| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| A. Bartlett Giamatti | Educator | American |
| A. J. Jacobs | Journalist | American |
| A. J. Langer | Actress | American |
| A. R. Ammons | Poet | American |
| Aaliyah | Musician | American |
| Aaron Allston | Novelist | American |
| Aaron Carter | Musician | American |
| Aaron Eckhart | Actor | American |
| Aaron Latham | Journalist | American |
| Abba Eban | Diplomat | Israeli |
| Abbas Kiarostami | Director | Iranian |
| Abby Elliott | Actress | American |
| Abdallah Ii | Leader | Jordanian |
| Abdul Kalam | Statesman | Indian |
| Abdul Qadeer Khan | Scientist | Pakistani |
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Politician | |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Musician | South African |
| Abe Lemons | Coach | American |
| Abel Ferrara | Director | American |
| Abigail Adams | First Lady | American |
| B. B. King | Musician | American |
| B. C. Forbes | Journalist | Scottish |
| B. H. Liddell Hart | Historian | British |
| B. R. Ambedkar | Politician | Indian |
| B.o.b | Musician | American |
| Balthazar Getty | Actor | American |
| Balthus | Artist | French |
| Bao Dai | Statesman | Vietnamese |
| Barbara Amiel | Journalist | British |
| Barbara Cartland | Novelist | English |
| Barbara Castle | Politician | British |
| Barbara Dale | ||
| Barbara Deming | Author | American |
| Barbara Eden | Actress | American |
| Barbara Ehrenreich | Writer | American |
| Barbara Feldon | Actress | American |
| Barbara Grizzuti Harrison | Writer | American |
| Barbara Harris | Clergyman | American |
| Barbara Januszkiewicz | Artist | American |
| Barbara Johnson | Critic | American |
| C. L. R. James | Journalist | Trinidadian |
| C. S. Calverley | Poet | English |
| Cab Calloway | Musician | American |
| Calamity Jane | Soldier | American |
| Caleb Carr | Novelist | American |
| Caleb Landry Jones | Actor | American |
| Calista Flockhart | Actress | American |
| Callie Khouri | Writer | American |
| Callimachus | Poet | Greek |
| Calvin Harris | Musician | Scottish |
| Cam Gigandet | Actor | American |
| Camilla Lackberg | Writer | Swedish |
| Camille Desmoulins | Journalist | French |
| Camillo Di Cavour | Statesman | Italian |
| Camilo Jose Cela | Writer | Spanish |
| Candace Cameron | Actress | American |
| Cao Cao | Statesman | Chinese |
| Capucine | Actress | French |
| Carl Albert | Lawyer | American |
| Carl Barks | Artist | American |
| Dag Hammarskjold | Diplomat | Swedish |
| Daisaku Ikeda | Writer | Japanese |
| Daisy Bates | Activist | American |
| Dakota Fanning | Actress | American |
| Dalai Lama | Leader | Tibetan |
| Dale Carnegie | Writer | American |
| Dale Dauten | ||
| Dale Earnhardt | Celebrity | American |
| Dale Evans | Actress | American |
| Dame Edith Evans | ||
| Damon Albarn | Musician | English |
| Dan Abrams | Journalist | American |
| Dan Bartlett | ||
| Dan Castellaneta | Actor | American |
| Dan Dailey | Actor | American |
| Dan Deacon | Musician | American |
| Dan Decarlo | Cartoonist | American |
| Dan Devine | Coach | American |
| Dan Farmer | Scientist | American |
| Dan Flavin | Sculptor | American |
| E. L. James | Author | British |
| E. Stanley Jones | Theologian | American |
| E. Y. Harburg | Musician | American |
| Earl Campbell | Athlete | American |
| Eason Jordan | Journalist | American |
| Eben Alexander | Educator | American |
| Ed Balls | Politician | British |
| Ed Case | Politician | American |
| Ed Gillespie | Politician | American |
| Ed Harris | Actor | American |
| Eddie Albert | Actor | |
