“It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.”
| John Bacon, Sculptor (1740) |
| Alben W. Barkley, Vice President (1877) |
| Dale Carnegie, Writer (1888) |
| Ron Dellums, (1935) |
| Marlin Fitzwater, Public Servant (1942) |
| Dan Glickman, Politician (1944) |
| Colin Hanks, Actor (1977) |
| Garson Kanin, Playwright (1912) |
| Alphonse Karr, Critic (1808) |
| Eric Carr, Musician (1991) |
| Arthur Hailey, Novelist (2004) |
| Comte De Lautreamont, Poet (1870) |
| Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont, Author (1870) |