Library of Congress Living Legend

A Library of Congress Living Legend is someone recognized by the Library of Congress for his or her creative contributions to American life. Those honored include artists, writers, activists, film makers, physicians, entertainers, sports figures, and public servants.

Partial list of honorees

• Hank Aaron
• Madeleine Albright
• Muhammad Ali (d. 2016)
• Harry Belafonte
• Tony Bennett
• Big Bird
  • Sesame Street character portrayed by Caroll Spinney
• Larry Bird
• Judy Blume
• T. Berry Brazelton
• William F. Buckley, Jr. (d. 2008)
• Carol Burnett
• Laura Bush
• Ben Carson
• Benny Carter (d. 2003)
• Vinton Cerf
• Linda Chavez
• Beverly Cleary
• David Copperfield
• Bill Cosby
• Merce Cunningham (d. 2009)
• Michael DeBakey (d. 2008)
• Sylvia Earle
• Marian Wright Edelman
• Ahmet Ertegün (d. 2006)
• Suzanne Farrell
• John Kenneth Galbraith (d. 2006)
• Andrew Goodpaster (d. 2005)
• Stephen Jay Gould (d. 2002)
• Herbie Hancock
• Mickey Hart
• Quincy Jones
• Jenette Kahn
• Max Kampelman (d. 2013)
• George Kennan (d. 2005)
• Jackie Joyner Kersee
• B.B. King (d. 2015)
• Billie Jean King
• Jeane Kirkpatrick (d. 2006)
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• Annie Leibovitz
• Miguel León-Portilla
• Carl Lewis
• John Lewis
• Alan Lomax (d. 2002)
• Yo-Yo Ma
• Robert McCloskey (d. 2003)
• Mark McGwire
• Rita Moreno
• Toni Morrison
• Dolly Parton
• Katherine Paterson
• I.M. Pei
• Jaroslav Pelikan (d. 2006)
• Itzhak Perlman
• Colin Powell
• Leontyne Price
• Sally K. Ride (d. 2012)
• Cal Ripken
• Cokie Roberts
• Fred Rogers (d. 2003)
• Philip Roth
• Bob Schieffer
• Martin Scorsese
• Pete Seeger (d. 2014)
• Maurice Sendak (d. 2012)
• Bobby Short (d. 2005)
• Stephen Sondheim
• Steven Spielberg
• Ralph Stanley (d. 2016)
• Gloria Steinem
• Isaac Stern (d. 2001)
• Barbra Streisand
• William Styron (d. 2006)
• Harold Varmus
• Gwen Verdon (d. 2000)
• Fred L. Whipple (d. 2004)
• Tiger Woods
• Herman Wouk

External links

• Library of Congress to Honor "Living Legends" (press release, with initial honorees). April 14, 2000. Public Affairs Office. Library of Congress official website
• Awards and Honors: Living Legends (full list). Library of Congress official website