The Colorado 150, Part 4 of 6: Meet everyone from Barry Fey to Amy Adams to Gus Van Sant to John Fielder as our countdown moves into the top 75 Pathmakers leading up to Colorado’s 150th birthday

You might not expect the fierce face of hardcore American punk to have come from the placid hallways of Boulder High School. But counterculture punk-rock icon Jello Biafra remains the enduring symbol of sneering, elbow-throwing musical antiauthoritarianism. 

“Isn’t that something?” said veteran rock journalist G. Brown, founder of the Colorado Music Experience. “Out of Boulder, Colorado, comes everybody’s favorite provocateur.”

He wasn’t Jello – at least not then. Eric Reed Boucher chose his adopted name to contrast mass-produced corporate waste (“Jell-O”) with mass human suffering. (“Biafra” was a short-lived secessionist Nigerian state that was subjected to a brutal military blockade and famine that starved more than a million people in 1967.)

Biafra’s librarian mother and social-worker father actively encouraged Biafra’s boyhood interest in civil rights and politics.

True story: Biafra has said he would actively scour the discount bins at Trade-A-Tape in Boulder, where he was introduced to treasures by The Stooges, Black Sabbath, MC5 and more. Biafra told Brown those bargain-bin discoveries blew his mind, altered his trajectory and even lit the fuse for his later creating the Dead Kennedys.

Baifra has fist-bumped his way to No. 62 finish on The Denver Gazette’s new Colorado 150 — a sesquicentennial list of cultural pathmakers who have shaped how the world sees Colorado — and how we see ourselves. This is the fourth of six parts counting “up” the 150 in blocks of 25. Each week, we choose one honoree for a larger profile and this week, that is Biafra.

“In some ways, Boulder was a great place to grow up,” Biafra told Brown for his Colorado Music Experience profile. “But by the time I was coming of age in junior high, when I could really start to immerse myself in the culture – the culture was gone.”

He went to see the Ramones live at the famous Denver club Ebbets Field in 1977, “and my whole life changed,” Biafra told Brown. “The rest is sordid history.”

Biafra was 19. After a false start at college, he left Colorado for good in February 1978. Just five months later, Biafra and the Dead Kennedys were unleashing their blunt and razor-sharp political commentaries around San Francisco. (One of his first songs imagined California Gov. Jerry Brown as a hippie Fuhrer.) He ran for mayor of San Francisco on a dare, polling 6,591 votes (3.8%) running under the slogan, “There’s always room for Jello!”

Biafra was the central figure in one of the nation’s most closely First Amendment obscenity prosecutions in 1985 when a parent complained about a poster inside the DK album “Frankenchrist,” prompting California authorities to raid Biafra’s house and charge him with “distributing harmful matter to minors.” The case deadlocked and was dropped.

Though no longer a Colorado resident, Biafra is a frequent flyer who consistently champions Colorado’s underground talent through his influential Alternative Tentacles record label, which carries several Colorado bands (including Git Some and the recently retired Slim Cessna’s Auto Club). He brought the first Rocky Mountain TentacleFEST to Denver’s Levitt Pavilion in 2024.

Biafra recently suffered a hemorrhagic stroke but made a remarkable return to the stage on June 27, when he joined Denver’s Wheelchair Sports Camp onstage for about 10 minutes at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.

“He’s continuing to work hard to regain his strength and balance, but that process is going to take time,” Alternative Tentacles said in a statement.

Biafra’s on-stage tangents and inflammatory spoken word are the stuff of legends, which has earned him legions of fans and just as many contrarians. Brown admires that about him – “He’s hiding in plain sight,” he said – but he gets it, too. “He’s out of his mind – and I’m a total advocate,” Brown said.

“Love him or hate him: Today I can’t decide.”

That’s not even the name of a punk song. But, man … it should be.

