Boy, the list is fairly long, and one of the more interesting things is I've yet to meet a "Famous" person who was a jerk.
Bryan Adams at a record release party in Vancouver, a buddy worked for a company that sold records to major dept stores.
Bill Bennett, the former Premier of BC, from my hometown, I went to school with his nephew, all politics aside, a very nice hard working man.
Whitney Houston, her caravan (three cars) stopped at the Pizza hut take out next to my shop one night, must have been 30 people standing around outside the joint, yacking on cell phones and looking busy, the body guards were glaring at everyone walking along the side walk, I was outside standing around seeing what was going on (30+ non-Japanese standing around on the sidewalk is just about grounds for the riot police to show up!!) when she walked out to get into the LARGE BLACK SUV, she saw me standing there and came over to say hi, as she could talk to me, as I spoke English, she was nice and looked happy as could be (dunno what happened to her...?)
Richard Dean Anderson, met him and he ate my hot dog, while he was filming an episode of McGyver at the UBC hockey rink, nice guy, great guy, and I just loved that show!
Robert Parker Jr. the wine critic, nice guy, open, honest, and he listened well and asked pointed questions of me once he found out I was running a retail shop, NOT an importer.
Steven Segal, saw him at the Hombu Dojo a few times, talked with him briefly, he told me to train hard and not give up.
Akebono, the first non-Japanese Sumo Yokozuna, the grand champion, one VERY nice man, met him at a private party and he had all of us laughing and he laughed a lot too, nice guy!
Mick Jagger; I was working part time doing security for concerts in Vancouver, I got to work one night in and around the rooms set up for the band under BC Place, Mick was cool, funny, I remember one of his staff giving the stick to a caterer about something not being just right, and he was standing behind her mimicking her, we were all busting a gut, and then she turned around and saw him and he had to run away from her
He came back and apologized to her and the rest of us and just asked everyone to chill, and have a good time, after all, "it's only Rock & Roll" and then he laughed and went on his way, funny guy, a real clown.
Keith Richards, he sat on a chair picking a guitar for about an hour and chain smoking cigs, he would play a riff and ask us if we knew what it was, and then laugh if we did not, but in a good hearted way. He liked to be alone for about 30 minutes before the start of each show, he would sit in his little room and prepare, and there was a lot of speculation what that was, but the night I was there, we could hear him snoring
That is about it, I guess, lots of Japanese talents, none that most any of you would know.
Cheers!