“The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.”
| Ella Baker, Activist (1903) |
| Herman Cain, Businessman (1945) |
| Emily Carr, Artist (1871) |
| John Davidson, Celebrity (1941) |
| Tom DeLonge, Musician (1975) |
| Anna Eshoo, Politician (1942) |
| Steve Forbert, Musician (1955) |
| Otylia Jedrzejczak, Athlete (1983) |
| Ferguson Jenkins, Athlete (1943) |
| NeNe Leakes, Actress (1967) |
| Ella Baker, Activist (1986) |
| Eileen Caddy, Celebrity (2006) |
| Lord Edward Cecil, Soldier (1918) |
| Christian Furchtegott Gellert, Poet (1769) |
| Konrad Von Gesner, Scientist (1565) |
| Samuel Johnson, Author (1784) |
| Wassily Kandinsky, Artist (1944) |