#50: Neil deGrasse Tyson
It isn’t every day that you get to meet a world-famous author who happened to influence an entire generation’s perception of astrophysics. When it comes to this type of profession, you might not necessarily be able to put a face to the name, but once you hear the name, you understand how important the person is.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson is probably one of the best well-known astrophysicists out there. The fact that this person went to school with him would have been pretty cool. Not only were they kind of friends, but they could have shared notes! Can you imagine being able to share notes with the one and only Neil DeGrasse Tyson?