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American short story writer and poet known for his minimalist style and realistic portrayal of working-class lives

American actor and comedian known for voicing iconic Warner Bros. characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, as well as Grandpa Lou Pickles on Rugrats

American inventor who developed the Audion triode vacuum tube, fundamentally enabling modern radio and long-distance telephony

American baseball player known as "Hammerin' Hank" who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record and was a leading voice for civil rights

American writer whose Southern Gothic stories explored faith, morality, and the grotesque, often through the lens of grace and violence

American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, known for his military service and pioneering an interracial family

Polish-American endocrinologist and Nobel laureate whose research unveiled the brain's control over hormones and led to advanced prostate cancer treatments.

American actress known for her iconic peek-a-boo hairstyle and femme fatale roles in 1940s film noir

American actor celebrated for his grounded realism in films like *Jaws* and *All That Jazz*, bringing humanity to everyday heroes

American pharmacist and chemist who invented Coca-Cola as an attempt to alleviate his chronic pain and morphine addiction

American inventor who developed vulcanized rubber, a process that revolutionized manufacturing

American frontiersman and showman who founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a spectacle that popularized the image of the American Old West

American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer known for the Count Basie Orchestra and shaping the swing era with his minimalist piano and driving rhythm section

American hacker and computer security consultant who transformed from a high-profile fugitive into a respected expert in cybersecurity

Austrian-American director and actor known for his uncompromising vision in silent films like Greed and his later roles, including Max von Mayerling in Sunset Boulevard

American actor and comedian best known as Ed Norton on The Honeymooners and an Academy Award winner for Harry and Tonto

American actor, known as 'the Great Profile,' who captivated audiences on stage and screen from Hamlet to Grand Hotel

American historian, playwright, and activist known for challenging traditional historical narratives and advocating for civil rights

American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize for elucidating the enzymatic mechanism of ATP synthesis

American physiologist who, with Joseph Erlanger, won the Nobel Prize for discoveries relating to nerve fiber function

American novelist and short story writer known for psychological thrillers and the creation of Tom Ripley

American physician and Nobel laureate who, after surviving diabetes thanks to insulin, co-discovered a life-saving treatment for pernicious anemia

American physician and researcher who won the Nobel Prize for his work on kuru, a transmissible neurological disease

American filmmaker known for directing iconic comedies like the Pink Panther series and Breakfast at Tiffany's, as well as powerful dramas