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It's a really cool time for artists who want to strive for a little more depth in what they want to say to come forward. We live in a very fast world right now. We've got all this media and music which is so accessible to us, it's here one minute gone the next.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
| Paula Abdul, Musician (1962) |
| Aldrich Ames, Criminal (1941) |
| Hugh Dancy, Actor (1975) |
| Paul Dano, Actor (1984) |
| Lou Gehrig, Athlete (1903) |
| Douglas Haig, Soldier (1861) |
| Joichi Ito, Businessman (1966) |
| King James I, Royalty (1566) |
| Boris Johnson, Politician (1964) |
| Pauline Kael, Critic (1919) |
| Grace Abbott, Activist (1939) |
| John Acton, Historian (1902) |
| Lord Acton, Historian (1902) |
| Joseph Banks, Environmentalist (1820) |
| J. M. Barrie, Novelist (1937) |
| James M. Barrie, Playwright (1937) |
| Richard Henry Lee, Politician (1794) |


