Thomas Alva Edison

 
(February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Emanuel James “Jim” Rohn

(September 17, 1930 – December 5, 2009)
An American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. His rags to riches story played a large part in his work, which influenced others in the personal development industry.

James Allen

(November 28, 1864 – 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement…source

 

Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás,

(December 16, 1863 –September 26, 1952), was a Spanish/American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.

Nesta Robert Marley

 

(6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) a Jamaican singer-songwriter. With the group the Wailers he achieved international fame through a series of crossover reggae albums, a committed Rastafarian who infused his music with a profound sense of spirituality.

 

Phillip Kindred Dick

Can you exist in two realities?  Well if realities are just layers, like clothing you can.  Phillip K. Dick was a futuristic writer, and actually made some of the blueprints for making androids in his books. He outlined and made "Frubber," which is face rubber which is used to make androids faces appear more human.

He also raises a unique question if all memories are real.

His twin died at birth. This probably is one of the attributes that caused him to go into science fiction.

What makes a person that person?

"Could virtual reality ever become to real? It could become an unhealthy escape from everyday life. When technology invades the mind, even are own thoughts are no escape."

A detailed record of your life is monitored

He had a vision when a girl knocked on his door with some religious literture

He believes his visions give him precognition of the future.

Minority report is happening all ready.

He's the first to write about Parrelell universes?

Anne Frank

Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank (12 June 1929 – ? March 1945) (aged 15) One of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary (which documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II) has become one of the world’s most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.