101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived... sad discovery!

Who was the non-living person who influenced you the most?
It would be hard to decide for me... because I grew up in a world of fairy tales. There was always some new story about princes, princesses, good, evil, love, and believing in oneself...
These were the stories that influenced me the most.
But I guess.. things are different now!
It is a sad world when kids grow up knowing The Marlboro Man better than they know Santa Clause...
I wonder if kids will grow up to believe in that perfect and ever lasting love considering that Romeo and Juliet ranked 9 on the list of 101 Most Influential people who never lived!
What will it be like to grow up in a world where Hamlet and the Marlboro Man have more power to influence than Prince charming, Cinderella, Santa Clause, Mickey Mouse, or the Little Engine that Could!
Will children still grow up with the belief that they can do anything and that the world is a good place?
I consider myself lucky to have been brought up in a world where the most influential people who did not live were in fairy tales. It makes me still believe that the world is a good place and that good will always conquer evil!