List of naturalized American citizens

Citizenship of the United States of America can be acquired in different ways, one of those being naturalization.

Albert Einstein receiving American citizenship in 1940.

Art and literature

Authors

• Jackie Collins – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1960.^[1]
• Thomas B. Costain – Born in Canada. Became an American citizen in 1920.
• Immaculée Ilibagiza – Born and raised in Rwanda. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[2]
• Klaus Mann – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
• David Morrell – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1993.^[3]
• Gerda Weissmann Klein – Born and raised in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1948.

Architect

• Esra Akcan - Born and raised in Turkey.
• César Pelli – Born and raised in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1964^[4]
• I. M. Pei - Born and raised in China.
• Friedrich St. Florian - Born and raised in Austria.

Journalists

• Masih Alinejad – Born and raised in Iran. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[5]
• Cecilia Alvear – Born in Ecuador. Became a U.S. citizen in 1984.
• Piotr Domaradzki – Born and raised in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1996.
• Veronique Peck – Born in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1976.
• Cornelius Ryan - Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1951.
• Hari Sreenivasan – Born in India. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[6]

Painters

• José Bernal – Born in Cuba. Became an American citizen in 1980.
• Janice Biala – Born in Poland. Became an American citizen in 1929.
• Dorothy Brett – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1938
• Rudolf Cronau – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1901.
• Marcel Duchamp – Born and raised in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1955.^[7]
• Pál Fried – Born and raised in Hungary. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1946 becoming a citizen in 1953.^[8]
• Charles Hoffbauer – Born and raised in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1941.
• Tania Marmolejo - Born and raised in Dominican Republic.
• Mark Rothko – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1938.^[9]

Sculptors

• Louise Bourgeois – Born and raised in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1951.
• Luigi Del Bianco - Born and raised in Italy.
• Enrico Cerracchio – Born in Italy, emigrated to the U.S. in 1900 becoming a citizen in 1905.^[10]
• Anthony de Francisci – Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1913.^[11]
• Arturo Di Modica - Born and raised in Italy.

Writers

• Isabel Allende - Born in Chile. Became an American citizen in 1993.
• Svetlana Alliluyeva - Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1978.
• Flavio Alves – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.
• Isaac Asimov – Born in Russia, moved to the U.S. at the age of 3 becoming a citizen at the age of 8 in 1928.^[12][13]
• Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte – Born in Azerbaijan and raised between there, Armenia and the United States. Became a U.S. citizen in 1997.^[14]
• W. H. Auden – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.^[15]
• Isaac Bashevis Singer - Born and raised in Poland.
• Vicki Baum – Born and raised in Austria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1938.
• Saul Bellow – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1941.
• Helena Blavatsky – Born and raised in Russia (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 1878^[16]
• Joseph Brodsky - Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1977.
• Carlos Castaneda – Born in Peru. Became a U.S. citizen in 1957.
• James Clavell – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1963.
• Bernard Cornwell - Born and raised in United Kingdom.
• Ève Curie – Born and raised in France before becoming an American citizen in 1958
• Junot Díaz - Born in Dominican Republic. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1974.
• Anu Garg – Born in India. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[17]
• Olga Grushin - Born and raised in Russia. Became an American citizen in 2002.
• Claude McKay – Born in Jamaica. Became a U.S. citizen in 1940.
• Walter Mehring - Born and raised in Germany.
• Vladimir Nabokov – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1945.
• Otto Plath - Born and raised in Germany. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1900.
• Ayn Rand – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1931.^[18]
• David Rakoff - Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
• Erich Maria Remarque – Born and raised in Germany. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1939 and became a citizen in 1947.^[19]
• Elie Wiesel - Born in Romania. Became a U.S. citizen in 1963.
• Frances Wright - Born in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1825.

Business

Education

• Benjamin Akande - Born and raised in Nigeria.
• Dieter Cunz - Born and raised in the German Empire (modern day Germany). Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Lorraine Eden - Born and raised in Canada.
• Jaime Escalante - Born and raised in Bolivia.

Entrepreneur

• Steve Chen - Born in Taïwan and immigrated to the U.S. in 1985.
• Jawed Karim - Born and raised in Germany.
• Iqbal Quadir – Born and raised in Bangladesh. Became a U.S. citizen later in life.

Fashion

Fashion designer

• Oleg Cassini - Born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. in 1936.
• Tan France – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2020.^[20]
• Diane von Fürstenberg - Born and raised in Belgium. Became an U.S. citizen in 2002.
• Carolina Herrera – Born in Venezuela. Became an American citizen in 2009.^[21]
• Oscar de la Renta - Born and raised in Dominican Republic.
• Ferdinando Sarmi - Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1959.

Models

• Heidi Albertsen – Born and raised in Denmark. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[22]
• Camila Alves – Born in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[23]
• Alessandra Ambrosio - Born and raised in Brazil. She became a U.S. Citizen in 2020.^[24]
• Moran Atias – Born and raised in Israel. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.
• Xenia Deli - Born and raised in Moldova.
• Iman - Born in Somalia and raised in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Moved in U.S. in 1976.
• Heidi Klum – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[25][26]
• Karolína Kurková – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic). Later became a naturalized U.S. citizen.^[27]
• China Machado - Born in China, raised in China, South America and Spain before coming in United States.
• Paulina Porizkova – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic) and Sweden. Moved in the U.S. in 1984.
• Claudia Romani - Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.
• Anne Vyalitsyna – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[28]

Inventors

• Itzhak Bentov – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Slovakia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1962.^[29]
• George Garrett – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1902.
• Alexander Graham Bell - Born in Scotland. Became a U.S. Citizen in 1882.
• Leo Gerstenzang - Born in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1919.
• James Hillier – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1945.
• Francis F. Lee – Born and raised in China. Became an American citizen in 1954.
• Fritz Karl Preikschat – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1962.
• Nikola Tesla – Born in the Austrian Empire (modern day Croatia) to a family from Serbia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1891.^[30]
• Arthur Wynne - Born and raided in United Kingdom. Became American in 1920.

