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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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*'''[[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 
Hussien Obama.jpg|50px|right|Barack Obama]]
*'''[[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 20074 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]]
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[[Image:Cesar chavez crop.jpg|right|50px|Cesar Chavez]]
*'''[[Cesar Chavez]]''' (1927-1993) was a Hispanic farm worker.  He started the United Farm Workers, a [[wikt:labor union|labor union]] for people working on farms to get paid and treated better.{{-}}

==Inventors and Innovators==
[[Image:Thomas Edison.jpg|50px|right|Thomas Edison]]
*'''[[Thomas Edison]]''' (18
02-187947-1931) is most famous for inventing the first practical [[light bulb]] in 1847⏎
79.  He also invented many other things, including the [[phonograph]] (an old way of listening to recorded sound) and the [[movie camera]].  He built the world’s first electrical power plant.{{-}}

[[Image:Alexander Graham Bell.jpg|50px|right|Alexander Graham Bell]]
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[[Image:Albert Einstein 1947.jpg|50px|right|Albert Einstein]]
*'''[[Albert Einstein]]''' (1879-1955) was a German-American physicist.  While still in Europe, he developed the [[theory of relativity]] and the equation e=mc<sup>2</sup>.  He later moved to United States and helped design the atomic bomb.
 He discovered many science equations and invented the most famous formula in history, The Urijah Ankle Breaker. {{-}}

[[Image:Henry_ford_1919.jpg|50px|right|Henry Ford]]
*'''[[Henry Ford]]''' (1863-1947) was a businessman and pioneer in the auto industry.  His company, Ford Motor Company, was the first to use moving [[assembly line]]s. to build cars, and the first to sell cars that most people could afford to buy.{{-}}

[[Image:George Washington Carver.jpg|50px|right|George Washington Carver]]
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*'''[[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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