Blini chef George BalanchineCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1933; liked to spend time with slender young women. |
Confirmed bachelor Theodore von KármánCame to the U.S. from Hungary in 1930; without approval from the United Nations, drew an arbitrary line 62 miles above our fragile Planet Earth; founded Aerojet, now headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida as Aerojet Rocketdyne. |
Avid gardener I. M. PeiCame to the U.S. from China in 1935; liked pyramids; Pritzker Prize 1983. |
Columbia University dropout Yo-Yo MaCame to the U.S. from France in 1962. Played cello for President John F. Kennedy at age 7. |