| Eddie Barclay | Musician | French |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Politician | American |
| Eddie Campbell | Artist | Scottish |
| Eddie Cantor | Comedian | American |
| Eddie Floyd | Musician | American |
| Eddie Izzard | Comedian | British |
| Eddie Jones | Athlete | American |
| Eddie Van Halen | Musician | Dutch |
| Eden Ahbez | Musician | American |
| F. Lee Bailey | Lawyer | American |
| F. Murray Abraham | Actor | American |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Author | American |
| Fairuza Balk | Actress | American |
| Faith Baldwin | Novelist | American |
| Faith Evans | Musician | American |
| Faith Ford | Actress | American |
| Famke Janssen | Actress | Dutch |
| Fannie Farmer | Celebrity | American |
| Fannie Flagg | Author | American |
| Fannie Lou Hamer | Activist | American |
| Fanny Kaplan | Activist | Russian |
| Fanny Kemble | Actress | English |
| Fantasia Barrino | Musician | American |
| Farrah Fawcett | Actress | American |
| Fawn Hall | Celebrity | American |
| Federico Fellini | Director | Italian |
| Felicity Jones | Actress | English |
| Felicity Kendal | Actress | English |
| Felix Adler | Educator | German |
| G. H. Hardy | Mathematician | British |
| G. Stanley Hall | Psychologist | American |
| Gabriel Basso | Actor | American |
| Gabriele D'annunzio | Poet | Italian |
| Gail Devers | Athlete | American |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus | Poet | Roman |
| Galileo Galilei | Scientist | Italian |
| Gallagher | Comedian | American |
| Gamaliel Bailey | Journalist | American |
| Garet Garrett | Journalist | American |
| Gareth Gates | Musician | British |
| Garrett Hardin | Environmentalist | American |
| Garrison Keillor | Writer | American |
| Garry Kasparov | Celebrity | |
| Garson Kanin | Playwright | American |
| Garth Ennis | Writer | Irish |
| Gary Ackerman | Politician | American |
| Gary Allan | Musician | American |
| Gary Barlow | Musician | English |
| Gary Bauer | Public Servant | American |
| H. C. Bailey | Writer | English |
| H. E. Bates | Writer | English |
| H. R. Giger | Artist | Swiss |
| H. R. Haldeman | Politician | American |
| H. Rider Haggard | Writer | English |
| Haile Gebrselassie | Athlete | |
| Haim Ginott | ||
| Hal Abelson | Scientist | American |
| Hal David | Musician | American |
| Haldan Keffer Hartline | Scientist | American |
| Hale Irwin | Athlete | American |
| Haley Barbour | Politician | American |
| Hall Caine | Novelist | British |
| Halston | Designer | American |
| Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa | Statesman | |
| Hamad Bin Isla Al Khalifi | ||
| Hamid Karzai | Statesman | |
| Hamilton Fish | Politician | American |
| Hamilton Jordan | Public Servant | American |
| Hamlin Garland | Novelist | American |
| Iain Banks | Writer | Scottish |
| Iain Glen | Actor | Scottish |
| Ian Allison | Scientist | |
| Ian Fleming | Author | British |
| Ian Gilmour | Politician | English |
| Ian Hacking | Philosopher | Canadian |
| Ian Hamilton Finlay | Poet | Scottish |
| Ian Harding | Actor | American |
| Ian Hart | Actor | English |
| Ian Jackson | Scientist | English |
| Ian St. John | Athlete | Scottish |
| Ibrahim Babangida | Statesman | Nigerian |
| Idi Amin | Statesman | |
| Ieva Laguna | Model | Latvian |
| Igor Ivanov | Statesman | Russian |
| Ilya Ehrenburg | Writer | Ukrainian |
| Immanuel Kant | Philosopher | German |
| Imran Khan | Athlete | Pakistani |
| Imre Lakatos | Philosopher | Hungarian |
| Ina Garten | Author | American |
| J Allard | Scientist | American |