Media tycoons

• Rupert Murdoch - Born and raised in Australia. Became an American citizen in 1985.

Real estate

• Mark Taper - Born in Poland and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1930.
• Frederick Trump - Born in the Kingdom of Bavaria (Modern day Germany). Became a U.S. citizen in 1892.

Crime figures

• Ralph Capone - Born in Italy. Arrived in U.S. in 1895.
• Frank Costello – Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1925.
• Tommy Lucchese - Born in Italy. Arrived in U.S. in 1911.
• Patrick Nee - Born in Ireland. Arrived in U.S. in 1953.
• William Obront - Born and raised in Canada.
• Santo Sorge - Born and raised in Italy. Arrived in U.S. in 1948.
• William Tocco - Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1918.

Entertainment

Actors

• Michael Allinson – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1964 after immigrating there in 1958.^[31]
• Robbie Amell – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[32]
• Naveen Andrews - Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.
• Desi Arnaz - Born in Cuba. Arrived in U.S. in 1933.
• Dan Aykroyd - Born and raised in Canada.
• Conrad Bain – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 1946.
• Christian Bale - Born and raised in United Kingdom.
• Jamie Bamber - Born and raised in United Kingdom.
• John Barrowman - Born and raised in United Kingdom. Become an American citizen in 1985.
• Brian Bedford - Born and raised in United Kingdom.
• Demián Bichir - Born and raised in Mexico.
• Diego Boneta - Born in Mexico and raised between Mexico and U.S. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010. (Also a Spanish citizen).
• Stephen Boyd – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Northern Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1963.
• Charles Boyer – Born and raised in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.^[33]
• Pierce Brosnan - Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
• Yul Brynner - Born in Far Eastern Republic (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
• Jim Carrey – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.^[34]
• Maxwell Caulfield – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1991.^[35]
• Tommy Chong – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in the 1980s.
• Andy Clyde – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1943.^[36]
• Alec Craig – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.^[37]
• Daniel Craig - Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2019.^[38]
• Hume Cronyn - Born and raised in Canada.
• Alan Cumming – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Scotland. Became an American citizen in 2008.^[39]
• Helmut Dantine – Born and Raised in Austria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.^[40]
• Alexander D'Arcy - Born in Egypt. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.
• Wheeler Dryden – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1936.
• Alejandro Edda
• Maurice Evans
• Nathan Fillion – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1997.^[41]
• James Finlayson – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.^[42]
• Errol Flynn – Born and raised in Australia. Became an American citizen in 1942.^[43]
• Glenn Ford – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.^[44]
• Michael J. Fox
• Andy García
• George Gaynes – Born in the Russian Empire (modern day Finland). Became a U.S. citizen in 1948.
• Daniel Goddard – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[45]
• Lev Gorn
• Cary Grant – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1942.^[46]
• Jason Gray-Stanford – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2019.^[47]
• Mickey Hargitay
• Anthony Hopkins – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.^[48]
• Aharon Ipalé
• Makoto Iwamatsu - Born and raised in Japan. Became a U.S. citizen in 1956.
• Jason Jones – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2014.^[49]
• Werner Klemperer
• Kurt Kreuger
• Charles Laughton – Born and raised in the United Kingdom, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1950.
• Peter Lawford – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1960.^[50]
• John Leguizamo
• Gene Lockhart – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939
• Alexander Lockwood
• John Loder
• Daniel Logan - Born and raised in New Zealand. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
• Peter Lorre – Born and raised in Hungary (modern day Slovakia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1941.^[51]
• Bela Lugosi – Born and raised in Hungary. Became an American citizen in 1931.^[52]
• Keye Luke - Born in China. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
• Dolph Lundgren - Born and raised in Sweden. Became an American citizen in 2024.^[53][54][55]
• Patrick Macnee
• James Mason
• Peter Mayhew – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2005.^[56]
• David McCallum – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1999.^[57]
• Eric McCormack – Born and raised in Canada. Received U.S. citizenship in 1999.^[58]
• Roddy McDowall – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Got U.S. citizenship in 1949.^[59]
• Kevin McKidd – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Scotland. Got U.S. citizenship in 2015.^[60]
• Julian McMahon
• Peter McRobbie
• Wentworth Miller - Born in United Kingdom but raised in United States. Became a U.S. citizen in childhood.
• Alfred Molina – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.^[61]
• Liam Neeson – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Northern Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2009.^[62]
• Leslie Nielsen
• Soon-Tek Oh
• Jason O'Mara – Born and raised in Ireland. Earned American citizenship in 2009.^[63]
• Dan O'Herlihy – Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1983.
• David Oyelowo - Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[64][65]
• Hal Ozsan
• Nathan Parsons
• Barry Pepper
• Walter Pidgeon – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.^[66]
• Jürgen Prochnow – Born and raised in Germany. Became an American citizen in 2004.^[67]
• Ke Huy Quan
• Anthony Quinn – Born in Mexico to Irish immigrants. Became a U.S. citizen in 1947.^[68]
• Claude Rains – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.
• Roger Rees – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Wales. Became an American citizen in 1989.
• Duncan Renaldo
• Michael Rennie
• Alejandro Rey
• Ryan Reynolds – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[69]
• Paul Rodriguez
• Tristan Rogers
• José Ruben - Born and raised in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 1920.
• Sabu - Born and raised in British India. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Horatio Sanz – Born in Chile. Became an American citizen in 2018.^[70]
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - Born and raised in Austria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1983.
• Ignacio Serricchio
• Martin Short
• Harry Shum Jr. - Born in Costa Rica but raised in United States.
• Sebastian Stan – Born in Romania. Became a U.S. citizen in 2002.
• James Stephenson - Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1938.
• Lee Strasberg
• Gregg Sulkin – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[71]
• Francis L. Sullivan
• Carlos Valdes
• Steve Valentine
• Goran Višnjić - Born and raised in Yugoslavia (modern day Croatia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.
• Arnold Vosloo – Born and raised in South Africa becoming a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 1988.
• Anton Yelchin - Born in Soviet Union (modern day Russia) but raised in United States. Became a U.S. citizen in childhood.

