Famous People I'd Like to Talk To, to Meet or at least to See One Time!

1. John Lennon

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

John Winston (later Ono) Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England, to Julia Lennon (née Stanley) and Alfred Lennon, a merchant seaman. He was raised by his mother's older sister Mimi Smith. In the mid-1950s, he formed his first band, The Quarrymen (after Quarry Bank High School, ...

2. Bob Dylan

Soundtrack | Renaldo and Clara

Robert Allen Zimmerman was born 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota; his father Abe worked for the Standard Oil Co. Six years later the family moved to Hibbing, often the coldest place in the US, where he taught himself piano and guitar and formed several high school rock bands. In 1959 he entered the...

3. Paul McCartney

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sir Paul McCartney is a key figure in contemporary culture as a singer, composer, poet, writer, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and holder of more than 3 thousand copyrights. He is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most records sold, most #1s (shared), most covered song, "Yesterday," ...

4. Miles Davis

Soundtrack | Adrift

Miles Davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He moved to New York in 1944 and studied at Juilliard. He left school and entered the jazz society of New York, meeting such famous musicians as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. ...

5. Jaco Pastorius

Composer | American Playhouse

Jaco Pastorius was born on December 1, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Chuck Brown: We Got This (2010) and Jaco Pastorius: Live and Outrageous (2007). He was married to Ingrid Muller and Tracy. He died on September 21, 1987 in Fort ...

6. Robin Williams

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

7. Mark Oliver Everett

Soundtrack | Yes Man

Mark Oliver Everett was born on April 10, 1965. He is an actor and composer, known for Yes Man (2008), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and Knocked Up (2007).

8. Zane Carney

Actor | Dave's World

Zane was born and raised in New York City and at the age of 8 he began to work on CBS's Dave's World. During the 4 years of filming, he lived bi-coastally between Manhattan and Los Angeles and when the show ended its run in 1997 the whole family decided to stay in Los Angeles. During this time, ...

9. John Mayer

Soundtrack | The Bucket List

John Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Bucket List (2007), Vengeance (2022) and Vampire Academy (2014).

10. Alison Krauss

Soundtrack | O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Alison Krauss is a bluegrass virtuoso who effortlessly bridges the gap between roots music and country, rock and pop. A highly sought after collaborator, Krauss has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton, Yo-Yo Ma and Bonnie Raitt. Since ...

11. Terrence Malick

Writer | Days of Heaven

Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.

A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen ...

12. John Daversa

Music_department | The Big Empty

John Daversa is known for The Big Empty (1997).

13. Pat Metheny

Soundtrack | Training Day

Pat Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Training Day (2001), Toys (1992) and Wild (2014). He is married to Latifa. They have three children.

14. Bobby McFerrin

Soundtrack | The Two Popes

Bobby McFerrin was born on March 11, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Two Popes (2019), Cocktail (1988) and Dawn of the Dead (2004). He has been married to Debbie Green since October 18, 1975. They have three children.

15. John Scofield

Soundtrack | The Tuxedo

John Scofield was born on December 26, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He is a composer, known for The Tuxedo (2002), Wenn man sich traut (2000) and Give the Drummer Some. He has been married to Susan since 1978. They have two children.

16. Tuck Andress

Actor | Portlandia

Tuck Andress is known for Portlandia (2011), Bus Stop (2011) and Solace: A Windham Hill Collection (1999). He is married to Patti Cathcart.

17. Mike Stern

Self | Jaco