Who are some of the refugees who have fled political or social tyranny and come to the United states?

The most prominent names among refugees who have seen success in the US are in arts and entertainment. Among them are

- Jackie Chan, who fled Hong Kong to escape death threats from the triads

- Fritz Lang, famous cartoonist and film director, who was a Holocaust refugee

- Jerry Springer, TV show host, whose parents also fled the Holocaust

- Rachel Weisz has spent most of her life in the UK but is a US citizen. Her parents were Jewish refugees to Britain.

- Billy Wilder, film director and writer, was also a Holocaust refugee

- Andy Garcia, well-known film actor, is a refugee to the US from Cuba