1885 Ezra Pound – US poet (With Tapers Quenched, Hugh Selwyn Mauberly, 116 Cantos, Pisan Cantos)

I think I mentioned before that Jake's middle name Allan is for Edgar Allan Poe. His brother, Michael's middle name is Ezra for Ezra Pound. Their dad was a poet himself and formed a group called Poets in Distress. They'd meet at different times of the year to feast and then read their poems. I went to one once and it was - interesting.

2000 Steve Allen, age 78 – TV host (The Tonight Show)

He started it all and it was just fun. No politics.