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December 18, 2006
Richard J. Daley to Medgar EversRichard J. Daley
Changed an election and history Mayor of Chicago—negative. Clarence Darrow
He proved again and again that America's justice system was the greatest and fairest ever conceived. Brilliant attorney, did lots of pro bono work to the poor and union workers, and took cases nobody else would tak Gary Davis
Citizen of the World Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America A contributor to Military intelligence and much better President than Lincoln. Study his methods of leadership compared to Lincoln and you will see If you can include Robert E. Lee, then for good or bad, Jeferson Davis should be right up there. fought hard to continue the true revolution that was started in 1776 and gave us government of by and for ''the people'' which ended in 1865! Miles Davis
Reinvented America's music, jazz, in ways so profound that they continue to resonate today and into the future. Jazz, the dominant American musical form Revolutionized american jazz, blazed path for other jazz musicians Cool bop jazz inventor. Given more listening pleasure than just about any jazz artist ever. Next to Louis Armstrong, the most influential musician of America's truest art form, Jazz. There's so much more to life than politics Changed the course of music at least five times Dorothy Day
Helped to revive Catholic social teaching through her advocacy for peace and nonviolence Howard Dean
Involved the netroots James Dean
changed the youth culture Eugene Debs
Out of fashion now, but this socialist was one of America's greatest fighters for labor rights, peace and civil liberties Debs inspired every labor leader and reformer for generations. This admirer of John Brown inspired millions to end wage slavery and to refuse to acknowledge that history was over. John Deere
If Cyrus McCormick makes the list, why not John Deere? His steel plow revolutionized American farming. Morris Dees
Founder of Southern Poverty Law Center William Dell
Helped set the standard for the home or business computer Vine Deloria Jr.
Needs no introduction to American Indians, but is certainly, and sadly, an invisible Indian to historians, just as invisible as the rest of us Indians. Cecil B. DeMille
Edwards Deming
The corporation has emerged as the dominant institution at the dawn of the 21st century and both Peter Drucker and W. Edwards Deming have arguably had as much influence on management as any thinkers. Emily Dickinson
Superb poet, certainly the best female poet in history and in the top ten of all poets ever in my opinion. Wrote of love, faith, death and that "...certain slant of light." She is one of the most important poets, not only in American Literature, but in all Literature. How did you miss her?! James Fenimore Cooper over Dickinson? Seriously now. Plenty of people were mythologizing the frontier. Pick the writer who's still worth reading. America's best poet Poet genius Ahead of her time Walt Disney
Gave us wholesome, family entertainment for many years. Dorthea Dix
Gave rights to the insane and much else, as one of the few female lobbyists of her time. Leader in reform of treatment of individuals with mental illness James Dobson
Promoting Values Lou Dobbs
champion of defending the middle class James "Jimmy" Doolittle
I am not a WWII Vet, I am 57 and a Vet. These men changed America or we might not be speaking Engligh in this article. They either led us in battle or gave us the inspiration to lead ourselves. Those are INFLUENTIAL AMEMICANS. Abner Doubleday
Whether or not he invented baseball, his sport now rivals soccer in its international appeal US Senator Paul H. Douglas
Civil Rights and ethics Dr. Charles Drew
He developed the blood bank, giving millions a second chance at life. First Heart Surgery W. E. B. DuBois
Great thinker, writer, and agitator. John Foster Dulles
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
One of the first meaningful voices of Black Americans Pierre DuPont
He transformed both DuPont and General Motors into the dominant companies in their respective industries and invented modern corporate financial measurements. Bob Dylan
Provided the words and musicof the 60s counterculture Provided the words and musicof the 60s counterculture Like a Rolling Stone changed the face of music The most important and influencial poet of his age - a bonafide genius. The essence of the cultural revolution starting in the 60's. The omission of Dylan is the most egregious miss in your list. He made music what it is today. Without him, it would be very shallow. If not the voice of a generation, then its lyricist Greatest songwriter ever American or other wise. The most influential musical lyricist/poet since Shakespeare. American icon for 4/5 decades, gave rock and roll, (America's music) a soul. He gave us a framework to relate to life in post Cold War era. besides Elvis & Sinatra greatest pop music influence Our modern musical poet laureate He's been a major influence all over the world and long after the rest of the rock and rollers (other than the Beatles) have become "Who's that's?" Bob Dylan will be a recognizable name. The voice of America's largest—and, for better or worse, most influential—generation. Poet extraordinaire of the last half of the 20th century. Voice of many generations and many to come. Influenced serious popular music from 1963 on. America's best singer songwriter James Eads
He defined river travel and crossing. Thomas Eakins
Wyatt Earp
The gunfighter John P. Eckert & John Prosper Mauchly
joint inventgors of the general-purpose electronic computer. The first electronic digital computer ENIAC was the dawn of the computer age. Jonathan Edwards
Ignited the great awakening, first president Princeton Great American Evangelist Charles Eliot
Harvard president moved higher education to German research model. T. S. Eliot
Wrote the single most influential poem--really the signature poem--of the last century Ahead of his time Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
One of the most influential and versatile composers His incredible ear for music. Ushering in a new wave of jazz--especially in Harlem, New York Influential Jazz Musician, Pianist & Band Leader A genius in his own right, he brought America's indigenous music—and the sounds of black America—to Carnegie Hall Perhaps the greatest American composer, period. America's greatest composer All but created the standard American music that swings, the music the rest of the world has come to love. Ralph Ellison
Exploration of Black invisibility John Elway
greatest quarterback that ever lived! Walker Evans
Founder of americal realist photography, visual record of the great depression Medgar Evers
Unfortunately a forgotten Civil Rights leader. The risks he went through just to have the same opportunities as his white neighbors in Mississippi that eventually costed Mr. Evers his life.
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