Speedboat enthusiast Sergei RachmaninoffCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1918; liked to play the piano . |
Ping pong player Jensen HuangCame to the U.S. from Taiwan in 1973. Co-founded NVIDIA. In 2025, said that he would cheerfully pay whatever wealth taxes California voters decided to impose. |
Ardent anti-Nazi (post-1945) Hans von OhainCame to the U.S. from Germany in 1947; developer of turbine engines after reading Frank Whittle's patent; powered Heinkel He 179 in 1939; worked at Wright-Patterson AFB; retired to Melbourne, Florida. |
Sugarpova candy brand founder Maria SharapovaCame to Florida from Russia in 1994; became Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 tennis player. |