Pocahontas

1596 ~ 1617

Daughter of Powhatan

Daughter of the Powhatan tribal chief. A Native American who served as a bridge between the English colony of Jamestown and the indigenous peoples.

Benjamin Franklin

1706 ~ 1790

Lightning Rod Inventor

American statesman, scientist, and diplomat. A key Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and made landmark contributions to science with his invention of the lightning rod.

George Washington

1732 ~ 1799

Founding Father

First President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He played a decisive role in founding the United States of America.

John Adams

1735 ~ 1826

2nd US President

Founding Father of the United States and 2nd President. He participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence, served as the first Vice President, and as President helped shape the foundations of the young republic.

Thomas Paine

1737 ~ 1809

「Common Sense」

British-American political activist and writer who had a decisive influence on the American Revolution with Common Sense.

Thomas Jefferson

1743 ~ 1826

3rd US President

Founding Father of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He served as the 3rd President, championing democracy and individual rights.

John Jay

1745 ~ 1829

First Chief Justice

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He co-authored The Federalist Papers, negotiated the Jay Treaty, and played a key role in establishing America's early foreign policy and judicial system.

James Madison

1751 ~ 1836

Father of Constitution

The 4th President of the United States and primary architect of the Constitution. A key author of The Federalist Papers, he led the drafting of the Bill of Rights and established the foundations of American constitutional democracy.

Alexander Hamilton

1755 ~ 1804

Federalist

Founding Father of the United States from the West Indies who, as the first Secretary of the Treasury, built the national financial system and founded the Federalist Party.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804 ~ 1864

「The Scarlet Letter」

An American novelist who laid the foundation of American literature by exploring Puritan guilt and hypocrisy in The Scarlet Letter.

Edgar Allan Poe

1809 ~ 1849

Father of the Detective Story

An American writer and critic from Boston. A pioneer of detective fiction and horror literature, he defined the aesthetics of the short story and laid the foundations of modern literary criticism.

Abraham Lincoln

1809 ~ 1865

16th President

16th President of the United States who led the abolition of slavery and defended the Union during the Civil War, making a great contribution to national unity.

Henry David Thoreau

1817 ~ 1862

「Walden」

American writer and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist who lived two years at Walden Pond. His Civil Disobedience influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

Walt Whitman

1819 ~ 1892

「Leaves of Grass」

The father of American free verse. Through Leaves of Grass he broke free of formal constraints, sang of democracy and the dignity of the individual, and established the identity of American poetry.

Herman Melville

1819 ~ 1891

「Moby-Dick」

A giant of American literature. Drawing on his experience aboard a whaling ship, he wrote Moby-Dick — a portrait of the depths of human obsession — yet remained unknown in his lifetime and was rediscovered in the twentieth century, now regarded as the greatest American novel.

Ulysses S. Grant

1822 ~ 1885

Union Commander

U.S. Army general and 18th President who led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War and worked to unify the nation amid the turbulence of the Reconstruction era.

Emily Dickinson

1830 ~ 1886

The Reclusive Poet

American poet who was largely unknown during her lifetime but has since been recognized as one of the most important poets in American literature.

Andrew Carnegie

1835 ~ 1919

Steel King

Scottish-American entrepreneur who founded the Carnegie Steel Company to become the Steel King, and donated over $350 million to build 2,811 libraries.

Mark Twain

1835 ~ 1910

「Huckleberry Finn」

American novelist and satirist. Established the identity of American literature with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

J.P. Morgan

1837 ~ 1913

The Financial Giant

American financier and investment banker. Founded U.S. Steel and GE, and rescued the American financial system during the Panic of 1907.

John D. Rockefeller

1839 ~ 1937

Oil King

American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded Standard Oil in 1870, dominating the petroleum industry, and donated over $500 million, making him the greatest philanthropist in American history.

Thomas Edison

1847 ~ 1931

King of Invention

American inventor and businessman. He held over 1,000 patents including the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera, making revolutionary contributions to modern civilization and technological progress.

Nikola Tesla

1856 ~ 1943

AC Electricity

Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and electrical engineer. Laid the foundation for modern AC power systems and pioneered wireless communication and energy transmission.

Theodore Roosevelt

1858 ~ 1919

26th President

26th President of the United States who championed progressive policies and environmental protection while expanding American influence at home and abroad.

Henry Ford

1863 ~ 1947

Assembly Line

American industrialist. Founded Ford Motor Company in 1903 and introduced assembly-line production in 1913, launching the era of mass manufacturing.

Wright Brothers

1867 ~ 1948

First Powered Flight

American inventors and aviation pioneers. On December 17, 1903, they became the first to achieve a successful manned powered flight, opening a new chapter in aviation history.

Madam C.J. Walker

1867 ~ 1919

First Black Millionaire

American entrepreneur. The first self-made African American millionaire, who succeeded with hair care products for Black women and became a symbol of Black civil rights and women's economic independence.

Isadora Duncan

1877 ~ 1927

Barefoot Dancer

American dancer. Rejected the formalism of ballet and laid the foundation of modern dance with bare feet and free movement.

Douglas MacArthur

1880 ~ 1964

U.S. Army General of the Army

American General of the Army who commanded the Pacific theater in World War II and the Korean War. Credited with reversing the war's tide through the successful Incheon Landing.

Helen Keller

1880 ~ 1968

Light Bearer

American author and activist. Lost sight and hearing at 19 months old but overcame her disabilities to become a tireless advocate for disability rights.

Edward Hopper

1882 ~ 1967

「Nighthawks」

American realist painter best known for Nighthawks, depicting urban loneliness and alienation, who captured everyday modern American life through light and shadow.

George S. Patton

1885 ~ 1945

Third Army Commander

American general who commanded the Third Army in World War II, contributing to the liberation of France. Known as "Blood and Guts" for his exceptional armored warfare tactics.

Edwin Hubble

1889 ~ 1953

Expanding Universe

American astronomer who discovered that the universe is expanding, laying the foundation of modern cosmology.

Pearl S. Buck

1892 ~ 1973

「The Good Earth」

American novelist who grew up spending 40 years in China. She won the Pulitzer Prize for The Good Earth and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, becoming the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Benjamin Graham

1894 ~ 1976

「The Intelligent Investor」

British-born American investor and economist. Founded the theory of value investing and fundamentally shaped the thinking of investors worldwide, including Warren Buffett.

Ernest Hemingway

1899 ~ 1961

「The Old Man and the Sea」

American novelist and short-story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and had a profound influence on 20th-century literature.

John von Neumann

1903 ~ 1957

Father of Computing

Hungarian-American mathematician who established the von Neumann architecture — the standard model of modern computers — and laid the mathematical foundations of game theory.

Dr. Seuss

1904 ~ 1991

「The Cat in the Hat」

American picture book author and illustrator. Beloved by children worldwide for unique characters and rhythmic prose in The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

J. Robert Oppenheimer

1904 ~ 1967

Manhattan Project

American theoretical physicist. Led the Manhattan Project as its scientific director, developing the atomic bomb, and later advocated for nuclear arms control.

Ayn Rand

1905 ~ 1982

「Atlas Shrugged」

Russian-American author and philosopher who founded Objectivist philosophy and is best known for Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead.

Edward Teller

1908 ~ 2003

Hydrogen Bomb

A Hungarian-American theoretical physicist. He participated in the Manhattan Project and led the development of the hydrogen bomb.

Milton Friedman

1912 ~ 2006

Free Market Economist

Prominent American economist. A pioneer of monetarism who advocated for free market economics and minimal government intervention.

Richard Nixon

1913 ~ 1994

37th President

37th President of the United States. Established diplomatic relations with China through détente and signed arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, but resigned over the Watergate scandal.

Frank Sinatra

1915 ~ 1998

「All the Way」

American pop and jazz singer. He was a defining entertainer of the 20th century with My Way and New York, New York.

Claude Shannon

1916 ~ 2001

Information Theory

American mathematician and electrical engineer who founded information theory with his 1948 paper "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," introducing the concept of the bit and establishing the theoretical foundations of the digital age.

Harold Robbins

1916 ~ 1997

「The Carpetbaggers」

American novelist. His gripping popular fiction drew worldwide audiences and inspired numerous film adaptations.

Sidney Sheldon

1917 ~ 2007

Master of Thriller

American novelist and playwright who is a bestselling author with over 300 million copies sold, setting the gold standard for the thriller genre.

John F. Kennedy

1917 ~ 1963

New Frontier

The 35th President of the United States. He advanced the New Frontier agenda, leading America through change during the Cold War.

Richard Feynman

1918 ~ 1988

Master of QED

American theoretical physicist. Won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to quantum electrodynamics and was also known as an outstanding lecturer and author.

Russell Kirk

1918 ~ 1994

「The Conservative Mind」

American political philosopher and historian. Established the American conservative intellectual tradition inheriting Burke's legacy in The Conservative Mind.

Isaac Asimov

1920 ~ 1992

Giant of Sci-Fi

Russian-American science fiction author who expanded the horizons of science fiction with the Foundation series and the Three Laws of Robotics.

John Rawls

1921 ~ 2002

「A Theory of Justice」

American political philosopher who re-established the foundations of modern liberal political philosophy with A Theory of Justice.

Stan Lee

1922 ~ 2018

Marvel Comics

American cartoonist and editor who grew Marvel Comics into a global company and co-created numerous superheroes including Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Iron Man.

Henry Kissinger

1923 ~ 2023

Nixon's Secretary of State

American statesman. Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford. Architect of détente and the opening to China. Died at age 100.

Charlie Munger

1924 ~ 2023

Berkshire

American investor and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. He met Warren Buffett in 1959 and became his lifelong partner, championing the philosophy of buying great businesses at fair prices.

Marlon Brando

1924 ~ 2004

「The Godfather」

American actor. Set the standard for modern acting in The Godfather and A Streetcar Named Desire. An icon of method acting.

Malcolm X

1925 ~ 1965

Black Self-Determination

American Black civil rights activist and Islamic leader. Served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, advocating Black self-determination and self-defense.

Harper Lee

1926 ~ 2016

「To Kill a Mockingbird」

Novelist from Monroeville, Alabama. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for To Kill a Mockingbird, a timeless American classic.

Marilyn Monroe

1926 ~ 1962

Sex Symbol

American actress and model. The top sex symbol of the 1950s who appeared in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and died at 36.

John McCarthy

1927 ~ 2011

Father of AI

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. He coined the term "artificial intelligence" in 1956, developed the LISP programming language, and proposed time-sharing, laying the foundations of modern computing.

James Watson

1928 ~

DNA Double Helix

American molecular biologist who, together with Francis Crick, discovered the double helix structure of DNA and was awarded the Nobel Prize.

Stanley Kubrick

1928 ~ 1999

「2001: A Space Odyssey」

Cinema's greatest perfectionist, who left timeless masterpieces across every genre — science fiction, horror, and war — with revolutionary visuals and philosophical themes.

Andy Warhol

1928 ~ 1987

Pop Art

American artist and film director, a pioneer of the Pop Art movement in the 1960s, best known for Campbell's Soup Cans and his portraits of Marilyn Monroe.

Noam Chomsky

1928 ~

Generative Grammar

American linguist and political critic. Founded generative grammar theory and is a leading left-wing intellectual critical of U.S. foreign policy.

Martin Luther King Jr.

1929 ~ 1968

Nonviolent Resistance

American Baptist minister and leader of the Black civil rights movement. Led the nonviolent civil disobedience movement to abolish racial segregation and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Grace Kelly

1929 ~ 1982

Princess of Monaco

American actress and Princess of Monaco. Won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1954 and married Prince Rainier III in 1956.

Clint Eastwood

1930 ~

「Unforgiven」

American actor and director. He rose to fame in the Dirty Harry series and won the Academy Award for Best Director twice for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby.

George Soros

1930 ~

Open Society

Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist. Broke the Bank of England by shorting the pound and poured $32 billion into the Open Society Foundations.

Warren Buffett

1930 ~

Oracle of Omaha

American investor and businessman, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who gained worldwide fame through value investing.

Ray Charles

1930 ~ 2004

Genius of Soul

Master of American soul, jazz, and R&B. Overcame visual impairment to leave an indelible mark on music history with his unique piano playing and vocal style.

Johnny Cash

1932 ~ 2003

「Ring of Fire」

American country and rock singer known as the Man in Black for his signature black attire. He left timeless hits including Ring of Fire.

Susan Sontag

1933 ~ 2004

First Lady of Intellect

American novelist, critic, and social activist who offered sharp insights into modern art criticism and social morality through works like Against Interpretation and Regarding the Pain of Others.

Nina Simone

1933 ~ 2003

Mississippi Goddam

Master of American jazz and soul music. Also a civil rights activist, leaving works such as Mississippi Goddam.

Carl Sagan

1934 ~ 1996

「Cosmos」

American astronomer and author. He is a legendary science communicator who brought science to the public through the Cosmos series.

