Amerikan kültürü
Amerikan kültürü (İngilizce: Folklore of the United States), Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinde yaşayan halka ve vatandaşlık bağıyla bağlı olan herkese ve bu kültürü yaşayanlara verilen addır.
Amerikan kültür figürleri
Uydurulmuş kişiler
- Paul Bunyan
- Cordwood Pete
- Iron John
- John the Conqueror
- John Henry
- Roy Hobbs
- Johnny Kaw
- Joe Magarac
- Molly Pitcher
- Pecos Bill
- Zorro
- Stagger Lee
- Henry "Ole Pete" Peterson
- Casey Jones
Tarihsel kişiler
Başkanlar
- Aaron Burr (1756–1836)
- Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804)
- Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Bob Dole (born 1923)
- Charles Sumner (1811–1874)
- Daniel Webster (1782–1852)
- Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945)
- George Wallace (1919–1998)
- George Washington (1732–1799)
- Henry Clay (1777–1852)
- Huey Long (1893–1935)
- Jefferson Davis (1808–1889)
- John C. Calhoun (1780–1850)
- John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)
- John Hancock (1737–1793)
- John Jay (1745–1829)
- Jonathan Moulton (1726–1787)
- Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957)
- Patrick Henry (1736–1799)
- Preston Brooks (1819–1857)
- R. Budd Dwyer (1939–1987)
- Ralph Nader (born 1934)
- Richard Nixon (1913–1994)
- Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968)
- Robert La Follette (1855–1925)
- Ron Paul (born 1935)
- Sam Houston (1793–1863)
- Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836)
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
- Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
- William Bradford (1590–1657)
- William M. Tweed (1823–1878)
- William Penn (1644–1718)
Eski batı figürleri
- Annie Oakley (1860–1926)
- Bat Masterson (1853–1921)
- Belle Starr (1848–1889)
- Big Nose George (died 1881)
- Big Nose Kate (1850–1940)
- Bill Doolin (1858–1906)
- Billy the Kid (1859–1881)
- Brushy Bill Roberts (c. 1859 – 1950)
- Butch Cassidy (1866 – c. 1908)
- Calamity Jane (1852–1903)
- Charles Bolles (1829 – c. 1888)
- Charles Goodnight (1836–1929)
- Cole Younger (1844–1916)
- Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969)
- The Dalton Gang (1890–1892)
- Doc Holliday (1851–1887)
- James W. Marshall (1810–1885)
- Jesse James (1847–1882)
- Joaquin Murrieta (1829 – c. 1853)
- John Sutter (1803–1880)
- John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895)
- Johnny Ringo (1850–1882)
- Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924)
- Juan Cortina (1824–1894)
- Kit Carson (1809–1868)
- Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–?)
- Pancho Villa (1878–1923)
- Pat Garrett (1850–1908)
- Reno Gang (1866–1868)
- Robert Ford (1862–1892)
- Roy Bean (c. 1825 – 1903)
- Soapy Smith (1860–1898)
- Tom Horn (1860–1903)
- James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837–1876)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917)
- Wyatt Earp (1848–1929)
- Black Bart (1829 – c. 1888)
Kaşifçiler ve sınırlarda yaşayanlar
- Henry Hudson (died c. 1611)
- John Smith (c. 1580 – 1631)
- Daniel Boone (1734–1820)
- Simon Kenton (1755–1836)
- Mike Fink (c. 1770 – c. 1823)
- "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman (1774–1845)
- Zebulon Pike (1778–1813)
- Davy Crockett (1785–1836)
- Jedediah Smith (1798 – c. 1831)
- Lewis & Clark (1804–1806)
- James "Grizzly" Adams (c. 1807 – 1860)
- John C. Frémont (1813–1890)
- "Liver Eating" John Johnson (c. 1824 – 1900)
Aktivistler
Kölelik karşıtları
- Dred Scott (1799–1858)
- John Brown (1800–1859)
- Nat Turner (1800–1831)
- Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882)
- Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)
- Harriet Tubman (1822–1913)
Sivil hak liderleri
- Booker T. Washington (1856–1915)
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
- Marcus Garvey (1887–1940)
- Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975)
- Rosa Parks (1913–2005)
- Medgar Evers (1925–1963)
- Malcolm X (1925–1965)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
- Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998)
- Bobby Seale (born 1936)
- Huey P. Newton (1942–1989)
- Jesse Jackson (born 1941)
- H. Rap Brown (born 1943)
- Al Sharpton (born 1954)
- Freedom Riders (1961)
Kadın hakları destekçileri
- Sojourner Truth (1797–1883)
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
- Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
İşçi Hareketi
