Authors, artists, musicians ...
- Bell, Joshua. Grammy Award-winning American violinist.
- Berry, Wendell. American author and farmer.
- Curtis, Hillman. American new media designer, author, and filmmaker.
- de Saint -Exupery, Antoine. French author and aviator.
- Eliot, T.S.. American poet and literary critic.
- Fish, Stanley. Author and literary theorist.
- Haden, Charlie. American jazz double bass player.
- Jafri, Sacha. British painter.
- King, Stephen. American writer best known for his works of horror.
- Kingsolver, Barbara. American writer, author of The Poisonwood Bible.
- L'Engle, Madeleine. American writer best known for "A Wrinkle In Time."
- Leonard, Elmore. Crime and thriller writer based in Detroit.
- Lin, Maya. American artist best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- Livgren, Kerry. Musician and primary songwriter for the American progressive rock band Kansas.
- Manet, Edouard. 19th century French painter.
- Matisse, Henri. French artist and painter.
- Metheny, Pat. Multiple Grammy-winning jazz guitarist.
- Morse, Neal. Progressive rock musician
- Parkening, Christopher. American classical guitarist.
- Paul, Les. American musician who pioneered the development of the electric guitar.
- Robinson, Marilynne. Pulitzer-winning American author of "Gilead."
- Rooney, Andy. Resident curmudgeon on "60 Minutes."
- Safire, William. Political columnist for The New York Times and writer of the column "On Language."
- Smith, Red. Pulitzer-winning American sports writer.
- Stolt, Roine. Guitarist for progressive rock bands The Flower Kings and Transatlantic.
- Tanner, Henry Ossawa. African American painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Twain, Mark. American author and humorist.
- Woodward, Bob. Investigative reporter for The Washington Post known best for his reporting on the Watergate scandal.
- Wright, Frank Lloyd. American architect and designer.
- Zeldman, Jeffrey. Author and designer.