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Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
FD Roosevelt
Washington
Jefferson
FD Roosevelt
7.3
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Politics/Thought: 1755-1804
Soldier, banker, and political scientist, he set in motion an agrarian nation’s transformation into an industrial power.
Soldier, banker, and political scientist, he set in motion an agrarian nation’s transformation into an industrial power.
Franklin
4.9
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Thought: 1755-1835
The defining chief justice, he established the Supreme Court as the equal of the other two federal branches.
The defining chief justice, he established the Supreme Court as the equal of the other two federal branches.
ML King
Edison
W Wilson
Edison
W Wilson
Industry: 1839-1937
The man behind Standard Oil set the mold for our tycoons—first by making money, then by giving it away.
The man behind Standard Oil set the mold for our tycoons—first by making money, then by giving it away.
Grant
6.5
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Politics/Thought: 1751-1836
He fathered the Constitution and wrote the Bill of Rights.
He fathered the Constitution and wrote the Bill of Rights.
H. Ford
T. Roosevelt
T. Roosevelt
8.5
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Arts: 1835-1910
Author of our national epic, he was the most unsentimental observer of our national life.
Author of our national epic, he was the most unsentimental observer of our national life.
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Reagan
Andrew Jackson
Paine
Andrew Jackson
Paine
1
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Industry: 1835-1919
The original self-made man forged America’s industrial might and became one of the nation’s greatest philanthropists.
The original self-made man forged America’s industrial might and became one of the nation’s greatest philanthropists.
H. Truman
8.8
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Arts: 1819-1892
He sang of America and shaped the country’s conception of itself.
He sang of America and shaped the country’s conception of itself.
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Wilbur Wright
Invention/Industry: 1872 - 1948; 1867 - 1912
They got us all off the ground.
A G Bell
J Adams
J Adams
8.6
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Arts: 1901 -1966
The quintessential entertainer-entrepreneur, he wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
The quintessential entertainer-entrepreneur, he wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
0
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Invention/Industry: 1765-1825
His gin made cotton king and sustained an empire for slavery.
His gin made cotton king and sustained an empire for slavery.
6.7
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Politics/Military: 1890 - 1969
He won a war and two elections, and made everybody like Ike.
He won a war and two elections, and made everybody like Ike.
0
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Thought/Politics: 1891-1974
His Supreme Court transformed American society and bequeathed to us the culture wars.
His Supreme Court transformed American society and bequeathed to us the culture wars.
Social Activism: 1815-1902
One of the first great American feminists, she fought for social reform and women’s right to vote.
One of the first great American feminists, she fought for social reform and women’s right to vote.
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Politics: 1777-1852
One of America’s greatest legislators and orators, he forged compromises that held off civil war for decades.
One of America’s greatest legislators and orators, he forged compromises that held off civil war for decades.
Einstein
Emerson
Emerson
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Science: 1914-1995
His vaccine for polio eradicated one of the world’s worst plagues.
His vaccine for polio eradicated one of the world’s worst plagues.
8.9
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Sports: 1919 - 1972
He broke baseball’s color barrier and embodied integration’s promise.
He broke baseball’s color barrier and embodied integration’s promise.
Politics: 1860 - 1925
“The Great Commoner” lost three presidential elections, but his populism transformed the country.
“The Great Commoner” lost three presidential elections, but his populism transformed the country.
3.3
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Industry: 1837 - 1913
The great financier and banker was the prototype for all the Wall Street barons who followed.
The great financier and banker was the prototype for all the Wall Street barons who followed.
9.5
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Social Activism:
She was the country’s most eloquent voice for women’s equality under the law.
She was the country’s most eloquent voice for women’s equality under the law.
10
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Science: 1907-1964
The author of Silent Spring was godmother to the environmental movement.
The author of Silent Spring was godmother to the environmental movement.
4.7
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Social Activism/Thought: 1859 - 1952
He sought to make the public school a training ground for democratic life.
He sought to make the public school a training ground for democratic life.
5.7
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Arts/Social Activism: 1884 - 1962
Her Uncle Tom’s Cabin inspired a generation of abolitionists and set the stage for civil war.”
Her Uncle Tom’s Cabin inspired a generation of abolitionists and set the stage for civil war.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
5
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Arts/Thought: 1888-1963
One of America’s great intellectuals, he made the “problem of the color line” his life’s work.
