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The following is a list of very well-known [[United States|American]]s, organized by how they contributed to the [[United States]].

==Statesmen==
The following people all held high public office in the government of the United States, especially President.
===U.S. Presidents===
[[Image:Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg|50px|right|George Washington]]
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[[Image:Barack Obama.jpg|50px|right|Barack Obama]]
*'''[[Barack Obama]]''' (born 1961) is the current President of the United States and the first [[African-American]] President.
He was just reelected for president.--[[Special:Contributions/72.195.137.246|72.195.137.246]] ([[User talk:72.195.137.246|talk]]) 23:47, 7 November 2012 (UTC)  Before being President, he gave a famous speech in 2004 and served as a Senator.  He was elected President because many Americans thought he could bring hope and change to America.  As President, he is having to deal with the worst economy since the Great Depression.{{-}}He did deserve 4 more years for all his hard work mitt romney lost in2012

===Other Statesmen===
[[Image:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg|right|50px|Ben Franklin]]
*'''[[Benjamin Franklin]]''' (1706-1790) was active in the movement to achieve independence from England.  He helped write the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]] (the laws that the United States had before the Constitution).  He lived much of his life in [[Philadelphia]], but also went to [[England]] and [[France]] to represent America.  Besides being a politici(contracted; show full){{Template:Famous Americans}}
{{Famous Americans in Other Languages}}

[[Category:Lists of American people]]
[[Category:History of the United States]]


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