21st-century American women

Ellen Weinberg-Hughes is an American former ice hockey player. She competed internationally for the US women's national team at the 1992 Women's World Championship, capturing a silver medal while being named to the tournament's all-star team. She played collegiate hockey, lacrosse and soccer for the University of New Hampshire. She was inducted into the UNH Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. After her playing career was over, she served as an assistant coach at UNH for the soccer and ice hockey teams, while attending graduate school. She also served as an advisor to Norway's women's hockey team in 1994.

Sylvia Anne Reiner is an American author, psychoanalyst, playwright, poet, and singer.

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

Rachel Hannah Weisz is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Films in which she has appeared have grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide.

Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American media personality and former pornographic film actress. In 2014, she performed in a controversial porn scene featuring a hijab, which drew global attention. The scene made Khalifa immensely popular but also drew backlash.

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925–2018)

British actress (1917–2013)

Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

American astronaut

French-American economist (born 1972)

American actress (1917–2007)

Monica Samille Lewinsky is an American activist. She became internationally known in the late 1990s after U.S. president Bill Clinton admitted to having had an affair with her during her days as a White House intern between 1995 and 1997. The affair and its repercussions became known as the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.

American chef

American chemist (born 1966)

American actress (1919–2009)

British-American actress (1929–2010)

American actress (1921–2011)

First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969

Cuban singer (1925–2003)

American actress (1918–2005)

American actress (1924-2018)

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic

American actress (1922-2013)

American actress (1916-2004)

Tara Kristen Lipinski is an American sports commentator and former competitive figure skater. A former competitor in women's singles, she was the 1997 U.S. national champion and world champion, a two-time Champions Series Final champion (1997–1998), and the 1998 Olympic champion. She is the youngest single skater Olympic champion and World champion ever, and until 2019 was the youngest to win the U.S. Nationals. She was the first woman to complete a triple loop–triple loop combination, which became her signature jump element, in competition.

Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker. She has received two prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and four from the Venice Film Festival, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe, and two César Awards.

actress (1907-2004)

NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003)

Hailey Rhode Bieber is an American model, socialite, media personality, and businesswoman. She is the founder and chief creative officer (CCO) of the skincare brand Rhode, which was acquired by e.l.f. in a $1 billion deal. As a model, Bieber featured in campaigns for Guess, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot

African-American soprano

British-born American astronomer (1919–2020)

American actress (born 1929)

German-American sex therapist

American environmental activist

American professional wrestler and executive

American operatic soprano (1929-2007)

Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007)

American pornographic actress

American actress (1925–2016)

American actress and model (1942–2005)

American writer (1918–2007)

American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies

American astronaut

American racecar driver (born 1982)

American actress (1946–2019)

American model

Irish-American actress (1913–2005)

American actress (1920–2005)

American actress (1912–2003)

Canadian-American actress

American actress (1921–2007)

American actress (1923–2009)

American model

American model

American actress (1921–2004)

Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and NASA astronaut

2013 film directed by Lee Daniels

American actress, dancer, and singer (1929-2021)

American pornographic actress