Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.
| Akihito, Statesman (1933) |
| Summer Altice, Model (1979) |
| Chet Baker, Musician (1929) |
| John Callahan, Actor (1953) |
| Vicente Del Bosque, Coach (1950) |
| David Davis, Politician (1948) |
| Corey Haim, Actor (1971) |
| Yousuf Karsh, Photographer (1908) |
| Johnny Kidd, Musician (1939) |
| Jeff Landry, Politician (1970) |
| Billy Barty, Actor (2000) |
| George Catlin, Artist (1872) |
| Lord Halifax, Politician (1958) |


