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Annual award to honor naturalized US citizens
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Carnegie Corporation Great Immigrants Award
DescriptionRecognizing notable contributions of immigrants to American society
CountryUnited States
Presented byCarnegie Corporation of New York
First award2006
Websitewww.carnegie.org/awards/great-immigrants/

The Great Immigrants Award is an annual initiative by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to honor naturalized citizens of the United States who have made significant contributions to American society, democracy, and culture. Established in 2006, the award celebrates the legacy of Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant and philanthropist who founded the Carnegie Corporation. The award is announced each year on the Fourth of July.[1]

Background

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The Great Immigrants Award was created to showcase the positive impact immigrants have on the United States across various fields such as business, the arts, education, and philanthropy.[2] [3]

Criteria and selection process

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Honorees of the Great Immigrants Award are naturalized citizens of the United States who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and contributions in their respective fields. The selection process involves a comprehensive review of candidates' accomplishments, their impact on American society, and their commitment to the ideals of democracy and cultural diversity. The award has recognized individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, including business leaders, educators, artists, scientists, and public servants.[4]

Past honorees

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2024[5] [6]
Name Profession Country of Birth
Leila Ahmed Professor, Harvard Divinity School, and Author Egypt
Mohammed Amer Comedian and Actor Kuwait
Abhijit Banerjee Professor of Economics, MIT, and Nobel Prize Laureate India
Leon Botstein President, Bard College, Conductor, and Scholar Switzerland
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Mexico
Esther Duflo Professor of Economics, MIT, and Nobel Prize Laureate France
Sonia Gardner Hedge Fund Manager and Cofounder, Avenue Capital Group Morocco
Viviana Gradinaru Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering, Caltech Romania
Abbas (Bas) Hamad Grammy-Nominated Rapper France
Eliu Misael (Michael) Hinojosa Chief Impact Officer, engage2learn, and Former Superintendent, Dallas ISD Mexico
Jensen Huang Cofounder, President, and CEO, NVIDIA Taiwan
Immaculée Ilibagiza Author and Motivational Speaker Rwanda
Sir Jonathan (Jony) Ive Artist, Designer, and Technology Executive England
Ashish Kumar Jha Dean, School of Public Health, Brown University India
Yann LeCun Chief AI Scientist for Facebook AI Research (FAIR) France
Jim Lee President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer, DC Comics South Korea
Homa Naficy Librarian and Immigrant Advocate France
Raj Panjabi Global Healthcare Leader, Entrepreneur, and Former White House Official Liberia
Eboo Patel Founder and President, Interfaith America India
Lorgia García Peña Professor of Latinx Studies, Princeton University Dominican Republic
Maria Ressa Investigative Reporter and Nobel Prize Laureate Philippines
Premal Shah Social Entrepreneur and Cofounder, Kiva India
Ocean Vuong Poet, Novelist, and Essayist Vietnam
Steven Yeun Emmy-Winning and Academy Award–Nominated Actor South Korea
2023[7] [8]
Name Profession Country of Birth
Wesaam Al-Badry Photographer, Investigative Journalist, and Interdisciplinary Artist Iraq
Ana Lucia Araujo Professor of History, Howard University Brazil
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine Cyprus
Ajay Banga President, World Bank, and Former CEO, Mastercard India
Jean-Claude Brizard President and CEO, Digital Promise Haiti
Betty Kwan Chinn Founder, Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation China
Ghida Dagher CEO and President, New American Leaders Sierra Leone
Daniel Diermeier Chancellor, Vanderbilt University Germany
Miguel "Mike" B. Fernandez Chairman and CEO, MBF Healthcare Partners Cuba
Maria Freire Global Health Leader and Biophysicist Peru
Nina Garcia Editor in Chief, Elle Colombia
Timnit Gebru Founder and Executive Director, Distributed AI Research Institute Ethiopia
Karen González Faith Leader, Writer, Speaker, and Immigrant Advocate Guatemala
Azira G. Hill Cofounder, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program Cuba
Roald Hoffmann Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Cornell University, and Nobel Laureate Poland
Guido Imbens Professor of Economics, Stanford University, and Nobel Laureate Netherlands
Angélique Kidjo Grammy Award–Winning Singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Benin
Bernard Lagat Champion Runner and Five-Time Olympian Kenya
Min Jin Lee Author and National Book Award Finalist South Korea
Ted Lieu U.S. Congressman, California, District 36 Taiwan
Karen Lozano Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mexico
Daniel Lubetzky Founder, KIND Snacks and Starts With Us Mexico
J. Patrice Marandel Former Chief Curator of European Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) France
Stephen Michael Brigadier General, U.S. Army (ret.), and Senior Executive, UBS Guyana
Alanis Morissette Grammy Award–Winning Singer-Songwriter, Thought Leader, Wholeness Advocate Canada
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General, World Trade Organization Nigeria
Pedro Pascal Actor and Time 100 Honoree Chile
Susan Polgar Chess Grandmaster and Triple-Crown World Champion Hungary
Ke Huy Quan Academy Award–Winning Actor Vietnam
Helen Quinn Professor Emerita of Physics, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University Australia
Julissa Reynoso U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Dominican Republic
Oscar A. Solis 10th Bishop, Diocese of Salt Lake City Philippines
Ali Soufan Chairman and CEO, The Soufan Group, and Former FBI Special Agent Lebanon
Inge G. Thulin Former Chairman, President, and CEO, 3M Company Sweden
Ponsi Trivisvavet CEO and Director, Inari Thailand
2022
Name Profession Country of Birth
Hakki Akdeniz Owner, Champion Pizza, and Advocate for the Homeless Turkey
Michael Amiridis President, University of South Carolina Greece
Bertine Bahige Wyoming National Distinguished Principal, 2021 Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Maria Elena Bottazzi Professor and Associate Dean, Baylor College of Medicine Italy
Jorge Cavero Doctor and Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine Bolivia
Ibrahim Cissé Professor of Physics, MIT, and MacArthur Fellow Niger
Herman Cornejo Principal, American Ballet Theatre, and UN Messenger of Peace Argentina
Bita Daryabari Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and Computer Scientist Iran
Julie Delpy Award-Winning Actress, Director, and Screenwriter France
Fabienne Doucet Educational Equity Advocate and Professor, New York University Spain
Jill Ellis Soccer Coach and President, San Diego Wave Fútbol Club England
Daniel Finn Pastor and Chaplain and Cofounder, Irish Pastoral Centre, Boston Ireland
Lorena Garcia Chef and Founder, Chica Restaurants Venezuela
Jesus Garza Mayor, Arcola, Illinois Mexico
Aquilino Gonell U.S. Capitol Police Officer and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Dominican Republic
Steffi Graf Tennis Champion, Olympian, and Grand Slam Winner Germany
Siegfried Hecker Nuclear Scientist and Director Emeritus, Los Alamos National Laboratory Poland
Nicole Hernandez Hammer Environmental Scientist and Climate Justice and Labor Organizer, SEIU Guatemala
Lina Hidalgo Judge and Chief Executive, Harris County, Texas Colombia
Jorge Labarga Justice, Florida Supreme Court Cuba
Padma Lakshmi Host and Executive Producer, Top Chef and Taste the Nation India
MJ Lee White House Correspondent, CNN South Korea
Polina Lishko Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and MacArthur Fellow Ukraine
Malinda Lo Novelist and National Book Award Winner China
Syukuro Manabe Professor, Princeton University, and Nobel Laureate Japan
Karen Nakamura Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Indonesia
Arrey Obenson President and CEO, International Institute of St. Louis Cameroon
Toyin Ojih Odutola Visual Artist Nigeria
Ardem Patapoutian Professor, Scripps Research Institute, and Nobel Laureate Lebanon
Karl Racine Attorney General, District of Columbia Haiti
Punit Renjen Global CEO, Deloitte India
Tashitaa Tufaa Owner, CEO, and President, Metropolitan Transportation Network Ethiopia
Neil Young Musician, Grammy Winner, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Canada
Karen Zacarías Award-Winning Playwright and Founder, Young Playwrights' Theater Mexico
2021
Name Profession Country of Birth
Gisèle Ben-Dor Conductor Emerita, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston Uruguay
Albert Bourla Chairman and CEO, Pfizer Greece
Peter Carey Novelist and Professor, Hunter College Australia
Vija Celmins Visual Artist Latvia
Jun Cho Supply Specialist, Delaware National Guard South Korea
Millicent Comrie OB-GYN and Director, Brooklyn Heights Women's Health Center, Maimonides Medical Center Jamaica
Carlos del Rio Public Health Advocate and Professor of Medicine, Emory University Mexico
