- Karl Barth (Swiss Reformed theologian, 1886-1968)
- Benedict XVI (German Catholic theologian, Pope, b. 1927)
- Niels Bohr (Danish atomic physicist, 1885-1962)
- Jean Calvin (French Protestant theologian, 1509-1564)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (English-born actor, b. 1957)
- Bob Dylan (American musician, writer, & occasional actor, b. 1941)
- Euripides (Greek playwright, ca. 480-406 BCE)
- William Faulkner (American author, 1897-1962)
- Gabriel García Márquez (Columbian author, b. 1927)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (American author, 1804-1864)
- Andrew Jackson (American soldier, 7th President, 1767-1845)
- Peter Murphy (English-born musician, b. 1957)
- Flannery O'Connor (American author, 1925-1964)
- Vladimir Putin (Russian politician, b.1952)
- J.D. Salinger (American author, b. 1919)
- Albert Schweitzer (Alsatian theologian/physician, 1875-1965)
- Daniel Smith (American musician/artist, b. 1970s)
- Mark Twain (American author, 1835-1910)
- Tom Waits (American musician/actor, b. 1949)
- Rowan Williams (Anglican theologian, Archbishop of Canterbury, b. 1950)
nov 13 2008 ∞
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