Actresses

• Christine Adams – Born and raised in England before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2019.^[72]
• Neile Adams - Born and raised in Philippines.
• Shohreh Aghdashloo - Born and raised in Iran.
• Anna Maria Alberghetti – Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1961.^[73]
• Malin Akerman – Born in Sweden, raised in Canada becoming a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 2018.^[74]
• Ana Alicia - Born and raised in Mexico.
• Pamela Anderson – Born and raised in Canada became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2004.^[75]
• Fernanda Andrade - Born and raised in Brazil.
• Evelyn Ankers – Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1946 after growing up between South America and Europe.
• Ann-Margret - Born in Sweden. Became a U.S. citizen in 1949.
• Gabrielle Anwar – Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2008.^[76]
• Jayne Atkinson - Born in United Kingdom and moved to United States when she was a child.
• Morena Baccarin - Born and raised in Brazil.
• Olga Baclanova – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1931.
• Yetide Badaki – Born in Nigeria. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[77]
• Jacinda Barrett – Born in Australia. Became an American citizen in 2009.^[78]
• Wendy Barrie – Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1942.^[79]
• Mischa Barton - Born in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
• Frances Bay
• Stephanie Beatriz – Born in Argentina. Moved to the U.S. at the age of 2 becoming a naturalized Citizen at the age of 18.^[80]
• Catherine Bell
• Alma Beltran
• Ingrid Bergman – Born in Sweden. Became a U.S. citizen in 1945.^[81]
• Emily Blunt – Born and raised in the United Kingdom before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2015.^[82]
• Sônia Braga – Born in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.^[83]
• Antoinette Bower
• Lesley-Ann Brandt - Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S citizen in 2023.
• Natalie Burn – Born and raised in Ukraine. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.
• Saffron Burrows – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2009.^[84]
• Annette Carell – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Madeleine Carroll – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
• Kim Cattrall
• Loan Chabanol – Born in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[85]
• Charo – Born in Spain. Became a U.S. citizen in 1977.
• Joan Chen – Born in China. Became a U.S. citizen in 1989.
• Emmanuelle Chriqui – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[86]
• Mady Christians
• Claudette Colbert
• Lili Darvas – Born and raised in Hungary becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Ludmila Dayer
• India de Beaufort - Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2020.
• Olivia de Havilland
• Emilie de Ravin
• Portia de Rossi – Born and raised in Australia becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2011.^[87]
• Yvonne De Carlo
• Kate del Castillo
• Marlene Dietrich – Born and raised in Germany becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1939 while renouncing her German citizenship.
• Diana Douglas
• Deanna Durbin – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1923.
• Marie Dressler
• Minnie Driver – Born in the United Kingdom raised in Barbados before becoming a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[88]
• Samantha Eggar
• Alice Eve - Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically England. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[89]
• Geraldine Fitzgerald – Born and raised in Ireland becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1955.^[90]
• Nina Foch
• Megan Follows
• Joan Fontaine – Born in Japan to English parents raised in the United Kingdom. Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943.^[91]
• Eva Gabor
• Zsa Zsa Gabor
• Greta Garbo – Born and raised in Sweden. Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1951.^[92]
• Greer Garson – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 1951.^[93]
• Judy Geeson
• Melissa George - Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[94]
• Jessalyn Gilsig
• Shenae Grimes – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[95]
• Julie Gonzalo - Born in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 2011.
• Emily Hampshire – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[96]
• Joanna Hausmann
• Salma Hayek
• Tricia Helfer – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2011.^[97]
• Zulay Henao
• Sitara Hewitt
• Claire Holt – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[98]
• Milla Jovovich
• Caroline Lagerfelt
• Stana Katic
• Violet Kemble-Cooper
• Diane Kruger – Born and raised in West Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[99]
• Hedy Lamarr – Born and raised in Austria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1953.
• Elsa Lanchester
• Vicky Lane
• Angela Lansbury - Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. Citizen in 1951.
• Eva Le Gallienne – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1927.
• Anna Lee
• Ruta Lee
• Rachelle Lefevre
• Eugenie Leontovich – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1929.
• Margarita Levieva
• Bai Ling – Born and raised in China. Became a U.S. citizen in 1999.^[100]
• Kathleen Lockhart
• Celia Lovsky
• Camilla Luddington
• Ida Lupino – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1948.^[101]
• Nola Luxford
• Sheila MacRae – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1959.^[102]
• Mercedes Mason – Born in Sweden to parents from Iran. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.
• Pamela Mason
• Ilona Massey – Born and raised in Hungary. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.
• Ivana Miličević
• Marta Milans – Born in Spain. Became an American citizen in 2020.^{[103][104][105]}
• Kristine Miller – Born in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.^[106]
• Juliet Mills – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1975.^[107]
• Helen Mirren - Born and raised in England. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.
• Poppy Montgomery
• Anya Monzikova
• Carrie-Anne Moss
• Alla Nazimova
• Pola Negri – Born in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1951.
• Sylvia O'Brien
• Una O'Connor – Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1952.^[108]
• Catherine O'Hara
• Maureen O'Hara – Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946
• Sandra Oh – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[109][110]
• Maureen O'Sullivan – Born in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1947.^[111]
• Ann-Margret Olsson – Born in Sweden. Became an American citizen in 1949.
• Jessica Oyelowo – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[112]
• Bar Paly – Born in Russia raised in Israel. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[113]
• Katina Paxinou - Born in Greece. Became a U.S. citizen in 1951.
• Mary Pickford
• Christina Pickles
• Sasha Pieterse - Born in South Africa and raised in United States. Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.
• Nathalia Ramos – Born in Spain. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[114]
• Italia Ricci – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[115]
• Natasha Richardson
• Lyda Roberti
• Elisabeth Röhm - Born in Germany but raised in United States. Became a U.S. citizen in childhood.
• Olesya Rulin
• Elena Satine
• Caterina Scorsone
• Izabella Scorupco – Born in Poland, raised in Sweden. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[116]
• Jane Seymour – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2005.^[117]
• Norma Shearer
• Jean Simmons – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1956.^[118]
• Marina Sirtis
• Alexis Smith – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.
• Cobie Smulders – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.
• Anna Sten
• Tammin Sursok – Born in South Africa,raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^{[119][120][121]}
• Jessica Tandy – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1952.
• Holly Taylor
• Charlize Theron – Born in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.^[122]
• Marsha Thomason - Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2012.
• Emeraude Toubia - Born in Canada but raised in United States.
• Tracey Ullman – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[123]
• Angélica Vale – Born and raised in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[124]
• Diana Van der Vlis
• Nia Vardalos
• Sofía Vergara – Born and raised in Colombia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[125][126]
• Vanessa Villela – Born in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[127]
• Sonya Walger – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[128]
• Rachel Weisz – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2011.^[129]
• May Whitty
• Fay Wray – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1933.

