Prominent among them are Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Diana Ross and Bill Gates. Medal of Freedom is America's highest civilian honour.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 23 November 2016.
Others in the list of awardees are - basketball stars Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actor Robert Redford, comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres, sports broadcaster Vin Scully and scientists Richard Garwin and Margaret Hamilton.
In his closing speech, the President said the recipients were people who made America special, adding: "This is what makes us the greatest nation on Earth."
Incidentally, the award is presented to people "who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavours". Previous recipients honored by President Obama include Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep and Stevie Wonder.
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