It is, I claim, nonsense to say that it does not matter which individual man acted as the nucleus for the change. It is precisely this that makes history unpredictable into the future.
| Diane Abbott, Politician (1953) |
| Samuel Adams, Revolutionary (1722) |
| Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher (1821) |
| Randy Bachman, Musician (1943) |
| Ed Case, Politician (1952) |
| Shaun Cassidy, Musician (1958) |
| Grazia Deledda, Writer (1871) |
| Albert Ellis, Psychologist (1913) |
| William Empson, Poet (1906) |
| Sam Ervin, Politician (1896) |
| Peter Dawson, Musician (1961) |
| Edgar Degas, Artist (1917) |
| Gerald Finzi, Composer (1956) |


