A Diversity of Believers

The hand of God is obvious in His creation and truth but if you currently still require the approval of man, how can you dismiss the diversity and brilliance represented in the following believers? 

Albert Einstein, Bono, C.S. Lewis, Bill Gates, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen L Carter,  William Lane Craig, Mary Ann Glendon, John Lennox, Condolleezza Rice, Stephen Colbert, Johnny Cash, Jeff Foxworthy, Charlton Heston, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Gary Kasparov, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey.