List of people of self-identified Cherokee ancestry

List of Self-identified people of Cherokee ancestry is to list those who claim some Cherokee ancestry but are not enrolled any of the three Cherokee tribes. Numerous notable people claim Cherokee ancestry. These include:

Actors

• David Carradine
• Kevin Costner
• Johnny Depp
• James Garner
• James Earl Jones
• Chuck Norris
• Lou Diamond Philips"Meet the Artist: LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS - Concert of Excellence honoree",

Second Generation, Oct 2004

• Burt Reynolds
• Liv Tyler
• Cameron Diaz

Others

• Selena (1971 - 1995), singer
• Rita Coolidge, singer
• Jack Dempsey, boxer
• Janeane Garofalo, comedian
• Crystal Gayle, country music singer
• Meagan Good, actress and model
• Alex Haley, writer
• Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), musician, singer, and songwriter
• JOnAS Brothers, boygroup
• Loretta Lynn, country music singer
• Cherokee Parks, basketball guard
• Rosa Parks, activist
• Dolly Parton, Country singer
• Robert Rauschenberg, artist
• Bob Ross, painter http://www.nndb.com/people/100/000099800/
• John Leak Springston, activist
• Tina Turner, singer
• Miley Cyrus - singer and actress