Gisele Barreto Fetterman Founder, Free Store 15104, For Good PGH, and 412 Food Rescue Brazil
Wayne A. I. Frederick President and Professor of Surgery, Howard University Trinidad and Tobago
Gita Gopinath Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund India
Shireen Hunter Diplomat, International Relations Scholar, and Honorary Fellow, Alwaleed Center, Georgetown University Iran
Anisa Ibrahim Physician, Pediatrics Clinic, Harborview Medical Center Somalia
Karine Jean-Pierre White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Martinique
Ilya Kaminsky Poet and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology Ukraine
Min Kao Cofounder and Executive Chairman, Garmin International Taiwan
Katalin Karikó Scientist and Senior Vice President, BioNTech Hungary
Young Kim U.S. Congresswoman, California, District 39 South Korea
Olga Korbut Olympic Medal–Winning Gymnast Belarus
Ruth Lehmann Professor of Biology, MIT Germany
Carlos Lozada Nonfiction Book Critic, The Washington Post Peru
Kamlesh Lulla NASA Scientist (Fmr. Chief Scientist for Earth Observations, Space Shuttle/ISS), Senior Advisor for University Research and Technology Collaboration at Johnson Space Center, NASA India
Michael Mina Chef and Founder, MINA Group Egypt
Helen Mirren Actress England
Herro Mustafa U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Iraq
John Oliver Comedian and Commentator England
James Peebles Professor Emeritus of Physics, Princeton University Canada
Vincenzo Piscopo President and CEO, United Spinal Association Venezuela
Ivan Poupyrev Director of Engineering and Technical Projects Lead, Google Russia
Jorge Pulleiro Idaho Teacher of the Year and U.S. Army Veteran Argentina
Pedro A. Sanchez Professor of Tropical Soils, University of Florida Cuba
Nsé Ufot Chief Executive Officer, New Georgia Project Nigeria
Luis von Ahn Cofounder and CEO, Duolingo Guatemala
Ali Zaidi Deputy White House National Climate Advisor Pakistan
Xiaowei Zhuang Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University China
2020
Name Profession Country of Birth
Njideka Akunyili Crosby Visual Artist Nigeria
Fabian Arias Pastor, Iglesia de Sion, Saint Peter's Church, New York City Argentina
Geno Auriemma Head Coach, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Italy
Carmen C. Bambach Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Chile
Sven Beckert Professor of American History, Harvard University Germany
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe Professor of Soil Science and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences, University of California, Merced Eritrea
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss Founder and CEO, RockCreek Iran
Luciana Borio VP, In-Q-Tel; Former Director, Medical and Biodefense Preparedness, National Security Council Brazil
Joy Buolamwini Founder, Algorithmic Justice League; Researcher, MIT Media Lab Canada
David Byrne Musician and Filmmaker Scotland
Rukmini Callimachi Foreign Correspondent, The New York Times Romania
Fadi Chehadé Co-CEO, Ethos Capital; Former President and CEO, ICANN Lebanon
Raj Chetty Professor of Economics, Harvard University India
Ana Navarro-Cárdenas Political Strategist and Commentator, CNN; Cohost, The View Nicaragua
Monica Ponce de Leon Architect and Founder, MPdL Studio; Professor and Dean, School of Architecture, Princeton University Venezuela
Yaa Gyasi Author Ghana
Hans M. Kristensen Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists Denmark
Marie Lafontant Registered Nurse, Burn Unit, University of Chicago Medical Center Haiti
Pedro Martinez Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District Mexico
Afaf I. Meleis Professor of Nursing and Sociology and Dean Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Egypt
Miriam Merad Director of the Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Algeria
Siddhartha Mukherjee Author and Physician India
Stephanie Murphy U.S. Congresswoman, Florida, District 7 Vietnam
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law Sudan
Catherine O'Hara Actress Canada
Judea Pearl Computer Scientist and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Israel
Anna Podolanczuk Physician and Researcher, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Poland
Alexei Ratmansky Choreographer and Artist in Residence, American Ballet Theater Russia
Teresa Romero President, United Farm Workers Mexico
Goli Sheikholeslami President and CEO, New York Public Radio Kuwait
Moncef Slaoui Physician, Vaccine Researcher, and Chief Advisor, Operation Warp Speed Morocco
Art Spiegelman Graphic Novelist and Cartoonist Sweden
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Stewart Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, Defense Intelligence Agency Jamaica
