This Is What The Internet Was Built For (OR, Tim Berners-Lee, Thou Art Avenged)

Q: What do these ten people have in common? (Hover the mouse over their pictures if you don't know who they are.)

         

If you solve that one, try this: What do these six people have in common? (Again, make with the mouse if you don't recognize 'em.)

     

A shiny red Huffy Desperado (with banana seat) to the first correct answer.

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