- Mary Harris Jones (1837–1930)
- Big Bill Haywood (1869–1928)
- Sid Hatfield (1893–1921)
- Molly Maguires (c. 1861 – 1878)
- Fannie Sellins (1872–1917)
- Frank Little (1879–1917)
- Ginger Goodwin (1887–1918)
- Wesley Everest (1890–1919)
- Cesar Chavez (1927–1993)
Skandalcılar
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911)
- Jacob Riis (1849–1914)
- Julius Chambers (1850–1920)
- Ida M. Tarbell (1857–1944)
- Charles Edward Russell (1860–1941)
- William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951)
- Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936)
- David Graham Phillips (1867–1911)
- Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946)
- William Henry Irwin (1873–1948)
- William English Walling (1877–1936)
- Upton Sinclair (1878–1968)
Savaş karşıtları
- Ron Paul (born 1935)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
- Alice Herz (1882–1965)
- Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005)
- Howard Zinn (1922–2010)
- Tom Laughlin (born 1931)
- Norman Morrison (1933–1965)
- Ralph Nader (born 1934)
- Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989)
- Jane Fonda (born 1937)
- Jerry Rubin (1938–1994)
- John Kerry (born 1943)
- Sandra Lee Scheuer (1949–1970)
- Jeffrey Glenn Miller (1950–1970)
- William Knox Schroeder (1950–1970)
- Allison Krause (1951–1970)
- Michael Moore (born 1954)
- Cindy Sheehan (born 1957)
- Students for a Democratic Society (1962–1969)
Amerikan Yerlileri Hareketi
- Dennis Banks (born 1932)
- Vine Deloria (1933–2005)
- Clyde Bellecourt (born 1936)
- Russell Means (born 1939)
- Leonard Peltier (born 1944)
- Sacheen Littlefeather (born 1947)
Beyazların üstünlüğü öğretisi
- Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–1877)
- Virgil Effinger (1873–1955)
- William J. Simmons (1880–1945)
- Hiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966)
- William Dudley Pelley (1890–1965)
- D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966)
- Robert Edward Chambliss (1904–1985)
- George Lincoln Rockwell (1916–1967)
- Samuel Bowers (1924–2006)
- Tom Metzger (born 1938)
- David Duke (born 1950)
- Alex Linder (born 1966)
Çevreciler
- Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
- John Muir (1838–1914)
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
- Aldo Leopold (1887–1948)
- Rachel Carson (1907–1964)
- Edward Abbey (1927–1989)
- Smokey Bear (c. 1940s-1976)
- Al Gore (born 1948)
Askeri kişilikler
- Francis Marion (c. 1732 – 1795)
- Ethan Allen (1738–1789)
- Stephen Decatur (1779–1820)
- John Paul Jones (1747–1792)
- Henry Knox (1750–1806)
- William Henry Harrison (1773–1841)
- Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)
- Robert E. Lee (1807–1870)
- William B. Travis (1809–1836)
- William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891)
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
- Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863)
- William Quantrill (1837–1865)
- George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876)
- Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966)
- George Marshall (1880–1959)
- Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)
- George S. Patton (1885–1945)
- Alvin C. York (1887–1964)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
- The Rough Riders (1898)*
- Audie Murphy (1924–1971)
- Tuskegee Airman (1940–1946)
- William Calley (born 1943)
- David Petraeus (born 1952)
Atletler
- Cap Anson (1852–1922)
- John L. Sullivan (1858–1918)
- Jack Johnson (1876–1946)
- Ty Cobb (1886–1961)
- Jim Thorpe (1888–1953)
- Shoeless Joe Jackson (1888–1951)
- Babe Ruth (1895–1948)
- Jack Dempsey (1895–1983)
- Lou Gehrig (1903–1941)
- Red Grange (1903–1991)
- Satchel Paige (1906–1982)
- Vince Lombardi (1913–1970)
- Jesse Owens (1913–1980)
- Paul Bear Bryant (1913–1983)
- Joe Louis (1914–1981)
- Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999)
- Gorgeous George (1915–1963)
- Ted Williams (1918–2002)
- Jackie Robinson (1919–1972)
- The Harlem Globetrotters (1926–)
- Mickey Mantle (1931–1995)
- Johnny Unitas (1933–2002)
- Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999)
- Evel Knievel (1938–2007)
- Billy Mills (born 1938)
- Bob Knight (born 1940)
- Pete Rose (born 1941)
- Muhammad Ali (born 1942)
- Joe Namath (born 1943)
- Pete Maravich (1947–1988)
- Julius Erving (born 1950)
- Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975)
- Dale Earnhardt (1951–2001)
- Joe Montana (born 1956)
