Esiason was born on April 17, 1961 in West Islip, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Game Plan (2007), 1st & Ten (1984) and American Underdog (2021). He has been married to Cheryl Inez Hyde since May 24, 1986. They have two children.

37. Linda Evans

Actress | Dynasty

Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981) (1981-1989 on ABC) to Hell's Kitchen...

38. Barbara Eden

Actress | I Dream of Jeannie

Barbara Eden, born Barbara Jean Morehead in Tucson, Arizona, became one of America's most endearing and enduring actresses. A graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California, Eden would go on to study at San Francisco's City College as well as the San Francisco Conservatory of ...

39. Muriel Evans

Actress | Call of the Prairie

Muriel Evans was born on July 20, 1910 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Call of the Prairie (1936), Three on the Trail (1936) and Manhattan Melodrama (1934). She was married to Marshall R. Worcester and Michael Cudahy. She died on October 26, 2000 in Woodland Hills, Los...

40. Sharon Farrell

Actress | Can't Buy Me Love

Sharon Farrell was born on December 24, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Night of the Comet (1984) and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). She was married to Dale Trevillion, Steve Salkin, John Boyer, Ron De Blasio and Andrew Prine. She died on May 15, ...

41. Frances Fisher

Actress | Titanic

Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean-Claude van ...

42. Bob Fosse

Director | Cabaret

Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Cabaret (1972), All That Jazz (1979) and Lenny (1974). He was married to Gwen Verdon, Joan McCracken and Mary Ann Niles. He died on September 23, 1987 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

43. Leif Garrett

Actor | The Outsiders

Born on November 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California, Leif grew up in a world of showbiz and got his first taste of acting in the blockbuster film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) playing the son of Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon, though he was uncredited. Then he was a frequent guest in ...

44. Peter Graves

Actor | Stalag 17

Peter Graves was born Peter Duesler Aurness on March 18, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While growing up in Minnesota, he excelled at sports and music (as a saxophonist), and by age 16, he was a radio announcer at WMIN in Minneapolis. After two years in the United States Army Air Force, he studied...

45. Jill Haney

Actress | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Jill Haney is known for The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) and The Bill Cosby Show (1969).

46. Daryl Hannah

Actress | Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Daryl Christine Hannah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Susan Jeanne (Metzger), a schoolteacher and later a producer, and Donald Christian Hannah, who owned a tugboat/barge company. Her stepfather was music journalist/promoter Jerrold Wexler. Her siblings are Page ...

47. Beck

Soundtrack | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Beck David Hansen is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and Lo-Fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed folk, funk, soul, hip hop, electronic, ...

48. Courtney Hansen

Self | Destination Wild

Courtney Hansen was born on October 2, 1974 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Destination Wild (2006), PowerBlock (1984) and The Ride That Got Away (2019). She has been married to Jay Hartington since July 20, 2018. They have one child. She was previously ...

49. Patti Hansen

Actress | They All Laughed

Patti Hansen was born on March 17, 1956 in Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for They All Laughed (1981), Rich Kids (1979) and Hard to Hold (1984). She has been married to Keith Richards since December 18, 1983. They have two children.

50. Mary Hart

Actress | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Mary Hart was born on November 8, 1950 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), The Great Buck Howard (2008) and Swing Vote (2008). She has been married to Burt Sugarman since April 8, 1989. They have one child. She was ...

51. Tom Hatten

Actor | Spies Like Us

Tom Hatten was born on November 14, 1926 in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Spies Like Us (1985), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and Get Smart (1965). He died on March 16, 2019 in California, USA.

52. Pete Hegseth

Writer | Fox & Friends Weekend

Pete Hegseth was born on June 6, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Fox and Friends Weekend (2021), Battle in the Holy City (2020) and Untold: Patriots Revealed (2020). He has been married to Jennifer Rauchet since August 16, 2019. They have one child. He ...

53. Lance Henriksen

Actor | Aliens

An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have allowed him to stretch...

54. Carl Hiaasen

Writer | Striptease

Carl Hiaasen graduated from the University of Florida's School of Journalism in 1974. He has written many books, including "Tourist Season", "Double Whammy" and "Striptease", all crime/mystery books that take place in south Florida. In between writing books, Hiaasen writes a regular column for the ...

55. Conrad Hilton

Actor | Playhouse 90

Hotel magnate Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born on Christmas Day of 1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico. He was the son of Mary Genevive (Laufersweiler), who was of German descent, and August Halvorsen Hilton, a Norwegian immigrant, born in Hilton, Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. His father ran a string ...

56. Nicky Hilton

57. Paris Hilton

Actress | The Hottie & the Nottie

One of today's most recognizable entrepreneurs and international influencers, Paris Hilton is a pioneer in reality television and an innovator in social media and celebrity branding.

Since starring in "The Simple Life," Hilton has built a global empire as an influencer, DJ, designer, recording ...

