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Authors and writers.

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Henri Marcel Amar (Cachin) Kréa 06 Nov 1933 Alger, Alger, Algérie - 08 Dec 2000

John Cairney 15 Feb 1930 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - 07 Sep 2023

Lucia Calhoun abt 1840 Massachusetts, United States

Marion (Calkins) Merrell 15 Jul 1895 Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States - 26 Dec 1968

Mary Calkins 30 Mar 1863 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 27 Feb 1930

Cabell Calloway 25 Dec 1907 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 18 Nov 1994

Ada Cambridge 21 Nov 1844 Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - 19 Jul 1926

Alistair Campbell 25 Jun 1925 Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 16 Aug 2009

Helen (Campbell) Dickson 15 Sep 1884 Regina, Northwest Territory, Canada - 22 Jan 1969

Joseph Campbell 26 Mar 1904 White Plains, New York, USA - 30 Oct 1987

Marie Campbell 17 Feb 1903 Tamms, Alexander, Illinois, United States - 22 Feb 1980

Tunis Campbell 01 Apr 1812 Middlebrook, New Jersey, United States - 03 Dec 1891

Geoffrey Canada 1950s

Stephen Cannell 05 Feb 1941 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 30 Sep 2010

Marius Cornelis Capelle 30 Nov 1920 Oosterland, Zeeland, Nederland - 26 Aug 1979

Harold Cardinal 27 Jan 1945 High Prairie, Alberta, Canada - 03 Jun 2005

Gabrielle Carey 1959 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 02 May 2023

Gretchen Carlson 1960s

Frances (Carpenter) Huntington 30 Apr 1890 Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 02 Nov 1972

William Carr 02 Jun 1895 Formby, Lancashire, England - 02 Oct 1959

William Carr 14 Jun 1862 Gomersal, Yorkshire, England - 28 Jan 1925

Emmanuel Carrère 1950s

Moriz Philipp Carrière 05 Mar 1817 Griedel, Großherzogtum Hessen, Deutscher Bund - 18 Jan 1895

Robert Carson 06 Oct 1909 Clayton, Stevens, Washington, United States - 19 Jan 1983

Valerie June (Carter) Cash 23 Jun 1929 Maces Spring, Scott, Virginia, United States - 15 May 2003

Alice Cary 26 Apr 1820 Mount Healthy, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 12 Feb 1871

Phoebe Cary 04 Sep 1824 Mount Healthy, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 31 Jul 1871

John Cash 26 Feb 1932 Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States - 12 Sep 2003

Rosario Alicia (Castellanos Figueroa) Castellanos 25 May 1925 Mexico City, Mexico - 07 Aug 1974

Harry Caudill 03 May 1922 Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States - 29 Nov 1990

Rebecca (Caudill) Ayars 02 Feb 1899 Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, United States - 02 Oct 1985

William Cawthorne abt 25 Sep 1825 London, England, United Kingdom - 25 Sep 1897

Living Challies

Stephen Chalmers 29 Feb 1880 Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom - 14 Dec 1935

Basil Chamberlain 18 Oct 1850 Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 15 Feb 1935

George Chamberlain 15 Mar 1879 São Paulo, Brazil - 04 Mar 1966

Jack Champ 06 Aug 1913 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 1998

Elizabeth Chandler 24 Dec 1807 Centre, Delaware, United States - 02 Nov 1834

Ellen Louise (Chandler) Moulton abt 10 Apr 1834 Pomfret, Connecticut, United States - 10 Aug 1908

Raymond Chandler 23 Jul 1888 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - 26 Mar 1959

Madeleine Sophie Fernande Chapsal 01 Mar 1907 Paris XV, Seine, France - 30 Oct 1997

Roberte Madeleine Georgette Chapsal 01 Sep 1925 Paris XVI, Seine, France - 11 Mar 2024

Frank Charles abt 30 Mar 1859 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 26 Jul 1935

Owen Chase 07 Oct 1797 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Mar 1869

Philander Chase 14 Dec 1775 Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire - 20 Sep 1852

