Marjorie Pay Hinckley

 (November 23, 1911 – April 6, 2004) was wife of Gordon B. Hinckley an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

David Alan Mamet

(born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988)

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is the leader of the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word dalai meaning “Ocean” and the Tibetan word bla-ma (with a silent “b”) meaning “teacher”.

Dan Gutman

(born October 19, 1955)is an American writer, primarily of children’s fiction. His works include the Baseball Card Adventures children’s book series that began with Honus & Me, and the My Weird School series, numbering 21 titles, and spinoff series including My Weird School Daze and My Weirder School…

Lyndon Baines Johnson

(August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy, from 1961 to 1963.

Oprah Gail Winfrey

 (January 29, 1954) An American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. 

John Muir

(21 April 1838 – 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States.

Hilary Hinton Ziglar

 ( November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012 ) An American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker born in Coffee County, Alabama the tenth of 12 children. He has published over 48 works. Since 1970, his career has moved from master seller to master motivator. Ten of his 25 books have been best sellers.

Guy R. McPherson

(born 29 February 1960) is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona.He is best known for promoting the idea of near term extinction (NTE), a term he coined about the possibility of human extinction as soon as 2030.

Christopher Isaac “Biz” Stone

(born March 10, 1974)is a co-founder of Twitter, Inc and also helped to create and launch Xanga, Odeo, The Obvious Corporation and Medium.

Albert Einstein

(14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and the most influential physicist of the 20th century.

Sasha Etheredge

She is a student attending a class in which Wynton Marsalis
teaches how working together is key in music and democracy.

Julie Kagawa

(born October 12, 1982) is an American author, best known for writing The Iron Fey Series consisting of four books: The Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen, and The Iron Knight.

Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek

(July 17, 1990 – June 22, 2004), known as Mattie J.T. Stepanek, was an American poet (or as he wanted to be remembered as “a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played”) who published seven best-selling books of poetry. Before his death (at the age of 13) he had become known as a peace advocate and motivational speaker.