Lisa Su President and CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Taiwan
Ramon Tallaj Physician; Founder and Chair, SOMOS Dominican Republic
M. Stanley Whittingham Professor of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York England
Paul Yoon Rescue Paramedic, FDNY South Korea
Eric Yuan Founder and CEO, Zoom China
2019
Name Profession Country of Birth
Darius Adamczyk Chairman and CEO, Honeywell Poland
Angelika Amon Cancer Researcher and Professor, MIT | Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science Austria
Julissa Arce Author, Social Justice Advocate, and Cofounder, Ascend Educational Fund Mexico
Branka Arsić Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University | Guggenheim Fellow Serbia
Richard Blanco U.S. Inaugural Poet and Memoirist Spain
Wolf Blitzer Lead Political Anchor and Host, "The Situation Room," CNN Germany
Ilia Calderón Cohost, "Noticiero Univision" and "Aquí y Ahora," Univision Colombia
Andrew Cherng Cofounder, Cochair, and Co-CEO, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. China
Peggy Cherng Cofounder, Cochair, and Co-CEO, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. Myanmar
Alon Cohen Cofounder and President, Houzz Israel
Wilmot Collins Mayor, Helena, Montana Liberia
Maria Cornejo Fashion Designer and Founder, Zero + Maria Cornejo Chile
Vilma Daza Community Library Manager, Corona Branch, Queens Public Library Peru
Angus Deaton Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University | Nobel Prize in Economics Scotland
Gebisa Ejeta Geneticist, Plant Breeder, and Professor, Purdue University | World Food Prize Laureate Ethiopia
Gustavo García-Siller Archbishop of San Antonio Mexico
Theresia Gouw Cofounder, Aspect Ventures Indonesia
Prabal Gurung Fashion Designer and Founder, Prabal Gurung Singapore
Aleksandar Hemon Writer and Professor of Creative Writing, Princeton University | MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luchita Hurtado Painter | Time 100 for 2019 Venezuela
Mukhtar M. Ibrahim Founder and Executive Editor, "Sahan Journal" Somalia
Rahul M. Jindal Transplant Surgeon and Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences India
Dina Katabi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT | MacArthur Fellow Syria
Laila Lalami Writer and Professor of Creative Writing, University of California, Riverside | Guggenheim Fellow and American Book Award Winner Morocco
Young Jean Lee Playwright and Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford University | Guggenheim Fellow South Korea
Midori Violinist, Educator, and Arts Advocate Japan
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell U.S. Congresswoman, Florida, District 26 Ecuador
M. Rosaria Piomelli Architect and Former Dean, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York Italy
Tomás Pedro Regalado Director, Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and Former Mayor, Miami, Florida Cuba
Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Baseball Player and Philanthropist Panama
Paymon Rouhanifard Former Camden Schools Chief, and Cofounder and CEO, Propel America Iran
Terence Tao Professor of Mathematics, UCLA | MacArthur Fellow and Fields Medalist Australia
Adi Tatarko Cofounder and CEO, Houzz Israel
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Neuroscientist and President, Stanford University Canada
Linus Torvalds Creator of Linux and Git | Millennium Technology Prize Winner Finland
Nari Ward Artist and Distinguished Professor/Head of Sculpture, Hunter College | Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize Winner Jamaica
Leana Wen Physician and Public Health Leader China
Nite Yun Chef and Restaurateur | Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts Thailand[9]
2018
Name Profession Country of Birth
Art Acevedo Chief of Police, Houston, Texas Cuba
Matee Ajavon Professional Basketball Player Liberia
Mohamad Ali CEO, Carbonite Guyana
Ruth Behar Anthropologist and Writer Cuba
Nicolas Berggruen Founder and Chairman, Berggruen Institute France
Max Boot Military Historian and Columnist Russia
Salud Carbajal U.S. Congressman, California, District 24 Mexico
Ana Mari Cauce President, University of Washington Cuba
Bernard Cherkasov Executive Director, Cradles to Crayons Azerbaijan
Kerron Clement Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field Trinidad and Tobago
Rocco Commisso Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Mediacom Italy
Adriano Espaillat U.S. Congressman, New York, District 13 Dominican Republic
Mona Hanna-Attisha Pediatrician and Public Health Advocate United Kingdom
James P. Gorman CEO, Morgan Stanley Australia
Pramila Jayapal U.S. Congresswoman, Washington, District 7 India
