In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were moved by the story - by the people as a whole - and not by the little things.
| Traian Basescu, Politician (1951) |
| Trishelle Cannatella, Celebrity (1979) |
| Art Carney, Actor (1918) |
| Puff Daddy, Musician (1970) |
| Stephen J. Field, Judge (1816) |
| Luis Figo, Athlete (1972) |
| Ruth Handler, Businesswoman (1916) |
| Daisy Bates, Activist (1999) |
| Humphrey Carpenter, Author (2005) |
| Gilles Deleuze, Philosopher (1995) |
| Eugene Field, Poet (1895) |
| Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Artist (1894) |