This week’s 25 Colorado pathmakers:

51. Before the 1970s, Colorado was largely viewed as a flyover region by the coastal music industry. That is, before concert promoters Barry Fey (1938-2013) and Chuck Morris (b. 1945) transformed Colorado, and specifically Red Rocks, into a mandatory stop. “What Barry Fey did was undeniable in terms of getting Denver on the map as a concert destination,” said Colorado music historian G. Brown. But the pair’s monumental legacies remain forever tethered to their famously combative and intensely territorial natures. The two joined forces in 1977 at Feyline Presents, with Fey as the bombastic, profane force of nature who broke bands like Led Zeppelin. But as the industry shifted toward corporate consolidation, their relationship fractured in headline-making fashion, with Morris emerging to dominate the modern era as the mastermind of AEG Presents Rocky Mountains. Over decades, these strange bedfellows spent decades transforming Red Rocks from a heavily restricted municipal park into a commercial live-music epicenter that is now packed on the daily from March through November, despite federal gambling controversies, volcanic tempers and a relentless desire to completely crush any competing promoter who dared set foot in Denver. The whole story, warts and all, would take a book to fill. But it would be a page-turner!

52. James Hetfield (b. 1963) is the lead vocalist and driving creative force behind Metallica, the most influential and commercially successful heavy-metal band in history. In 2016, Hetfield relocated his family to Vail, where his then-wife Francesca Tomasi grew up. Hetfield cited the “political judgment” he felt in California over his affinity for hunting and off-roading as his primary reason for moving to Colorado. Though the couple divorced in 2022, Hetfield maintains his primary residence in the Vail area and frequently supports local charitable events. Metallica, meanwhile, rages on. Next up: A massive, five-month immersive concert residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas beginning in October.

53. Sugarloaf (1968-78, ‘89-91) was Denver’s first rock supergroup to achieve major national success with the Billboard top-10 hits “Green-Eyed Lady” (1970) and “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” (1974). The band, initially formed under the problematic name Chocolate Hair but soon renamed after a prominent peak in the Boulder foothills, gathered top musicians from the city’s most popular garage bands – most notably, The Moonrakers. The core three in an oft-changing lineup were frontman (and blazing organist) Jerry Corbetta, lead guitarist Bob Webber and bassist Bob Raymond. 

54. Rival historians Tom Noel (b. 1945) and Phil Goodstein (b. 1952) aren’t exactly up there with Frazier-Ali, but they are academic adversaries and ideological opposites. Noel, well-known as “Dr. Colorado,” is widely considered the state’s definitive historical storyteller. He is a beloved retired history professor who takes a largely traditional approach to chronicling the city’s past. Goodstein is Denver’s self-proclaimed “crankiest historian” who writes cynical books exposing Denver’s scams, shams and political elite. In short, Noel leans mainstream, Goodstein leans radical, and readers benefit from having both. Noel’s latest (of 53!) books is “Boom and Bust Colorado: From the 1859 Gold Rush to the 2020 Pandemic.” Goodstein’s newest is a revised third edition of “Denver Streets: Names, Numbers, Locations, Logic,” which can be ordered online through West Side Books ahead of his July 20 signing at 7:15 p.m. July 20 at West Side Books. Goodstein is also well-known for his unorthodox walking tours of the city.

55. Dr. Helen Langworthy (1899-1991) left a foundational footprint on the cultural landscape of Colorado. She established the theater-degree program at the University of Northern Colorado and co-founded the Little Theatre of the Rockies – now the state’s oldest theater company at 92 – and for establishing the theater-degree program at UNC. Langworthy directed hundreds of complex productions, transforming the drama department into an elite training ground that serves as a direct and ongoing talent pipeline from Greeley to stages around the world. An estimated 80 UNC alums have appeared on Broadway, including in recent years Andy Kelso (“Kinky Boots”), Aléna Watters (“Sister Act”) and Jason Veasey (“A Strange Loop”). But perhaps most impactfully, the school produces dozens of arts educators each year who have a monumental impact on students every day.