- Michael Jordan (born 1963)
- Brett Favre (born 1969)
- Lance Armstrong (born 1971)
- Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972)
- Tiger Woods (born 1975)
- Peyton Manning (born 1976)
- Tom Brady (born 1977)
- Kobe Bryant (born 1978)
- LeBron James (born 1984)
- Michael Phelps (born 1985)
- Tim Tebow (born 1987)
Edebiyatçılar
- Parson Weems (1756–1825)
- Washington Irving (1783–1859)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1951)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)
- Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
- Herman Melville (1819–1891)
- Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
- Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832–1899)
- Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888)
- Mark Twain (1835–1910)
- L. Frank Baum (1856–1919)
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957)
- Robert Frost (1874–1963)
- Jack London (1876–1910)
- H. L. Mencken (1880–1956)
- Uncle Remus (1881–1905)
- T. S. Eliot (1888–1965)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
- Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943)
- Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
- John Steinbeck (1902–1968)
- Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
- Dr. Seuss (1904–1991)
- Tennessee Williams (1911–1983)
- William S. Burroughs (1914–1997)
- J. D. Salinger (1919–2010)
- Jack Kerouac (1922–1969)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)
- Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997)
- Shel Silverstein (1930–1999)
- Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
- Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005)
- Stephen King (born 1947)
- Beat Generation (1948-early 1960s)
- William Faulkner (1897–1962)
Artistler
- Thomas Cole (1801–1848)
- Grandma Moses (1860–1961)
- Frederic Remington (1861–1909)
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978)
- Jackson Pollock (1912–1956)
- Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Müzisyenler
- Edwin Pearce Christy (1815–1862)
- Dan Emmett (1815–1904)
- Stephen Foster (1826–1864)
- John Philip Sousa (1854–1923)
- Scott Joplin (1867–1917)
- W. C. Handy (1873–1958)
- George M. Cohan (1878–1942)
- Jelly Roll Morton (1885–1941)
- Al Jolson (1886–1950)
- Leadbelly (1888–1949)
- Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933)
- George Gershwin (1898–1937)
- Emmett Miller (1900–1962)
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971)
- Fats Waller (1904–1934)
- Robert Johnson (1911–1938)
- Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959)
- Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
- Hank Williams (1923–1953)
- Ray Charles (1930–2004)
- Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
- Elvis Presley (1935–1977)
- Buddy Holly (1936–1959)
- Bob Dylan (born 1941)
- Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970)
- Jim Morrison (1943–1971)
- Bruce Springsteen (born 1949)
- Michael Jackson (1958–2009)
- The Rat Pack (1950–1980s)
- Kurt Cobain (1967–1994)
- Tupac Shakur (1971–1996)
- The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997)
Aktör ve film yapımcıları
- Edwin Forrest (1806–1872)
- Edwin Booth (1833–1892)
- D. W. Griffith (1875–1948)
- Will Rogers (1879–1935)
- Tom Mix (1880–1940)
- John Barrymore (1882–1942)
- Lon Chaney, Sr. (1883–1930)
- Roscoe Arbuckle (1887–1933)
- John Ford (1894–1973)
- Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926)
- Walt Disney (1901–1966)
- John Wayne (1907–1979)
- Marx Brothers (1905 – c. 1950)
- Orson Wells (1915–1985)
- Marlon Brando (1924–2004)
- Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)
- The Three Stooges (1925–1970)
- Laurel and Hardy (1926–1957)
- Abbott and Costello (1929–1965)
- Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999)
- Clint Eastwood (born 1930)
- James Dean (1931–1955)
- Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
- George Carlin
Amerikan yerlileri
- Hiawatha (12th century)
- Squanto (1580–1625)
- Pocahontas (1595–1617)
- Sequoyah (1767–1843)
- Tecumseh (1768–1813)
- Sacagawea (1788 – c. 1812)
- Red Cloud (1822–1909)
- Geronimo (1829–1909)
- Sitting Bull (1831–1890)
- Liliuokalani (1838–1917)
- Chief Joseph (1840–1904)
- Crazy Horse (1840–1877)
- Black Elk (1863–1950)
- Ira Hayes (1923–1955)
Havacılık ve uzay kaşifçileri
- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973)
- Amelia Earhart (1897-?)