Comedians

• Samantha Bee - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.
• Michael Blackson – Born and raised in Liberia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2021.^[130]
• Selma Diamond - Born and raised in Canada.
• Bob Hope - Born in United Kingdom and arrived in USA in 1907.
• Tyler Labine - Born and raised in Canada.
• John Oliver – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.
• Yakov Smirnoff - Born in the Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 1986.

Dancers

• Mikhail Baryshnikov – Born and raised in Soviet Union (modern day Latvia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1986.^[131]
• Artem Chigvintsev – Born in The Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[132]
• Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Born and raised in The Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine) and arrived in USA in 1994.
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Born and raised in The Soviet Union (moderne day Ukraine) and arrived in USA in 1994.
• Sasha Farber – Born in Russia, grew up in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[133]
• Gonzalo Garcia – Born in Spain. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[134]
• Alexander Godunov – Born in the Soviet Union (Modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1987.
• José Limón – Born in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.
• Peta Murgatroyd – Born in New Zealand. Raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[135]
• Gleb Savchenko - Born and raised in The Soviet Union (modern day Russia).
• Christine Shevchenko - Born and raised in The Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine).
• Emma Slater – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[136]
• Karina Smirnoff – Born in The Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen shortly after immigrating in 1993.
• Tamara Toumanova – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.^[137]
• Louis Van Amstel – Born and raised in The Netherlands. Became a U.S. citizen in 1999.^[138]

Directors

• Frank Capra – Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1920.
• Michael Curtiz – Born and raised in Austria-Hungary (modern day Hungary). Became an American citizen in 1933.^[139]
• John Farrow – Born in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1947.^[140]
• Alejandro Gómez Monteverde - Born and raised in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
• Alfred Hitchcock - Born and raised in England. Became a U.S. citizen in 1955.
• Anatole Litvak - Born and raised in Russia (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.
• Otto Preminger
• Gottfried Reinhardt
• Alik Sakharov

Producers

• Dino De Laurentiis – Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1986.^[141]
• Bruce Lansbury – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1954.
• Edgar Lansbury – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1954.
• Lorne Michaels

WWE

• Alberto Del Rio – Born in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[142]

Law enforcement

• Joaquín "Jack" García
• John Timoney

Media figures

Social media

• Hila Klein – Born in Israel. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[143][144]

Television

• Peter Arnett
• Mariana Atencio – Born and raised in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.
• Jillian Barberie – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2011.^[145]
• David Frum
• Brad Goreski
• Yolanda Hadid – Born and raised in The Netherlands. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[146]
• Peter Jennings
• Cesar Millan
• Alex Trebek – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1998.^[147]
• Laura Trevelyan
• Richard Wolffe

Military

• Ming Chang – Born in China. Became a U.S. citizen after joining the U.S. navy.
• Louis Cukela
• Florent Groberg – Born in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.^[148]
• Khalifa Haftar
• Mian Ghulam Jilani – Born and raised in Pakistan. Became a U.S. citizen in 1981.
• No Kum-sok – Born in modern-day North Korea. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1954 and later became a citizen.
• Henry Landau – Born in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 1933.
• James I. Mestrovitch
• Thomas R. Sargent III – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1930.
• John Shalikashvili
• Michael Strank - Born in Czechoslovakia (modern day Slovakia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1935.
• Peter Tomich
• Lauri Törni – Born and raised in Finland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1957.
• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen following the American Revolutionary War.

