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class="parallax-text parallax-text--centered"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/ride/quote.svg" alt="I have been a bit of a risk taker all of my life."/> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.40"> <div class="layer-image left-clouds"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/ride/left-clouds.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="scene-wrapper js-scene-count scene-king"> <ul class="scene list-unstyled m-b-0" id="scene-king" data-scalar-x="3" data-scalar-y="3" data-limit-y="10" data-limit-x="30" data-friction-x="0.2" data-friction-y="0.2" data-origin-x="0.5" data-origin-y="0.5"> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.80"> <div class="layer-image king"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/king/king.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.20"> <div class="parallax-text parallax-text--centered"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/king/quote.svg" alt="When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone."/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="scene-wrapper js-scene-count scene-salk"> <ul class="scene list-unstyled m-b-0" id="scene-salk" data-scalar-x="3" data-scalar-y="3" data-limit-y="10" data-limit-x="30" data-friction-x="0.2" data-friction-y="0.2" data-origin-x="0.5" data-origin-y="0.5"> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.40"> <div class="layer-image sky"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/salk/sky.jpg" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.50"> <div class="layer-image buildings"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/salk/buildings.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.30"> <div class="layer-image middle"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/salk/middle.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.20"> <div class="parallax-text parallax-text--centered"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/salk/quote.svg" alt="Risks, I like to say, always pay off. You learn what to do or what not to do."/> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="scene-wrapper js-scene-count scene-ginsburg"> <ul class="scene list-unstyled m-b-0" id="scene-ginsburg" data-scalar-x="3" data-scalar-y="3" data-limit-y="10" data-limit-x="30" data-friction-x="0.2" data-friction-y="0.2" data-origin-x="0.5" data-origin-y="0.5"> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.40"> <div class="layer-image sky"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/ginsburg/sky.jpg" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.50"> <div class="layer-image building"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/ginsburg/building.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.20"> <div class="parallax-text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/ginsburg/quote.svg" alt="You should be free to follow your star."/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="scene-wrapper js-scene-count scene-lin"> <ul class="scene list-unstyled m-b-0" id="scene-lin" data-scalar-x="3" data-scalar-y="3" data-limit-y="10" data-limit-x="30" data-friction-x="0.2" data-friction-y="0.2" data-origin-x="0.5" data-origin-y="0.5"> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.40"> <div class="layer-image sky"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/lin/sky.jpg" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.50"> <div class="layer-image monument"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/lin/monument.png" alt=""/> </div> </li> <li class="layer" data-depth="0.20"> <div class="parallax-text parallax-text--centered"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/home/lin/quote.svg" alt="The Vietnam Memorial had to be about honesty, about dealing up front with individual loss."/> </div> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="images-loading"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell text-xs-center"> <div> <img class="loading-gif" src="/web/20210905051648im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/preloader.gif" alt=""/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <div class="scene-pagination"> <div class="scene-pagination__arrow left" data-direction="left"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <span class="icon-icon_chevron-left"></span> </div> </div> </div> <ol class="clearfix"> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-hillary" data-scene="hillary" data-name="Sir Edmund Hillary" data-known-as="Conqueror of Mount Everest" data-class="1973" data-link="/achiever/sir-edmund-hillary/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-manning" data-scene="manning" data-name="Peyton Manning" data-known-as="Super Bowl Champion Quarterback" data-class="2007" data-link="/achiever/peyton-manning/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-gehry" data-scene="gehry" data-name="Frank O. Gehry" data-known-as="Architecture Gold Medalist" data-class="1995" data-link="/achiever/frank-gehry/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-ride" data-scene="ride" data-name="Dr. Sally Ride" data-known-as="First American Woman in Space" data-class="2004" data-link="/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item active" data-scene="active"> <div class="scene-pagination__content"> <a href="#"> <div class="scene-pagination__known-as sans-4"></div> <div class="scene-pagination__name-wrapper"> <div class="scene-pagination__name serif-3"></div> </div> <div class="scene-pagination__class-of"> <div class="display--inline-block"> <span class="class-of-label display--inline-block">Class<br/>of</span> <span class="year display--inline-block"></span> </div>  </div> </a> </div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-king" data-scene="king" data-name="Coretta Scott King" data-known-as="Pioneer of Civil Rights" data-class="1997" data-link="/achiever/coretta-scott-king/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-salk" data-scene="salk" data-name="Dr. Jonas Salk" data-known-as="Developer of the Polio Vaccine" data-class="1976" data-link="/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-ginsburg" data-scene="ginsburg" data-name="Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg" data-known-as="Justice, Supreme Court of the United States" data-class="1995" data-link="/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> <li class="scene-pagination-item scene-pagination-lin" data-scene="lin" data-name="Maya Lin" data-known-as="Artist and Architect" data-class="2000" data-link="/achiever/maya-lin/">  <div class="scene-pagination__thumbnail"></div> </li> </ol> <div class="scene-pagination__arrow right" data-direction="right"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <span class="icon-icon_chevron-right"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-achievers clearfix"> <div class="container"> <div class="col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 col-lg-8 col-lg-offset-2 text-white text-xs-center"> <div class="sans-4 m-b-1">Our Mission</div> <div class="serif-3">The Academy of Achievement brings young leaders face-to-face with the extraordinary visionaries and pioneers who have helped shape our world.</div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-achievers-wall clearfix"> <div class="featured-achievers-wall-inner"> <ul id="featured-achiever-wall" class="list-unstyled clearfix m-b-0"> <li class="layer" title="Hank Aaron">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/hank-aaron/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aaron-new-profile-square-1-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/01/aaron-new-profile-square-1-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Maya Angelou">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/maya-angelou/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/angelou_760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/01/angelou_760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Jeffrey P. Bezos">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jeffrey-p-bezos/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bezos-new-profile-square-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bezos-new-profile-square-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Benazir Bhutto">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/benazir-bhutto/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bhu0-003a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bhu0-003a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Simone Biles">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/simone-biles/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biles_760_SQUARE-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biles_760_SQUARE-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Johnny Cash">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/johnny-cash/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cash-johnny-new-profile-square-1-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cash-johnny-new-profile-square-1-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Larry J. Ellison">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-j-ellison/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ell0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ell0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Sally Field">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-field/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fie0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fie0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="William H. Gates III">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gat0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gat0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Frank O. Gehry">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/geh0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/geh0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Ruth Bader Ginsburg">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gin0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gin0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Dame Jane Goodall">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jane-goodall/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/goodall-2_760_SQUARE-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/05/goodall-2_760_SQUARE-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Mikhail S. Gorbachev">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gorbachev-760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gorbachev-760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="Quincy Jones">  <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"> <div class="lazyload box featured-achievers-wall-photo" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jones_q_760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jones_q_760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> </a> </li> <li class="layer" title="B.B. 