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974)
- The Wright Brothers (1903)
- Howard Hughes (1905–1976)
- John Glenn (born 1921)
- Alan Shepard (1923–1998)
- Chuck Yeager (born 1923)
- Neil Armstrong (born 1930)
- Buzz Aldrin (born 1930)
- Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986)
- Sally Ride (1951–2012)
- Chesley Sullenberger (born 1951)
Suçlular
- Al Capone (1899–1947)'
- Baby Face Nelson (1908–1934)
- Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934
- Charles Ponzi (1882–1949)
- Clyde Barrow (1909–1934)
- D.B. Cooper (died c. 1971)
- Jimmy Hoffa (1913-?)
- John Dillinger (1903–1934)
- John Gotti (1940–2002)
- John Wilkes Booth (1836–1865)
- Lizzie Borden (1860–1927)
- Lucky Luciano (1897–1962))
- Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934)
- Stagger Lee Shelton (1865–1912)
- Tommy Lucchese (1899–1967)
- Willie Sutton (1901–1980)
Hukukçular
- Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884)
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972)
- Melvin Purvis (1903–1960)
- Eliot Ness (1903–1957)
Dini kişilikler
- Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643)
- Roger Williams (1603–1683)
- Increase Mather (1639–1723)
- Cotton Mather (1663–1728)
- Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758)
- George Whitefield (1714–1770)
- Brigham Young (1801–1877)
- Joseph Smith (1805–1844)
- Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)
- Billy Sunday (1862–1935)
- Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944)
- Charles Coughlin (1891–1979)
- Billy Graham (born 1918)
Mucitler ve Girişimciler
- Charles Goodyear (1800–1860)
- Eli Whitney (1765–1825)
- John Deere (1804–1886)
- Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- P. T. Barnum (1810–1891)
- Levi Strauss (1829–1902)
- Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- Jack Daniel (1846–1911)
- Thomas Edison (1847–1931)
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)
- Henry Ford (1863–1947)
- Colonel Sanders (1890–1980)
- Walt Disney (1901–1966)
Amerikan Devriminin Devlet Adamları
- Paul Revere (1735–1818)
- Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
- Abigail Adams (1744–1818)
- Betsy Ross (1752–1836)
Diğer
- Leif Ericson (c. 970 – c. 1020)
- Oceanus Hopkins (1620 – c. 1623)
- Sally Hemings (c. 1773 – 1835)
- Marie Laveau (1801–1881)
- Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874)
- Emperor Norton I (1819–1880)
- Abner Doubleday (1819–1893)
- General Tom Thumb (1838–1883)
- The Leatherman (c. 1839 – 1889)
- Isaac W. Sprague (1841–1887)
- Jumbo (1861–1885)
- Casey Jones (1863–1900)
- Fedor Jeftichew (1868–1904)
- Mary Mallon (1869–1938)
- Leon Ray Livingston (1872–1944)
- Harry Houdini (1874–1936)
- Helen Keller (1880–1968)
- Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970)
- Colonel Tom Parker (1909–1997)
- Timothy Leary (1920–1996)
- Black Dahlia (1924 – c. 1947)
- Wavy Gravy (born 1936)
- Wolfman Jack (1939–1995)
- Christopher McCandless (1968–1992)
Efsanevi ve Kültürel kişilikler
- Babe the Blue Ox
- Bigfoot
- Bloody Mary
- Cardiff Giant
- Champ
- Christmas elf
- Chupacabra
- Fur-bearing trout
- Goatman
- Grey aliens
- Hodag
- Jackalope
- Jersey Devil
- La Llorona
- Mothman
- Nain Rouge
- Rabbit's foot
- Santa Claus
- Skunk Ape
- Squonk
- Wendigo
- The White Lady
- The Michigan Dogman
- Zombie
Dış bağlantılar
- American Folklore Society 29 Ağustos 2020 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
- AmericanFolklore.net
- American Myth Today: O Brother, Where Art Thou? American Studies at the University of Virginia
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