Actor
Active 1998–present · Awards: National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Order of Friendship, Kennedy Center Honors
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when in 1958 he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.