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American physical chemist known for the covalent bond, Lewis dot structures, and coining the term 'photon'

American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker, and director who created the Muppets, Fraggle Rock, and directed films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth

American author, screenwriter, and film director known for his science fiction and techno-thriller novels often adapted into blockbuster films

American mathematician and Nobel laureate who developed direct methods for determining crystal structures, changing the field of chemistry

American actor, producer, singer, and dancer known for his versatile performances and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

American dancer and choreographer who pioneered modern contemporary dance and achieved widespread acclaim throughout Europe and the United States

American children's author and cartoonist who created beloved characters and revolutionized reading with his whimsical books

American writer known for historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters, bringing him fame and fortune in the 19th century

American novelist, essayist, and short story writer best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age

The 25th President of the United States who led the nation during the Spanish-American War and oversaw a period of rapid economic growth and American expansionism

American actor known for his commanding presence and acclaimed performance as John Coffey in The Green Mile

American author and poet renowned for his experimental use of grammar and typography, and for works like The Enormous Room and Tulips and Chimneys

American physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the positron and confirmation of antimatter

American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film historian who was a key figure in the New Hollywood movement

American industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Ford Motor Company, pioneering affordable automobiles for the middle class through the system of Fordism

American actor and comedian widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman

Long-serving American politician, lawyer, and U.S. Army officer who represented Kansas in Congress and was a Republican presidential nominee

American realist painter and printmaker renowned for his iconic depictions of modern American life and landscapes

American actress best known for her Academy Award-winning portrayal of Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

American actor and stand-up comedian known for his iconic roles as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Ralph Furley on Three's Company, earning five Emmy Awards

American lawyer, orator, and politician known as "the Great Agnostic" who championed free thought and agnosticism

American geneticist and Nobel Laureate who helped found the field of evolutionary developmental biology through his discoveries on genetic control of early embryonic development

American writer and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry and biography of Abraham Lincoln, widely regarded as a major figure in contemporary literature

American tennis player, author, and military officer who became the first Black man to win singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open