“Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation.”
| Charles Eames, Designer (1907) |
| Mohamed ElBaradei, Scientist (1942) |
| M. C. Escher, Artist (1898) |
| Bobby Farrelly, Director (1958) |
| Newt Gingrich, Politician (1943) |
| Francois Jacob, Scientist (1920) |
| James Weldon Johnson, Poet (1871) |
| Marcy Kaptur, Politician (1946) |
| Kendrick Lamar, Musician (1987) |
| Henry Lawson, Writer (1867) |
| Joseph Addison, Writer (1719) |
| Richard Harris Barham, Comedian (1845) |
| Roberto Calvi, Businessman (1982) |
| Lewis Cass, Soldier (1866) |
| Gianfranco Ferre, Designer (2007) |
| Giovanni Giolitti, Statesman (1928) |
| Thomas Jordan Jarvis, Politician (1915) |
| Rodney King, Celebrity (2012) |