Musicians

• Lina Abarbanell
• Josh Beech – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[149]
• Bleona - Born and raised in Albania. Became an American citizen in 2011.
• Igor Butman
• David Byrne - Born and raised in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.
• David Coverdale - Born and raised in England. Became an American citizen in 2007.
• Celia Cruz
• Sheena Easton - Born and raised in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1992.
• Atilla Engin
• Flea
• Lita Ford
• Selim Giray
• Gregory Alan Isakov
• Tomo Miličević - Born in Yugoslavia (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Became a U.S. citizen in the 1990s.
• French Montana – Born in Morocco. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[150][151]
• Joon Park
• Neil Peart
• Trevor Rabin – Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 1991.
• Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
• Carlos Santana - Born in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 1965.
• Gene Simmons
• Slash – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1996.^[152]
• Yma Sumac – Born and raised in Peru. Became an American citizen in 1955.
• Pinar Toprak
• Alex Van Halen
• Eddie Van Halen

Singers

• Paul Anka – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1990.^[153]
• Alex Boyé – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.^[154]
• Camila Cabello – Born in Cuba. Became an American citizen in 2008.^[155]
• Gloria Estefan – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 1974
• Billy Idol – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[156]
• John Lydon – Born in the United kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[157]
• Dave Matthews – Born and raised in South Africa. Became an American citizen in 1980.^[158]
• Alanis Morissette – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2005.^[159]
• Tinka Milinović – Born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Became a U.S. citizen at the age of 18.
• Carly Smithson – Born in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[160]
• Yoo Seung-jun – Born and raised in South Korea. Became a U.S. citizen in 2002.
• Keith Urban
• Neil Young

Composers

• Irving Berlin
• Monte Carlo - Born and raised in Denmark. Became a U.S. citizen in 1914.
• Sansan Chien
• Percy Faith – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1945.
• Loris Ohannes Chobanian
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Born in Austria-Hungary (modern day Czech Republic). Became a U.S. citizen in 1943.
• Miklós Rózsa – Born in Austria-Hungary (modern day Hungary). Became an American citizen in 1946.
• Kike Santander - Born and raised in Colombia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
• Lalo Schifrin – Born and raised in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1969.
• Arnold Schoenberg
• Karl Weigl - Born and raised in Austria. Became an American citizen in 1943.

Pianist

• Fahir Atakoğlu
• Victor Borge – Born and raised in Denmark. Became a U.S. citizen in 1948.
• Vladimir Horowitz - Born and raised in the Russian Empire (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Mischa Levitzki
• Rene Paulo
• Arthur Rubinstein – Born in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.
• Nina Svetlanova
• George Tremblay

Politics

Activists

• Rushan Abbas
• Carlos Arredondo – Born in Costa Rica. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[161]
• Greta Beer – Born in Romania. Became a U.S. citizen in 1956.^[162]
• Ada Bello – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 1969.
• Pamela Harriman – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1971.
• Maria L. de Hernández
• Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Diplomats

• Zbigniew Brzezinski – Born in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1958.^[163]

Political science

• Yascha Mounk
• Adam Ulam

Politicians

• Katcho Achadjian – Born in Lebanon to parents from Armenia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1982.
• Madeleine Albright – Born in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic). Became a U.S. citizen in 1957.^[164][165]
• John Peter Altgeld
• Rudy Boschwitz
• Joseph Cao
• Salud Carbajal
• Peter Angelo Cavicchia
• Elaine Chao – Born in Taiwan. Became an American citizen at the age of 19.^[166]
• Fernando Cheung
• Robert Dale Owen – Born in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1825.
• John N. Dempsey
• Lincoln Díaz-Balart
• William P. Fitzpatrick
• Jennifer Granholm – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1980.^[167]
• Pramila Jayapal – Born in India. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Henry Kissinger – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943 while serving in the U.S. army
• Raja Krishnamoorthi
• Tom Lantos – Born in Hungary. Became a U.S. citizen in 1954.^[168]
• Mel Martínez
• Paul O'Dwyer – Born in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1930.
• William O'Dwyer
• Victoria Spartz – Born in the Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[169][170]
• Leland Yee

Religious figures

• Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz
• Evangeline Booth
• Frances Xavier Cabrini – Born in the Austria Empire (modern day Italy). Became a U.S. citizen in 1909.
• Bhante Dharmawara
• Oscar C. Eliason – Born in Sweden. Became an American citizen in 1915.
• Gavriel Holtzberg
• Menachem Mendel Schneerson
• Paramahansa Yogananda – Born and raised in India. Becamea U.S. citizen in 1949.

Science and academia

Astronomy

• Bart Bok – Born and raised in The Netherland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1938.^[171]
• Margaret Burbidge – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1977.
• Betül Kaçar
• Janet Akyüz Mattei
• Feryal Özel
• Otto Struve – Born in Russian Empire (modern day Ukraine). Became an American citizen in 1927.

