Johnny Carson, talk show host/comedian - best loved host of the Tonight Show
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Lee De Forest, scientist/inventor - had over 180 patents, made advances in radio technology, helped put sound to film and helped further develop and engineer vacuum tubes
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Wallace H. Carothers, scientist/chemist/inventor - led the creative team that created nylon, neoprene and polyester fibre
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Ray Townsend, inventor - created the "Frank-a-matic" which revolutionized the meat packing industry
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John Wayne, actor/director/producer - popular entertainer
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Grant Wood, painter - painted the famous "American Gothic" among other works