56. Gus Van Sant (b. 1952) and Rian Johnson (b. 1973), but (sorry) not David Fincher (b. 1962): Van Sant – one of the major independent filmmakers of the past half-century – lived for the first six years of his life on South Ivy Way. In November, he was back accepting an award from the Denver Film Festival for his latest film, “Dead Man’s Wire.” “I think back on Denver as kind of an amazing place,” he told me, specifically for its kinship with Beat icons Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. That alone would not land Van Sant on this list, but then came his 2003 film “Elephant,” which took inspiration from the 1999 Columbine massacre but imagined fictional school shooters who were sexually fluid and motivationally ambivalent. It was completely polarizing but won the highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, Johnson went to Dry Creek Elementary in Highlands Ranch, appeared in a fourth-grade production of “Oklahoma!” and grew up to write and direct “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.” He is also a local favorite for frequently introducing his “Knives Out” films early for Denver Film Festival audiences. Though he only lived here until age 11, he is in. But we draw the line at Fincher (“Fight Club”), who moved away at age 2.

57. Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942) is, according to Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Colorado’s finest early landscape painter. Unlike other famous artists of his era who merely traveled through the West, Adams moved to Denver in 1876, established his famous “The Sketch Box” studio in Estes Park and spent his life capturing Longs Peak and the surrounding area in colorful, impressionistic oils and watercolors. His long residency here, the magazine maintains, allowed Adams to develop an intimate, authentic familiarity with the state’s rugged geography. His extensive body of work played a pivotal role in shaping how the nation and world saw the Rocky Mountains.

58. Hal Moore (b. circa 1939-42) is considered by many the G.O.A.T. of Denver radio. Alongside his popular co-host Charley Martin (1945–2012), Moore anchored the iconic “Hal & Charley” morning show on KHOW, maintaining top ratings for 28 years before capping off an astonishing 61-year radio career in 2019. The duo also holds a distinct claim to global pop-culture history: in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror masterpiece “The Shining,” the “Hal & Charley” show can be heard playing on the car radio as the family approaches the hotel. Known earlier in his career as Hal “Baby” Moore on KIMN, he endeared himself to generations of commuters by wrapping his broadcasts with the booming sign-off: “I love you, Denver!” 

59. Actor Amy Adams (b 1974): was waiting tables at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre in 1994 when a nasty patron carped, “Well, I certainly hope you’re a better actress than you are a waitress.” To which, she responded: “Oh, believe me – me, too.” Adams’ military family moved to Castle Rock when she was 8, but she never acted at Douglas County High School. Adams, the middle of seven children, was an apprentice ballerina for the David Taylor Dance Company and focused on art and sculpture. A musical geek at heart, Adams cut her teeth singing songs and serving sundaes at BDT, the Heritage Square Music Hall and Country Dinner Playhouse. “I call those the learning years,” Adams told me in 2006 after earning her first Oscar nomination, for “Junebug.” She now has six of those, seamlessly transitioning between lighthearted comedies, big-budget blockbusters and intense, award-winning dramas. She’s now starring in the campy psychological Gothic thriller “Cape Fear” for Apple TV. Have no fear, America loves Amy: Her movies have grossed a combined $5 billion at the box office.

60. Photographer John Fielder (1950–2023) was Colorado’s preeminent wilderness photographer across a storied 50-year career. Fielder claimed to have documented every one of Colorado’s 104,984 square miles over his lifetime. His most famous project was the best-selling book “Colorado 1870–2000,” which paired historic 19th-century photographs by William Henry Jackson (our No. 77!) with Fielder’s exact modern-day replications to visually demonstrate 130 years of environmental change. His archive includes more than 200,000 published photographs and 52 books. Before his death, Fielder designated about 6,500 images as public domain through History Colorado. “John Fielder will always be ‘Colorado’s Photographer,’” said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

