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Most Famous American Actors & Filmmakers
Film & TV 2,852
United States 23,678
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Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977
Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977 20 RR 
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004 34 MM 
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962 49 WD 
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966 63 EH 
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961 83 FS 
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998 83 WA 
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935 86 MS 
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949 87 AW 
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987 99 JD 
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963 100 SS 
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946 108 B 
Beyoncé American Producer b. 1981
Beyoncé American Producer b. 1981 112 MB 
Marlon Brando American Actor 1924–2004
Marlon Brando American Actor 1924–2004 117 P( 
Prince (musician) American Actor 1958–2016
Prince (musician) American Actor 1958–2016 126 BP 
Brad Pitt American Actor b. 1963
Brad Pitt American Actor b. 1963 137 ET 
Elizabeth Taylor American Actress 1932–2011
Elizabeth Taylor American Actress 1932–2011 138 CE Clint Eastwood American Actor b. 1930
149 QT 
Quentin Tarantino American Actor b. 1963
Quentin Tarantino American Actor b. 1963 155 C 
Cher American Actor b. 1946
Cher American Actor b. 1946 176 RD 
Robert De Niro American Film b. 1943
Robert De Niro American Film b. 1943 188 TH 
Tom Hanks American Actor b. 1956
Tom Hanks American Actor b. 1956 194 KH 
Katharine Hepburn American Actor 1907–2003
Katharine Hepburn American Actor 1907–2003 202 MS 
Martin Scorsese American Film b. 1942
Martin Scorsese American Film b. 1942 214 OW 
Orson Welles American Actor 1915–1985
Orson Welles American Actor 1915–1985 215 GK Grace Kelly American Actor 1929–1982
227 DL 
Demi Lovato American Actor b. 1992
Demi Lovato American Actor b. 1992 230 JL 
Jennifer Lawrence American Actor b. 1990
Jennifer Lawrence American Actor b. 1990 235 GC 
George Clooney American Film b. 1961
George Clooney American Film b. 1961 238 JT 
Justin Timberlake American Actor b. 1981
Justin Timberlake American Actor b. 1981 242 BW 
Bruce Willis American Actor b. 1955
Bruce Willis American Actor b. 1955 249 JG 
Judy Garland American Actor 1922–1969
Judy Garland American Actor 1922–1969 250 SS 
Sylvester Stallone American Actor b. 1946
Sylvester Stallone American Actor b. 1946 259 5C 
50 Cent American Actor b. 1975
50 Cent American Actor b. 1975 262 KS 
Kevin Spacey American Actor b. 1959
Kevin Spacey American Actor b. 1959 264 AG 
Ariana Grande American Actor b. 1993
Ariana Grande American Actor b. 1993 268 JC 
Jackie Chan American Film b. 1954
Jackie Chan American Film b. 1954 270 GL 
George Lucas American Film b. 1944
George Lucas American Film b. 1944 287 JW 
John Wayne American Actor 1907–1979
John Wayne American Actor 1907–1979 289 JN 
Jack Nicholson American Actor b. 1937
Jack Nicholson American Actor b. 1937 292 DJ 
Dwayne Johnson American Actor b. 1972
Dwayne Johnson American Actor b. 1972 294 PN 
Paul Newman American Film 1925–2008
Paul Newman American Film 1925–2008 296 JF 
Jane Fonda American Actor b. 1937
Jane Fonda American Actor b. 1937 302 HF 
Harrison Ford American Actor b. 1942
Harrison Ford American Actor b. 1942 306 SD 
Snoop Dogg American Actor b. 1971
Snoop Dogg American Actor b. 1971 313 LA Louis Armstrong American Actor 1901–1971
328 TC 
Tom Cruise American Actor b. 1962
Tom Cruise American Actor b. 1962 342 FF 
Francis Ford Coppola American Screenwriter b. 1939
Francis Ford Coppola American Screenwriter b. 1939 348 DW 
Denzel Washington American Film b. 1954
Denzel Washington American Film b. 1954 354 PS 
Philip Seymour Hoffman American Film 1967–2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman American Film 1967–2014 374 DL 
David Lynch American Film b. 1946
David Lynch American Film b. 1946
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