58. Chad Johnson

Self | Famously Single

59. Don Johnson

Actor | Miami Vice

Best known for his starring role as Det. Sonny Crockett on the hugely successful TV series Miami Vice (1984), Don Johnson is one of the stars who really defined the 1980s. As James "Sonny" Crockett he went toe-to-toe with drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, assassins, illegal arms-dealers and crooked...

60. Georgann Johnson

Actress | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Film, TV and stage actress Georgann Johnson was a product of Decorah High School, Luther College and Northwestern University. Her father, George, was a local plumbing contractor and an amateur actor. Georgann's specialization has been in the portrayal of the all-American girl/housewife and/or the ...

61. Kenny Johnson

Actor | The Shield

Kenny Johnson is an American actor whose celebrated range, depth and sincerity has only been magnified by starring opposite Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winners and nominees, such as Anthony Hopkins, Vera Farmiga, Holly Hunter, Juliette Lewis, Glenn Close, Forest Whitaker, Maria Bello, and ...

62. Mark Johnson

Producer | Rain Man

Mark Johnson was born on December 27, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Rain Man (1988), The Holdovers (2023) and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). He has been married to Lezlie Brooks Johnson since September 26, 1982. They have ...

63. Susan Johnson

Director | To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Susan Johnson is a distinguished figure in the world of cinema, known for her multifaceted role as a Film Producer, Writer, and Director. With an impressive portfolio, she has produced 15 independent and studio films and directed over 40 music videos. Susan's feature directorial debut was the ...

64. Carole Landis

Actress | I Wake Up Screaming

Carole Landis was born on New Year's Day in 1919 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, as Frances Lillian Mary Ridste. Her father, a railroad mechanic, was of Norwegian descent and her mother was Polish. Her father walked out, leaving Carole, her mother and an older brother and sister to fend for themselves.

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65. Kim Lankford

Actress | Knots Landing

Kim Lankford was born on June 14, 1954 in Montebello, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Knots Landing (1979), Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997) and Malibu Beach (1978).

66. Greg Lee

Producer | Action Auto

Greg Lee was born on March 3, 1962 in Hebron, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Action Auto (2009), Beneath the Blue (2010) and Killer (2011).

67. Kristanna Loken

Actress | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Kristanna Sommer Loken was born in Ghent, New York, to Rande (Porath) and Merlin "Chris" Loken. She is of half Norwegian and half German descent. She began her modeling career at the early age of 15. Encouraged by her mother, who was a model prior to her daughter's birth, Kristanna's modeling ...

68. Richard Matheson

Writer | Jaws 3-D

Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle". A lifelong reader of fantasy tales, he made his professional writing bow in 1950 when his short story "Born of Man and ...

69. Kim Matula

Actress | Fighting with My Family

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Kim Matula has been acting since she was 12 years old and when she turned 15, she sent out her headshots and managed to land an agent. After graduating from high school, Matula studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career...

70. Robert Mitchum

Actor | Out of the Past

Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his talents beneath an air of disinterest. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet (Gunderson), a Norwegian immigrant, and James Thomas Mitchum, a shipyard/railroad worker. His father died in a ...

71. Walter Mondale

Self | The Reagan Presidency

Walter Mondale is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A United States senator from Minnesota (1964-1976), he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to ...

72. Marilyn Monroe

Actress | Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. Monroe is of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent. She became one of the world's most enduring iconic figures and is remembered both for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and ...

73. Harry Morgan

Actor | M*A*S*H

Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. Known to a younger generation of fans as "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972). Also known for his commanding personality throughout his career, he tackled movies and television in a way no ...

74. Lia D. Mortensen

Actress | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Lia D. Mortensen was born on June 15, 1965 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), Shameless (2011) and Crisis (2014). She was married to Si Osborne. She died on June 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

75. John Myhre

Production_designer | Memoirs of a Geisha

John Myhre was born in 1959. A film buff from an incredibly early age he began watching the TV coverage of the Oscars aged five and received a Super-8 camera for his seventh birthday. After graduating from Nathan Hale High School he studied film at the Bellevue Community College in the 1970s, ...

76. Mildred Natwick

Actress | The Trouble with Harry

A disarming character lady quite capable of scene-stealing, Mildred Natwick was a well-rounded talent with distinctively dowdy features and idiosyncratic tendencies who, over a six-decade period, assembled together a number of unforgettable matrons on stage and (eventually) film and TV. Whimsical, ...

77. Krystal Nielson

Self | The Bachelorette

Krystal Nielson has been married to Miles Bowles since August 19, 2023. They have one child. She was previously married to Chris Randone.

78. Tom Norsemann

Actor | Burn Notice

Tom Norsemann is known for Burn Notice (2007), Charlie's Angels (2011) and The Revenge of Dean (2017).

79. Ashley Olsen

Actress | Full House

Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American fashion designer, producer, author, businesswoman and former actress. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen. She is also ...

80. Mary-Kate Olsen

Actress | It Takes Two

Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, author, and businesswoman. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint alongside her fraternal twin sister Ashley Olsen. Olsen ...