| J. A. Jance | Author | American |
| J. G. Ballard | Author | British |
| J. J. Abrams | Director | American |
| J. J. Johnson | Musician | American |
| J. M. Barrie | Novelist | Scottish |
| J. Paul Getty | Businessman | American |
| Jack Abramoff | Criminal | American |
| Jack Adams | Athlete | Canadian |
| Jack Cade | Activist | English |
| Jack Carroll | Politician | Canadian |
| Jack Davenport | Actor | British |
| Jack Dee | Comedian | British |
| Jack Dempsey | Athlete | American |
| Jack Finney | Author | American |
| Jack Gleeson | Actor | American |
| Jack Hanna | Celebrity | American |
| Jack Hannah | Environmentalist | American |
| Jack Henry Abbott | Author | American |
| Jack Irons | Musician | American |
| Kamal Ahmed | Comedian | American |
| Kamala Harris | Lawyer | American |
| Kareem Abdul Jabbar | Athlete | American |
| Karel Capek | Writer | Czechoslovakian |
| Karen Allen | Actress | American |
| Karen Bass | Politician | American |
| Karen Carpenter | Musician | American |
| Karen Kain | Dancer | Canadian |
| Karen Kingsbury | Novelist | American |
| Karl Abraham | Psychologist | German |
| Karl Amadeus Hartmann | Composer | German |
| Karl Barth | Theologian | Swiss |
| Karl Jaspers | Psychologist | German |
| Karl Lagerfeld | Designer | German |
| Karl Landsteiner | Scientist | Austrian |
| Karl Lehmann | Clergyman | German |
| Kaspar Hauser | Celebrity | German |
| Kat Dennings | Actress | American |
| Kate Adie | Journalist | British |
| Kate Capshaw | Actress | American |
| L. Frank Baum | Author | American |
| L. Sprague De Camp | Author | American |
| L. Wolfe Gilbert | Musician | Russian |
| Lactantius | Author | |
| Lady Bird Johnson | First Lady | American |
| Lady Gaga | Musician | American |
| Laetitia Casta | Model | French |
| Lamar Alexander | Politician | American |
| Lance Bass | Musician | American |
| Lance Ito | Judge | American |
| Lane Evans | Politician | American |
| Lara St. John | Musician | Canadian |
| Larry David | Actor | American |
| Larry Elder | Journalist | American |
| Larry Ellison | Businessman | American |
| Larry Flynt | Publisher | American |
| Larry Gelbart | Writer | American |
| Larry Hagman | Actor | American |
| Larry Harvey | Celebrity | American |
| Larry King | Entertainer | American |
| M. C. Escher | Artist | Dutch |
| M. Esther Harding | Psychologist | British |
| M. F. K. Fisher | Writer | American |
| M. H. Abrams | Critic | |
| M. Kathleen Casey | ||
| M. Russell Ballard | Clergyman | American |
| Ma Ferguson | Politician | American |
| Ma Jian | Writer | Chinese |
| Mac Davis | Musician | American |
| Mackenzie King | Statesman | Canadian |
| Madeleine Albright | Statesman | American |
| Madeleine L'engle | Novelist | American |
| Maggie Gallagher | Writer | American |
| Magic Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Magnus Carlsen | Celebrity | Norwegian |
| Mahalia Jackson | Musician | American |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Leader | Indian |
| Mahmoud Abbas | Statesman | Palestinian |
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Statesman | Iranian |
| Majel Barrett | Actress | American |
| Nadia Giosia | Chef | Canadian |
| Nadine Labaki | Actress | Lebanese |
| Nafisa Joseph | Model | Indian |
| Naima Adedapo | Musician | American |
| Namie Amuro | Musician | Japanese |
| Nan Fairbrother | Writer | English |
| Nancy Cartwright | Actress | American |
| Nancy Gibbs | Journalist | American |
| Nancy Johnson | Politician | American |
| Nancy Keenan | Activist | American |