Dara Khosrowshahi CEO, Uber Iran
Valentina Kozlova Former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet Russia
Daniel Libeskind Architect Poland
Martyna Majok Playwright, Pulitzer Prize in Drama Poland
Imbolo Mbue Author, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Cameroon
Shuji Nakamura Engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics Japan
Thomas Nagel Philosopher, Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy Serbia
Kumail Nanjiani Actor and Writer Pakistan
Yvonne Orji Actress Nigeria
Carlos R. Ponce Neuroscientist, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Mexico
Antoni Ribas Physician and Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, UCLA Spain
2017
Name Profession Country of Birth
Daron Acemoglu Professor of Economics, MIT Turkey
Hushang Ansary Statesman, Philanthropist,and Entrepreneur Iran
Kwame Anthony Appiah Professor of Philosophy and Law, New York University Ghana
Morena Baccarin Actress Brazil
Angel Cabrera President, George Mason University Spain
Do Won Chang Cofounder and CEO, Forever 21 South Korea
Graciela Chichilnisky Professor of Economics and Statistics, Columbia University Argentina
Ralph de la Vega Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Cuba
Eric Gertler Executive Chairman and CEO, U.S. News & World Report Canada
Masha Gessen Journalist Russia
Suheir Hammad Poet and Activist Jordan
Oliver Hart Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Professor, Harvard University England
Anthony Hopkins Actor Wales
Daniel Kahneman Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Winner and Professor Emeritus, Princeton University Israel
Abdul Karim Kallon Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Sierra Leone
J. Michael Kosterlitz Nobel Prize Winner in Physics and Professor, Brown University Scotland
Thai Lee President and CEO, SHI International Corporation Thailand
Douglas Leone Venture capitalist and Global Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital Italy
Max Levchin Cofounder, PayPal Ukraine
Margaret H. Marshall Chief Justice (Retired), Massachusetts Supreme Court South Africa
Nergis Mavalvala Professor of Astrophysics, MIT Pakistan
Ayman Mohyeldin Journalist, NBC News Egypt
Vivek H. Murthy 19th Surgeon General, United States of America England
Shantanu Narayen CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated India
Liam Neeson Actor Ireland
Thuy Thi Nguyen President, Foothill College Vietnam
Viet Thanh Nguyen Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Vietnam
Chinelo Okparanta Author Nigeria
Ilhan Omar State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives Somalia
Eren Ozmen Owner and President, Sierra Nevada Corporation Turkey
Zainab Salbi Founder, Women for Women International Iraq
Andrew Schally Professor of Pathology, University of Miami Poland
Jeff Skoll Founder and Chairman, Skoll Foundation Canada
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University Scotland
David Thouless Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics, University of Washington Scotland
Norma Torres Representative, 35th District of California, United States House of Representatives Guatemala
Rainer Weiss Professor Emeritus of Physics, MIT Germany
Feng Zhang Professor of Neuroscience, MIT and Broad Institute China
2016
Name Profession Country of Birth
Noubar Afeyan Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist Lebanon
Selu Alofipo Artist, White House "Champion of Change" Samoa
Samantha Bee Actress, comedian Canada
Peter Blair Henry Dean, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University Jamaica
Len Blavatnik Industrialist, philanthropist Ukraine
Roberta Capp Physician and Public Health Expert Brazil
Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian Canada
Mariano Castillo Journalist; Soros Fellowship for New Americans recipient Peru
Marcelo Claure CEO of SoftBank International and former CEO, Sprint Bolivia
Nadia Comaneci Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Romania
Ron Daniels President, Johns Hopkins University Canada
Michaela DePrince Ballerina, Dutch National Ballet Sierra Leone
Jaha Dukureh Founder, Safe Hands for Girls Gambia
John L. Estrada U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Florent Groberg U.S. Army Captain (Ret.) France
Farnam Jahanian Provost, Carnegie Mellon University Iran
Sally Jewell Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior England
Jan Koum Co-founder and former CEO, WhatsApp Ukraine
Fei-Fei Li Computer Scientist, Google China
Viet X. Luong U.S. Army Brigadier General Vietnam
Iqram Magdon-Ismail Technology Entrepreneur Zimbabwe
Vikram Malhotra Chairman of the Americas, McKinsey & Company India
Mehret Mandefro Physician, anthropologist, filmmaker Ethiopia
