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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.
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[[Image:Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg|50px|right|George Washington]]
*'''[[George Washington]]''' (1732-1799) was America’s first President.  Before becoming President, he was a soldier, serving as a colonel in the [[French and Indian War]] and as the leader of the Continental Army during the [[American Revolution]].  He was also head of the Constitutional Convention, when the United States wrote the basic laws that govern our country.  He is ca(contracted; show full)
*'''[[John F. Kennedy]]''' (1917-1963) was President from 1961-1963.  He was popular among many Americans because he looked like a movie star.  Kennedy was President during the [[Cold War]], which was a struggle between the US and the Soviet Union to see who was more powerful.  He was assassinated, meaning that somebody shot him and he died.  He had brothers, [[Robert Kennedy]] and [[Ted Kennedy]], who were also in politics.{{-}}

[[Image:Barack 
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*'''[[Barack Obama]]''' (born 1961) is the current President of the United States and the first [[African-American]] President.  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.{{-}}

===Other Statesmen===
[[Image:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg|right|50px|Ben Franklin]]
*'''[[Blahenjamin 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 politician, he is credited with inventing the lightning rod and founded several institutions, including the first publi(contracted; show full)[[Image:Elvis Presley 1970.jpg|50px|right|Elvis Presley]]
*'''[[Elvis Presley]]''' (1935-1977) was a popular American singer.  He is one of the most famous singers of the Rock and Roll genre.  He was from Memphis, TN.  He died at age 42.{{-}}

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