William Seward Burroughs II

(February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and spoken word performer, he is considered to be “one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century.” 

Kemal Amin “Casey” Kasem

(born April 27, 1932) is an American former radio personality and voice actor, known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40 and for playing the character Shaggy in the Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo…Source

 

Buddha

 A spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha, “Buddha” meaning “awakened one” or “the enlightened one.” The time of his birth and death are uncertain: Some say, 563 BCE to 483 BCE, others say, 486 and 483 BCE according to some, 411 and 400 BCE…Source | More

 

Dennis Wholey

 
(born July 2, 1939) An American television host and producer, and the author of a number of self-help books. He currently hosts This is America with Dennis Wholey, an interview program shown throughout the U.S. on PBS and the AmericanLife TV Network.

Benjamin Franklin

 (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.

 

Edgar Allan Poe

(January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) (aged 40) An American writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre.

 

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

(21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Marinerand Kubla Khan, as well as the major prose work Biographia Literaria.