Patti Smith and Burroughs
 
Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs was photographed with some of the most notable names of the 20th century. Just look at some of the people he’s met. He’d have to have had one of the best “Kevin Bacon Game” rankings of all time.

If Burroughs were alive today, there would be a sub-reddit forum of people having their pictures taken with him. WSB was the Bill Murray of his day, wasn’t he?

Jimmy Page and Burroughs
 

Keith Haring, Burroughs and John Giorno
 

Francis Bacon and Burroughs
 

Burroughs, John Giorno and Hüsker Dü
 

Bowie and Burroughs
 

Kurt Cobain and Burroughs
 

Kurt Cobain and Burroughs
 

Burroughs and Brion Gysin  
 

Debbie Harry and Burroughs
 

Burroughs, Bianca Jagger and Warhol
 

Al Jourgensen, Burroughs and Jim Rose
 

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Burroughs
 

Burroughs and Madonna
 

Allen Ginsberg and Burroughs
 

Mick Jagger, Burroughs and Warhol
 

Sting, Burroughs and Andy Summers
 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Allen Ginsberg and Jan Herman
 

Burroughs and Tom Waits
 

Burroughs and Joe Strummer  
 

Kim Gordon, Michael Stipe and Burroughs
 

Burroughs, Basquiat and Debbie Harry
 

Burroughs and Kerouac