A third ideal that has made its way in the modern world is reliance on reason, especially reason disciplined and enriched by modern science. An eternal basis of human intercommunication is reason.
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Statesman (1956) |
| Jane Alexander, Actress (1939) |
| Charlie Daniels, Musician (1936) |
| Carl Davis, Composer (1936) |
| Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poet (1925) |
| Bill Gates, Businessman (1955) |
| Jami Gertz, Actress (1965) |
| Ben Harper, Musician (1969) |
| Bruce Jenner, Athlete (1949) |
| Elsa Lanchester, Actress (1902) |
| Abigail Adams, First Lady (1818) |
| Alphonse Allais, Writer (1905) |
| Georges Carpentier, Athlete (1975) |
| Alexander John Ellis, Writer (1890) |

