Winners of the National Medal of Arts, National Humanities Medal, and National Medals of Science and Technology.
National Medal of Arts
- Frank Gehry, 1998
- Morten Lauridsen, 2007
- George Lucas, 2012
National Humanities Medal
- Kevin Starr, 2006
National Medals of Science and Technology
National Medal of Science
- Simon Ramo, 1979
- Andrew J. Viterbi, 2007
- Solomon Golomb, 2011
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- Allen E. Puckett, 1985
- George Lucas (Industrial Light and Magic), 2004
- Mark Humayun, 2014