Super likable and kind people across disciplines and fields

[entremet]

I feel we do this with actors all the times, but let's do open it up. I know the cretin in the WH makes it seems like bad guys have won, but I don't his legacy will be favorable as human being, not even talking about his policies.

I'll start.

Steve Wozniak, aka The Woz, cofounder of Apple and almost a mirror opposite of Steve Jobs, a brilliant but well known corporate jerk.

Woz was the engineer. While Steve was the business guy. Even today he seems to have child like enthusiasm about tech. He was known for using his Segway with great abandon. And just seems like a super nice and fun loving guy.

Moreover, he never seemed ashamed about being a nerd and he owned it. Throughout the world of tech, no one has nothing bad to say about the guy. He's also very generous and philanthropic.

 

[Air]

Ub Iwerks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ub_Iwerks

Original all-star animator and friend of Disney. Animated the Alice shorts, Oswald the Rabbit shorts and gave Mickey Mouse life and set the standard for animation. Was also a great engineer and started his own animation studio eventually. Reconvened with Disney at a later point in his life and helped develop the xerox process for animation. Also helped design some of the Disney themepark rides.

 

[Jombie]

Carl Sagan

 

[entremet]

Julia Child is another. Who can hate on her?

 

[Fiction]

Bob Ross deserves to be un the OP.

 

[Aiustis]

Mister Rogers