Linda Chavez 1940s

Anton Chekhov 16 Jan 1860 Taganrog, Russia - 15 Jul 1904

Henry Chichester 11 Apr 1832 London, England - 1894

William Child 22 Dec 1832 - 21 Jan 1920

Living Childress

Living Chin

Carl Chinn 1950s

William Chomsky 15 Jan 1896 Kupil, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire - 19 Jul 1977

Deepak Chopra 1940s

Sandra Cisneros 1950s

Willis Clanahan 01 Apr 1870 Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, United States - 19 Aug 1912

Thomas Clancy 12 Apr 1947 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 01 Oct 2013

Bertha (Clark) Damon 1881 Connecticut, United States - 1975

Thomas Clark 14 Jul 1903 Louisville, Winston, Mississippi, United States - 28 Jun 2005

Arthur Clarke 16 Dec 1917 Minehead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - 19 Mar 2008

Austin Clarke 26 Jul 1934 Saint James, Barbados - 26 Jun 2016

Living Cleaver

Marguerite (Cleenewerck de Crayencour) Yourcenar 08 Jun 1903 Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgique - 17 Dec 1987

Samuel Clemens 30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910

Alexis Clérel de Tocqueville 29 Jul 1805 Paris, Seine, France - 16 Apr 1859

Elsie (Clews) Parsons 27 Nov 1875 New York, New York, USA - 19 Dec 1941

Jonas Cline 26 May 1881 Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada - 08 May 1964

Meribah (Cloud) Crowley 30 Apr 1938 San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States - 17 Jul 2013

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Dorothy (Clough) Phillips 20 Apr 1887 Preston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 20 Nov 1967

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates 1970s

Elizabeth (Cochran) Seaman 05 May 1864 Burrell Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 1922

Paulo (Coelho Souza) Coelho de Souza 1940s

David Cohen 1940s - 2000s

Morton Cohen 27 Feb 1921 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 12 Jun 2017

Stephen Cohen 25 Nov 1938 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 18 Sep 2020

Harry Cole 25 Jun 1861 Pierceton, Washington Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States - 1928

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 28 Jan 1873 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France - 03 Aug 1954

Jacqueline Collins 04 Oct 1937 Hampstead, London, England - 19 Sep 2015

Suzanne Collins 1960s

Douglas (Conners) Conner 25 Oct 1923 Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States - 14 Nov 1998

Thomas Conway 15 Dec 1933 Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States - 14 May 2019

Forrestine (Cooper) Hooker 08 Mar 1867 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Mar 1932

Thornhill Cooper 12 Dec 1840 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England - 30 Dec 1940

Aaron Copland 14 Nov 1900 Brooklyn, New York, USA - 02 Dec 1990

Pierre Corneille 06 Jun 1606 Rouen, Normandie, France - 01 Oct 1684

Thomas Corneille 20 Aug 1625 Rouen, Normandie, France - 08 Dec 1709

William Coston 30 Sep 1858 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 27 Jun 1942

Norman Cousins 24 Jun 1915 West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 30 Nov 1990

Pierre-Antoine Cousteau 18 Mar 1906 Paris XVII, Seine, France - 17 Dec 1958

Charles Coutant 16 Oct 1840 Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States - 17 Jan 1913

André Couteaux 1925 Ankara, Turkey - 1985

Stephen Covey 24 Oct 1932 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 16 Jul 2012

Charles (Coypeau) Coypeau d'Assoucy 16 Oct 1605 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 29 Oct 1677

William Craft abt Sep 1823 Georgia, United States - 29 Jan 1900

Georgianna (Craig) Lipton 05 Jun 1908 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Aug 1957

Stephen Crane 01 Nov 1871 Newark, New Jersey - 05 Jun 1900

George Creel 01 Dec 1876 Blackburn, Saline County, Missouri, USA - 02 Oct 1953

Living Crelinsten

Living Crelinsten

James Cruise 1930s - 2020s

John Barry Crump 15 May 1935 Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand - 03 Jul 1996

Pierre André Gabriel Culliford 25 Jun 1928 Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgique - 24 Dec 1992

