I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would mean. Would it mean any alterations of one's lifestyle? Or, more than that, the way that people regarded you? The way they reacted to you if you had a Sir in front of your name?
The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.
John Abbott, Statesman (1821) |
Gianni Agnelli, Businessman (1921) |
Edward Albee, Dramatist (1928) |
Jaimie Alexander, Actress (1984) |
Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet (1863) |
Aaron Eckhart, Actor (1968) |
Tommy Farr, Athlete (1914) |
Barbara Feldon, Actress (1932) |
Steve Finley, Athlete (1965) |
William Foege, Scientist (1936) |
Harold Bauer, Musician (1951) |
John Cazale, Actor (1978) |
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist (1916) |