Biology

• Ivet Bahar
• Salvador Luria – Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1947.
• Gökhan S. Hotamisligil
• Ahmet Yıldız

Chemistry

• Nihat Berker
• Albert Chan
• Basudeb DasSarma - Born in India (modern day Bangladesh). Became a U.S. citizen in 1972.
• Aziz Sancar

Economics

• Abhijit Banerjee
• W. Michael Blumenthal - Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1952.
• Michele Boldrin
• John Kenneth Galbraith - Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 1937.
• Faruk Gül
• Asim Ijaz Khwaja
• Murat Iyigun
• Naci Mocan
• Franco Modigliani – Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.
• Salih Neftçi
• Tayfun Sönmez

Engineering

• Roma Agrawal
• Ali Akansu
• Ilkay Altintas
• Viktor Belenko – Born and raised in Russia. Became an American citizen in 1980.
• Lodewijk van den Berg - Born and raised in The Netherlands. Became a U.S. citizen in 1975.
• Burcin Becerik-Gerber
• Wernher von Braun - Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1955.^[172]
• Tuncer Cebeci
• Zeynep Çelik-Butler
• Philip K. Chapman – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in the late 1960s.
• Kalpana Chawla – Born in India. Became an American citizen in 1991.
• Ali Erdemir
• Okan Ersoy
• Walter Haeussermann – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1954.
• Pınar Keskinocak
• Alexey Pajitnov
• Thuan Pham
• Jesco von Puttkamer – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1967.
• Ben Rich
• Andy Thomas - Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1986.
• Mehmet Toner

Mathematics

• Asuman Aksoy
• Asuman Aksoy
• Lamberto Cesari – Born and raised in Italy. became an American citizen in 1976.
• Bang-Yen Chen
• Samuel Eilenberg
• Ernst Hellinger – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Mark Kac - Born in the Russian Empire (modern day Ukraine). Became an America citizen in 1943.
• Leonid Khachiyan – Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Emil Leon Post
• John von Neumann – Born and raised in Hungary. Became an American citizen in 1937.
• Albert Nijenhuis – Born and raised in the Netherlands. Became a U.S. citizen in 1959.
• Ida Rhodes
• Ayşe Şahinr
• Sema Salur
• Halil Mete Soner
• Stanisław Ulam - Born in Austria-Hungary (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 1941.

Medicine

• Gertie F. Marx - Born and raised in Germany. Emigrated to New York in 1937 and became a U.S. citizen sometime after.

Meteorology

• James Murdoch Austin – Born and raised in New Zealand. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.^[173]

Philosophy

• Hannah Arendt
• Max Black – Born in Azerbaijan raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1948.

Physics

• Ilesanmi Adesida
• Qanta A. Ahmed - Born and raised in the United Kingdom (specially England). Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.
• Ernest Ambler - Born and raised in the United Kingdom (specially England). Became an American citizen in 1957.
• Muzaffer Atac
• Bülent Atalay
• Felix Bloch – Born and raised in Switzerland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.
• Asım Orhan Barut
• Ernest Courant
• F. J. Duarte
• Robley Dunglison – Born in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1838.
• Taner Edis
• Albert Einstein – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1940.
• Federico Faggin - Born and raised in Italy. Became an American citizen in 1968.
• Enrico Fermi - Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• André Frédéric Cournand – Born and raised in France. Became an American citizen in 1941.
• Jim Yong Kim
• Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
• Bennet Omalu – Born and raised in Nigeria. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[174]
• Yuri Orlov – Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1993.^[175]
• Benjamin B. Rubinstein – Born in Finland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1957.
• Wolfgang Pauli – Born and raised in Austria-Hungary (modern day Austria). Became a U.S. citizen in 1946.
• Horst Ludwig Störmer
• Leana Wen – Born in China. Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
• Emil Wolf
• Xiaoxing Xi

Psychology

• Ozlem Ayduk
• Carola B. Eisenberg – Born in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1949.
• Erik Erikson
• Peter Harzem
• Boris M. Levinson – Born in the Russian Empire (modern day Lithuania). Became a U.S. citizen in 1930.
• Renee Rabinowitz
• Douglas G. Stuart - Born in Australia. Became an American citizen in 1961.
• Max Wertheimer

Sports

American football

• Morten Andersen
• Gunther Cunningham – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.^[176]
• L. P. Ladouceur – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[177]
• Arthur Mosse – Born in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1937.
• Christian Okoye
• Igor Olshansky
• Fuad Reveiz – Born in Colombia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1986.^[178]
• Jan Stenerud

Athletics

• Abdihakem Abdirahman – Born in Somalia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.^[179]
• Haydar Aşan
• Gretel Bergmann – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.
• Hillary Bor - Born and raised in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen after joining the U.S. military.
• Dailis Caballero
• Paul Chelimo – Born in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014 while serving in the U.S. army.^[180]
• Kerron Clement – Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
• Colleen De Reuck – Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Sandra Farmer-Patrick
• Eddy Hellebuyck Born in Belgium. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Weini Kelati – Born in Eritrea. Became a U.S. citizen in 2021.^[181]
• Benard Keter
• Khalid Khannouchi – Born in Morocco. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Shadrack Kipchirchir
• Sally Kipyego – Born and raised in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[182]
• Leonard Korir
• Bernard Lagat - Born and raised in Kenya. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.
• Lopez Lomong – Born and raised in Sudan (modern day South Sudan. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
• Guor Marial
• Sydney Maree
• Diane Nukuri - Born in Burundi. Became an American citizen in 2017.
• Nadia Prasad – Born in France. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.^[183]
• Stanisława Walasiewicz - Born in the Russian Empire (modern day Poland). Became a U.S. citizen in 1947.
• Chen Yueling
• Futsum Zienasellassie - Born in Eritrea. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.

