“It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for saying that Jupiter obtained the kingdom of heaven, because Olympus is the common name both of the mountain and of heaven.”
“New fathers, political prisoners, traumatised presidential aides, resolute schoolboys, MEPs addressing unfriendly chambers - we all find that Shakespeare has magically anticipated our precise circumstances. How he was possible, I still don't understand; but there isn't a day I'm not grateful that he”
| Peter Ackroyd, Author (1949) |
| Naima Adedapo, Musician (1984) |
| Karen Allen, Actress (1951) |
| Daniel Baldwin, Actor (1960) |
| Clive Barker, Writer (1952) |
| Rene Cassin, Judge (1887) |
| Bill Dana, Comedian (1924) |
| Jonathan Edwards, Clergyman (1703) |
| Jesse Eisenberg, Actor (1983) |
| John Erskine, Poet (1879) |
| Rodney Dangerfield, Comedian (2004) |
| Steve Jobs, Businessman (2011) |