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57 Famous People Who Won The Presidential Medal Of Freedom

July 9, 2022

A few of these are fairly random.

In accordance to the U.S. government, “The Presidential Medal of Freedom is given by the president of america to honor people who’ve made nice contributions to both america or the world.”

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I made a decision to undergo the checklist and pick any of the larger and extra well-known names out since 2002.

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What’s much more fascinating is to see which President picked who.

1.

Julia Baby

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2003.

2.

Dave Thomas

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2003.

3.

Charlie Daniels

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2003.

4.

Invoice Cosby

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2002.

5.

John Paul II

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2004.

6.

Rita Moreno

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2004.

7.

Estée Lauder

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2004.

8.

Arnold Palmer

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2004.

9.

Muhammad Ali

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2005.

10.

Carol Burnett

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2005.

11.

Aretha Franklin

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2005.

12.

B.B. King

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2006.

13.

Ben Carson

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2008.

14.

Anthony Fauci

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2008.

15.

Tony Blair

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Awarded by George W. Bush in 2009.

16.

Stephen Hawking

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2009.

17.

Sidney Poitier

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2009.

18.

Chita Rivera

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2009.

19.

Warren Buffett

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2010.

20.

Angela Merkel

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2011.

21.

Bob Dylan

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2012.

22.

Loretta Lynn

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2013.

23.

Oprah

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2013.

24.

Tom Brokaw

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2014.

25.

Meryl Streep

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2014.

26.

Stevie Marvel

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2014.

27.

Stephen Spielberg

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.

28.

Emilio Estefan

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.

29.

Gloria Estefan

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.

30.

Barbra Streisand

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.

31.

James Taylor

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.

32.

Stephen Sondheim

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Awarded by Barack Obama in 2015.