61. Don Cheadle (b. 1964) was born in Kansas City but settled with his family into a quiet neighborhood in southeast Denver at age 11. He immediately contracted the acting bug playing Templeton – “if I remember correctly, rather famously,” he has said – in a fifth-grade production of “Charlotte’s Web” at Holm Elementary. (It was, randomly enough, covered in The Denver Post at the time.) Cheadle later discovered jazz and specifically the alto saxophone alongside future legend Ron Miles at Denver East High School, where he graduated with the class of 1982. Cheadle often speaks about the value of his arts education and the Colorado teachers who set him on his path. “I had an amazing school experience,” Cheadle said on the Willie Geist podcast. “You can’t underestimate what it means for a young person to have dedicated teachers who are happy and joyful about exploring these things with you.” Cheadle earned an Oscar nomination for “Hotel Rwanda” and in April made his Broadway acting debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Proof.”

62. Jello Biafra (b. 1958) see above.

63. Reluctant 1958 Miss America and lifelong Denverite Marilyn Van Derbur (b. 1937) shook the nation with her 1991 disclosure that she was a childhood incest survivor at the hands of her prominent father. Her bravery fundamentally shifted public perceptions of domestic abuse. Van Derbur’s People magazine cover and memoir, “Miss America By Day,” shattered illusions that child abuse can’t happen in wealthy homes. In 2021, she became the first Miss America to auction her crown, raising about $20,000 for Colorado teachers upended by the pandemic. “I am grateful for it,” she said of her title. “But I do not live in the past.”

64. Annette Bening, Tyne Daly, Delroy Lindo and Mercedes Ruehl came to Denver as full members of the Denver Center Theatre Company. Val Kilmer, Jimmy Smits and Bening (again) came to Boulder to perform with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Grace Kelly, Mickey Rooney, Patty Duke and dozens more made Denver their summer homes while performing at the Historic Elitch Theatre. Collectively, they represent a remarkable pool of talent who enhanced the lives of thousands of Coloradans with their impactful performances.

But then there were Raymond Burr (1917-93) and Tom Bosley (1927-2010), whose decisions to produce popular television projects in Denver were immensely important to the area’s cultural employment. Burr made 26 “Perry Mason” TV movies here from 1986 to 1993, sustaining untold local film professionals and injecting more than $40 million into the local economy, according to the Colorado Film Commission. Bosley’s NBC series “Father Dowling Mysteries” was set in Chicago, but for its first season in 1989, Denver doubled for the Windy City. Production crews filmed scenes at Annunciation Catholic Church, just across the street from my late grandmother’s house. When the season ended, a crew member went door-to-door giving neighbors turkeys as thanks for being gracious during filming. But Grandma Agnes refused the gift. “Whatever did I do to deserve a turkey?” she told her visitor with bewilderment. (But she did love the show!) These creative teams chose Denver for its drastically lower production costs at the time. But TV shows rarely film in Denver anymore because Colorado cannot compete with the aggressive tax incentives offered by neighboring states and Canada.

65. Since moving to Colorado from New Jersey in 2009, The Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz (b. 1982) has transitioned from transplant to integral global ambassador for Colorado’s cultural community. Schultz and his family have formed a deep emotional connection to Colorado by fostering its local music ecosystem, supporting independent venues and acting as a leading advocate for mental wellness and collective, communal healing through both real-life example and the vulnerable artistry of the band’s music, which has exploded worldwide since the pandemic. In 2021, Gov. Jared Polis appointed Schultz the Artistic Ambassador and co-chair of Take Note Colorado, a statewide initiative that has distributed more than $1 million to grassroots music programs, youth centers and inclusive choirs across the state. And then there’s the band’s pure impact by the numbers: Five million records sold; 24 No. 1 hits across various platforms; 11 billion streams; and an estimated 4.7 million concert tickets sold, according to Pollstar. Ho, hey: He sure CAN write a song.

