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“I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.”
“A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let your minds expand, free from every narrow principle, and let the public good become the sole object of your united Christian efforts.”
| Hank Ballard, Musician (1936) |
| J. G. Ballard, Author (1930) |
| Pierre Bayle, Philosopher (1647) |
| Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, Artist (1787) |
| John Nelson Darby, Clergyman (1800) |
| Clarence Day, Author (1874) |
| Mike Epps, Comedian (1970) |
| Linda Evans, Actress (1942) |
| Allyson Felix, Athlete (1985) |
| Darren Flutie, Athlete (1966) |
| William Allingham, Poet (1889) |
| Cab Calloway, Musician (1994) |
| Paul Eluard, Poet (1952) |
| Edward Forbes, Scientist (1854) |
| Jim Jones, Criminal (1978) |
| Joseph P. Kennedy, Diplomat (1969) |