Living Cunnell

Ève (Curie) Labouisse 06 Dec 1904 Paris XIII, Paris, Seine, France - 22 Oct 2007

Abram Cytryn 10 Oct 1927 Łódź, Poland - 1944

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Alan (D'Abruzzo) Alda 1930s

Finis Dake 18 Oct 1902 Iberia, Miller, Missouri, United States - 07 Jul 1987

John Daniel 08 Jun 1910 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - Dec 1948

Issur (Danielovitch) Douglas 09 Dec 1916 Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States - 05 Feb 2020

Alphonse Daudet 13 May 1840 Nîmes, Gard, France - 16 Dec 1897

Lillian (Daugherty) Stuart 07 Nov 1914 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Mar 2009

Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie (David) David-Néel 24 Oct 1868 Saint-Mandé, Seine, France - 08 Sep 1969

Helen Davidman 18 Apr 1915 Bronx, New York, New York - 13 Jul 1960

Angela Davis 1940s

Living Davis

Raiford Chatman Davis 18 Dec 1917 Cogdell, Clinch, Georgia, United States - 04 Feb 2005

Richard Davis 18 Apr 1864 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 11 Apr 1916

Alexandre (Davy de la Pailleterie) Dumas 24 Jul 1802 Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France - 05 Dec 1870

William Dawe 30 Jul 1865 Moonta, South Australia, Australia - 30 May 1935

Richard Deacon 14 May 1921 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Aug 1984

Mercedes de Acosta 01 Mar 1893 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 09 May 1968

James Dean 10 Aug 1928 Olton, Lamb County, Texas, United States - 13 Jun 2010

Laurence de Cambronne 1950s

Emerald Dechant 26 Apr 1926 Liebenthal, Rush County, Kansas, United States - 26 Dec 2008

Didier Decoin 1940s

Miriam (Defensor) Defensor-Santiago 15 Jun 1945 City of Iloilo, Philippines - 29 Sep 2016

Régine Deforges 15 Aug 1935 Montmorillon, Vienne, France - 03 Apr 2014

Neltje De Graff 23 Oct 1865 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 21 Feb 1918

Walter de Havilland 31 Aug 1872 Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom - 23 May 1968

Marie-José (de la Barre d'Erquelinnes) Villiers 30 Apr 1916 Cuckfield, Sussex, England - 01 Feb 2015

Jean (de la Chapelle) de La Chapelle 24 Oct 1651 Bourges, Berry, France - 29 May 1723

Frederick Delmé Radcliffe 18 Dec 1804 - 30 Nov 1875

Jérôme Demers 01 Aug 1774 Saint-Nicolas, Québec Province - 17 May 1853

Modeste Demers 11 Oct 1809 St-Nicolas, Quebec - 21 Jul 1871

Jean (de Meun) de Meung abt 1240 Meung-sur-Loire, Orléanais, France - abt 1305

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Henry (Dempsey) Harrison 12 Mar 1925 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 15 Aug 2012

Allie (Dent) Martin 28 Jun 1914 Spring River Township, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States - 11 Apr 1976

Lester Dent 12 Oct 1904 La Plata in Macon County, Missouri, USA - 11 Mar 1959

Edmond de Polignac 19 Apr 1834 France - 08 Aug 1901

Guy de Pourtalès 04 Aug 1881 Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - 12 Jun 1941

Living Derber

Marie (DeRepentigny) Metalious 08 Sep 1924 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 25 Feb 1964

Seymour de Ricci 17 May 1881 Twickenham, Middlesex, England - 25 Dec 1942

Alan Morton Dershowitz 1930s

Peter Desbarats 02 Jul 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 11 Feb 2014

René Descartes 31 Mar 1596 La-Haye-en-Touraine, Touraine, France - 11 Feb 1650

Émile Deschanel 19 Nov 1819 Paris, Seine, France - 26 Jan 1904

Living Dettmann

Michael (DeVinko) Deans 24 Sep 1934 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey, United States - 11 Jul 2003

Massa Diabaté 12 Jun 1938 Kita, Mali - 27 Jan 1988

Tim Dick 1950s

Charles Dickens 07 Feb 1812 Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 09 Jun 1870

