I'd like to meet:
Ben Franklin, Childe Hassam, Stan Laurel, Johnny Carson, Freddie Mercury, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Claude Monet, to name a few. Unfortunately, they've all passed on, so that brings the chances down a bit.So, how about Santiago Calatrava, Philip Johnson, Conan O'Brien, Gary Cohen, David Wright, Brian May...
Music:
George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Green Day, Weezer
Movies:
Blazing Saddles, The Producers (1968), 1776, A Night at the Opera, Going My Way, Waiting for Guffman, Working Girl, Ghost World, Before Sunset
Television:
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Survivorman, Jeopardy, Fox News Channel, SNY
Books:
Angels and Demons, The Power Broker, Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody, The Haunted Smile
Heroes:
Mom and Dad, George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin