Famous people you wish were still alive?

[nathan-dts]

Excluding friends and family, what person do you wish was still alive today, the most?

I've been thinking a lot lately about death. Specifically, about the death of pioneers of something that never lived to see their ideas and dreams come to fruition. I was on YouTube watching a memorial video for Christopher Hitchens, a true humanitarian and wanted to know who else would fit the criteria of people that never lived to see out their work.

I guess, the main inspiration for the thoughts on death were from the Vincent Van Gogh episode of Doctor Who. I always get emotional when he's brought into that museum, sees how important he was and gets to see other great pieces of artwork.

Two others I'd like to acknowledge would be Alan Turing and Carl Sagan; I think they'd be overjoyed to see how their fields had progressed.

 

[burningdragoon]

Excluding friends and family? Pretty much no one. Ronnie James Dio maybe.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

I would bring back a mother and angel of a woman named Wendy who died of a brain tumour in 2002. She left behind two kids and a husband, of which all three have lost their way without her.

Her death was celebrated by her whole town as a sad time, as she was known throughout the community in her workings with children and charity.

I suppose if I had to bring someone back, she is the one I would pick.

 

[manic_depressive13]

There would be no point in his being alive today, but I do wonder what would have happened if Lenin hadn't died so soon after the revolution (tying into the bit about the death of pioneers).

 

[Erja_Perttu]

I don't know anyone personally that I'd rather have alive, so I'll go with Freddie Mercury.

Music would be all the more awesome.

 

[DJ_DEnM]

Bruce Lee. If he were still around there wouldn't be Chuck Norris jokes, there'd be Bruce Lee jokes. He was a legend, honestly. He shouldn't have died so young...

 

[FalloutJack]

Bruce Lee. If he were still around there wouldn't be Chuck Norris jokes, there'd be Bruce Lee jokes. He was a legend, honestly. He shouldn't have died so young...

There ARE Bruce Lee jokes. You just don't hear 'em as often because of Chuck basically going viral. However, one joke goes that Bruce and Chuck challenged each other to a fight one day, and the loser would have to wear a stupid cowboy hat.

OT: Tony Jay. Brilliant voice, such eloquent skill...

 

[SomeLameStuff]

George Carlin. Man's an absolute genius and all-round funnyguy.

 

[JaceArveduin]

Excluding friends and family? Pretty much no one. Ronnie James Dio maybe.

Yes! Bring back the awesome guy with an awesome voice.

George Carlin. Man's an absolute genius and all-round funnyguy.

Or this awesome guy who's hilarious. Can I get both?

 

[Scrustle]

I agree with Christopher Hitchens. The world needs him and no-one can replace him.

 

[Aanorith]

Excluding friends and family? Pretty much no one. Ronnie James Dio maybe.

Yes! Bring back the awesome guy with an awesome voice.

George Carlin. Man's an absolute genius and all-round funnyguy.

Or this awesome guy who's hilarious. Can I get both?

Sign me up for both. I would also very much like Steve Lee from Gotthard back. Such a talented singer.

 

[TheHmm]

George Carlin. Man's an absolute genius and all-round funnyguy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIffc8S2bc8

Alcoholics World Cup

this guy... Svullo...

 

[algalon]

Tony Scott. Man On Fire was one of my favorite action flicks outside Marvel Studios.

 

[404notfound]

Pete Postlethwaite, best actor ever to grace this planet IMO, he was amazing on the big screen, on stage and on television. You know someone's good when Steven Spielberg once called them the best actor that he had worked with.

 

[Loaeon]

Leonardo Davinci he seems like he wouldn't freak out at all the new technology plus I could ask him about Ezio.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Marilyn Monroe, she had the same illness as me and I can totally understand why she couldn't take it anymore. Poor lass.

 

[smithy_2045]

Would've said my mum, but then read the OP and now have no idea. Maybe Genghis Khan, for the lolz.

 

[The Funslinger]

Johnny Cash and Mark Twain. The former is a musical god, and the latter is one of the greatest irreverent observationists in history.

No one. Death is a part of life, no better or worse than any other. It just depends on how you go about understanding it.