66. Jeffrey Nickelson (1956-2009), who created Shadow Theatre as an indispensable cultural institution for all of metro Denver, deserved a grander curtain call. He created Shadow to tell stories from the heart of the African American experience – and he was the literal heart of Shadow Theatre, the metro’s only significant Black theater company of its day (1997-2011). Nickelson created opportunities for hundreds of artists of all colors. But his proudest moment was opening a new multistage arts center in Aurora in 2008. But, following an abrupt departure from the company, he died of a heart attack the next year at 53. That facility is now the busy Vintage Theatre, whose main playing area remains a permanent dedication to his memory as the Nickelson Auditorium.

67. Magical stage and screen actor Annaleigh Ashford (b. 1985) often uses the word “magical” to describe her magical life and the magical love she finds all around her. Her rocket ship to the stars took off at age 9 when she played a murderously funny child star in a Denver stage production of “Ruthless! The Musical.” Since then, she has earned three Broadway Tony Award nominations – winning one – and an Emmy nomination. Ashford has established herself as a premier multi-hyphenate, moving seamlessly from Glinda in “Wicked” and Mrs. Lovett in “Sweeney Todd” to television roles in “Masters of Sex,” “Impeachment: American Crime Story” (as Paula Jones), “Welcome to Chippendales,” and the crime drama “Happy Face” (as a serial killer’s real-life daughter). Ashford – then Annaleigh Swanson – graduated from Wheat Ridge High School at age 16 and immediately left for New York to start college. She’s always been on the fast track – and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. She’ll be a series regular in Apple’s upcoming Ben Stiller project, “The Off Weeks,” and she just executive-produced her first short film, “After Words.”

68. Pioneering Dutch-born American conductor and pianist Antonia Brico (1902-89) was the first woman to achieve global recognition as a world-class symphony conductor. Choosing Denver as her permanent home in 1942, she spent the next 47 years transforming the city into an accessible hub for community-based classical music for all. In 1948, she founded the Denver Businessmen’s Orchestra (now called the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra) to give classically trained local musicians a dedicated place to play. She also established the Bach Society, the Women’s String Ensemble and the Brico Music Studio, where she taught voice and piano to legend-in-training Judy Collins. But why Denver? Brico was originally lured by the prospect of becoming the principal conductor of the Denver Symphony Orchestra, which, in the words of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, ultimately succumbed to the era’s widespread institutional gender bias “and handed the position to a less-qualified man.” Still, Colorado had won her heart – and she stayed.

69. Fearless comedian Josh Blue (b. 1978) represented the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Greece. He jokes that because his opponents did not all have cerebral palsy like him, “it was difficult to tell if someone was truly injured – or just running normally.” That kind of deadpan self-deprecation is how Blue, who rocketed to national fame by winning NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2006, has used humor to dismantle stereotypes about disabilities for more than 20 years. His 2025 memoir is called “Something to Stare At.” Whatever you do, don’t call Blue inspirational. Just call him what he is: brilliantly funny.

70. Actor John Carroll Lynch (b. 1963) made his Broadway debut this year, joining a powerhouse, mostly British ensemble for a modern take on “Oedipus.” While it was his first stage appearance in 19 years, the Boulder-born Lynch was known here as a stage actor for his early commanding performances at Regis Jesuit High School, the Original Scene, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and a national touring production of “Frankenstein.” Lynch, the son of two prominent Denver lawyers, isn’t just an actor who happened to be born here; he is a foundational product of metro Denver’s thriving arts education scene. His life forever changed when he made Marge breakfast in “Fargo,” followed by definitive roles in “Zodiac,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7″ and “American Horror Story.” (His killer clown Twisty is coming back!) He will next appear in Season 2 of “Ballard,” premiering later this year on Prime. Lynch, whose sister is prominent Denver stand-up Nora Lynch, is further proof that the Front Range arts scene builds world-class, enduring talent. His internal compass is permanently set to Mountain Time.

