John Giorno

Poet and performance artist; creator of Dial-a-Poem (still going strong at 641-793-8122); snoozing star of Warhol's "Sleep." Via the New York Times.

Stephen Moore

Actor; remembered as the original voice of Marvin the robot in the original "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" radio series. Via the Guardian. 

Ettore Spalletti

Artist. Via ARTNews.

Janusz Kondratiuk

Director and screenwriter. Via The First News.

Makoto Wada

Illustrator, essayist, and director. Via asahi.com.