Michael Moritz Chairman, Sequoia Capital Wales
Bharati Mukherjee National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author India
Peter A. Nadosy Managing Partner, East End Advisors Hungary
Graham Nash Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter England
Jacqueline H. Nguyen United States Circuit Judge Vietnam
Deogratias Niyizonkiza Founder and CEO, Village HealthWorks Burundi
Bennet Omalu Forensic Pathologist, Discoverer of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Nigeria
Jorge M. Pérez Chairman and CEO, Related Group of Florida Argentina
Thuan Pham CTO, Uber Technologies, Inc. Vietnam
Sundar Pichai CEO, Google India
Ana Luz Porzecanski Conservation Biologist, Director, Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, Museum of Natural History Uruguay
Wolfgang Puck Chef and restaurateur Austria
Azita Raji Former Ambassador to Sweden, United States of America Iran
Shaiza Rizavi Partner, Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. Pakistan
Isabella Rossellini Actress, model, filmmaker Italy
Aziz Sancar Biochemist and Biophysicist, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Turkey
Piers J. Sellers Former NASA astronaut; Deputy Director, NASA Sciences and Exploration Directorate United Kingdom
Hari Sreenivasan Anchor and Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour India
2015
Name Profession Country of Birth
Bette Bao Lord Writer and human rights activist China
Preet Bharara United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York India
Geraldine Brooks Writer Australia
Thomas Campbell Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Singapore
Rabia Chaudry Attorney and author Pakistan
Mica Ertegun Interior Designer, Philanthropist Romania
A. Gabriel Esteban College president Philippines
Stanley Fischer Economist Zambia
Jonathan Hunt Journalist United Kingdom
Malek Jandali Composer and Pianist Germany
Rakesh Khurana Professor of sociology India
Marie-Josée Kravis Economist Canada
Nastia Liukin Gymnast Russia
Ali Maleksadeh College president Iran
Lorne Michaels Producer Canada
Franziska Michor Computational biologist Austria
Anchee Min Writer China
Firouz Michael Naderi NASA administrator Iran
Azar Nafisi English professor Iran
Craig Nevill-Manning Computer scientist New Zealand
Maria Otero Diplomat Bolivia
Eddie Perez Professional baseball player Venezuela
Ilana Rovner Circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Latvia
Arturo Sandoval Jazz musician Cuba
Madhulika Sikka Broadcast journalist India
Thomas C. Südhof Biochemist Germany
Antonio M. Taguba Retired Army Major General Philippines
Ann Telnaes Cartoonist Sweden
Thalía Singer and actress Mexico
Tuyen Tran Designer Vietnam
Alex Trebek Game show host Canada
Sofia Vergara Actress Colombia
Abraham Verghese Physician and writer Ethiopia
Eugene Volokh Law professor Ukraine
Arieh Warshel Biochemist and biophysicist Israel
Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Investor United Kingdom
Raffi Yessayan Associated justice on the Massachusetts Superior Court Lebanon
2014
Name Profession Country of Birth
Andre Aciman Writer Egypt
Einat Admony Chef, Author Israel
Avakian Arsen CEO, Argo Tea Armenia
Reza Aslan Author Iran
Roy L. Austin Former U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ralph H. Baer Inventor Germany
Rosemary Barkett Federal Judge Mexico
Rudy Boschwitz Former U.S. Senator Germany
Andres Cantor Sportscaster Argentina
JuJu Chang Broadcast journalist, ABC's Nightline South Korea
Steve Chen Entreprenuer Taiwan
Maria Contreras-Sweet Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Mexico
Tan Dun Composer China
Patrick Gaspard U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Ivar Giaever Physicist Norway
Sophia Grojsman Perfumer Belarus
Roger Guillemin Neuroscientist France
Carolina Herrera Fashion designer Venezuela
Manuela Hoelterhoff Journalist Germany
Jacques Jiha Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Finance Haiti
Joyce L. Kennard Justice Indonesia
Daniel Dae Kim Actor South Korea
Rich Little Comedian Canada
Aasif Mandvi Actor India
Dave Matthews Musician South Africa
Satya Nadella CEO, Microsoft India
Yoichiro Nambu Physicist Japan
Masi Oka Actor Japan
Neri Oxman Architect Israel
Gholam Peyman Ophthalmologist Iran
Elena Pirozhkova Wrestler Russia
Sara Ramirez Actress Mexico
Pardis Sabeti Computational biologist Iran
Beheruz Sethna Professor India
Shimon Shmueli Businessperson, Inventor Israel
Maria Siemionow Surgeon Poland
Subra Suresh President, Carnegie Mellon University India
Vivienne Tam Fashion designer China
David Tran Businessperson Vietnam
Louis Van Amstel Dancer Netherlands
Lillian Vernon Entreprenuer Germany
2013
Name Profession Country of Birth