71. I first saw Big Head Todd and the Monsters (1986-) playing in a Littleton garage, then at college parties in Boulder, then as the house band at Franklin’s, then co-headlining with Dave Matthews at Red Rocks. As bands do. These three Columbine High School buddies – Todd Park Mohr, Rob Squires and Brian Nevin – have been called the blueprint for organic, independent musical success in Colorado. At their induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023, they were recognized for their fierce DIY ethos, pure longevity and uncommon lineup stability, cementing them as “the most commercially successful rock band to ever come from the Centennial State.” More sweet than bitter. Catch them Aug. 29 at the Boulder Roots Music Fest.

72. At Aurora’s Smoky Hill High School, Bowen Yang (b. 1990) was named “most likely to be a cast member on ‘Saturday Night Live.’” (There’s even a certificate.) And he was, for seven seasons, earning five Emmy Awards nominations – the most for any Asian male performer in history. After creating indelible characters like a gay Oompa Loompa and the Titanic iceberg, Yang abruptly left “SNL” during its 51st season, later telling Variety he never felt “central” to the show. But “SNL” was just one iron in Yang’s fire. He appeared in the two “Wicked” films, is set to co-write and star in a film inspired by the podcast “Why Didn’t Chris and Dan Get into Berghain?” and will voice a character in the upcoming “Cat in the Hat” remake. He co-produced the Broadway musical “Titanique” and continues to co-host his popular “Las Culturistas” podcast. He lived in Aurora from ages 9-18, spoke Mandarin at home, spent his Sundays attending local Chinese school and went to New York to study medicine—a world away from the comedy icon he has since become.

73. “Oates” without “Hall” sounds a bit like “Brooks” without “Dunn,” but what can we say? John Oates (b. 1948), half of the most successful rock duo in music history, is the Coloradan among this man-eating duo. In 1990, Oates traded his famously bushy lip caterpillar for a quieter life in Woody Creek, where he is beloved for his philanthropy and activism – notably his support for Feeding America. He founded the Aspen Songwriters Festival, which brought in world-class musicians to mentor developing local talent, and proudly documented his rural transformation in his memoir “Change of Seasons.” He is known to pop up for intimate acoustic shows at small mountain venues like the Strings Music Pavilion in Steamboat Springs, where in 2025 he was joined onstage by his fellow Colorado celebrity neighbor William H. Macy.

74. Chris Daniels (b. 1952) and his band the Kings are Colorado music royalty. They have spent 42 years playing what the Colorado Music Experience described as a “souped-up mix of jump blues, blue-eyed soul and horn-infused rock.” And after nearly 5,000 shows worldwide, royalty begets royalty. “In the Netherlands,” the organization noted, “they’ve even coaxed the queen to shake her royal booty.” Beyond the stage, Daniels serves as a beloved music professor at the University of Colorado Denver. He became a galvanizing public symbol for resilience when he overcame a grim leukemia diagnosis in 2010 – returning to the classroom, studio and stage later that same year.

75. Paul Epstein (b. 1950) and his wife, Jill, were both high-school English teachers when they opened the iconic Twist & Shout record store in 1988. (The name, of course, is a nod to The Beatles’ famous cover of the Isley Brothers’ hit.) In a poetic twist of Denver development history, he moved the store from the Washington Park area and into what had been the famous theater named Bonfils (then Lowenstein) – names you will see again as our count “up” continues. Epstein not only ran the most celebrated independent record store in the Rocky Mountain West for 34 years, he co-founded the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. The couple retired in early 2022 and sold the store to longtime manager Patrick Brown.

Next week: Nos. 26-50

John Moore is The Gazette’s senior arts journalist. Email him at [email protected].

