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Elizabeth Blackburn
Discovered hidden fountain of youth
Louise Bourgeois
Reshaped the art of modern sculpture
Jimmy Carter
Making peace by believing it possible
Ornette Coleman
Liberated jazz
Andres Duany and
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Combating sprawl
Bob Dylan
Still a-changin' with the times
Esther Dyson
Tamed cyberspace
Anthony Fauci
Fighting AIDS and bioterror
Caleb Finch
Proving that heaven can wait
Judah Folkman
Starving cancer cells
Francis Fukuyama
Declared the end of history
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Transformed African American studies
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Frank Gehry
Bent the rules of architecture
D.A. Henderson
Combating public health emergencies
Norma Kamali
Made comfort chic
Dean Kamen
Inventor of the Segway and more
Alan Kay
Made computers everybody-friendly
Geraldine Laybourne
Reinvented the rerun
Leon Lederman
Nobel Prize winner, teacher
Bernard Lewis
Lifting the veil on Islam
Amory Lovins
Protecting the planet
David Mamet
Prizewinning screenwriter and playwright
Lynn Margulis
Stood Darwin on his head
Susan Meiselas
Photographs the soul of war
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Toni Morrison
Changed the face of literature
Robert Moses
Civil rights activist, math teacher
Mary Oliver
Poet celebrating the spirit of the natural world
Frank Ostaseski
Helps dying people move past fear
Robert Rauschenberg
Stretching the boundaries of art
Robert Redford
Actor, filmmaker, environmentalist
Terry Riley
Bringing classical music into the here-and-now
Lawrence Roberts
Internet pioneer
Philip Roth
Prolific writer
William Safire
Prizewinning columnist
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Founder, the Spiritual Eldering Institute
Barry Scheck
Unveiled the power of DNA fingerprinting
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Eleanor Smeal
Leading the fight for women's rights
Edward Sorel
Cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator
George Soros
Investment manager, philanthropist
Steven Spielberg
Master of reinvention, philanthropist
John S. Spong
Challenging the faithful
Julie Taymor
Brings fantasies to life
Ted Turner
CNN founder, philanthropist
Alice Waters
Changed the way America eats
Andrew Weil
Teaching us to heal ourselves
Jody Williams
Eliminating land mines
Robert Woodson
Helps the poor help themselves
Bob Woodward
Draws back the curtain on Washington
Raul Yzaguirre
Giving voice to Latinos
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