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Christopher Reeve

1952 – 2004 · Actor and activist

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere.”

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Theatre

Stephen Sondheim

1930 – 2021 · Composer and lyricist

“Send in the clowns.”

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Brian Wilson

1942 – 2025 · Musician, The Beach Boys

“God only knows what I'd be without you.”

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Val Kilmer

1959 – 2025 · Actor

“I'm your huckleberry.”

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Gene Hackman

1930 – 2025 · Actor

“I was trained to be an actor, not a star.”

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Quincy Jones

1933 – 2024 · Record producer and composer

“Not one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me.”

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Harry Belafonte

1927 – 2023 · Singer, actor and activist

“Day-O.”

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Tony Bennett

1926 – 2023 · Singer

“I left my heart in San Francisco.”

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Matthew Perry

1969 – 2023 · Actor

“Could I BE any more...”

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Diane Keaton

1946 – 2025 · Actress

“La-di-da.”

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Robert Redford

1936 – 2025 · Actor, director and founder of Sundance

“Storytellers broaden our minds.”

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Law

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1933 – 2020 · Justice of the US Supreme Court

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

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Politics

Jimmy Carter

1924 – 2024 · 39th President of the United States

“We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.”

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Politics

John F. Kennedy

1917 – 1963 · 35th President of the United States

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

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Politics

Abraham Lincoln

1809 – 1865 · 16th President of the United States

“With malice toward none, with charity for all.”

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Civil rights

Rosa Parks

1913 – 2005 · Civil rights activist

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free.”

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Food and travel

Anthony Bourdain

1956 – 2018 · Chef, author and broadcaster

“Travel isn't always pretty. But that's okay. The journey changes you.”

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Food

Julia Child

1912 – 2004 · Cook, author and television host

“People who love to eat are always the best people.”

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Fred Rogers

1928 – 2003 · Television host and Presbyterian minister

“Look for the helpers.”

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Jim Henson

1936 – 1990 · Puppeteer and filmmaker

“It's not easy being green.”

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Walt Disney

1901 – 1966 · Animator and entrepreneur

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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Comics

Stan Lee

1922 – 2018 · Comic book writer and editor

“Excelsior!”

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Paul Newman

1925 – 2008 · Actor and philanthropist

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.”

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Betty White

1922 – 2021 · Actress and comedian

“Thank you for being a friend.”

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Sidney Poitier

1927 – 2022 · Actor and director

“They call me Mister Tibbs!”

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Carrie Fisher

1956 – 2016 · Actress and writer

“Take your broken heart, make it into art.”

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Chadwick Boseman

1976 – 2020 · Actor

“Wakanda forever.”

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Robin Williams

1951 – 2014 · Actor and comedian

“You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.”

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Marilyn Monroe

1926 – 1962 · Actress

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius.”

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Babe Ruth

1895 – 1948 · Baseball player

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”

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Jesse Owens

1913 – 1980 · Track and field athlete

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination.”

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Kobe Bryant

1978 – 2020 · Basketball player

“Mamba out.”

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Muhammad Ali

1942 – 2016 · Boxer

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”

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Exploration

Neil Armstrong

1930 – 2012 · Astronaut

“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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Technology

Steve Jobs

1955 – 2011 · Co-founder of Apple

“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”

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Science

Carl Sagan

1934 – 1996 · Astronomer and author

“We are made of star stuff.”

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Science

Nikola Tesla

1856 – 1943 · Inventor and electrical engineer

“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”

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Literature

Ernest Hemingway

1899 – 1961 · Novelist and journalist

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

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Literature

Toni Morrison

1931 – 2019 · Novelist

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

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Literature

Maya Angelou

1928 – 2014 · Poet and memoirist

“Still I rise.”

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Art

Andy Warhol

1928 – 1987 · Artist

“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

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Louis Armstrong

1901 – 1971 · Jazz trumpeter and singer

“What a wonderful world.”

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Ella Fitzgerald

1917 – 1996 · Jazz singer

“The First Lady of Song.”

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Frank Sinatra

1915 – 1998 · Singer and actor

“I did it my way.”

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Johnny Cash

1932 – 2003 · Singer and songwriter

“The Man in Black.”

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Tina Turner

1939 – 2023 · Singer

“Simply the best.”

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