Kareem
Niiiiice. 
Our votes this round:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist - 5 votes
José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef - 1 vote
Stephen King: Great American writer - 1 vote
Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist - 3 votes
Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer - 1 vote
Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist - 1 vote
The great (but not great enough) Roger Murdock, er, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also hits the showers.
Our remaining nominees:
José Andrés: Humanitarian, chef
Joe Biden: President, uniter, overcomer
Warren Buffett: Level-headed billionaire
Bob Dylan: Poet of generation
Anthony Fauci: Physician, immunologist, scientist
Bill Gates: Futurist, philanthropist, billionaire
Jesse Jackson: Civil rights leader
Mark Kelly: Senator, astronaut, aviator
Stephen King: Great American writer
Amory Lovins: Physicist, energy activist
Barack Obama: President, statesman, lawyer
Dolly Parton: Artist, humanitarian
Bernie Sanders: Democratic Socialist leader
MacKenzie Scott: Philanthropist, prize-winning novelist
Steven Spielberg: Director, writer, entertainer
Bruce Springsteen: Singer, songwriter, activist
Elizabeth Warren: Fighting political foes
Eliminated
- Jim Gaffigan: Comedian, author, commentator
- Craig Ferguson: Polymath, director-writer, comedian
- Mitt Romney: Senator, impeachment juror
- Buzz Aldrin: Second on Moon
- Taylor Swift: Musician, songwriter, icon
- Tim Walz: Honorable political messenger
- Simon Biles: GOAT gymnast
- Judy Blume: Children’s literature icon
- Amanda Gorman: Poet, activist, prodigy
- Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 astronaut
- Spike Lee: Filmmaker, Knicks fan
- Janet Yellen: Economist, Treasury secretary
- Magic Johnson: Superstar, survivor, inspiration
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Athlete, writer, activist
Voting for our next round will end at noon EST on Weds. July 16.
José Andrés yet again. Just not GLA material.
Lovins
Lovins.
He’s made some great movies tackling some very unpleasant subjects, but is being an entertainer sufficient enough reason to be the Greatest Living American?
Time to edit Mr. Spielberg.
-“BB”-
Lovins
I am late to this party, but I’m voting for (against) Amanda Gorman. Tremendous potential, but scant accomplishments. I mean, she’s just getting started!
ETA: If he’s not eliminated soon, I’m going to have to vote for Lovins, because every time I see his name, I think McLovin.
Lovins
Warren Buffett
Spielberg
Psst…Amanda Gorman was eliminated five rounds ago.
Lovins.
I’m such a dumb shit. I now realize I was scanning the list of those already eliminated! Thanks.
Now feeling suitably chastised, I’m going to vote for Bob Dylan. He may be the poet of a generation, but oh my god his voice is like nails on a blackboard to me.
Hey, I nominated Dylan! No good deed goes unpunished… 
And it appears I continue to shit my pants!
Just kidding, man, it’s all good.
Too late! Now I gotta empty my shorts.
McLovin(s).
Looks like I’m not going to get my last nominee past the 50th percentile.
I’m voting off Bill Gates.