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Ellison</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/nora-ephron/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nora Ephron</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/julius-erving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Julius Erving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/tony-fadell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Tony Fadell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-farmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Farmer, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/suzanne-farrell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzanne Farrell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-s-fauci-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-field/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally Field</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/lord-norman-foster/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Norman Foster</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/aretha-franklin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Aretha Franklin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/milton-friedman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Milton Friedman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/carlos-fuentes/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Fuentes</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/athol-fugard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Athol Fugard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/peter-gabriel/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peter Gabriel</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ernest-j-gaines/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernest J. Gaines</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/"><span class="achiever-list-name">William H. Gates III</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/leymah-gbowee/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leymah Gbowee</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank O. Gehry</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/murray-gell-mann-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Murray Gell-Mann, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/vince-gill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Vince Gill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louise Gl眉ck</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/whoopi-goldberg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Whoopi Goldberg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jane-goodall/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dame Jane Goodall</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/doris-kearns-goodwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mikhail S. Gorbachev</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/nadine-gordimer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nadine Gordimer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/stephen-jay-gould/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen Jay Gould, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/carol-greider-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carol W. Greider, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-grisham/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Grisham</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-john-gurdon/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir John Gurdon</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/dorothy-hamill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dorothy Hamill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/demis-hassabis-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Demis Hassabis, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/lauryn-hill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lauryn Hill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-edmund-hillary/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Edmund Hillary</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/reid-hoffman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Reid Hoffman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/khaled-hosseini/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Khaled Hosseini, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ron-howard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ron Howard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-hume/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Hume</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/louis-ignarro-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louis Ignarro, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/daniel-inouye/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Daniel K. Inouye</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jeremy-irons/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jeremy Irons</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-irving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Irving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/kazuo-ishiguro/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Kazuo Ishiguro</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-peter-jackson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Peter Jackson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/donald-c-johanson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Donald C. Johanson, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-m-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank M. Johnson, Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/philip-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Philip C. Johnson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Chuck Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-earl-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Earl Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Quincy Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/beverly-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Beverly Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/dereck-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dereck Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-kagame/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Kagame</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/thomas-keller-2/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Thomas Keller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony M. Kennedy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/carole-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carole King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">B.B. King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Coretta Scott King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-kissinger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry A. Kissinger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/willem-j-kolff/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/wendy-kopp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wendy Kopp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry R. Kravis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/nicholas-d-kristof/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nicholas D. Kristof</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/mike-krzyzewski/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mike Krzyzewski</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ray-kurzwell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ray Kurzweil</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/eric-lander-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Eric S. Lander, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/robert-s-langer-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Richard E. Leakey</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/leon-lederman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Lederman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/robert-lefkowitz-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Congressman John R. Lewis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/maya-lin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Maya Lin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/george-lucas/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George Lucas</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-b-maccready-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul B. MacCready, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Norman Mailer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/peyton-manning/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peyton Manning</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/wynton-marsalis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wynton Marsalis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-c-mather-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John C. Mather, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Johnny Mathis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ernst-mayr-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernst Mayr, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willie Mays</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-mccourt/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank McCourt</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David McCullough</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Audra McDonald</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/admiral-william-h-mcraven/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Admiral William H. McRaven, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/reinhold-messner/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Reinhold Messner</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/marvin-minsky-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Marvin Minsky, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/mario-j-molina-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mario J. Molina, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/n-scott-momaday-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">N. Scott Momaday, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/lynn-nottage/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lynn Nottage</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jimmy Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/leon-panetta/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Panetta</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Itzhak Perlman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General David H. Petraeus, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-colin-l-powell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General Colin L. Powell, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/venki-ramakrishnan-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/lord-martin-rees/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Martin Rees</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/cal-ripken-jr/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Cal Ripken Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony D. Romero</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-rosenquist/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Rosenquist</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/martine-rothblatt-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/pete-rozelle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pete Rozelle</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bill Russell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/albie-sachs/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Albie Sachs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/oliver-sacks-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Oliver Sacks, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jonas Salk, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/frederick-sanger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frederick Sanger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051648/https://achievement.org/achiever/george-b-schaller-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George B. 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