| Nancy Kerrigan | Athlete | American |
| Nancy L. Johnson | Politician | American |
| Naomi Campbell | Model | British |
| Natalia Ginzburg | ||
| Natalie Clifford Barney | Author | American |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Musician | Australian |
| Natasha Calis | Actress | Canadian |
| Natasha Hamilton | Musician | British |
| Nathan Bailey | Writer | English |
| Nathan Deal | Politician | American |
| Oded Fehr | Actor | Israeli |
| Odysseas Elytis | Writer | Greek |
| Oksana Baiul | Athlete | American |
| Olafur Eliasson | Artist | Danish |
| Oliver Evans | Inventor | American |
| Oliver Hardy | Actor | American |
| Oliver Kahn | Athlete | German |
| Oliver St. John | Statesman | English |
| Olivia De Havilland | Actress | American |
| Omar Epps | Actor | American |
| Omar Khayyam | Poet | |
| Oriana Fallaci | Journalist | Italian |
| Orlando A. Battista | ||
| Orlando Cepeda | ||
| Orlando Gibbons | Composer | English |
| Orlando Jones | Comedian | American |
| Orrin Hatch | Politician | |
| Orson Scott Card | Writer | American |
| Osama Bin Laden | Criminal | |
| Osbert Lancaster | Cartoonist | English |
| P. D. James | Novelist | English |
| P. J. Harvey | Musician | British |
| P. T. Barnum | Entertainer | American |
| Pablo Casals | Musician | Spanish |
| Padma Lakshmi | Chef | Indian |
| Paige Davis | Actress | American |
| Pam Gems | Playwright | English |
| Pamela Hansford Johnson | Critic | English |
| Pamela Harriman | Celebrity | American |
| Parris Glendening | ||
| Pat Cash | Athlete | Australian |
| Pat Garrett | ||
| Patrice Leconte | Director | French |
| Patricia Ireland | Activist | American |
| Patrick Campbell | ||
| Patrick Dempsey | Actor | American |
| Patrick Dennis | Author | American |
| Patrick Ewing | Athlete | Jamaican |
| Patrick Ferguson | Soldier | British |
| Patrick Geddes | Scientist | Scottish |
| Queen Elizabeth Ii | ||
| Queen Latifah | Musician | American |
| Quico Canseco | Politician | American |
| Quincy Jones | Musician | American |
| Quintus Ennius | Poet | Roman |
| R. D. Laing | Psychologist | Scottish |
| R. Kelly | Musician | American |
| R. Lee Ermey | Soldier | American |
| Rachael Leigh | ||
| Rachel Field | Novelist | American |
| Radclyffe Hall | Poet | English |
| Rafer Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Rafik Hariri | Statesman | Lebanese |
| Rahm Emanuel | Politician | American |
| Rainer W. Fassbinder | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Actor | Indian |
| Rajiv Gandhi | Statesman | Indian |
| Ralph Abernathy | Activist | American |
| Ralph Allen | Politician | British |
| Ralph Bakshi | Director | American |
| Ralph Ellison | Author | American |
| Ralph Erskine | Architect | English |
| Ralph Fiennes | Actor | British |
| Ralph Kiner | Athlete | American |
| Ralph Lauren | Designer | American |
| Saad Hariri | Politician | Lebanese |
| Sade Adu | Musician | Nigerian |
| Sai Baba | Leader | Indian |
| Saint Ambrose | Saint | Italian |
| Saint Basil | Saint | Greek |
| Saint Ignatius | Saint | Spanish |
| Saint Isaac Of Nineveh | ||
| Sally Field | Actress | American |
| Sally Kellerman | Actress | American |
| Salman Khan | Actor | Indian |
| Salvador Dali | Artist | Spanish |
| Sam Abell | Photographer | American |
| Sam Dash | Lawyer | American |
| Sam Elliott | Actor | American |
| Sam Ervin | Politician | American |
| Sam Ewing | Athlete | American |
| Sam Farr | Politician | American |
| Sam J. Jones | Actor | American |
| Sam Keen | Author | American |
| Sam Keith | Author | American |