Elvis Presley

1935 ~ 1977

King of Rock and Roll

American singer who popularized rock and roll and became an icon of 20th-century popular culture.

Carl Icahn

1936 ~

Corporate Raider

Investor from New York. He established activist shareholder investment strategies, buying large stakes in undervalued companies and pressuring management to unlock value.

Jack Nicholson

1937 ~

「The Shining」

American actor who became a Hollywood legend through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Shining.

Morgan Freeman

1937 ~

Voice of God

A great actor known for his deep and trustworthy voice. Left unforgettable performances in countless masterpieces including The Shawshank Redemption and Million Dollar Baby.

Marvin Gaye

1939 ~ 1984

Prince of Soul

American soul and R&B singer. Reached the pinnacle of soul music with What's Going On and Sexual Healing, combining social message with sensuality.

Harvey Keitel

1939 ~

「Reservoir Dogs」

American actor known for Scorsese's Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, and Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. A powerhouse character actor.

Chuck Norris

1940 ~

Martial Arts Legend

American martial artist and actor. A Karate and Taekwondo grandmaster, he is the star of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Al Pacino

1940 ~

「The Godfather」

American actor who gained fame as Michael Corleone in The Godfather and became a legendary actor with passionate performances in Scarface and Scent of a Woman.

Bruce Lee

1940 ~ 1973

Jeet Kune Do

American martial artist and actor. Founded Jeet Kune Do and introduced Eastern martial arts to the world through his martial arts films.

Bob Dylan

1941 ~

「Blowin' in the Wind」

American singer-songwriter and poet. Became the voice of his generation with Blowin' in the Wind and Like a Rolling Stone, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.

Harrison Ford

1942 ~

「Indiana Jones」

American actor. Defined Hollywood action cinema as Han Solo in Star Wars and the title role in the Indiana Jones series.

Martin Scorsese

1942 ~

「Raging Bull」

A master of New Hollywood and a living legend of cinema. A great cineaste who persistently explored human guilt and redemption, perfecting modern film grammar through realist direction.

Christopher Walken

1943 ~

「The Deer Hunter」

American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter. He has built a career as a legendary character actor with his unique screen presence.

Robert De Niro

1943 ~

「Taxi Driver」

American actor and producer. Won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II and Best Actor for Raging Bull, famous for his method acting.

Peter Lynch

1944 ~

Magellan Fund

American fund manager. He ran the Fidelity Magellan Fund (1977–1990), achieving an average annual return of 29.2% over 13 years — a Wall Street legend.

Diana Ross

1944 ~

The Supremes

Legend of American soul and pop music. Started as lead vocalist of The Supremes before reaching the top as a solo artist with Ain't No Mountain High Enough.

Sam Elliott

1944 ~

「The Big Lebowski」

American actor renowned for his deep, gravelly voice and mustache, leaving a lasting impression in The Big Lebowski, Road House, and A Star Is Born.

Larry Ellison

1944 ~

Oracle Founder

American business executive and co-founder of Oracle. Pioneered the relational database market and grew it into the world's second-largest software company.

Phil Jackson

1945 ~

Triangle Offense

American NBA coach who led the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers to 11 championships — the most by any coach in history.

Dolly Parton

1946 ~

「I Will Always Love You」

National icon of American country and pop music. A prolific songwriter and philanthropist beloved for decades.

David Lynch

1946 ~ 2025

「Twin Peaks」

American film director and painter. A singular artist whose surrealist sensibility gave rise to the adjective "Lynchian."

Daniel Goleman

1946 ~

「Emotional Intelligence」

American psychologist and science journalist. Led the popularization of emotional intelligence research with his book Emotional Intelligence.

Cher

1946 ~

Goddess of Pop

American pop and rock singer and actress who has been active for over 60 years, building a chameleon-like career spanning pop, glam rock, and disco.

Donald Trump

1946 ~

U.S. President

American entrepreneur and politician. Served as the 45th President of the United States, pursuing an America First policy agenda.

Sylvester Stallone

1946 ~

「Rocky」

American actor and screenwriter who wrote and starred in Rocky to become an overnight star, and became an action movie icon through the Rambo series.

Bill Clinton

1946 ~

42nd President

42nd President of the United States who presided over an era of economic prosperity and remains active in humanitarian work after leaving office.

Tommy Lee Jones

1946 ~

「The Fugitive」

American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Fugitive. Known for Men in Black and No Country for Old Men, he is celebrated for his quiet, weighty performances.

