| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Keys | Musician | 1981 |
| Mia Kirshner | Actress | 1975 |
| Ana Ortiz | Actress | 1971 |
| Stephen Chbosky | Novelist | 1970 |
| David Ginola | Athlete | 1967 |
| James C. Collins | Businessman | 1958 |
| Jenifer Lewis | Actress | 1957 |
| Andrew P. Harris | Politician | 1957 |
| Joe Conason | Journalist | 1954 |
| Timothy White | Critic | 1952 |
| Steve Prefontaine | Athlete | 1951 |
| Gloria Naylor | Novelist | 1950 |
| Jean-Marc Ayrault | Politician | 1950 |
| Paul Nurse | Scientist | 1949 |
| Tom Paulin | Poet | 1949 |
| Tobe Hooper | Director | 1943 |
| Etta James | Musician | 1938 |
| Garrett Morris | Comedian | 1937 |
| Bill Pascrell | Politician | 1937 |
| Conrad Burns | Politician | 1935 |
| Corazon Aquino | Statesman | 1933 |
| Alden Nowlan | Poet | 1933 |
| Bill O'Brien | Politician | 1929 |
| Eduard Shevardnadze | Politician | 1928 |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim | Musician | 1927 |
| Arvid Carlsson | Scientist | 1923 |
| Edwin Newman | Journalist | 1919 |
| Ernie Harwell | Celebrity | 1918 |
| Ilya Prigogine | Physicist | 1917 |
| Witold Lutoslawski | Composer | 1913 |
| Theodosius Dobzhansky | Scientist | 1900 |
| Virginia Woolf | Author | 1882 |
| Emil Ludwig | Writer | 1881 |
| W. Somerset Maugham | Playwright | 1874 |
| Rufus Jones | Writer | 1863 |
| Charles Curtis | Vice President | 1860 |
| George Dorsey | Politician | 1842 |
| John Arbuthnot Fisher | Soldier | 1841 |
| Robert Burns | Poet | 1759 |
| Robert Boyle | Philosopher | 1627 |
