and field athlete George S. Patton (1885–1945), general Colin Powell (1937–2021), politician and general Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), actor Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), politician and diplomat Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), baseball player Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), writer, explorer, naturalist, and 26th president Babe Ruth (1895–1948), baseball player Carl Sagan (1934–1996), astronomer and writer Jonas Salk (1914–1995), medical researcher Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), actor and politician Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), musician and actor Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805–1844), religious leader Steven Spielberg (born 1946), film director James Stewart (1908–1997), actor Martha Stewart (born 1941), businesswoman, writer, and television personality Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), inventor Pat Tillman (1976–2004), football player and soldier Harry S. Truman (1884–1972), 33rd president Donald Trump (born 1946), businessman (became 45th president after airing) Harriet Tubman (1822–1913), abolitionist Mark Twain (1835–1910), writer and humorist Sam Walton (1918–1992), businessman John Wayne (1907–1979), actor Tiger Woods (born 1975), golfer Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), aviator Other editions Other countries have produced similar shows, see also: Greatest Britons spin-offs References External links The Greatest American page on The Discovery Channel Discovery Channel original programming American Lists of American people 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings