Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization.
| Phillip Adams, Writer (1939) |
| Eric Carr, Musician (1950) |
| Lisa Nicole Carson, Actress (1969) |
| Lord Edward Cecil, Soldier (1867) |
| George Eastman, Inventor (1854) |
| Ron Fairly, Athlete (1938) |
| Robert Fisk, Journalist (1946) |
| Tim Gane, Musician (1964) |
| Gareth Gates, Musician (1984) |
| Oscar Hammerstein, Writer (1895) |
| Ray Stannard Baker, Journalist (1946) |
| Benny Carter, Musician (2003) |
| Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher (1536) |
| L. Wolfe Gilbert, Musician (1970) |
| Alexander Hamilton, Politician (1804) |


