| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| STEPHENHAWKING | Physicist who won a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| SALK | Scientist who won a 1977 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| YOYOMA | Musician who won a 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| DENIRO | Actor who won a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| ASHE | Athlete who posthumously won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993 |
| COSBY | Bill who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 |
| ASHE | Tennis player who posthumously received a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| RUBINSTEIN | Polish-born musician who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| MORENO | Rita who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 |
