“When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.”
| Ryan Cabrera, Musician (1982) |
| Bill Delahunt, Politician (1941) |
| Nick Faldo, Athlete (1957) |
| Steve Forbes, Businessman (1947) |
| Elizabeth Gilbert, Novelist (1969) |
| John Glenn, Astronaut (1921) |
| Jack Irons, Musician (1962) |
| Elizabeth Jennings, Poet (1926) |
| Mohammed Daud Khan, Statesman (1909) |
| Margaret Laurence, Novelist (1926) |
| Horatio Alger, Author (1899) |
| Roman Jakobson, Scientist (1982) |
| John Paul Jones, Soldier (1792) |