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American physicist and neurobiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960 for inventing the bubble chamber

American actor celebrated for his versatile performances in both comedic and dramatic roles, often portraying an anxious everyman with remarkable depth and receiving numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards

African-American abolitionist, women's rights activist, and religious leader who escaped slavery and advocated for human dignity

American actor, voice artist, and trade unionist, best known for his iconic portrayal of Lou Grant in both comedy and drama series

American businessman, magazine publisher, and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, known for blending sexualized content with serious journalism and extending the brand into a network of clubs

American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit and critiques of social and sexual norms

American economist, sociologist, and pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1946 for her lifelong dedication to peace and social justice, and a committed academic and advocate against poverty and child labor

American television personality, screenwriter, and producer best known for showcasing California's history, culture, and people through his distinctive television programs like California's Gold

American conductor, composer, pianist, and educator whose prolific career earned him international acclaim and numerous awards, shaping classical music for generations

American actor, filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist known as a key figure of the New Hollywood era

American actress and comedian who was a pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades

American Baptist evangelist, pastor, theologian, and civil rights advocate known for his global sermons and broadcasts

Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest who first proposed the expanding universe and the Big Bang theory

American author, poet, and art collector who hosted a renowned Paris salon, influencing the modernist movement with her experimental literary style

American actor known for a six-decade career in over 100 films, achieving peak popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, and also serving as a writer, military officer, and painter

American biologist and agronomist who spearheaded the Green Revolution, dramatically increasing agricultural production and earning the Nobel Peace Prize

American experimental physicist and inventor, Nobel laureate in Physics for his discoveries in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber

First Lady of the United States, influential advisor to President John Adams, and mother of President John Quincy Adams, known for her prolific and insightful letters

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist known as the High Priestess of Soul, whose music blended classical, jazz, blues, and folk genres

American physicist, inventor, and engineer who created the world's first liquid-fueled rocket and significantly improved solid-fueled rocket efficiency

American physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize for discovering the diffraction of electrons by crystals

American political philosopher recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, known for his contributions to modern liberal tradition

American astronaut and politician who was the first American to orbit Earth and served as a U.S. Senator

American computer scientist and United States Navy officer who pioneered machine-independent programming languages and developed COBOL