Can't say that I have a #1 but Shirley Temple is pretty amazing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple

Yoko Kanno is a prolific Japanese composer whom I also find fascinating. She writes in a style that mimmicks a variety of western themes: Jazz, rock, electronica, etc...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Kanno

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