Ilesanmi Adesida Physicist Nigeria
Ralph Alvarez Businessperson Cuba
Kofi Appenteng President and CEO, Africa-America Institute Ghana
Leonardo Balada Composer Spain
Liz Balmaseda Journalist Cuba
Mohamad Bazzi Journalist Lebanon
Carlos Tiburcio Bea Judge Spain
Safra Catz Chief Executive, Oracle Israel
John Cho Actor South Korea
Sheena Easton Singer-songwriter United Kingdom
Milos Forman Film director Czechia
Osvaldo Golijov Composer Argentina
Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator Japan
Melikset Khachiyan Chess master Azerbaijan
Nina Khrushcheva Professor Russia
Jamaica Kincaid Author Antigua and Barbuda
Mila Kunis Actress Russia
George Walter Landau Diplomat Austria
Chong-Moon Lee Entrepreneur, philanthropist South Korea
John Albert Leguizamo Actor Colombia
Zhou Long Composer China
Bernard Lown Cardiologist Lithuania
Ranan Lurie Cartoonist Egypt
Mee Moua Politician Laos
Shirin Neshat Artist Iran
André Previn Conductor Germany
Helen Reddy Singer Australia
Nouriel Roubini Economist Turkey
Bapsi Sidhwa Novelist Pakistan
Dimitri Simes President and CEO, The Center for the National Interest Russia
Sree Sreenivasan Journalist Japan
Sri Srinivasan Judge India
Aso Tavitian Businessperson Bulgaria
Shibley Telhami Professor Israel
Sebastian Thrun Computer scientist, entrepreneur Germany
Robert Tjian Biochemist Hong Kong
Ham Tran Film director Vietnam
Laurence Henry Tribe Lawyer China
Monique Truong Author Vietnam
Padmasree Warrior Businessperson India
Joanna Wysocka Biochemist Poland
Doualy Xaykaothao Journalist, NPR Laos
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Historian, Writer Zimbabwe
2012
Name Profession Country of Birth
Jill Ker Conway Writer and College President Australia
Goli Ameri Diplomat Iran
Cyrus Amir-Mokri Advisor Iran
Michael Arad Architect United Kingdom
Monika Bauerlein Journalist, Editor-in-Chief Germany
Hamid Biglari Theoretical physicist Iran
Theodore Bikel Actor, musician Austria
Robert Birgeneau University administrator Canada
Bert Blyleven Professional baseball player Netherlands
Martin Brodeur Professional hockey player Canada
Carlos Bustamante Biophysicist Peru
Tony Dovolani Dancer Kosovo
Nariman Farvardin University administrator Iran
Youssef Ghafari Businessperson Lebanon
Martin Indyk Diplomat United Kingdom
Ayesha Jalal Historian Pakistan
Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek Chess master, journalist Czechia
Fred Kavli Physicist, businessperson Norway
Gerda Weissmann Klein Writer Poland
Walter Kohn Physicist Austria
Michel Kouakou Dancer, choreographer Côte d'Ivoire
Angela Lansbury Actress United Kingdom
Chang-Rae Lee Novelist South Korea
Ivan Lendl Professional tennis player Czechia
Colum Mccann Writer Ireland
Cheryl Diaz Meyer Photojournalist Philippines
Mike Meyers Comedian Canada
Vali Nasr Foreign policy expert Iran
Joseph Neubauer Businessperson Palestine, State of
Mohammad H. Qayoumi President, San Jose State University Afghanistan
L. Rafael Reif President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Venezuela
Sanya Richards-Ross Track and field athlete Jamaica
Abuhena Saifulislam Navy chaplain Bangladesh
Meryle Secrest Biographer United Kingdom
Harold Shapiro Economist Canada
Shirin Tahir-Kheli Political scientist India
Andrew Thomas Astronaut Australia
Alice Y. Ting Chemist Taiwan
Satish K. Tripathi President, University at Buffalo India
Chui L. Tsang University administrator China
Victor Ukpolo Chancellor, Southern University at New Orleans Nigeria
Lauri Vaska Chemist Estonia
Nora Volkow Psychiatrist Mexico
Richard Wolffe Journalist and author United Kingdom
Jenny Ming President and CEO, Charlotte Russe China
2011
Name Profession Country of Birth
José Andrés Chef Spain
Ramani Ayer Businessman India
Eric Benhamou Venture Capitalist Algeria
Jamshed Bharucha Cognitive neuroscientist India
Simon Billinge Physicist United Kingdom
Gregory Chamitoff Astronaut Canada
Denny Chin Judge Hong Kong
Christo Artist Bulgaria
Varsovia Fernandez President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Dominican Republic
C. Michael Foale Astronaut United Kingdom
Michael J. Fox Actor Canada
Helen Greiner Entreprenuer United Kingdom
Yibin Kang Molecular biologist China
Porochista Khakpour Novelist Iran
Mari Kimura Violinist, composer Japan
Vivek Kundra IT administrator India
Guillermo Linares Politician Dominican Republic
Wallace Loh President, University of Maryland China
Harmit Singh Malik Evolutionary biologist India
Michael A. Mcrobbie President, University of Indiana Australia
Dinaw Mengestu Journalist, author Ethiopia
Ioannis (Yannis) N. Miaoulis President and director, Museum of Science, Boston Greece
Steven Muller University administrator Germany
