John Unitas to Vladimir Zworkin
With his performance in the 1958 championship game, he brought the NFL into the mainstream. This game is still called the greatest game ever played.
Without them, we would be nothing
The nation's first railroad tycoon, Vanderbilt was wore responsible than anyone else for the rise of New York as America's financial center.
The trial that changed America forever.
Influenced a generation
Wikipedia is revolutionizing information sharing
First Black Woman Millionaire—First Black Hair care Entrepreneur
Designed contemporary envangelical conservatism.
Mr. Walsh has advanced the saftey of Americans everywhere through his efforts with America's Most Wanted.
The first word processor
Artist who embraced the celebrity culture of America.
He was significant in creating contemporary culture, especially its heavy tilt to popular culture.
Visual artist defining pop culture. famous for images of Marilyn Monroe and Cambell soup cans
He invented pop art and made it his own.
defined the time in which he lived with his art
Put american art on the world map;gave us each our 15 minutes of fame
most widely read Christian writer of the 21st century (very popular both in US & world-wide) & pastor of one of the largest churches in America (over 20,000)
Psychologist who shaped marketing practices world wide
IBM changed much, but its legacy of invention, still ongoing, is unique in history
IBM
He gave America a true "movie hero" to look up to.
A lasting legend and American Icon
America found a real "hero" to worship...everyone recognizes his face
John Wayne
John Wayne
Everybody's hero
He was an American legend exemplifying the spirit of the American West on film.
Wayne is the icon of American culture throughout the world, as well as a role model for American masculinity.
The archetype of the American hero--taciturn, determined, manly. A model for the American male--good and bad.
Represented the spirit of the American West and become a man that men looked up to.
AMERICAN ICON
JOHN WAYNE
A GREAT PATRIOT
every boy wanted to be him, and every girl wanted to be maureen o'hara
John Wesley
Great American Evangelist
A true american- he showed us in every movie he made, what America and every american should stand for. (Bravery , honestly, love of God, love of country )
The iconic movie actor represented the USA to generations of Americans
Millions around the world got their first idea of America from seeing Wayne battling Indians, Confederates or Japanese. He almost always seemed to win too...
How was he forgotten? The list of cases he argued in front of the Supreme Court.
The greatest legislative orator at a critical time in American history
The most influential lawyer and legislator in the first half of the 19th Century. "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseperable." "It is better to be right than to be President."
If you include Clay and Calhoun, must have Webster. Webster-Ashburtoin Treaty, Dartmouth v. Woodward, McCollough v. Maryland—all Webster. Voice of the Union.
As a speechmaker he had no rival, as a United States Senator he ensured the Compromise of 1850 would succeed (and his political career would be ruined), as a lawyer he provided us with numerous Supreme Court victories that shaped jurisprudence.
Founder of Wegman's; Everyday you get our best
Seems like he was the person who moved corporations to a more ruthless, cutthroat environment.
Greatest American actor of all time.
Changed the way we listened to radio
A champion of African-American men and educated the public about the horrors of lynching in the South
Through her journalism and bravery, she showed America the brutality of racism.
great american writer
Pioneered the use of AC electricity against Thomas Edison's DC electricity. Developed airbrakes for trains and his interest in moving fluids through pipes led him to develop the natural gas industry.
Air brake / AC electricity
First woman winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Publication as a young female author
First American black poetess.
Wrote more than any other woman author, one of the founders of the Seventh Day Adventist faith.
she may be unrecognizable to many, but 'many' was inspired. Her teachings based from the Bible &her ministries helped founded the Seventh-Day Adventist Church w/c believes in Sabbath & healthy living
Turned the tide of an American plague by stepping out and getting everyone on the same page.
This preacher was probably the first American celebrity, and his revivals the first phenom to create pan-colonial consciousness
Led the nation into the Great Awakening and thus great reforms in our nation.
Great American Evangelist
Although a Brit, George had a huge impact on colonial America preaching the Gospel to thousands at a time. Ben Franklin had the greatest respect for his stunning oratory.
One World
A quintessential American voice whose work defined the craft of American popular song and influenced generations of singer songwriters to come
Changed the face of popular Music
Influenced a whole generation of rock and country singer song writers
America's first advocate of one of our bedrock values: religious freedom.
Gave us religious freedom, founder of R. I.
Although he was "Pre-Declaration of Independence he was more influential to bring freedom and liberty to our Nation than any of the Founding Fathers.
Initiated religious freedom and pluralism in America
How can you have Joseph Smith—- the nineteenth centuries' "L Ron Hubbard"—- and not include the first colonial American Baptist who epitomized the "separation of church and state"
He advocated toleration of all religions as well as a "wall of separation" between government and religion.
