by Paul Burmeister

Recent, here meaning in the last half dozen years or so. Listed alphabetically. 

John Burningham (b. 1936) British children's book illustrator
Marylynn Dintenfass (b. 1943) American painter
Marty Ehrlich (b. 1955) American jazz instrumentalist and composer
Philip Guston (1913-1980) American neo-expressionist artist
Brice Marden (b. 1938) American artist
Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) Polish poet
Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914-1996) Swiss graphic designer
David Sanborn (b. 1945) American alto saxophonist *
Simply Red Mike Hucknall's British soul band
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) American poet

*Sanborn should be more widely respected. His body of work has integrity, and his alto sound is immediately recognizable. Roscoe Mitchell told me a long time ago that he thought Sanborn does good things for jazz.  (And Sanborn has NRBQ connections.)