John Abizaid, Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command

Christopher Alexander, Architect, writer, and educator

Bill Amend, Creator of the comic strip FoxTrot

Richard Armitage, Deputy U.S. Secretary of state

Vic Armstrong, Film stuntman and stunt coordinator

Ashanti, R&B singer and songwriter

Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber, Football players

Matthew Barney, Artist

Maria Bartiromo, Broadcast journalist

Bonnie Bassler, Biologist and educator

Elmer Bernstein, Composer for films

Carolyn RBertozzi, Chemist, inventor, businesswoman, educator, and author

Blur, British rock band

Adrien Brody, Actor

Vincent Brooks, U.S. Army brigadier general

Aaron Brown, Broadcast journalist

Stephen Burrows, Fashion designer

Ben Burtt, Sound designer for films

Candace Bushnell, Writer

Andrew H. Card Jr., White House chief of staff

Margaret Carlson, Journalist, columnist, and television commentator

Richard Carmona, Surgeon general of the United States

Regina Carter, Jazz violinist

Kim Cattrall, Actress

Tom Cavanagh, Actor

Patricia S. Churchland, Professor of philosophy

Chris Claremont, Writer

Roger Clemens, Baseball player with the New York Yankees

Jim Collins, Business writer and management consultant

Patricia Hill Collins, Sociologist, educator, and writer

John Horton Conway, Mathematician

Richard W. Cook, Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios

Stephanie Coontz, Historian and writer

Sofia Coppola, Filmmaker and screenwriter

Ann Coulter, Writer and commentator

Counting Crows, Rock band

Danielle Crittenden, Writer and commentator

Sharon Darling, Founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy

Wade Davis, Ethnobotanist, anthropologist, and writer

Donna de Varona, Olympic swimmer, radio and TV broadcaster, and social activist

Def Leppard, Rock band

DMX, Rap musician and actor

William Donaldson, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission

David Doubilet, Underwater photographer

Robert A. Eckert, President and CEO of Mattel Inc

Eiko and Koma, Dancers and choreographers

Thomas J. Engibous, Chairman, president, and CEO of Texas Instruments Inc.

Jeffrey Eugenides, Writer

Eve, Rap musician and actress

Chris Eyre, Film director

Chaka Fattah, U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania

Marshall Faulk, Football player with the St. Louis Rams

Will Ferrell, Comedian and actor

William Forsythe, Choreographer and dancer

Jonathan Franzen, Writer

Tom Freston, Chairman and CEO of MTV Networks

Ellen Galinsky, President of the Families and Work Institute

Joseph L. Galloway, War correspondent

Leslie H. Gelb, President emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations

Mossimo Giannulli, Fashion designer and chairman and CEO of Mossimo Inc.

Mel Gibson, Actor, filmmaker, and producer

Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Neuroscientist

Edmund WGordon, Psychologist and educator

Jennifer MGranholm, Governor of Michigan

Tom Green, Actor, television talk-show host, and comedian

Jonathan Haas, Timpanist

Becky Hammon, Basketball player with the New York Liberty





Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman of Hasbro Inc

Hauerwas, Stanley, Theologian, ethicist, writer, and educator

Todd Haynes, Filmmaker

James R. Heath, Chemist and educator

Hazel Henderson, Economist, futurist, and writer

J. Marvin Herndon, Geophysicist



Stephen Hillenburg, Creator and executive producer of the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants

Ann Hobson Pilot, Harpist

Betsy Holden, Co-CEO, Kraft Foods Incand CEO and president, Kraft Foods North America

Dave Holland, Bassist

Hei-Kyung Hong, Opera singer

Allan Houston, Basketball player with the New York Knicks

Sharon Isbin, Classical guitarist

Hugh Jackman, Actor

Lauren Jackson, Basketball player with the Seattle Storm

Erich D. Jarvis, Neurobiologist

Norah Jones, Singer and pianist

Spike Jonze, Filmmaker

Peter R. Kann, Chairman and CEO of Dow Jones & Co

Marcy Kaptur, USrepresentative from Ohio

Isabella Karle, Chemist

Jan Karon, Writer

Bill Keller, Executive editor of The New York Times

Jeff Kent, Baseball player with the Houston Astros

Laura Kiessling, Biochemist

Naomi Klein, Social activist and writer

Wendy Kopp, Founder and president of Teach for America

Tony La Russa, Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team

Winona LaDuke, Environmental activist and writer

Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Co-authors of the Left Behind series

