One of the granddaddies of the profession, Eisenman is an architect best known for Ohio State University's Wexner Center and the Museum for the Murdered Jews of Europe.

If there's anyone in town worthy of the annoying moniker "starchitect," it's Richard Meier.

The star of stage and screen is probably best known for his performance as Max Bialystock in the mega-musical The Producers.

A senior vice president at Corcoran, Browne is one of the most successful—and flamboyant—real estate brokers in the city.

Debatably the most famous living art photographer, Cindy Sherman makes lots of money playing dress-up for her self-portraits.

Vincent Gallo is an actor, director, painter, model, and musician. He's also completely nuts.

Rajaratnam is the founder and managing partner of the Galleon Group and made headlines in October 2009 when he was arrested for taking part in an insider trading scheme.

Fierstein is the gravelly-voiced Broadway veteran who most recently appeared in productions of Hairspray and Fiddler on the Roof.

The Nobel Prize-winning former CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Varmus is the Director of the National Cancer Institute.

Mitchell is the artistic director and founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, the country's leading African-American ballet company.

Avant-garde choreographer Elizabeth Streb is known for her athletic (and occasionally dangerous) dances.

McKenzie has maintained the American Ballet Theater's rep as one of the world's premiere classical dance companies for decades.

Brown is a postmodern choreographer known for staging avant-garde performances in public spaces.

One of the most talked-about modern dance choreographers working today (and also one of the most controversial), Jones is the artistic director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

The eminence gris of the dance world, Cunningham was one of the most acclaimed choreographers of his time. He passed away in 2009.

Jamison is the former artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and muse of the company's namesake.

Choreographer Mark Morris is known for his irreverent dance compositions that challenge conventions and flip traditional gender roles, as well as for his volatile temper and colorful soundbites.

Considered by many to be the savviest trial lawyer of his generation, Wells is the mustachioed co-chairman of Paul Weiss' litigation department. His most famous clients : cooter Libby and Eliot Spitzer.

Winick was the director of frothy romantic films like Tadpole and 13 Going on 30. Along with John Sloss, he was a founder of digital production company InDiGent, which shut down in 2007. He passed away in 2011.

Angelou, a writer, poet, actress and activist, is one of America's most prominent and influential African-American women.