The first true dissenter—left the Puritan confines of Plymouth Rock to establish the basis for freedom of religion
American language had not been lyrical before and since him
Inventor of Traffic Signal
Co-Founders of AA
Co-founder, Alcoholics Anonymous
Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, the first successful solution to this killer illness, and it has saved millions of lives worldwide. Certainly their contribution exceeds that of many on your list.
Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous and hundreds of additional groups utilizing their principals
The founding of Alcoholics Anoymous changed the way society looked at people with addiction, and its effects on the family. Today, the 12-step model is part of our vernacular
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous: led and documented one of the only significant methods for recovery from an age-old, ubiquitous problem; it has spread world-wide and been applied widely.
Co-founders of A.A. Both men responsible for laying the foundation of what is without question one of the most important social reforms of this or any era.
Co-Founder of AA. This influences people around the world today.
Father of AA and other 12-step programs.
Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Co-Founder of AA
Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. He has been on every other list of this type, so why not this one? His spiritually-based program has saved millions from the ravages of alcoholism.
Co Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Co-founder of AA who gave alcoholics hope that there was a path to recovery
Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA has save millions through the program
Needless to say that Alcoholics Anonymous has saved countless lives.
Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
These two men have saved more lives, improved more lives, and changed the way we all look at addiction today!
The co founders of Alcoholics Annonymous. The person reading this post problably knows someone who's life has been saved by this program.
Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous and godfather of "personalized" spirituality and selfhelp
saved millions from a life of despair
12 steps
Cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous
THE american literary critic
Biologist with wide-ranging impact: Spearheaded concern for biodiversity, applied evol principles to humans,coauthored Island Biogeography--basis for reserve design
More influence on american culture in the last 20 years than any other single person
I know that she was close because she is on the top 100 living list but Oprah's contributions to this country are far too great to fully appreciate in this day and age.
Oprah's book club alone more influential than Faulkner.
Ability to show what anyone can do if you truly believe in yourself.
She has motives and inspires millions of women of all races and ages every day.
Media Icon...Influential Talk show host, book critic, actress and publisher. Founder of Oprah's Angel Network, a charity raised more than $51,000,000 for the needy. Including Hurricane victims.
Known for her savvy demeanor.
Not the first black woman multimillionare, just the one America listens to.
The most powerful woman in the media
media magnet and role model for women and women of color everywhere
She gives away free stuff
Love her or hate her, her sphere of influence is gigantic.
She is unsurpassed in so many areas
Has influenced countries
Greatest Black American
The influence of puritanism on America remains great, and Winthrop did more than perhaps anyone else to bring that about
Thomas Wolfe
Writer, poet, prophet.
For "Plan 9 From Outer Space"
The first "multi-racial" star, who integrated golf, (the last major sport to be integrated), became the greatest player ever, and symbolizes the "melting pot" of America.
African American athlete in a predominant white sport. Brought marketing among younger athletes to the forefront. Most dominant athlete in a sport over the last 50 years
He has brought the game of golf to a whole new level of interest.
brought the joy of golf to all americans young and old
United races, socioeconomic groups, & sports lovers
Changed investigative journalism forever and brought down an entire administration.
As investigative reporters they helped bring down a president and created the basis for future press/government antagonism.
Co-founder of Apple Computer Co.
Illustrator of adventure books
The most honored American film director.
Mentor of Thomas Jefferson and other leaders in America, First Law professor in America
MLK shouldnt get all the credit
"By any means necessary" still a huge rallying call.
The first important Muslim in America.
He was the 20th century Nat Turner
An inspirational and controversial civil rights leader
Despite his turn towards reconciliation shortly before his death, his persona of fierce defiance, militance, and contempt for those in power still resonate both within and outside Af.-Am. culture.
While MLK Jr. is always remembered for his contributions to the Civil Rights movement; Malcolm X had an incredible influence American-Americans and offered a radically different approach
Was a leader during a very transitional time in American History.
Author of one the country's greatest and most influential autobiographies. Scared white America into accepting Martin Luther King. Still a figure of black empowerment in the US today.
Controversial? yes. Influentical? Definitely.
The stick to King's carrot
The greatest orator
By any means necessary
If there is King, then there has got to be Malcolm
Architectural genius
His backwoods-to-fame tale inspired many about the difference one man can make.
The mainstream media and press have always castigated Frank. He is as important to modern music as Mozart. You just don't believe it. Shame again!
In the "People's History of the United States," Zinn helped millions look at the U.S. in a different way, and in a way that it needed to be viewed.
The inventor of the iconoscope, the basis transmission/reception
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