Poodle lover Thomas MannCame to the U.S. from Germany in 1938; Couldn't express an idea in fewer than 900 pages; Nobel Prize in Literature 1929. |
Circus trapeze artist Alexander KartveliCame to the U.S. from Georgia in 1927; chief designer of the P-47 Thunderbolt (15,683 produced), F-84, and F-105 ('Thud'). |
Sugarpova candy brand founder Maria SharapovaCame to Florida from Russia in 1994; became Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 tennis player. |
Amateur pianist Edward TellerCame to the U.S. from Hungary in 1935. Worked on implosions for atomic bombs. Wanted to build a 50-gigaton hydrogen bomb and lobbied against nuclear test bans. Early climate change alarmist. |