| A | B |
|---|
| Louis Armstrong | Jazz Composer; wrote "Hello Dolly" & "What a Wonderful Life" |
| Aaron Copland | Composer who wrote uniquely American music |
| Duke Ellington | Jazz Composer; gifted piano player |
| F Scott Fitzgerald | Novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age; among his books "The Great Gatsby" |
| Henry Ford | Developed the assembly line |
| George Gershwin | Composer who wrote uniquely American music; "Strike Up the Band" & "Rhapsody in Blue" |
| Langston Hughes | Poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots |
| Jacob Lawrence | Painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Development of the radio |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | An artist known for urban scenes and later, paintings of the Southwest |
| David Sarnoff | Developed the broadcasting industry (NBC) |
| Bessie Smith | Blues singer |
| John Steinbeck | A novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s |
| Wright Brothers | Invented the airplane |
