“Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.”
| Keith Carradine, Actor (1949) |
| Benny Carter, Musician (1907) |
| William M. Daley, Politician (1948) |
| Kool Moe Dee, Musician (1962) |
| Roger Federer, Athlete (1981) |
| George Gerbner, Journalist (1919) |
| Brian Harvey, Musician (1974) |
| Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (1925) |
| Dino De Laurentiis, Director (1919) |
| Ernest Lawrence, Scientist (1901) |
| George Canning, Statesman (1827) |
| Ernst Haeckel, Scientist (1919) |
| James Irwin, Astronaut (1991) |
| Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1965) |
| John H. Johnson, Businessman (2005) |