What common bond unites all of these people?

Steve Allen, James Brown, Johnny Carson, Bob Denver, John Entwistle, Stephen Jay Gould, George Harrison, Bob Hope, Linda McCartney, George Plimpton, Tito Puente, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Johnny Unitas, Barry White

(I won’t claim this list is comprehensive, but this definitely includes most of the available candidates.)

And guess where I cross-posted it?

7/7: Edited to add a couple of names.

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