Chrysostomos L. "Max" Nikias President, University of Southern California Cyprus
Kojo Nnamdi Journalist Guyana
Eduardo Ochoa President, California State University, Monterey Bay Argentina
Eduardo José Padrón President, Miami Dade College Cuba
Raj Patel Journalist United Kingdom
Orlando Patterson Sociologist Jamaica
Samantha Power United States Ambassador to the United Nations Ireland
Albert Pujols Professional baseball player Dominican Republic
Safi Qureshey Entreprenuer Pakistan
Jorge Ramos Journalist Mexico
Hector Ruiz Founder, chairman, Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions Mexico
Gary Shteyngart Novelist Russia
Dumarsais Simeus Businessperson Haiti
Yakov Smirnoff Comedian Russia
Patrick Soon-Shiong Surgeon South Africa
Hao Jiang Tian Opera singer China
Jan Vilcek Scientist Slovakia
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Biomedical engineer Serbia
Simon Winchester Author United Kingdom
Yulia Zagoruychenko Dancer Russia
Huda Zoghbi Geneticist Lebanon
2010
Name Profession Country of Birth
Paul Anka Singer Canada
Anousheh Ansari Engineer, entrepreneur Iran
Joseph Aoun President, Northeastern University Lebanon
Lidia Bastianich Chef Croatia
Elizabeth Blackburn Researcher Australia
Willard Boyle Physicist Canada
Yefim Bronfman Pianist Uzbekistan
Denise Scott Brown Architect Zambia
Semyon Bychkov Conductor Russia
Simon Cho Speed skater South Korea
Andrei Codrescu Author, poet Romania
Harold Evans Journalist United Kingdom
Tariq Farid Entreprenuer Pakistan
Ping Fu Entreprenuer China
Ric Fulop Entreprenuer Venezuela
Wayne Gretzky Professional hockey player Canada
Noosheen Hashemi Philanthropist, investor Iran
Maria Hinojosa Journalist Mexico
Djimon Hounsou Actor Benin
Gata Kamsky Chess grandmaster Russia
Sukhee Kang Politician South Korea
Charles Kao Physicist China
Har Gobind Khorana Organic chemist Pakistan
Maria Elena (Mel) Lagomasino CEO & Managing Partner, WE Family Offices Cuba
Jhumpa Lahiri Writer United Kingdom
John Liu Politician Taiwan
Joan Massagué Researcher Spain
Alejandro Mayorkas Lawyer Cuba
Paul Merage Businessperson Iran
Elon Musk Entreprenuer South Africa
Nitin Nohria Dean, Harvard Business School India
Yoko Ono Artist, musician Japan
Feniosky Peńa-Mora Engineer Dominican Republic
Paulina Porizkova Fashion model Czechia
Marcus Samuelsson Chef Ethiopia
Fayez Sarofim Businessperson Egypt
Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg Violinist Italy
Jack Szostak Biochemist United Kingdom
Tracey Ullman Comedian United Kingdom
Alexander Varshavsky Biochemist Russia
Andrew James Viterbi Engineer Italy
Zygi Wilf Chairman, Minnesota Vikings Germany
Anna Wintour Artistic Director, Condé Nast Publications United Kingdom
Joe Wong Comedian China
Flossie Wong-Staal Virologist China
Ahmed H. Zewail Chemist Egypt
2009
Name Profession Country of Birth
Maurice Ashley Chess grandmaster Jamaica
Maureen O'Hara Blair Actress Ireland
Louise Bourgeois Sculptor France
Anh "Joseph" Cao Politician Vietnam
Howard G. Chua-Eoan Journalist Philippines
Cristeta Comerford Chef Philippines
Helene Cooper Journalist, The New York Times Liberia
Alan Cumming Actor United Kingdom
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan Judge Syria
Albert Einstein Physicist Germany
Farouk El-Baz Geologist Egypt
Craig Ferguson Actor United Kingdom
Adonal Foyle Professional basketball player Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Andy Garcia Actor Cuba
Frank Gehry Architect Canada
Khaled Hosseini Writer and Physician Afghanistan
Alice S. Huang Virologist China
Eric R. Kandel Medical doctor Austria
Vinod Khosla Businessperson India
Jim Yong Kim President, World Bank South Korea
Maria Klawe President, Harvey Mudd College Canada
Heidi Klum Fashion model Germany
Peter D. Lax Mathematician Hungary
Tsung-Dao Lee Physicist China
Lara Logan Television journalist South Africa
Lopez Lomong Track and field athlete Sudan
Michael E. Lopez-Alegria Astronaut Spain
Kati Marton Author Hungary
Eliseo Medina Labor organizer Mexico
Robert Mehrabian Chairman, president and CEO Iran
Mario Molina Chemist Mexico
Paul Muldoon Poet Ireland
Carlos I. Noriega Astronaut Peru
Claes Oldenburg Sculptor Sweden
Thakoon Panichgul Fashion designer Thailand
Dina Habib Powell Executive, philanthropist, political advisor Egypt
Albio Sires Congressman Cuba
Oliver Smithies Geneticist United Kingdom
Elie Tahari Fashion designer Israel
Oscar L. Tang Financier China
Charlize Theron Actress South Africa
Isabel Toledo Fashion designer Cuba
Daniel C. Tsui Physicist China
Joseph Tusiani Poet Italy
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan Mathematician India
Chen Ning Yan Physicist China
Shing Tung Yau Mathematician China

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