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American jazz and traditional pop singer, actor, and painter, recipient of 20 Grammy Awards and founder of arts education initiatives

American composer, conductor, and bandleader known for his innovative film and television scores across nearly 50 years and over 200 productions

American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the antiproton

American astronaut, first American in space, and lunar explorer who walked on the Moon at age 47

American chess player and theoretician acknowledged as the world's greatest chess master during his brief career, whose advanced style was far ahead of his time

American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer who championed women's rights, economic independence, and social reform through works like "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Women and Economics"

American singer and actress known for hit songs like "Gloria" and "Self Control," and her powerful vocal performances

American actor, photographer, and poet, widely known for his memorable roles in films by Quentin Tarantino such as Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill

American heavy metal singer, composer, musician, and songwriter known for fronting bands like Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell

American singer and poet, best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the iconic rock band The Doors

American actress best known for her film portrayals of women based on true stories

American singer, actress, dancer, and activist whose career spanned over seventy years across film, television, and theater

American biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his fundamental studies of nucleic acids and pioneering work in recombinant-DNA technology

American Nobel laureate and environmental chemist known for discovering that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion

American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president and is known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in drafting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights

American cytogeneticist awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for her discovery of mobile genetic elements and pioneering work in maize cytogenetics

American biochemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his discovery of nitric oxide as a crucial cellular signal in the cardiovascular system

American scientist, physicist, and chemist who led the Homestake experiment, the first to detect solar neutrinos, and shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics

American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity

American poet, essayist, and journalist known as the father of free verse, who profoundly influenced American and world literature with works such as Leaves of Grass

American film director, producer, and actor known for critically acclaimed studio films and receiving two Academy Awards

American astronaut and physicist who became the first American woman to fly in space, and a dedicated advocate for science education

African American man whose tragic death at the hands of police in Minneapolis sparked a global movement against police brutality and for racial justice

American actress known for her roles as Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women and Randi King on Family Law