Baseball

• Jason Bay – Born in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2009.^[184]
• Orlando Cabrera – Born in Colombia. Became an American citizen in 2011.^[185]
• Robinson Canó – Born and raised in The Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.^[186]
• Carlos Carrasco – Born and raised in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[187]
• Aroldis Chapman – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.^[188]
• Eduardo Escobar – Born and raised in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2023.^[189]
• Yunel Escobar – Born and raised in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[190]
• José Fernández – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[191][192]
• Ozzie Guillén – Born and raised in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[193]
• Félix Hernández – Born in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[194]
• José Iglesias – Born in Cuba. Became an American citizen in 2018.^[195]
• Leonys Martín – Born and raised in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[196]
• Oscar Mercado – Born in Colombia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.
• David Ortiz – Born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[197][198]
• Eddie Pérez – Born and raised in Venezuela. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[199][200]
• Tony Pérez – Born and raised in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 1971.^[201]
• Plácido Polanco – Born in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.
• Yasiel Puig – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[202]
• Albert Pujols – Born in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.^[203]
• Hanley Ramírez – Born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[204]
• Manny Ramirez – Born in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2004.^[205]
• Mariano Rivera – Born and raised in Panama. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[206]
• Chico Ruiz – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 1972.
• Carlos Santana – Born in the Dominican Republic. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[207]
• Fernando Valenzuela – Born and raised in Mexico. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[208]

Basketball

• Kristine Anigwe – Born in the United Kingdom to parents from Nigeria. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[209]
• Geno Auriemma – Born in Italy. Became an American citizen in 1994.^[210]
• Hank Beenders
• Rolando Blackman
• Bohdan Blyzniuk
• Brandon Clarke
• James Donaldson
• Joel Embiid
• Patrick Ewing
• Adonal Foyle - Born and raised in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.^[211]
• Olga Firsova – Born in the Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 2008.^[212]
• Ernie Grunfeld – Born in Romania. Became a U.S. citizen in 1976.
• Adnan Hodžić
• Zydrunas Ilgauskas – Born and raised in Lithuania. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[213]
• Enes Kanter Freedom - Born in Switzerland raised in Turkey. Became a U.S. citizen in 2021.^[214]
• Andrei Kirilenko – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2011.^[215]
• Damir Krupalija
• Tom Meschery
• Sean Marks – Born and raised in New Zealand. Became an American citizen in 2007.
• Dikembe Mutombo
• Hakeem Olajuwon - Born and raised in Nigeria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1993.
• Ticha Penicheiro – Born and raised in Portugal. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.^[216]
• Juan Ignacio Sánchez
• Goran Suton - Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[217]
• Mychal Thompson
• Tristan Thompson - Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2020.^[218]

Boxing

• Eduardo Garcia
• Kid Kaplan
• Dmitry Salita

Climbing

• Fritz Wiessner – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1935.

Figure skating

• Rafael Arutyunyan – Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Georgia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[219][220]
• Daniil Barantsev
• Nina Bates
• Tanith Belbin White - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2005.
• Jane Bugaeva – Born in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
• Alexandr Chichkov
• Oleg Fediukov
• Mathew Gates
• Kyoko Ina
• Rena Inoue - Born and raised in Japan. Became a U.S. citizen in 2005.
• Chuen-Gun Lee
• Gustave Lussi – Born in Switzerland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1927.
• Alexandr Kirsanov
• Ksenia Makarova – Born in Russia. Became an American citizen in 2013.
• Denis Petukhov - Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2005.
• Larisa Selezneva – Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.
• Gorsha Sur
• Peter Tchernyshev – Born and raised in the Soviet Union (modern day Russia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.

Golf

• Tommy Armour – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942.^[221]
• Bobby Cruickshank
• Harry Cooper
• Jim Ferrier – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
• Jenny Lidback – Born in Peru to parents from Sweden. Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
• Pearl Sinn – Born in South Korea. Became a U.S. citizen at the age of 14.
• Macdonald Smith – Born and raised in the United Kingdom specifically Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1918.^[222]
• Annika Sörenstam - Born and raised in Sweden. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.^[223]

Gymnastics

• Svetlana Boginskaya
• Nadia Comăneci – Born and raised in Romania. Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.^[224]
• Annia Hatch – Born in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.
• Irina Kazakova
• Olga Korbut – Born and raised in The Soviet Union (modern day Belarus). Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.^[225][226]
• Anna Kotchneva
• Valeri Liukin – Born in The Soviet Union (modern day Kazakhstan). Became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
• Henrietta Ónodi – Born and raised in Hungary. Became a U.S. citizen later in life.
• Elena Piskun

Ice hockey

• Joseph Barss - Born in British India raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1930.
• Martin Biron – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[227]
• Martin Brodeur – Born and raised in Canada. Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2009
• Valeri Bure – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2001.
• Bill Clement – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.
• Tony Esposito - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1981.
• Ruslan Fedotenko
• Mike Fisher – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[228]
• Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre - Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2024.^[229]
• Wayne Gretzky
• Milan Hejduk - Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic). Became an American citizen in 2016.^[230]
• Arthur Kaliyev
• Tom Karalis - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen following Ice Hockey retirement.^[231]
• Darius Kasparaitis
• Orest Kindrachuk - Born and raised in Canada to parents from Ukraine. Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.^[232]
• Eddie Lack - Born and raised in Sweden. Became an American citizen in 2024.
• Ian Laperrière – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2011.^[233]
• Claude Lemieux – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2009.^[234]
• Mario Lemieux
• Joel Quenneville - Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2011.^[235]
• Chico Resch
• Ulf Samuelsson
• Teemu Selänne - Born and raised in Finland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2024.^[236]
• Joe Thornton - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2009.
• Bryan Trottier
• Justin Williams - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[237]

Mixed martial arts

• Rafael dos Anjos – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.^[238]
• Andrei Arlovski
• Vitor Belfort – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[239]
• Cris Cyborg – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2016.
• Alp Ozkilic
• Anderson Silva – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2019.
• Glover Teixeira – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[240]
• Kamaru Usman
• Sodiq Yusuff – Born in Nigeria. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.