Issa Rae Diop 1980s

Rose (Director) Friedman 25 Dec 1910 Ukraine - 18 Aug 2009

Edgar Doctorow 06 Jan 1931 New York, New York, USA - 21 Jul 2015

William Dodd 21 Oct 1869 Clayton, Johnston, North Carolina, United States - 09 Feb 1940

David Dodge 18 Aug 1910 Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA - 08 Aug 1974

Ivan Doig 27 Jun 1939 White Sulphur Springs, Meagher, Montana, United States - 09 Apr 2015

Charles Dollfus 27 Jul 1827 Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France - 27 Nov 1913

Françoise Dorin 23 Jan 1928 Paris XVII, Seine, France - 12 Jan 2018

Fyodor Dostoevsky 11 Nov 1821 Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire - 09 Feb 1881

Charles Doughty 19 Aug 1843 Theberton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England - 20 Jan 1926

Yvonne Doughty 14 Aug 1927 Oklahoma, United States - 15 Mar 2004

Amanda Douglas 14 Jul 1831 New York City, New York, United States - 18 Jul 1916

William Douglass abt 1810 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 23 May 1862

Hugh Downs 14 Feb 1921 Akron, Summit County, Ohio, United States - 01 Jul 2020

Theodore Dreiser 27 Aug 1871 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 28 Dec 1945

Elizabeth (Drexel) Beresford 22 Apr 1868 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Jun 1944

Isidore Hippolyte (Dreyfus) Dreyfus-Barney 12 Apr 1873 Paris VIII, Paris, Seine, France - 20 Dec 1928

Catherine (Drinker) Downs 01 Jan 1897 Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Nov 1973

Ian Dubienski 04 Mar 1921 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 01 Jan 1998

William (DuBois) Du Bois 23 Feb 1868 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Aug 1963

Andre Dubus 11 Aug 1936 Louisiana, United States - 24 Feb 1999

Jean-François Maurice Arnauld Dudevant 30 Jun 1823 Paris, Seine, France - 04 Sep 1889

Living Duey

Alexander Duff 23 May 1864 Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick - 24 Feb 1951

Valerie (Duffy) Ryan 1970s 2

Alexandre Dumas 27 Jul 1824 Paris, Seine, France - 27 Nov 1895

Daphne (du Maurier) Browning 13 May 1907 Regents Park, London, England - 19 Apr 1989

John Dunbar 21 May 1911 Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States - 26 Jan 2003

Paul Dunbar 27 Jun 1872 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 09 Feb 1906

Patrick Duncan abt 1918 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa - abt 1967

Dominick Dunne 29 Oct 1925 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 26 Aug 2009

John Dunning 09 Jan 1942 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 25 May 2023

Amantine Aurore Lucile (Dupin) Dupin de Francueil 01 Jul 1804 Paris, Seine, France - 08 Jun 1876

Pierre (du Pont) du Pont de Nemours 14 Dec 1739 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 07 Aug 1817

William Durant 05 Nov 1886 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Nov 1981

Edward Dwight 1930s

Daniel Dyke abt 1579 Hempstead, Essex, England - 1614

Jeremiah Dyke bef 13 Oct 1584 Coggeshall, Essex, England - bef 09 Apr 1639

Bonnie (Dykeman) Stokely 20 May 1920 Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 22 Dec 2006

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Joni (Eareckson) Tada 1940s

Eyvind Earle 26 Apr 1916 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 20 Jul 2000

Hosea Easton 01 Sep 1798 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Jul 1837

Daniel Eaton 12 Sep 1834 Fort Gratiot Township, St. Clair, Michigan Territory, United States - 29 Jun 1895

Alfred Edersheim 07 Mar 1825 Vienna, Austrian Empire - 16 Mar 1889

Ella Georgina (Edersheim) Overton abt 17 Jun 1863 Torquay, Devon, England - 14 Jul 1947

Thomas Egleston 09 Dec 1832 Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - 15 Jan 1900

John Ehle 13 Dec 1925 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 24 Mar 2018

Johann Eisenlohr 03 Nov 1655 Reutlingen, Württemberg, German Empire - 14 Jun 1736

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