“When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful.”
| Peter Abrahams, Novelist (1919) |
| Georg Cantor, Mathematician (1845) |
| Will Eisner, Cartoonist (1917) |
| Tyler Florence, Chef (1971) |
| Ira Glass, Journalist (1959) |
| Jean Harlow, Actress (1911) |
| Willie Keeler, Athlete (1872) |
| Sidney Lanier, Poet (1842) |
| Danny Kaye, Actor (1987) |