Harry S. Truman

(May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–53), assuming that office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the waning months of World War II.

Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais

(May 6, 1904 – July 1, 1984) was an Israeli engineer and the founder of the Feldenkrais Method, which is claimed to improve human functioning by increasing self-awareness through movement; it is not supported by medical evidence.Feldenkrais’ theory is that “thought, feeling, perception and movement are closely interrelated and influence each other.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

(May 25, 1803  – April 27, 1882) was an American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.

Larry David (1947)

Born Lawrence Gene "Larry" David in Brooklyn, David started his carreer as a stand-up comedian in the 1970s. He is a writer, actor, and producer best known for co-creating and writing the Seinfeld and later for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he starred in as a semi-fictional version of himself. He was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as No. 23 of the greatest comedu stars ever in a poll to select Comedian Comedians in 2004.

John Ruskin

(February 8 1819 – January 20 1900) was an English author, poet and artist, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic.

Sun Tzu or Sunzi

He was a Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher during the Zhou dynasty’s Spring and Autumn Period. Sun Tzu was born as Sun Wu and known outside his family by the style name Changqing. He is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an extremely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy.

John Gilbert Winant OM

(February 23, 1889 – November 3, 1947) was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. John Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics. He was the first man to serve more than a single two-year term as Governor of New Hampshire, winning election three times. Winant also served as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom during most of World War II.