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

Art and literature

Architects Esra Akcan – Born and raised in Turkey. César Pelli – Born and raised in Argentina. Became a U.S. citizen in 1964"Master of the Schuylkill – Architect César Pelli". Patriot Harbor Lines. Retrieved September 12, 2016. 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. 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.

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 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. Pál Fried – Born and raised in Hungary, immigrated to the U.S. in 1946 becoming a citizen in 1953.Ancestry.com. New York Petitions for Naturalization [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. 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.Baal-Teshuva, p. 31.

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, immigrated to the U.S. in 1900 becoming a citizen in 1905. Anthony de Francisci – Born and raised in Italy. Became a U.S. citizen in 1913.Marotta, Michael E. "The Peace Dollar", Coin-Gallery Online website, 2000. Accessed February 8, 2022. 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 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.Asimov, Isaac (1979) In Memory Yet Green, pp. 40–41. Avon. Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte – Born in Azerbaijan and raised between there, Armenia and the United States. Became a U.S. citizen in 1997. W. H. Auden – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1946. 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 Joseph Brodsky – Born and raised in 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. Jackie Collins – Born in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1960. Bernard Cornwell – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Thomas B. Costain – Born in Canada. Became an American citizen in 1920. 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. Olga Grushin – Born and raised in Russia. Became an American citizen in 2002. Immaculée Ilibagiza – Born and raised in Rwanda. Became a U.S. citizen in 2013. Gerda Weissmann Klein – Born and raised in Poland. Became a U.S. citizen in 1948. Klaus Mann – Born in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 1943. Claude McKay – Born in Jamaica. Became a U.S. citizen in 1940. Walter Mehring – Born and raised in Germany. David Morrell – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1993. 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.Milgram, Shoshana. "The Life of Ayn Rand: Writing, Reading, and Related Life Events". In . 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. 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 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.

Entrepreneurs 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 designers Oleg Cassini – Born in Russia and immigrated to the U.S. in 1936. Tan France – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2020. 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. 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. Camila Alves – Born in Brazil. Became a U.S. citizen in 2015. Alessandra Ambrosio – Born and raised in Brazil. She became a U.S. citizen in 2020. 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 to the U.S. in 1976. Heidi Klum – Born and raised in Germany. Became a U.S. citizen in 2008. Karolína Kurková – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic). Later became a naturalized U.S. citizen. China Machado – Born in China, raised in China, South America and Spain before coming to the U.S. Genevieve Morton – Born and raised in South Africa. Became an American citizen in 2026. Marite Ozers – Born in Latvia and moved to the U.S. in 1945. Paulina Porizkova – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic) and Sweden. Moved to 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.

Inventors Itzhak Bentov – Born and raised in Czechoslovakia (modern-day Slovakia). Became a U.S. citizen in 1962.. George Garrett – Born and raised in 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 Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia) to a family from Serbia. Became a U.S. citizen in 1891. Arthur Wynne – Born and raised 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 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 United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1964 after immigrating there in 1958.Naturalization records, Ancestry.com; accessed 14 June 2021. Robbie Amell – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020. 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. Steven Bauer – Born in Cuba. Arrived in U.S. in 1959. 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 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."Actor Charles Boyer Becomes U.S. Citizen" The Christian Science Monitor 14 February 1942: 8. 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. Maxwell Caulfield – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1991.Court District: Central District of California, Court Place: Los Angeles, California (Petition Number: 00893343) Tommy Chong – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in the 1980s. Andy Clyde – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1943. Alec Craig – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939. Daniel Craig – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 2019. Hume Cronyn – Born and raised in Canada. Alan Cumming – Born and raised in United Kingdom specifically Scotland. Became an American citizen in 2008. Helmut Dantine – Born and Raised in Austria. Became a U.S. citizen in 1944. Alexander D'Arcy – Born in Egypt. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942. Wheeler Dryden – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1936. Alejandro Edda – Born and raised in Mexico. Nathan Fillion – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1997. James Finlayson – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became a U.S. citizen in 1942. Errol Flynn – Born and raised in Australia. Became an American citizen in 1942.Basinger, Jeanine: The Star Machine. Vintage reprint (2009), p. 247; Glenn Ford – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 1939. Michael J. Fox – Born and raised in Canada. Became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Andy García – Born in Cuba. Arrived in U.S. in 1961. George Gaynes – Born in Russian Empire (modern-day Finland). Became a U.S. citizen in 1948. Giacomo Gianniotti – Born in Italy, Raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2025. Daniel Goddard – Born and raised in Australia. Became a U.S. citizen in 2020. Lev Gorn – Born and raised in Soviet Union (modern-day Russia). Cary Grant – Born and raised in United Kingdom. Became an American citizen in 1942. Jason Gray-Stanford – Born and raised in Canada. Became an American citizen in 2019.