One of America’s great intellectuals, he made the “problem of the color line” his life’s work.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Social Activism: 1805-1879
Through his newspaper, The Liberator, he became the voice of abolition.
Through his newspaper, The Liberator, he became the voice of abolition.
8.6
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Social Activism: 1817-1895
After escaping from slavery, he pricked the nation’s conscience with an eloquent accounting of its crimes.
After escaping from slavery, he pricked the nation’s conscience with an eloquent accounting of its crimes.
Science: 1904 - 1967
The father of the atomic bomb and the regretful midwife of the nuclear era.
The father of the atomic bomb and the regretful midwife of the nuclear era.
Arts/Media: 1822 - 1903
The genius behind New York’s Central Park, he inspired the greening of America’s cities.
The genius behind New York’s Central Park, he inspired the greening of America’s cities.
5.4
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Politics: 1795-1849
This one-term president’s Mexican War landgrab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
This one-term president’s Mexican War landgrab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
5.8
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Social Activism: 1879 - 1966
The ardent champion of birth control—and of the sexual freedom that came with it.
The ardent champion of birth control—and of the sexual freedom that came with it.
2
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Religion: 1805-1844
The founder of Mormonism, America’s most famous homegrown faith.
The founder of Mormonism, America’s most famous homegrown faith.
Arts/Thought: 1831-1935
Known as “The Great Dissenter,” he wrote Supreme Court opinions that continue to shape American jurisprudence.
Known as “The Great Dissenter,” he wrote Supreme Court opinions that continue to shape American jurisprudence.
7.4
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Invention/Industry: 1955 -
The Rockefeller of the Information Age, in business and philanthropy alike.
The Rockefeller of the Information Age, in business and philanthropy alike.
John Quincy Adams
0
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Social Activism/Politics: 1796-1859
His tireless advocacy of universal public schooling earned him the title “The Father of American Education.”
His tireless advocacy of universal public schooling earned him the title “The Father of American Education.”
8
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Military: 1807-1870
He was a good general but a better symbol, embodying conciliation in defeat.
He was a good general but a better symbol, embodying conciliation in defeat.
8
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Politics: 1782-1850
The voice of the antebellum South, he was slavery’s most ardent defender.
The voice of the antebellum South, he was slavery’s most ardent defender.
9
0
Arts/Invention: 1856-1924
The father of architectural modernism, he shaped the defining American building: the skyscraper.
The father of architectural modernism, he shaped the defining American building: the skyscraper.
Faulkner
0
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Social Activism: 1850 - 1924
The country’s greatest labor organizer, he made the golden age of unions possible.
The country’s greatest labor organizer, he made the golden age of unions possible.
6.2
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Thought: 1842-1910
The mind behind Pragmatism, America’s most important philosophical school.
The mind behind Pragmatism, America’s most important philosophical school.
7.6
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Military/Politics: 1880-1959
As a general, he organized the American effort in World War II; as a statesman, he rebuilt Western Europe.
As a general, he organized the American effort in World War II; as a statesman, he rebuilt Western Europe.
8
0
Social Activism:
The founder of Hull House, she became the secular saint of social work.
The founder of Hull House, she became the secular saint of social work.
Thoreau
Presley
Presley
8
0
Arts: 1810 - 1891
The circus impresario’s taste for spectacle paved the way for blockbuster movies and reality TV.
The circus impresario’s taste for spectacle paved the way for blockbuster movies and reality TV.
8
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Science: 1928 -
He codiscovered DNA’s double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
He codiscovered DNA’s double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
Media: 1795-1872
As the founding publisher of The New York Herald, he invented the modern American newspaper.
As the founding publisher of The New York Herald, he invented the modern American newspaper.
Exploration: 1774-1809; 1770-1838
They went west to explore, and millions followed in their wake.
They went west to explore, and millions followed in their wake.
8
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Industry: 1918 - 1992
He promised us “Every Day Low Prices,” and we took him up on the offer.
He promised us “Every Day Low Prices,” and we took him up on the offer.
0
0
Religion: 1801-1877
What Joseph Smith founded, Young preserved, leading the Mormons to their promised land.
What Joseph Smith founded, Young preserved, leading the Mormons to their promised land.
Babe Ruth
0
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Religion/Social Activism: 1775 - 1863
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s clergyman father earned fame as an abolitionist and an evangelist.
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s clergyman father earned fame as an abolitionist and an evangelist.
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