The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.
I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it.
| Barbara Amiel, Journalist (1940) |
| Albert Bandura, Psychologist (1925) |
| Tyra Banks, Model (1973) |
| Thomas Carlyle, Philosopher (1795) |
| Edith Cavell, Public Servant (1865) |
| Wally George, Celebrity (1931) |
| Gary Gilmore, Criminal (1940) |
| Wassily Kandinsky, Artist (1866) |
| Charles Keating, Lawyer (1923) |
| William Labov, Writer (1927) |
| Maurice Barres, Politician (1923) |
| John Gay, Poet (1732) |
| Robert Hamer, Director (1963) |
| Fred Hampton, Activist (1969) |
| Omar Khayyam, Poet (1131) |
| Bert Lahr, Actor (1967) |