Avril Lavigne, Singer

Andrea Lee, Writer

Gerald Levert, Singer and songwriter

Daniel Libeskind, Architect

Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii

Lucy Liu, Actress

Gary Locke, Governor of Washington State

Mike Lowell, Baseball player with the Florida Marlins

Rob Marshall, Theater, film, and television director and choreographer

L. Lowry Mays, Co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Clear Channel Worldwide

Tracy McGrady, Basketball player with the Orlando Magic

John H. McWhorter, Linguist and author

Natalie Merchant, Singer and songwriter

Sia Michel, Editor in chief of Spin

John Miller, Broadcast journalist and terrorism expert

Ann Moore, Chairman and CEO of Time Inc.

Frank H. Murkowski, Governor of Alaska

Steve Nash, Basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks

Otto Neals, Sculptor, painter, printmaker, and illustrator

David Neeleman, Founder, chairman, and CEO of JetBlue Airways

John Negroponte, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations



Lena Olin, Actress





Susan Orlean, Writer

Suze Orman, Financial adviser and writer

Piet Oudolf, Landscape designer

Mehmet C. Oz, Cardiothoracic surgeon

Clarence Page, Journalist and syndicated columnist

Richard D. Parsons, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner

Ann Patchett, Writer

Alexander Payne, Filmmaker and screenwriter

Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative from California

Richard Perle, Member and former chairman of the Defense Policy Board

Houston Person, Jazz saxophonist and music producer

Phish, Rock band

Parker Posey, Actress

Michael K. Powell, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission

Freddie Prinze Jr., Actor

Patricia Racette, Opera singer

Rascal Flatts, Country band

Vanessa Redgrave, Actress and political activist

William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Harry Reid, U.S.Senator from Nevada

Robert H. Rines, Inventor, patent lawyer, and investigator of the Loch Ness monster

Janet L. Robinson, New York Times

Alex Rodriguez, Baseball player with the New York Yankees

John Romer, Egyptologist, archaeologist, historian, documentary filmmaker, and writer

Jim Rose, Performance artist and founder of the Jim Rose Circus



Warren Sapp, Football player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Neal Shapiro, President of NBC News

M. Night Shyamalan, Filmmaker

Joel Silver, Film and television producer

Tavis Smiley, Radio talk-show host, writer, commentator, and lecturer

Orin C. Smith, President and CEO of Starbucks

John Snow, U.S.Secretary of the Treasury

Scott Spencer, Writer

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York State

Sandra Steingraber, Biologist, writer, and environmental activist

Elizabeth Streb, Dancer and choreographer

Daniel Sullivan, Theater director

Anne Sweeney, President of ABC Cable Network Groups and Disney Channel Worldwide



Donna Tartt, Writer

Miguel Tejada, Baseball player with the Oakland Athletics

George A. Tice, Photographer

Timbaland, Hip-hop musician and record producer

Michael Vick, Football player with the Atlanta Falcons

Andy and Larry Wachowski, Filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers

Barbara Walters, Television journalist, anchor, and producer

David S. Ware, Jazz saxophonist

Donald Watkins, Lawyer, businessman, and banker

Levi Watkins Jr, Cardiologist

Doc Watson, Folksinger and guitarist

Chris Webber, Basketball player and rap musician

Mark Whitaker, Editor of Newsweek

White Stripes, Rock band

Bradley Whitford, Actor

Peggy Whitson, Astronaut, biochemist, and educator

Venus Williams and Serena Williams, Tennis players

Owen Wilson, Actor

Carl R. Woese, Microbiologist, educator, and writer

Julia Wolfe, Composer

Paul Wolfowitz, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense

Steven Wright, Comedian, actor, writer, and director

Alexei Yashin, Hockey player with the New York Islanders

Francesca Zambello, Opera and theater director

Elias Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Urban Bush Women