meet, living or deceased?
For me - hands down, Oscar Wilde. And then Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
T. says definitely Albert Einstein.
Both choices very indicative of our personalities. T. is all about science and math, and I admire anyone with as much wit and literary talent as Wilde. And his flamboyancy.
Both Einstein and Wilde were geniuses, but in different ways.
Why Nicholas? He seemed like a beautiful man who never wanted to be Tsar, nor should he have been. I just want to hear his version of the tragedy.
As far as someone still alive, I've met Al Stewart a few times, but never have had the privilege of speaking with him. Al is extremely approachable, modest and talkative, and does love spending time with his fans, so I know he'd be willing to have dinner if we could ever arrange it. He often dines with his fans after concerts.