Georgia O'Keeffe : I would love to talk with her and watch her mouth move, I feel like the way she would speak would be as beautiful as her art ... <sigh>

Pope John Paul II : I fondly remember him as he was also Polish, I would like to have a heart to heart conversation with him about gays and women in the Catholic church.....

John Denver : I would want to hear him play live again, because I don't think he was finished with his career when it abruptly ended......

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this is a great thread! TY!

Helen Keller - she's always been my favorite ...for her high intelligence, her passion, her zest for life and advocacy, and her many accomplishments...
Nikola Tesla- for my love of science and the brilliant mind of an inventor
Jacqueline Cochran -for my love of aviation

Cleopatra,
Mary, Jesus' mom
Mary Magdalen
Abigail Adams
Susan B Anthony
Hillary Clinton
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons.
Meg Christian
Diana Nyad

Given the opportunity....
 

I would love to collaborate on some projects with Nikola Tesla; either his projects or mine. I read his biography a few years ago and have had a thing about becoming a hobbyist electrician/inventor ever since.

Tesla invented AC while Edison invented DC. Or discovered.
The history of the two men and the cities that they " lit up" is quite fascinating.
So true about Tesla. Would be nice if he were here to discover and invent how to store the vast amounts energy that harnessed. Via the sun,wind etc... To store that.
Sigh

I'm particularly fascinated by his death ray that nearly brought down the Brooklyn Bridge. And also how his lab mysteriously burnt down and his notes were stolen.

(lol, just for the record, that isn't the project I would be looking to collaborate on). :).

I'd talk to Hitler for about 5 seconds then I'd stab him...multiple times.

I'd be afraid to talk to a personal hero. I suspect history has been very kind to a great number of assholes, and I'd hate to find out my idol was one.

That said, I'm fairly certain Oscar Wilde would be fun. We could go to a party and dish about the guests.

Does it have to be three people? Do you mind if I have more and in this order:

God the Father
Our Lord
Blessed Mother
Ss: Catherine of Siena, (Mystic, Doctor of the Church and author of the distinguished writings of Dialogue of Divine Providence), Augustine (author, Doctor of the Church), Louie de Monfort, Alphonses Ligouri, Teresa of Avila (mystic, author, Doctor of the Church) Therese of Lisieux (mystic, author, Doctor of the Church), Thomas Aquinas (Author Suma Theologica and Doctor of the Church); Ss, mystics and Doctors of the Church: Benedict, Ignatius of Loyola, Anthony of Padua, Bernard of Clairveaux, Francis of Assisi, John of the Cross, John Chrysostom (Father and Doctor of the Church); Ss. Joseph, Peter, Bonaventure, Maximillian Kolbe, Stephen the Martyr, Elizabeth, mother of John, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Ss and mystics: Bernadette; Gertrude the Great, Veronica and Gemma Gelgani.
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George Gershwin
Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt
President Lincoln
John Basilone
William Wyler

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Helen Keller

Marilyn Monroe

Frida Kahlo

Eva Peron

I think they speak for themselves!

Albert Einstein. I love science and I think he and I would get on quite well.

Mozart. Piano is the activity of my soul and he is one of my favourite composers. I would absolutely love for him to teach me how to play his music.

J.S. Bach for the same reason.

If I can have a bonus one I'd go for Hans Asperger. I think it would be really interesting to meet him. Autism is something of an interest of mine.

Would love to talk with...
 

Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell dinner with the 2 of them for the conversation

Emma Goldman because she was a righteous babe, I would SO try to have my way with her after dinner, bold brilliant anarchist dames make me hot

Albert Einstein because he was my hero as a kid

JW von Goethe because he was a crazy genius

I'd have dinner with Philip Seymour Hoffman and ask him wtf happened.

Anais Nin

Buddha

Genghis Khan

(please forgive spelling errors)

Jesus, even though I'm not Christian. He was the greatest teacher in history.

Lizzie Borden-did she do it?

Elizabeth I and/or Henry VIII-assuming I was immune from any persecution for whatever I might say :)

On a personal note, several people from my family tree so I could break down the brick walls in my genealogy.