👤 People Who Inspire Me

Note: The individuals on this list have inspired me through their work, creativity, courage, or contributions to society. While I respect these people for specific qualities or achievements, my inclusion of them here does not constitute a complete endorsement of all their views, statements, or actions. I recognize that even inspiring figures are complex, flawed humans with varied perspectives, some of which may differ from my own.

• Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
• Albert Hofmann (1906-2008)
• Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
• Dada Gavand (1917-2012)
• Benjamin Ferencz (1920-2023)
• Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)
• Alexander Shulgin (1925-2014)
• John C. Bogle (1929-2019)
• Ann Shulgin (1931-2022)
• Ram Dass (1931-2019)
• Chuck Feeney (1931-2023)
• Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
• Lloyd Kahn (1935-)
• Nader Khalili (1936-2008)
• Stanislav Petrov (1939-2017)
• Hayao Miyazaki (1941-)
• Bernie Sanders (1941-)
• Lawrence "Lorenzo" Hagerty (1942-)
• Vashti Bunyan (1945-)
• Robert Reich (1946-)
• Brian Eno (1948-)
• Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-)
• Rick Doblin (1953-)
• Daryl Davis (1958-)
• Bill Watterson (1958-)
• Bryan Stevenson (1959-)
• Satoru Iwata (1959-2015)
• Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961-)
• Steven Donziger (1961-)
• José M. Hernández (1962-)
• Eiji Aonuma (1963-)
• Masahiro Sakurai (1970-)
• Hidemaro Fujibayashi (1972-)
• Tosin Abasi (1983-)
• Eric Barone (1987-)
• Loujain al-Hathloul (1989-)