Below is the list of project participants. The list can be viewed in alphabetical or chronological order. Clicking an individual's name will display biographical information relevant at the time of participation. As of May 27, 2020 there are 1837 participants.
ALPHABETICALLY | CHRONOLOGICALLY
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Paul McGuinnessManager of the band U2, Founder of Principle Management Limited
BonoMusician, Activist, Writer
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Cheryl Brown HendersonDaughter of Oliver Brown. (Plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of 1954. The Court overturned the doctrine of separate but equal for public schools.)
Al GoldsteinPublisher, Pornographer, Founder of "Screw" magazine
Yoko OnoArtist, Composer, Vocalist, Activist, Humanitarian
Terry GilliamWriter, Filmmaker, Animator and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe
Mel BrooksDirector, Writer, Composer, Comedian, Actor
Bill FlanaganVice President/Editorial Director of VH1, Writer, Music Critic
John 5Musician (Marilyn Manson)
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Paul ShafferMusician, Bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman
Dr. Jane GoodallPrimatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist, Animal Conservationist
Ed KochFormer Mayor of NYC, Activist, Author, Judge, Writer
Wes CravenDirector and Screenwriter (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Twilight Zone)
Norman SiegelDirector of the New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Jon StewartComedian, Coexecutive producer of The Daily Show on Comedy Central
Tim BoothMusician (Lead singer/front man for the band James)
John GlennFirst American to orbit the Earth, Astronaut, Senator
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Mister Fred Rogers Host of the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Ordained Presbyterian minister.
Ted KoppelJournalist, Anchor and Senior Editor for ABC's Nightline
Kathie LeeTelevision Personality/Talkshow Host/Entertainer
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Jimmy CarterFormer President of the United States of America
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Milton GlaserGraphic Designer & Illustrator (designed "I LOVE NY" logo)
Ralph NaderSocial critic, Consumer crusader, America's public defender
Robert StorrCurator, Senior Curator of Painting & Sculpture at MOMA NYC
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Penn JillettePerformance Artist, Actor, Magician, Comedian, (Penn of Penn & Teller)
TellerPerformance Artist, Actor, Magician, Comedian, (Teller of Penn & Teller)
Jim HenkeCurator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Writer
Gabe BartalosProsthetic Makeup & Special Effects Artist (Atlantic West Effects)
Matt WallinDigital Effects Artist (Mantron Corporation)
Peter StrietmannPhotography Director / Director Of Photography (Matthew Barney's Cremaster Films)
Klaus BiesenbachP.S.1 Chief Curator and founding director of KW (Kunst-Werke Berlin)
David IppolitoMusician, That guitar man, The most famous person in New York that nobody knows.
Sara KellnerExecutive Director of Houston contemporary arts center, DiverseWorks
Jerry I. SpeyerArt Collector, Vice Chairman MoMA, Owner of the Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center, President and Chief Executive Officer Tishman Speyer Properties
Tom BrokawTV Journalist, Anchor of NBC Nightly News
Cornel WestProfessor, Philosopher, Author, Activist, Musician, Poet, Actor
David TeigerArt Collector, Philanthropist, Guggenheim Acquisition Executive Committee member, Founder of Gemini Consulting
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Billy NameArtist, Photographer, (staff photographer at Warhol's Factory)
Dan RatherJournalist, CBS Evening News lead anchor and managing editor
Matthew L. BurtonFriend, Artist, Writer, Professor, Student, Colleague, and much more
Larry FlyntPublisher of Hustler Magazine, Founder of Larry Flynt Publications
Tim GriffinAssociate Editor of Artforum, Art Critic, Poet, Former art editor at TimeOutNY
Agnes GundArt Collector, Philanthropist, President emerita of MoMA NYC
Michel GondryArtist, Musician, Music Video Director, Film Director
Brian EnoMusician, Artist, Producer, Composer
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David RockefellerArt Collector, Patron of the Arts, Honorary Chairman; MoMA NYC, Banker
Dan CameronSenior Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Martin HarthMy Opa (grandfather), an Opapa (great grandfather), a father, a brother, a husband, Friend, Artist, Writer, Poet, Tailor, A Giver, A man who taught me so much about life and love and the art of giving, and so much more.
Wynton MarsalisMusician (Trumpeter), Music Director; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra NYC
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Gary HartFormer United States Senator and former Presidential Candidate
James CunoPresident and Director, Art Institute of Chicago
Steve JobsCEO of Apple, Co-Founder of Apple Computer, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios, computer entrepreneur, inventor, innovator, visionary
Al GoreFormer US Vice President and Senator, 43rd President of the United States of America?
