Chicago

Jane Addams
Activist
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Walter Arlen
Composer & Holocaust Survivor
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Samuel Barber
20th Century Composer
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John D’Emilio
LGBTQ Historian
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Ella Jenkins
First Lady of Children’s Music
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Henry Gerber
Activist/Educator
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Sean Hayes
Award-Winning Actor
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Jim Hormel
Diplomat/Philanthropist
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Dave Kopay
Athlete
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Lori Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago
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Jane Lynch
Actor and filmmaker
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Deirdre McCloskey
Economist and Economic Historian
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CeCe McDonald
Transgender Activist     
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Ifti Nasim
Poet & Activist
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Suze Orman
Financial Expert
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Laura Ricketts
Co-Owner of the Chicago Cubs
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Craig Rodwell
Gay Pioneer          
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Dan Savage
Journalist
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Susan Sontag
Author/Commentator
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Tim’m T. West
Performer
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Phill Wilson
AIDS Activist
2006 Icon