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The most common awards among noted US high-school alumni. Click one to see which schools produce the most.

AwardPeople nationally
Guggenheim Fellowship 1,288
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 985
Bronze Star Medal 599
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit 575
Purple Heart 484
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 479
Air Medal 339
Presidential Medal of Freedom 324
Theatre World Award 317
Distinguished Flying Cross 308
Silver Star 263
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 254
Pro Football Hall of Fame 245
Medal of Honor 240
Rawlings Gold Glove Award 238
MacArthur Fellows Program 235
Eagle Scout 229
Rhodes Scholarship 191
Fulbright Scholarship 189
Emmy Award 177
Inkpot Award 176
Time 100 172
NASA Distinguished Service Medal 168
Fellow of the American Physical Society 163
George Polk Award 161
National Medal of Arts 154
New Jersey Hall of Fame 149
National Medal of Science 144
Kennedy Center Honors 136
Major League Baseball All-Star 132
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 119
National Book Award 118
Peabody Awards 118
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 117
Writers Guild of America Award 117
National Inventors Hall of Fame 112
Distinguished Service Medal 109
National Defense Service Medal 107
Legion of Merit 104
Stanley Cup 103
Meritorious Service Medal 101
Disney Legends 100
Silver Slugger Award 98
Rome Prize 96
National Humanities Medal 96
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award 94
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award 94
National Women's Hall of Fame 91
Knight of the Legion of Honour 89
Daytime Emmy Award 89
International Swimming Hall of Fame 88
Associated Press Athlete of the Year 87
National Aviation Hall of Fame 84
honorary doctor of the University of Miami 82
Golden Globe Awards 80
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 80
American Book Awards 80
Playboy Playmate of the Month 79
World War II Victory Medal 79
Edgar Awards 78
Foreign Member of the Royal Society 78
Fellow of the Econometric Society 77
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 74
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society 74
ACM Fellow 73
United States Astronaut Hall of Fame 72
Library of Congress Living Legend 71
Golden Plate Award 71
Clarivate Citation Laureates 70
California Hall of Fame 70
Will Eisner Hall of Fame 67
Defense Superior Service Medal 67
Chicago Tribune Silver Football 67
honorary doctorate 66
NEA Jazz Masters 64
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal 64
Great Immigrants Award 64
International Boxing Hall of Fame 63
Ellis Island Medal of Honor 63
Nobel Prize in Physics 62
Horatio Alger Award 62
Crystal Award 62
NBA Rookie of the Year Award 61
Navy Cross 61
Congressional Gold Medal 60
WWE Hall of Fame 60
Directors Guild of America Award 60
NBA All-Rookie Team 60
American Campaign Medal 60
Navy Distinguished Service Medal 60
Canada Gairdner International Award 59
honorary doctor of Harvard University 59
All-NBA Team 58
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 58
Grammy Awards 57
International Space Hall of Fame 56
honorary degree from Spelman College 56
Commendation Medal 56
National Medal of Technology and Innovation 55
Marshall Scholarship 54
John R. Wooden Award 54
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 54
Pulitzer Prize for Drama 54
Academy Award for Best Original Song 53
Academy Honorary Award 53
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 53
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 52
Academy Award for Best Actor 50
Spingarn Medal 50
Heinz Award 49
Defense Distinguished Service Medal 49
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 49
Drama League Award 48
Wilbur Cross Medal 47
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame 46
Berlin Prize 46
USBWA National Freshman of the Year 46
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 46
Legion of Honour 46
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 45
Academy Award for Best Actress 45
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 45
World Golf Hall of Fame 45
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire 44
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 44
Tony Award for Best Original Score 44
Out100 44
NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award 44
BBC 100 Women 44
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 43
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 43
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 43
John Scott Award 43
International Tennis Hall of Fame 43
AVN Hall of Fame 43
IEEE Fellow 43
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 42
Primetime Emmy Award 41
Academy Award for Best Picture 41
Lambda Literary Award 41
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 41
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 41
Fellow of the American Statistical Association 40
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 40
Saturn Awards 40
Presidential Citizens Medal 39
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects 39
Lucy Award 39
Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 39
Commander of the Order of the British Empire 39