Speedboat enthusiast Sergei RachmaninoffCame to the U.S. from Russia in 1918; liked to play the piano . |
Amateur skier Rudolph A. MarcusCame to the U.S. from Canada in 1951; electron transfer theory; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992. |
Avid gardener I. M. PeiCame to the U.S. from China in 1935; liked pyramids; Pritzker Prize 1983. |
Sugarpova candy brand founder Maria SharapovaCame to Florida from Russia in 1994; became Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 tennis player. |