Les PaulMusician, pioneer/father of the electric guitar, inventor of recording techniques
Amy GoodmanBroadcast Journalist, Author, Investigative Journalist, Activist
Helen ThomasJournalist, Former White House Bureau Chief, White House Correspondent
agnés b.Fashion Designer, Philanthropist
Leonard RiggioArt Collector, Humanitarian, Philanthropist, Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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Bill BradleyPolitician, Athlete (Former U.S. Senator of New Jersey, Former Knicks Basketball Player)
John DeanAttorney, Former White House Counsel; Author; Columnist; Political Pundit
John MaddenAthlete, Former Head Coach; Oakland Raiders, Sports Broadcaster
General Wesley ClarkGeneral of the United States Army, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO 1997-2000 during the Kosovo War, Polotician
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Senator John EdwardsPolitician (Vice Presidential Nominee and U.S. Senator from North Carolina), Former trial lawyer
Philippe PetitHigh Wire Artist (Walked between New York City's Twin Towers on a high wire in 1974)
Ted TurnerMedia Proprietor, Philanthropist, Founder of CNN
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Eli BroadPhilanthropist, Entrepreneur, Businessman, Art Collector
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Alanna HeissFounder and former Director of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Founder of Clocktower Gallery, Director of AIR
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David LynchFilmmaker, Television Director, Artist, Actor
Mike NicholsFilm/Stage/Television Director, Writer, Producer
Eliot SpitzerLawyer, former Democratic Party politician (Former New York State Governor, New York State Attorney General)
John LandisFilm Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Producer
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Colin PowellFormer General, Former Secretary Of State, Former National Security Advisor, Former Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff
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Larry DavidActor, Writer, Comedian, Television Producer
Noam ChomskyLinguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator and activist
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Michael WalkerMusician (In the band Black English, formerly called NO)
Simon OscroftMusician (In the band Black English, formerly called NO)
Ryan LallierMusician (In the band Black English, formerly called NO)
Melle MelMusician (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
Danica McKellarActress, Author, Mathematics Education Advocate and Director
Annie LennoxSinger-Songwriter, Musician, Activist, Philanthropist
Eric IdleComedian, Actor, Author, Singer, Writer
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Leonard A. LauderBusinessman, Art Collector, Philanthropist, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc
A. R. RahmanComposer, Singer-Songwriter, Music Producer, Musician Philanthropist
Oprah WinfreyMedia Proprietor, Talk Show Host, Actor, Producer, Philanthropist
Anna WintourEditor-in-Chief of American Vogue, Artistic Director for Condé Nast
Andrew BoltonCurator, Curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Larry KramerPlaywright, Author, Public Health Advocate, LGBT Rights Activist, Co-founder of GMHC
Seth GreenActor, Comedian, Writer, Director, Producer
Sheila C. JohnsonAmerican Businesswoman, Co-Founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the First Black American Female Billionaire
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Tim RobbinsActor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Activist, Musician
David MametPlaywright, Essayist, Screenwriter, Film Director
Arianna HuffingtonAuthor, Columnist, Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Huffington Post
Caitlyn JennerTelevision Personality, Athlete, Formerly known as Bruce Jenner
James CordenActor, Writer, Producer, Comedian, Singer, Television Host
David DuchovnyActor, Writer, Producer, Director, Novelist, Singer-Songwriter
Dr. Marshall S. HarthMy father, My Pop, My Pop-U2-lar-Pop, donor, psychologist, poet, professor, activist
David W. MackGraphic Artist, Comic Book Artist, Writer (Creator of Kabuki)
James O’BarrGraphic Artist, Comic Book Artist, (Creator of The Crow)
Paul BanksMusician (Interpol), Singer-Songwriter, DJ
Popa WuExpert on the philosophy of the Five Percent Nation
Heidi KlumModel, Television Personality, Businesswoman, Fashion Designer
Seth MeyersComedian, Writer, Producer, Actor, Television Host
Kent JonesDirector of the New York Film Festival, Writer
Saadi YacefA leader of Algeria's National Liberation Front, Senator in Algeria's Council of the Nation, Actor
Paul FeigActor, Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Bette MidlerSinger, Songwriter, Actress, Comedian, Film Producer
Meredith MonkComposer, Performer, Director, Vocalist, Filmmaker, Choreographer
Tommy ChongComedian, Actor, Writer, Director, Activist, Musician
Melinda GatesBusinesswoman, Philanthropist, Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Stan LeeComic-book Writer, Editor, Publisher, Media Producer, Actor, former president and chairman of Marvel Comics
Stephen ColbertComedian, Writer, Producer, Actor, Media Critic, Television Host
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MadonnaSinger, Songwriter, Actress, Activist, Businesswoman
Peter HookSinger, Songwriter, Musician (Joy Division/New Order)
Deepak ChopraAuthor, Public Speaker, Alternative Medicine Advocate, New Age Movement Figure
Dick GregoryCivil Rights Activist, Social Critic, Writer, Comedian, Entrepreneur
Eve EnslerPlaywright, Performer, Feminist, Activist
Ryan AdamsSinger-Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Poet
Lauryn HillSinger, Songwriter, Rapper, Record Producer, Actress
Morgan SpurlockDocumentary Filmmaker, Humorist, Television Producer, Screenwriter, Activist
Dr. Michio KakuTheoretical Physicist, Futurist, Popularizer of Science, Professor
John OliverComedian, Writer, Producer, Political Commentator, Actor, Media Critic, Television Host
F. Gary GrayFilm Director, Producer, Actor, Music Video Director
Rick YuneActor, Screenwriter, Producer, Martial Artist, Former Model
Nick OffermanActor, Producer, Screenwriter, Author, Musician, Humorist, Comedian
Julian AssangeComputer Programmer, Publisher, Journalist, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks
Olivia WildeActress, Model, Producer, Director, Activist, Entrepreneur
Mark CubanBusinessman, Investor, Author, Television Personality, Philanthropist
Samantha BeeComedian, Writer, Producer, Political Commentator, Actress, Media Critic, Television Host
David ChangRestaurateur, Author, Television Personality
Mark KellyRetired Astronaut, Engineer, U.S. Navy Captain
Preet BhararaLawyer, Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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