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  4. Samuel Barber
  5. Andy Cohen
  6. John D’Emilio
  7. Colman Domingo
  8. Billie Eilish
  9. Cecilia Gentili
  10. Jeffrey Gibson
  11. Nikki Giovanni
  12. Lily Gladstone
  13. Mel Heifetz
  14. Sir Lady Java
  15. Ella Jenkins
  16. ABilly Jones-Hennin
  17. Ellsworth Kelly
  18. Karl Lagerfeld
  19. Troy Masters
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  21. T. J. Osborne
  22. Ted Osius
  23. Ann Philbin
  24. Chappell Roan
  25. Harper Steele
  26. Breanna Stewart
  27. Arthur Tress
  28. Cy Twombly
  29. Ocean Vuong
  30. Abby Wambach
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Music

Marin Alsop
Trailblazing Conductor
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Walter Arlen
Composer & Holocaust Survivor
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Lance Bass
Pop Singer
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Brandi Carlile
Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter
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Desmond Child
Award-Winning Songwriter
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Frédéric Chopin
Composer & Suffragette
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Meg Christian
Feminist Singer-Songwriter
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Ani DiFranco
Grammy-Winning Singer
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Billie Eilish
Indie Music Superstar
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Brian Epstein
The Beatles’ Manager 
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Edythe Eyde
Gay Publishing Pioneer
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Lesley Gore
Singer & Composer
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Jerry Herman
Award-Winning Composer 
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Janis Ian
Singer-Songwriter
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Janis Joplin
Rock Star
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Liberace
Pianist & Entertainer
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Lance Loud
First Out Reality Star
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Barry Manilow
Singer and Songwriter
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Johnny Mathis
Singer and Songwriter
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Janelle Monáe
Singer, Songwriter & Actor
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin
International Conductor
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Little Richard
Rock & Roll Pioneer
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Chappell Roan
Pop Music Star
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Jeffrey Seller
Broadway Producer of Hamilton
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Ethel Smyth
Composer & Suffragette
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Michael Stipe
Rock Star
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Chely Wright
Award-Winning Country Music Star
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Lil Nas X
Rapper
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