YOUR TWO CENTS: The Colorado 150 is a curated compilation of 150 seminal Colorado entertainers, writers, performers, artists, architects, creators, builders and cultural tastemakers — people who have left fingerprints on our culture in ways large and small over the past 150 years. We encourage you to send us comments, complaints and your own personal top 10 Colorado names to [email protected].

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Denver Gazette used a variety of research tools to determine, compile and compress the Colorado 150 into these capsule summaries, including newspaper databases, news services, the Denver Public Library, History Colorado and Google, which now integrates AI into its basic functionality.

The list so far:

• READ PART 1: Nos. 126-150
• READ PART 2: Nos. 101-125
• READ PART 3: Nos. 76-100
• 76. Woody Paige, Journalist 
• 77. William Henry Jackson and Robert Adams, Photographers
• 78. Jenna Bainbridge, Beth Malone and Sierra Boggess, Broadway actors
• 79. Gregory Alan Isakov, Musician 
• 80. Kevin Costner, Actor 
• 81. Isaac Slade, Musician 
• 82. donnie l. Betts, Theater and film
• 83. Leftover Salmon, Band   
• 84 Andrea Gibson, Colorado Poet Laureate   
• 85. Ralph Edwards, Television  
• 86. Michael Martin Murphey, Musician 
• 87. Baxter Black, Cowboy Poet
• 88. DeVotchKa, Band 
• 89. Frank Welker, Actor
• 90. Pogo Poge (Morgan Branch White), Radio and TV 
• 91. Dan Fogelberg, Musician
• 92. Bill Murray, Actor
• 93. Thomas “Detour” Evans, Muralist
• 94. Keri Russell, Actor
• 95. The Astronauts, Band 
• 96. Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Author
• 97. Tim Allen, Actor  
• 98. India Arie, Music  
• 99. Tom Tully, Actor
• 100. Kristin Schaal, Actor
• 101. Ed Dwight, Sculptor
• 102. Bob Martin, Radio
• 103. Firefall, Band
• 104. Cassandra Peterson, Actor
• 105. Melissa Benoist, Actor
• 106. Freddi-Henchi Band
• 107. Carlos Lando, Radio
• 108. Jill Sobule. Musician
• 109. Flobots, Band
• 110. Dave Logan, Radio
• 111. Donovan Marley, Theater
• 112. Mandy Patinkin, Actor
• 113. Hazel Miller, Musician
• 114. Yonder Mountain String Band
• 115. Nick and Helen Forster, Radio
• 116. Mandy Moore, Choreography
• 117. Bret Saunders, Radio
• 118. AnnaSophia Robb, Actor
• 119. The Grawlix: Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy, Comedy
• 120. John Edward Williams, Actor
• 121. 3OH!, Music
• 122. Sheryl Lee, Actor
• 123. Peter Heller, Author
• 124. Ken Curtis, Actor
• 125. Kalyn Rose Heffernan, Musician
• 126. Blinky the Clown, TV
• 127. Lowell Thomas, TV
• 128. Maya Lin, Architect
• 129. Gene Amole, TV, radio and newspapers
• 130. String Cheese Incident, Band
• 131.. Philip K. Dick, Author
• 132. Tony Garcia, Theater
• 133. Irv Brown, Radio
• 134. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• 135. Luis Alfonso Jiménez Jr., Artist
• 136. Otis Taylor, Musician
• 137. Pete Smythe, TV and Radio
• 138. Garrett Ammon and Dawn Fay, Dance
• 139. Illenium, Electronic Music
• 140. Reynelda Muse, TV
• 141. Andrew Novick, Provocateur
• 142. Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Choreographer
• 143. Lonnie Hanzon, Artist
• 144. Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Poet
• 145. Tig Notaro, Comedy
• 146. Ji-young Yoo, Actor
• 147. Pat Milbery, Artist                      
• 148. Lannie Garrett, Performer
• 149. Sandra Dallas, Author
• 150. Rich Moore and Mollie O’Brien, Musicians