Steven Spielberg

1946 ~

DreamWorks Founder

Creator of Hollywood blockbusters and the most commercially successful director of all time, who rewrote the history of the film industry with overwhelming imagination and direction, perfectly blending artistry with mass appeal.

Patti Smith

1946 ~

Godmother of Punk

American singer and poet known as the Godmother of Punk. Her 1975 debut album Horses led the punk rock movement and established a distinctive style fusing rock and poetry.

James Patterson

1947 ~

「Alex Cross」

American thriller writer whose Alex Cross series and other novels have sold over 300 million copies, making him the world's best-selling living author.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1947 ~

Skyhook Shot

American NBA all-time leading scorer who played 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Lakers, winning six championships.

Martha Nussbaum

1947 ~

Capability Approach

American philosopher. Profoundly influenced modern ethics and political philosophy with her philosophy of emotions and the capability approach.

Danielle Steel

1947 ~

Matriarch of Romance

American novelist. One of the best-selling authors in history with over 190 works and more than 800 million copies sold.

Stephen King

1947 ~

King of Horror

American novelist who became synonymous with modern horror literature through The Shining, It, and Misery.

Hillary Clinton

1947 ~

Secretary of State

American politician. Former First Lady, U.S. Senator from New York, and Secretary of State under Obama. 2016 Democratic presidential nominee.

Ray Kurzweil

1948 ~

「The Singularity Is Near」

American inventor and futurist. Pioneered optical character recognition and speech synthesis, and leads transhumanist discourse with his prediction of a technological singularity arriving in 2045.

George R.R. Martin

1948 ~

「Game of Thrones」

American fantasy author. A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for Game of Thrones, made him the defining figure of modern fantasy.

Samuel L. Jackson

1948 ~

Nick Fury

American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Pulp Fiction, widely known as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Billy Joel

1949 ~

「Piano Man」

American singer-songwriter who left his mark on pop-rock history with Piano Man and Always a Woman. A six-time Grammy Award winner.

Lionel Richie

1949 ~

「Say You, Say Me」

American R&B and pop musician. Left immortal hits including Easy (Like Sunday Morning) and Say You, Say Me.

Meryl Streep

1949 ~

「Sophie's Choice」

American actress from New Jersey. Holds the unprecedented record of 21 Academy Award nominations and won Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, and The Iron Lady.

Ray Dalio

1949 ~

「Principles」

American hedge fund manager and investor. Founded Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, and systematized his management philosophy in Principles.

Sigourney Weaver

1949 ~

「Alien」

American actress who established the first female action hero icon in Hollywood through her role as Ripley in the Alien franchise.

Jeff Bridges

1949 ~

「The Big Lebowski」

American actor known for playing The Dude in The Big Lebowski. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Crazy Heart.

Stevie Wonder

1950 ~

「Superstition」

American soul and R&B singer-songwriter who overcame congenital blindness to win 25 Grammy Awards, a living legend of contemporary music.

James Mattis

1950 ~

Mad Dog

US Marine general and 26th Secretary of Defense, known as "Mad Dog." He earned a reputation as an exceptional strategist.

Nora Roberts

1950 ~

Queen of Romance

American romance novelist. One of the best-selling authors in history with over 200 works and more than 500 million copies sold.

Timothy C. May

1951 ~ 2018

Crypto Anarchist

American computer scientist who led the cypherpunk movement with his Crypto Anarchist Manifesto and laid the ideological foundations of cryptocurrency.

Steven Seagal

1952 ~

「Hard to Kill」

American actor and martial artist, an Aikido black belt who dominated 1990s action cinema and later obtained Russian citizenship.

Mickey Rourke

1952 ~

「The Wrestler」

American actor. Left a powerful impression in Nine and a Half Weeks and The Wrestler. A distinctive actor with a boxing career.

Larry Fink

1952 ~

BlackRock CEO

Head of the American asset management industry. Founded BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, and has driven ESG investment discourse.

Paul Allen

1953 ~ 2018

Microsoft

American entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and was a philanthropist who donated over $2 billion to education, science, and the arts.

Richard Stallman

1953 ~

Free Software

American programmer. Founded the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation, leading the software freedom movement with the GPL.

Steve Bannon

1953 ~

Trump Strategist

American media personality and political strategist who led Breitbart News and designed the election of President Trump, a key figure of far-right populism.

Kim Basinger

1953 ~

「Batman Returns」

American actress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for L.A. Confidential, and is known for her roles in Batman and other films.

Oprah Winfrey

1954 ~

Queen of Talk Shows

American broadcaster and businesswoman who led American popular culture for decades with The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Phil Zimmermann

1954 ~

PGP Creator

American cryptographer and computer scientist. Created PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) in 1991, pioneering personal email encryption and digital privacy.

John Travolta

1954 ~

「Pulp Fiction」

American actor and singer. He became a Hollywood icon with Grease and Pulp Fiction.

Coen Brothers

1954 ~

「No Country for Old Men」

American brother directors Joel (b. 1954) and Ethan (b. 1957) Coen. They won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men.

Denzel Washington

1954 ~

「Training Day」

American actor and director. Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Glory in 1989 and Best Actor for Training Day in 2002.

Bruce Willis

1955 ~

「Die Hard」

American actor. Became an action film icon as John McClane in the Die Hard series, and appeared in numerous acclaimed films including Pulp Fiction and Sin City.

Kevin Costner

1955 ~

「Dances with Wolves」

American actor and director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the western Dances with Wolves, and defined the 1990s with The Bodyguard, JFK, and The Untouchables.

Vinod Khosla

1955 ~

Khosla Ventures

Co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures. A billionaire who leads Silicon Valley technological innovation with a bold investment philosophy chasing "black swans."

Steve Jobs

1955 ~ 2011

Apple Co-founder

American entrepreneur and inventor, co-founder of Apple, who ushered in the digital age with groundbreaking products including the personal computer, iPhone, and iPad.

Eric Schmidt

1955 ~

Google Chairman

American entrepreneur who served as Google CEO from 2001 to 2011 and as Alphabet Chairman until 2015, leading Google's growth.

Willem Dafoe

1955 ~

Spider-Man

American actor, respected for a wide range of roles in Platoon, Spider-Man, and The Lighthouse.

Bill Gates

1955 ~

Microsoft Co-founder

Co-founder of Microsoft who led the personal computer software revolution and, after retiring, conducts one of the world's largest philanthropic efforts.

Mel Gibson

1956 ~

「Braveheart」

American actor and director. Won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for Braveheart and established himself as an action star in the Lethal Weapon series.

Jamie Dimon

1956 ~

JPMorgan Chase CEO

American banker and Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank. He is one of Wall Street's most powerful figures.

Tom Hanks

1956 ~

「Forrest Gump」

American actor who won consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He is a defining performer and cultural icon of Hollywood.

Michael Madsen

1957 ~

「Reservoir Dogs」

American actor. A Quentin Tarantino regular, appearing in Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and more. Specializes in cold and violent character roles.

Ruth Porat

1957 ~

Google CFO

American business executive. As Google's CFO, she oversees Alphabet's financial strategy, having stabilized the financial structure of big tech while emphasizing transparency and sustainability.

Steve Buscemi

1957 ~

「Reservoir Dogs」

American actor who gained cult fame for his distinctive character performances in Tarantino and Coen Brothers films including Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski.

Jim Collins

1958 ~

Management Thinker

American management consultant and author. His in-depth research on business management and success strategies produced bestsellers including Good to Great, influencing companies worldwide.

Prince

1958 ~ 2016

「Purple Rain」

American musician who wrote, composed, and performed Purple Rain and When Doves Cry, erasing the boundaries between pop, R&B, and rock.

Mark Cuban

1958 ~

Mavericks Owner

Symbol of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and billionaire entrepreneur. Author of the Broadcast.com sale legend and a well-known cold-eyed investor on Shark Tank.

Madonna

1958 ~

「Like a Virgin」

American pop singer. Led pop culture for decades from Like a Virgin onward, continuously influencing music, fashion, and gender discourse.

Michael Jackson

1958 ~ 2009

King of Pop

American singer, composer, and dancer. Recorded as the best-selling musician in history with the album Thriller, redefining 20th-century popular culture.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

1958 ~

Science Communicator

American astrophysicist and science communicator. Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the Cosmos series, following in the footsteps of Carl Sagan.

Viggo Mortensen

1958 ~

Aragorn

American actor and poet. Gained worldwide fame as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and appeared in Eastern Promises and Green Book.

Ving Rhames

1959 ~

「Pulp Fiction」

American actor who gained prominence as Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction and has appeared in numerous action films including the Mission: Impossible series.