True, but most certainly feel his impact through the folding of his work into the fabric of modern culture. It's not about knowing who he is, but understanding and appreciating his impact on modern culture. There are countless folks like this, economists, city planners, artists, musicians, they all have shaped the modern world we interact with and experience every day but I cannot name most of them by name. There impact is felt nonetheless.
Trust me, I'm not overestimating the importance of Jerry Garcia of Robert Frost. I've read only a handful of Frosts works, and am only a casual dead fan. I'm not close to them any more than any other casual consumer of their work. There are whole documentaries on this stuff, I'm just a guy.