Probably heavily influenced by a weekend spent mostly reading and listening to music, my list d'jour:
Bob Wills --the Western Swing fiddler
Dmitri Shostakovich --Russian composer
Harry Turtledove --alt history author
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warren Buffett
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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
...as interesting as Louis Armstrong , Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Orson Welles and Jane Goodall. They're just not. In our rush to bash people for liking "celebrities," let's not forget that very often people are celebrities for a GOOD reason.
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Your list is not a mere list of celebrities, but a list of persons (thanks, B_G) of accomplishment. Noteworthy for their achievements. Celebrities are just known for being known, though sometimes noteworthy for the transience of their celebrity.
Lindy
I especially like the Ambrose Bierce definition of the three kinds of murder:
1. Reprehensible
2. Justifiable
3. Commendable
