OTOH, superfluous quote marks abound these days and, if that's the case, I think I'll go with Egil Skallagrimsson, who the sagas tell us was an exceptional warrior, poet, and runemaster. While his skills may well have been exaggerated, I would love to be able to meet a man that well-rounded and that talented. If that's not famous enough for you, substitute Leonardo da Vinci, for essentially the same reasons.
Yeah. There have been a lot of sci-fi authors dying lately and it's
sad to know that they'll never write another book for me to enjoy.
Of them, the one who most affected me was almost certainly Douglas
Adams.
Flippant, first thing that comes to mind answer: Bill Gates, even
though I'm not sure that 24 hours would be long enough to run
Microsoft into the ground.
Somewhat more serious answer: Pretty much any of the hot celebrity babes I mentioned above. I've always wondered what it would be like to be a woman and how it would feel different, both socially and kinesthetically. But that doesn't have anything to do with celebrity or the perks thereof.
Totally serious non-answer: Beats the hell out of me. I don't follow the cult of fame. These people aren't anything special to me.
Nope. I seem to have a few doppelgangers around, but none of 'em are
famous.
Not personally. I've seen famous people at conventions but never
talked to any of them beyond thanking them for coming to see us.