Genius Gallery

View the full list of previous Genius Gala honorees.

2023 GENIUS GALA 11

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Katalin Karikó

University of Pennsylvania biochemist

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John Mather

Senior Project Scientist and Nobel Laureate

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Uma Valeti

Cardiologist and Co-founder of Upside Foods

2022 GENIUS GALA 10

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Hugh Herr

Bionics Trailblazer

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Robert Montgomery

Organ Transplant Pioneer

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Priyamvada Natarajan

Cosmic Cartographer

2020 GENIUS GALA 9

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William Conan Davis

Food Chemist

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Jennifer Lewis

3D Bioprinting Pioneer

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Moshe Safdie

Master Architect

2019 GENIUS GALA 8

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Chris Messina

Multimedia Innovator and Inventor of the Hashtag

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Martine Rothblatt

Biotech and Satellite Communications Pioneer

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Sally Shaywitz and Bennett Shaywitz

World-renowned Dyslexia Experts

2018 GENIUS GALA 7

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Vitalik Buterin

Cryptocreator

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George Church

Genomics Pioneer

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Laurie Santos

Cross-Species Cognitive Psychologist

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Sara Seager

Astrophysicist and Planet Hunter

2017 GENIUS GALA 6

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Katherine Johnson

Mathematician

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Ray Kurzweil

Futurist & Inventor

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Marc Raibert

Inventor & Roboticist

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SpotMini

Robot Dog

2016 GENIUS GALA 5

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Frank Gehry

Architect

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Jack Horner

Paleontologist

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Ellen Langer

Psychologist

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Kip Thorne

Astrophysicist

2015 GENIUS GALA 4

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Jeff Bezos

Founder of Amazon.com

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Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf

Internet Pioneer

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Jill Cornell Tarter

Astronomer

2014 GENIUS GALA 3

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Sylvia Earle

Oceanographer

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Dean Kamen

Technology Entrepreneur

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J. Craig Venter

Genomic Pioneer

2013 GENIUS GALA 2

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Cori Bargmann

Neurobiologist

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Richard Branson

Founder of Virgin Group

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Garry Kasparov

Chess Grandmaster

2012 GENIUS GALA 1

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Jane Goodall

Primatologist

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Temple Grandin

Animal Behavior Scientist

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Ernő Rubik

Architect & Inventor

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Oliver Sacks

Neurologist & Author

STRIDES IN STEM HONOREES

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Marques Brownlee

2022 Honoree
Consumer Technology Influencer

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Karlie Kloss

2019 Honoree
Supermodel, Founder of Kode with Klossy