81. Susan Olsen

Actress | The Brady Bunch

Susan Olsen was born on August 14, 1961 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Brady Bunch (1969), The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) and Child of the '70s (2012). She was previously married to Mitch Markwell and Steve Ventimiglia.

82. Renee Olstead

Actress | Still Standing

Born in Houston Texas, Renee Olstead has amassed over 9 seasons of television appearances as a regular on the hit CBS sitcom, Still Standing and ABC Family's The Secret Life of The American Teenager. Her latest starring role in the 2015 Universal Pictures / Blumhouse feature Unfriended, took the ...

83. Gregg Palmer

Actor | The Shootist

Norwegian by heritage and a San Franciscan by birth, brown-haired, brown-eyed Gregg Palmer (born Palmer Lee) broke into show biz as a radio announcer. After an early '50s stint as a contract player at Universal, he turned to freelancing, closing out the decade by starring and co-starring in a ...

84. Danica Patrick

Actress | Charlie's Angels

Danica Patrick is the Rookie sensation of the Indy Racing League, driving for Rahal-Letterman racing, which is co-owned by racing legend Bobby Rahal, and Late Show with David Letterman (1993)'s David Letterman. Born in Wisconsin, she currently resides in Arizona. When she isn't racing around the ...

85. Piper Perabo

Actress | Coyote Ugly

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The ...

86. Arthur Peterson

Actor | Soap

Arthur Peterson was born on November 18, 1912 in Mandan, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Soap (1977), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Targets (1968). He was married to Norma Ransome. He died on October 31, 1996 in Pasadena, California, USA.

87. Chris Pratt

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington, to Kathleen Louise (Indahl), who worked at a supermarket, and Daniel Clifton Pratt, who remodeled houses. He is of mostly Norwegian descent. He graduated from Lake Stevens High...

88. Emily Procter

Actress | Leaving Las Vegas

Emily Procter is a native of Raleigh, N.C. who attended East Carolina University. "I tried to get in the theatre department," she says, "but it was full." After graduation, however, she moved to Los Angeles and landed a number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996). "Then I got the ...

89. Sally Ride

Producer | Some Assembly Required

Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Some Assembly Required (2008), Space Age (1992) and Storytime (2020). She was married to Steve Hawley. She died on July 23, 2012 in La Jolla, California, USA.

90. Eric Sevareid

Actor | The Right Stuff

Eric Sevareid was born on November 26, 1912 in Velva, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Right Stuff (1983), Taxi (1978) and World News Roundup (1957). He was married to Suzanne St. Pierre, Belén Marshall and Lois Finger. He died on July 9, 1992 in Washington, District of ...

91. James Sjurson

Actor | 1 Interrogation

James was born in Wilmington, NC. Raised on a Farm near Glenwood City, WI. Went to rural Camp Nine School for 8 years and graduated from Glenwood High School. Graduated from University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. He is a member of fraternity Kappa Theta/Phi...

92. Kevin Sorbo

Actor | Let There Be Light

Kevin spent 3 years traveling around the world, modeling for print ads and appearing in over 150 commercials, before landing in his breakout series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995).

Kevin David Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958, to Ardis (Thompson), a nurse, and Lynn ...

93. Fred Sorenson

Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark

Fred Sorenson is known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Hollywood Machine (2002).

94. David Soul

Actor | Starsky & Hutch

David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV series Starsky and Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles including "Silver Lady" & ...

95. Bob Stephenson

Actor | The Chair

Bob Stephenson was born in sunny Camarillo, California, where he skateboarded, Boogie Boarded, played baseball and soccer, had a huge Lego collection, and watched loads of television. He was a latch-key kid to John Stephenson, a mechanical/civil engineer for the government, and Olive Stephenson, ...

96. Megan Stevenson

Actress | Get Shorty

Megan Stevenson was born on August 10, 1983 in San Diego, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Get Shorty (2017), Silver Lake (2018) and Review (2014). She has been married to Thomas Shepherd since August 31, 2019. They have one child.

97. Chrissy Teigen

Actress | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Chrissy Teigen was born on November 30, 1985 in Delta, Utah, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021). She has been married to John Legend since September 14, 2013. They ...

98. Bill Thompson

Actor | Lady and the Tramp

Bill Thompson was born on July 8, 1913 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), Peter Pan (1953) and Sleeping Beauty (1959). He was married to Mary Margaret McBride. He died on July 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

99. Jean Kasem

Actress | Ghostbusters

Jean Kasem was born on May 21, 1954 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. She is an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Cheers (1982) and Good vs Evil (1999). She was previously married to Casey Kasem.

100. Carol Thurston

Actress | China Sky

Carol Thurston was born on September 27, 1920 in Valley City, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for China Sky (1945), The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) and Rogues' Regiment (1948). She was married to Robert Creighton Williams, Barry Russo and David Starr Thayer Jr.. She died on December 31...