Electronic music, computer games, technology, science fiction, Japanese, cartoons, art, RPGs, manga
Lots of individuals, both dead and living. Some undead.
Thievery Corporation, Mampi Swift, DJ Shadow, Vitalic, Daft Punk, Crystal Method, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Muse, Venetian Snares, Evol Intent, Rabbit in the Moon, DJ Irene, Metric, Mars Volta, Sneaker Pimps, Deftones, Adam Freeland, Brainbug, Antiloop, Goldfrapp, Chemical Brothers, Nukleuz, DJ Promo, DJ Icey, Sublime, Fluke, Juno Reactor, Orbital, Unkle, VNV Nation
A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life, Half Baked, Office Space, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, American Beauty, 21 Grams, Ninja Scroll, Akira
Samurai Champloo, Battlestar Galactica, Invader Zim, Sealab 2021, Adult Swim, The Venture Brothers
Snow Crash, Neuromancer, The Elegant Universe, Cryptonomicon, The God Particle, Mysterious Island, Quicksilver, Catch 22, Catcher in the Rye, Ender's Game
There are no heroes, only examples.