There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy.
My most powerful memory was hearing Earl Scruggs on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' as a 5 or 6 year old. That sound just blew me away, shook my head up.
| Josephine Baker, Dancer (1906) |
| Chuck Barris, Producer (1929) |
| Roscoe Bartlett, Politician (1926) |
| Jefferson Davis, Leader (1808) |
| Allen Ginsberg, Poet (1926) |
| Hale Irwin, Athlete (1945) |
| Kelly Jones, Musician (1974) |
| Kerry King, Musician (1964) |
| Bert Lance, Politician (1931) |
| William Harvey, Scientist (1657) |
| Pope John XXIII, Clergyman (1963) |
| Franz Kafka, Novelist (1924) |
| Raj Kapoor, Actor (1988) |
| Ayatollah Khomeini, Statesman (1989) |