| T. D. Jakes | Clergyman | American |
| T. E. Lawrence | Soldier | British |
| T. S. Eliot | Poet | American |
| T'keyah Crystal Keymah | Actress | American |
| Tahar Ben Jelloun | Poet | French |
| Taisen Deshimaru | Philosopher | Japanese |
| Tallulah Bankhead | Actress | American |
| Tama Janowitz | Novelist | American |
| Tammy Baldwin | Politician | American |
| Tammy Faye Bakker | Celebrity | American |
| Tanith Lee | Writer | British |
| Tarja Halonen | Statesman | Finnish |
| Tatyana Ali | Actress | American |
| Tayari Jones | Author | American |
| Taylor Caldwell | Author | American |
| Taylor Dane | ||
| Taylor Dayne | Musician | American |
| Taylor Hackford | Director | American |
| Taylor Hanson | Musician | American |
| Taylor Lautner | Actor | American |
| Umberto Eco | Novelist | Italian |
| Umberto Giordano | Composer | Italian |
| Uri Geller | Entertainer | Israeli |
| Uta Hagen | Actress | German |
| Vaclav Havel | Leader | Czechoslovakian |
| Val Kilmer | Actor | American |
| Valentino Garavani | Designer | Italian |
| Valerie Harper | Actress | American |
| Valerie Jarrett | Lawyer | American |
| Van Jones | Activist | American |
| Vance Havner | Clergyman | American |
| Vanessa Carlton | Musician | American |
| Vanessa Ferrari | Athlete | Italian |
| Vanessa Kerry | Celebrity | American |
| Vanilla Ice | Musician | American |
| Vera Farmiga | Actress | American |
| Vernon Jordan | Businessman | American |
| Vernon Law | Athlete | American |
| Vernon Lee | Author | British |
| Veronica Lake | Actress | American |
| Vicente Aleixandre | Poet | Spanish |
| Vicente Del Bosque | Coach | Spanish |
| Vicki Baum | Novelist | American |
| Vicki Lawrence | Comedian | American |
| W. Averell Harriman | Politician | American |
| W. C. Fields | Comedian | American |
| W. Edwards Deming | Scientist | American |
| W. H. Davies | Poet | Welsh |
| W. L. George | Writer | English |
| W. Mark Felt | Public Servant | American |
| W. S. Gilbert | Dramatist | English |
| Wade Davis | Scientist | Canadian |
| Walker Evans | Photographer | American |
| Wally Amos | Businessman | American |
| Wally George | Celebrity | American |
| Wally Lamb | Author | American |
| Walt Alston | Athlete | American |
| Walt Kelly | Cartoonist | American |
| Walter Bagehot | Author | English |
| Walter Elliot | Politician | Scottish |
| Walter Gilbert | Scientist | American |
| Walter Hagen | Athlete | American |
| Walter Isaacson | Writer | American |
| Walter Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Xi Jinping | Politician | Chinese |
| Yahya Jammeh | Politician | |
| Yasmeen Ghauri | Model | Canadian |
| Yasunari Kawabata | Novelist | Japanese |
| Yo Yo Ma | ||
| Yoshida Kenko | Author | Japanese |
| Yousuf Karsh | Photographer | Canadian |
| Yuan T. Lee | Scientist | Chinese |
| Yukiya Amano | Public Servant | Japanese |
| Yunjin Kim | Actress | South Korean |
| Yunus Emre | Poet | Turkish |
| Yuri Gagarin | Astronaut | Russian |
| Yusef Lateef | Musician | American |
| Yves Saint Laurent | Designer | French |
| Zac Efron | Actor | American |
| Zac Hanson | Musician | American |
| Zahi Hawass | Scientist | Egyptian |
| Zalmay Khalilzad | ||
| Zelda Fitzgerald | Writer | American |
| Zhou Enlai | Statesman | Chinese |
| Zoe Kazan | Actress | American |
| Zona Gale | Playwright | American |
| Zooey Deschanel | Actress | American |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | Actress | Hungarian |
“Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.”
“The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.”