Scientists and Others

Some People Known, or Observed in Person, by Me

  1. Anderson, Hans C.

  2. Armstrong, Robert C.

  3. Brauman, John I. (who has a connection to me; I observed him ?here) (b. 1937)

  4. Brown, Patrick O. (b. 1954)

  5. Cohen, Stanley N. (b. 1935)

  6. Das, Rhiju (b. 1978)

  7. Etchemendy, John (b. 1952)

  8. Ferrell, James E. (b. 1955)

  9. Fredrickson, Glenn H.

  10. Fuller, Gerald G. (b. 1953)

  11. Furr, Russell

  12. Gast, Alice P. (b. 1958)

  13. Greely, Henry T. “Hank”

  14. Harbury, Pehr (b. 1965)

  15. Herschlag, Daniel (b. 1958)

  16. Homsy, G. M. “Bud” (1943 - 2024)

  17. Hopwood, David A. (b. 1933)

  18. Kao, Che-I (b. 1941)

  19. Khosla, Chaitan

  20. Krasnow, Mark A.

  21. Levitt, Michael (b. 1947)

  22. Long, Sharon R. (b. 1951)

  23. Lyons, Zachary W.

  24. Madix, Robert J. (d. 2023)

  25. Mitchison, Timothy J. (b. 1958)

  26. Olbricht, William L.

  27. Quake, Stephen R. (b. 1969)

  28. Robertson, Channing R.

  29. Sattely, Elizabeth S.

  30. Shapiro, Lucy (b. 1940)

  31. Shaqfeh, Eric S. G.

  32. Spudich, James A. (b. 1942)

  33. Stemmer, Willem P. C. “Pim” (1957 - 2013)

  34. Walsh, Christopher T. (1943 - 2023)

  35. Wells, James A. “Jim” (b. 1950)

Others

  1. Budin, Itay

  2. Clandinin, Thomas R.

  3. (), L—

  4. Kletter, David

  5. Palanski, Brad A.

  6. Palmer, Max

  7. Siegel, Matthew

  8. Walls, Dan

  9. Yuet, Kai

  10. —, Patrick

Schoolteachers and More

  1. Mrs. Farnsworth - 4th grade grammar, Midland

  2. Mr. Etalamacki (sp?) - 4th grade art, Midland

  3. Name forgotten, a woman - 7th grade art, Midland

  4. Mrs. Carrington - ballet, 4th through 6th grade, Midland

Celebrities Admired by Me

  1. Starting recently, when picking myself up: Cam Williams, of Tennis Talk

  2. Kai Ryssdal

  3. Peter Sagal

  4. Neil Sedaka

  5. Supreme Court judges, as a group

  6. Federal Reserve officials, as a group

  7. NPR news hosts, as a group, e.g., of Morning Edition and All Things Considered

  8. Bob Costas and musicians interviewed by him

  9. Anthony Fauci, from the COVID-19 pandemic

  10. Terry Gross, from long ago

  11. David Remnick

  12. James Talarico

  13. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

  14. John Updike

  15. William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

  16. Kumiko Yoshioka of Palo Alto, California (not strictly a “celebrity”)

  17. Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Houston, Texas

Powercord and His Family

  1. Lacquer, a girl aged 1 year and 5 months

  2. Neutrino, a boy aged 1 year and 9 months

  3. Baby George, a boy aged 1 year and 8 months

  4. The Little Fauci, a boy aged 4 years and 7 months

  5. “Pia”, a girl aged 4 years and 5 months

  6. “Cass”, a boy aged 9 years and 4 months