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American physician, pharmacist, chemist, biochemist, and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for discoveries in drug treatment and chemotherapy

American financier, banker, and art collector who dominated Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age, creating industrial giants like General Electric and U.S. Steel

American polymath, statesman, and Founding Father who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence, and was the first postmaster general

American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion known as "the Brown Bomber" who held a record 25 consecutive title defenses

First Lady of the United States, wife of President George H. W. Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

An American actor known for his Academy Award-winning performance in Stalag 17 and as a top box-office draw of the 1950s

American author, philosopher, and occultist who founded the Church of Satan and authored The Satanic Bible

32nd president of the United States who led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II, serving four terms

American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist known for his distinctive shrill voice, strong New York dialect, and edgy humor, memorable as Iago and the Aflac duck mascot

American statesman and lawyer who, as Secretary of State, set Harry S. Truman's foreign policy and helped design the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO

American author known for pioneering the techno-thriller genre with meticulously detailed stories of espionage and military science

American comedian, actor, and artist known for his improvisational genius and extensive career in film, television, and stand-up, earning Grammy and Emmy awards

American astronaut and test pilot, one of the original Mercury Seven, and the second American to fly in space

American actress and singer known for her distinctive voice and girl-next-door image, achieving fame as a top recording artist and box-office star

American author known for satirical and darkly humorous novels such as Slaughterhouse-Five, Player Piano, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

American actress renowned for her energetic and off-beat roles in screwball comedies, recognized by the American Film Institute as one of Classic Hollywood's greatest female stars

American zoologist, primatologist, and conservationist known for her pioneering study of mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda

American businessperson, politician, philanthropist, and art collector who served as the 41st Vice President of the United States and the 49th Governor of New York

American film director and producer known for his skillful direction of comedies and literary adaptations at RKO and MGM

American serial killer known for kidnapping, rape, and murder of numerous young women and girls

American actor known for his distinctive gruff voice, gap-toothed grin, and a prolific career spanning over six decades in film and television

American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, and philanthropist, recipient of an Academy Award and multiple Golden Globe Awards

American Army general who served as a top commander in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, earning the rank of General of the Army and the Medal of Honor

American writer, designer, poet, and novelist, known for portraying Gilded Age society and winning the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction awarded to a woman