Motor sports

• Aldo Andretti
• Mario Andretti - Born in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1964.
• Luigi Chinetti - Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1950.

Rugby

• Takudzwa Ngwenya

Skateboarding

• Letícia Bufoni – Born and raised in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2021.^[241]
• Bob Burnquist

Soccer / association football

• Freddy Adu – Born in Ghana. Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
• Juan Agudelo
• Osvaldo Alonso – Born and raised in Cuba. Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.^[242]
• Vlatko Andonovski – Born in modern-day North Macedonia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[243]
• Hadji Barry – Born and raised in Guinea. Became a U.S. citizen in 2018.^[244]
• Fernando Clavijo – Born in Uruguay. Became a U.S. citizen in 1987.
• Jeff Cunningham – Born in Jamaica. Became an American citizen in 2001.
• Emmanuel D'Andrea - Born in Venezuela, raised in Puerto Rico. Became a U.S. citizen at the age of 10.
• Mix Diskerud
• Benny Feilhaber
• Elena Gracinda Santos
• Baggio Hušidić - Born and raised in Yugoslavia (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Became a U.S. citizen while in college.^[245]
• Donna-Kay Henry
• Dema Kovalenko
• Sydney Leroux
• Carlos Llamosa – Born in Colombia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1998.
• Catarina Macario – Born in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020.^[246]
• Kekuta Manneh – Born in Gambia. Became an American citizen in 2016.^[247]
• Mick McDermott
• Janusz Michallik – Born in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1991.
• Darlington Nagbe – Born in Liberia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015.^[248]
• Teresa Noyola
• Brian Quinn
• Andrew Parkinson
• Hugo Pérez - Born in El Salvador. Became a U.S. citizen as a kid.
• Preki - Born in Yugoslavia (modern day Serbia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1996.^[249]
• Tab Ramos
• David Regis – Born in Martinique. Became a U.S. citizen in 1998.
• Havana Solaun
• Roy Wegerle – Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 1991.
• Gedion Zelalem – Born in Germany to parents from Ethiopia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.^[250]
• Kia Zolgharnain – Born in Iran. Became a U.S. citizen in 1994.

Swimming

• John Davies – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1960.
• Mariya Koroleva
• Lenny Krayzelburg - Born and raised in Ukraine. Became an American citizen in 1995.
• Jay Litherland - Born and raised in Japan. Became a U.S. citizen while in high school.
• Philip Scholz - Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.
• Darian Townsend - Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.
• Arkady Vyatchanin – Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2017.^[251]
• Otto Wahle - Born in Austrian empire (modern day Austria). Became a U.S. citizen in 1906.
• Alberto Zorrilla – Born and raised in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1954.

Tennis

• Alex Bogomolov Jr. - Born and raised in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2002.
• Kevin Curren – Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen 1985.^[252]
• Mariaan de Swardt – Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
• Amer Delić - Born and raised in Yugoslavia (modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina). Became a U.S. citizen in 2003.
• Edward Dewhurst – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1924.
• Cliff Drysdale - Born and raised in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen following retirement of tennis career.
• Tommy Haas – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.^[253]
• Liezel Huber – Born in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 2007.^[254]
• Anna Kournikova – Born in Russia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2010.^[255][256]
• Johan Kriek – Born in South Africa. Became a U.S. citizen in 1982.
• Denis Kudla - Born in Ukraine but raised in United States. Became a U.S. citizen during his childhood.
• Varvara Lepchenko – Born in The Soviet Union (modern day Uzbekistan). Became an American citizen in 2012.^[257]
• Ivan Lendl – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic). Became a U.S. citizen in 1992.^[258]
• Tetiana Luzhanska - Born and raised in Soviet Union (modern day Ukraine). Became a U.S. citizen in 2012.
• Molla Mallory - Born and raised in Norway. Became a U.S. citizen in 1919.
• Martina Navratilova – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern day Czech Republic). Became an American citizen in 1981.
• Alex Olmedo – Born in Peru. Became a U.S. citizen later in life.
• Bernarda Pera - Born and raised in Yugoslavia (modern day Croatia). Became a U.S. citizen in 2013.
• Fred Perry – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939.
• Monica Seles – Born in Yugoslavia (modern day Serbia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1994.
• Anna Tatishvili – Born in the country of Georgia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2014.

Volleyball

• Bojana Todorović

Weightlifting

• Mike Karchut
• Richard Tom
• Walter Zagurski

Winter Sports

• Kaillie Humphries - Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2022.

Wrestling

• Edwin Bibby – Born and raised in the United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1900.
• Drew McIntyre - Born and raised in Scotland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2023.
• Ildar Hafizov - Born and raised in Uzbekistan. Became a U.S. citizen after enlisting in the U.S. Army in 2015.
• Rocky Johnson - Born and raised in Canada.
• Becky Lynch - Born and raised in Ireland. Became a U.S. citizen in 2024.