Kermit the frog

Kermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson’s most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably on The Muppet Show, and Sesame Street, as well as movies, specials, and public service announcements throughout the years.

Aesop (620-564 bc)

was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. In many of the tales, animals speak and have human characteristics.

Ralph Washington Sockman

(October 1, 1889 – August 29, 1970) was the senior pastor of Christ Church (United Methodist) in New York City, United States. He gained considerable prominence in the U.S. as the featured speaker on the weekly NBC radio program, National Radio Pulpit, which aired from 1928 to 1962, and as a writer of several best-selling books on the Christian life

Billy Joel (May 9, 1943)

Billy Joel is a pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer, and the sixth best selling recording artist and the third best-selling  solo artist in the U.S. He is known for songs such as "Piano Man," "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," "Moving Out," and "Only the Good Die Young." He has won five Grammy Awards and in 2013 he recieved the Kennedy Center Honors.

Jonathan Richman (May 16, 1951)

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jonathan Richman was born to Jewish parents in Massachusetts and began writing music at an early age. In his early twenties, he formed a seminal band the Modern Lovers, well known for their hits "Roadrunner" and "Pablo Picasso." Despite his being known as a godfather of punk for his early work with the band, his solo work is known for its acoustic sound and childlike lyrics.

Augustine “Og” Mandino II

(December 12, 1923 – September 3, 1996) was an American author. He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World.

Amy Schumer (1982)

A New York native, Amy Schumer was raised by her Jewish father and Protestant mother and identifies as Jewish. She began doing-up in 2004 and rose to fame with her comedy central show, Inside Amy Schumer, in 2013. She also wrote and starred in the movie Trainwreck (2015). Schumer is known for being raunchy and outrageous, and for successively championing femminist issues.