The List of 30
30 People I Want to Meet In This Lifetime
Authors:
1. Judy Blume (wrote every book I read when I was 13)
2. Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries, and many, many more)
3. Tim Cahill (Road Fever, A Wolverine is Eating My Leg)
4. Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones’ Diary)
5. William Goldman (The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
6. John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year)
7. Anne Lamott (Plan B, Bird by Bird)
8. Michael Palin (Full Circle, Sahara, actor, author, adventurer)
9. Ann Patchett (Bel Canto, Truth & Beauty)
10. Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials)
11. J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter)
12. Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Adventurers:
13. Lynne Cox (long-distance, cold water swimmer)
14. Helen Thayer (North pole explorer)
Politicians:
15. Jimmy Carter
16. Bill Clinton
17. Hillary Clinton
TV/Movie People:
18. J.J. Abrams (creator Lost, Alias)
19. Matt Damon (actor/screenwriter Good Will Hunting, Bourne Supremacy)
20. Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy)
21. Janeane Garofalo (actress, comedienne, The Truth About Cats and Dogs)
22. Peter Jackson (writer, director Lord of the Rings)
23. Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn)
24. Mark Ruffalo (13 Going on 30)
25. Meryl Streep (actress River Wild, Out of Africa)
26. Emma Thompson (writer, actress Sense and Sensibility)
Musicians/Composers:
27. John Mayer
28. Stephen Sondheim
Empire Builders:
29. Bill Gates
30. Oprah Winfrey
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