Activists from New York (state)

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver is an American actress. Prolific in film since the late 1970s, she is known for her pioneering portrayals of action heroines in blockbusters and for her various roles in independent films. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1981)

American poet and writer (1926–1997)

American actor (born 1949)

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

American actor (1913–1994)

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.

American writer (1925–2012)

American astrophysicist and science communicator

Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez, known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans more than six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Actor Awards. In 1989, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards.

American actor

Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".

American actress and television producer (1936-2017)

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)

American actress and singer

American author and global health advocate

American actress (1946–2016)

American actress

American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)

American economist and statistician (1867–1947)

American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)

American comedian and actress (born 1981)

United States Army general (1831-1888)

American actress

American guitarist and musician

American geologist (1834-1902)

American politician, United States Senator from California

American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)

Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law in 1993. Dershowitz is a regular media contributor, political commentator, and legal analyst.

American public intellectual, conservative author and political commentator (1925–2008)

controversial leader of Nation of Islam

American writer

American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000)

American businessman, art collector, philanthropist, political activist

American author and producer

author, animal rights activist

American politician (1832-1918)

free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders

American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005)

American lawyer and corporate executive (1892–1944)

American actress

American actor (born 1927)

American actor (1890-1956)

American feminist author and journalist

German-born American theater and film actress, writer and director

American writer and activist (1922–2007)

American feminist and author (1935–2025)

American actress (1937-1990)

American politician (1975–2025)

American film director and producer (1916-2002)

American actor

American theologian, editor, author (1835–1922)

American politician (born 1950)

American politician

American businessman

American environmentalist

United States educator (1800–1878)

American activist and academic (born 1946)