The 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients includes entrepreneurs, celebrities, architects, physicists and mathematicians, among others. See the full list of this year's honorees below.
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NBA Hall Of Famer Michael Jordan
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres
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Musician Bruce Springsteen
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Announcer Vin Scully
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Producer Lorne Michaels
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Actor Robert De Niro