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Authors and writers.

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Azar Nafisi 1940s

Living Neely

John Nef 13 Jul 1899 - 25 Dec 1988

William Nell 16 Dec 1816 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 25 May 1874

Mireille (Neptune) Anglade aft 01 Jan 1944 Haïti - 12 Jan 2010

Beryl (Newington) Irving 24 Oct 1896 St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 15 Oct 1965

Harris Newmark 05 Jul 1834 Loebau, Saxony, Prussia - 04 Apr 1916

Richard Ney 12 Nov 1916 Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 18 Jul 2004

Xuân Bảo (Nguyễn) Thích 11 Oct 1926 Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam - 22 Jan 2022

Stephen Niblo 22 Mar 1941 Denver, Colorado, United States - 29 Feb 2008

Alice Nichols 22 Aug 1905 Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States - 06 Jan 1969

Thomas Nickerson 20 Mar 1805 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Feb 1883

Helmut Niebuhr 03 Sep 1894 Wright City, Warren, Missouri, United States - 05 Jul 1962

Karl Niebuhr bef 21 Jun 1892 Wright City, Warren, Missouri, United States - aft 01 Jun 1971

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 15 Oct 1844 Röcken, Merseburg, Sachsen, Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 25 Aug 1900

Roger Nimier 31 Oct 1925 Paris, Seine, France - 28 Sep 1962

Angela (Nin y Culmell) Nin 21 Feb 1903 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris - 14 Jan 1977

Living Nirsimloo

Solomon Northup Jul 1808 Minerva, Essex, New York, United States - aft 1863

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Uriah Oakes abt 1631 Derby, Derbyshire, England - 25 Jul 1681

Joseph Oakeshott 1860 - 1945

Joyce Carol Oates 1930s

John O'Casey 30 Mar 1880 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 18 Sep 1964

Margaret (Odongo) Ogola 12 Jun 1958 Kenya - 21 Sep 2011

Oscar Oerly 07 Dec 1922 Overton, Cooper, Missouri, United States - 10 Feb 2015

John O'Hara 31 Jan 1905 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Apr 1970

Mary (O'Hara) O'Toole 1930s

Aasmund Olavsson 06 Apr 1818 Vinje, Telemark, Norge - 30 Jul 1870

Jack Oldham 1930s - 2000s

Brian Todd O'Leary 27 Jan 1940 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Jul 2011

Laurence Oliphant 03 Aug 1829 Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa - 23 Dec 1888

Frederick Oliver 28 May 1866 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 15 Nov 1899

Gottfried Oosterwal 08 Feb 1930 Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland - 09 Nov 2015

Yosef (Opatowski) Opatoshu 01 Jan 1888 Mlawa, Olsztyn, Poland - 07 Oct 1954

Karel Opočenský 07 Feb 1892 Most, Rakousko-Uhersko - 16 Nov 1975

James Orage 22 Jan 1873 Dacre Banks, Yorkshire - 06 Nov 1934

Susie Orbach 1940s

John O'Reilly 28 Jun 1844 Dowth, County Meath, Ireland - 10 Aug 1890

William O'Reilly 1940s

Living Ormond

John Ormsby abt 25 Apr 1829 County Mayo, Ireland - 30 Oct 1895

Isobel Osbourne 1858 - 1953

Samuel Osbourne 07 Apr 1868 San Francisco, California, United States - 22 May 1947

Agnieszka (Osiecka) Passent 09 Oct 1936 Warsaw, Poland - 07 Mar 1997

Padraig O'Toole 18 Apr 1938 Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland - 23 Oct 2015

Franklin Ottarson 14 Jan 1819 Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States - Aug 1884

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Living Paasilinna

Vance Packard 22 May 1914 Granville Summit, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Dec 1996

Marcel Pagnol 28 Feb 1895 Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - 18 Apr 1974

Harold Paisley 27 May 1924 Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - 04 Dec 2015

Antonia (Pakenham) Fraser 1930s

Chuck Palahniuk 1960s

Henrik Palmaer 25 Aug 1801 Frinnaryd, Sverige - 07 Jul 1854

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson 23 Dec 1971 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England - 08 Feb 2017

Breece Pancake 29 Jun 1952 Milton, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 08 Apr 1979

Edward Panosian 19 Aug 1930 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States - 07 Aug 2021

Christopher Paolini 1980s

Américo Paredes 03 Sep 1915 Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States - 05 May 1999

Beverly (Parker) Stobaugh 02 Feb 1930 Centreville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States - 06 Feb 1990

George Parr abt 1872 Rochdale, Lancashire, England - 1955

Mary (Parsons) Hawver 01 Aug 1859 Chicago, Illinois - 21 Dec 1947

Boris Pasternak 29 Jan 1890 Moscow, Russian Empire - 30 May 1960

Daniel Payne 24 Feb 1811 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 02 Nov 1893

Lawrence Pazder 30 Apr 1936 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - 05 Mar 2004

Teresa (Pearce-Serocold) Richardson 1846 - 13 Nov 1918

Logan Pearsall Smith abt 1866 United States

Cornelius Peart 12 Sep 1952 Hagersville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada - 07 Jan 2020

Benjamin Pedego 26 Apr 1909 Franktown, Douglas, Colorado, United States - 21 Jan 1995

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William Peet 29 Jan 1915 Grandview, Hammond Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States - 11 May 2002

Thomas Pellow abt 1704 Penryn, Cornwall, England - abt 1747

Helen (Pendleton) Rockwell 26 Jul 1885 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 11 Jul 1964

Sharon Penman 13 Aug 1945 New York City, New York, United States - 22 Jan 2021

Walker Percy 28 May 1916 Birmingham, Shelby, Alabama, United States - 10 May 1990

Edwin Perrin 18 Sep 1927 New York City, Westchester County, New York, USA - 21 Nov 2004

Tyler Perry 1960s

Michael (Persse) Collins Persse 10 Nov 1931 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia - 25 Jun 2018

Edward Pescott 11 Dec 1872 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 31 Jul 1954

Inna Peshkova 27 Aug 1928 Poltava, Ukraine, Soviet Union - 12 Apr 2015

Fernando António (Pessoa) Nogueira Pessoa 13 Jun 1888 Mártires, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal - 30 Nov 1935

Jordan Peterson 1960s

Nathaniel Philbrick 1950s

Fannie (Phillips) Andrews 25 Sep 1867 Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada - 23 Jan 1950

Bessie Pierce 20 Apr 1886 Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, United States - 02 Oct 1974

Marie-Madeleine (Pioche de La Vergne) de La Fayette 18 Mar 1634 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 25 May 1693

John Piper 1940s

Alexander Pitcairn abt 1622 Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland - abt 1695

Francisco (Pizarro) Pizarro y González abt 1476 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain - 26 Jun 1541

Sarah (Pogson) Pogson Smith 17 Sep 1774 Woodside House, Essex, England - 24 Jul 1870

William Pogue 23 Jan 1930 Okemah, Okfuskee Co, Oklahoma - 03 Mar 2014

Septima (Poinsette) Clark 03 May 1898 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 15 Dec 1987

Alice (Polk) Hill aft 18 Sep 1850 Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 31 Aug 1921

Joannes Poock bef 01 Jul 1675 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - bef 31 Oct 1714

Charles Pope 18 Oct 1841 Machias, Washington, Maine - 19 Feb 1918

William Pope 30 Apr 1814 Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States - 03 May 1895

Jane Porter 17 Jan 1776 Durham, England - 24 May 1850

William Porter 11 Sep 1862 Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States - 05 Jun 1910

Helen (Potter) Heelis 28 Jul 1866 Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 22 Dec 1943

Living Poussaint

Robert (Powell) Baden-Powell 22 Feb 1857 6 Stanhope Street, Paddington, London, England - 08 Jan 1941

Adrienne (Poy) Clarkson 1930s

Terence Pratchett 28 Apr 1948 Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England - 12 Mar 2015

Elsie (Prentys) Cook abt 1878 New Zealand - 07 Nov 1960

Edward Price 01 Feb 1933 Macon, Warren, North Carolina, United States - 20 Jan 2011

Living Proby

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust 10 Jul 1871 Paris XVI, Paris, Seine, France - 18 Nov 1922

Maria Pryor 18 Apr 1850 Virginia, USA - 15 Jun 1928

George Puntenney 26 Mar 1829 Glenwood Rush County Indiana, United States - 11 Jun 1910

Stuart Purser 08 Feb 1907 Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States - 26 Jan 1986

Mario Puzo 15 Oct 1920 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - 02 Jul 1999

Howard Pyle 05 Mar 1853 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 09 Nov 1911

Thomas Pynchon 1930s

Krzysztof Pytel 15 May 1945 Chełm, Rząd Tymczasowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - 30 Jun 2019

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Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi 1970s

Raymond Queneau 21 Feb 1903 Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure, France - 25 Oct 1976

Antonio (Quinn Oaxaca) Quinn 21 Apr 1915 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico - 03 Jun 2001

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Jean Racine bef 22 Dec 1639 La Ferté-Milon, Valois, Île-de-France, France - 21 Apr 1699

Raymond (Rahner) Rayner 23 Jul 1919 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 21 Jan 2004

William Railey 25 Dec 1852 Woodford, Kentucky, United States - 12 Nov 1943

Floyd Ramsey 02 Jul 1931 Littleton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 15 Feb 2019

Harriet Rankin 1950s 128

John (Raymond) Christopher 25 Nov 1909 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 06 Feb 1983

Opie Read 22 Dec 1852 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 02 Nov 1939

James Redding 1906 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 05 Mar 1988

Louise (Reed) Stowell 23 Dec 1850 Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States - 22 Feb 1932

Roy Reed 14 Feb 1930 Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States - 10 Dec 2017

Talbot Reed 03 Apr 1852 Highgate, London, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 1893

Christopher Reeve 25 Sep 1952 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Oct 2004

Franklin Reeve 18 Sep 1928 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg, Germany - 28 Jun 2013

Carl Reiner 20 Mar 1922 The Bronx, New York City, United States - 29 Jun 2020

Robert Rentoul 1856 Ballymoney, County Donegal, Ireland - 04 Sep 1925

John Reynolds 26 Feb 1788 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - 08 May 1865

Shonda Rhimes 1970s

Ella (Rhoads) Higginson abt 28 Jan 1862 Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States - 27 Dec 1940

Anna (Rhodes) Penn 18 Jun 1865 Virginia, United States - 04 Jun 1930

Daniel Rhodes 08 May 1911 Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States - 23 Jul 1989

R cont.

Harry Rhodes 10 Apr 1932 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 15 Jan 1992

Mary (Rice) Niles 15 Jun 1880 Virginia, United States - 13 Apr 1959

Sarah (Rice) Pryor 19 Feb 1830 Halifax, Virginia, United States - 15 Feb 1912

Timothy Richard 10 Oct 1845 Ffald-y-Brenin, Carmarthenshire, Wales - 17 Apr 1919

Living Richards

Kurt Richter abt 24 Nov 1900 Berlin, Deutsches Kaiserreich - 29 Dec 1969

Helen (Ricker) Beebe 16 Apr 1900 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA - 31 Jul 1984

William Ridley 07 Jan 1896 Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - 12 Mar 1984

Gideon Ridlon 01 Jul 1841 York County, Maine, United States - 04 Dec 1928

Julia (Ripley) Dorr 13 Feb 1825 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 18 Jan 1913

Robert Ripley 25 Dec 1890 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States - 27 May 1949

Living Riskin

Kathryn Ritchie Jul 1894 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 06 Oct 1974

Carolyn (Robinson) Cassady 28 Apr 1923 Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States - 20 Sep 2013

Living Robinson

Marie (Robinson) Wright 04 May 1853 Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States - 01 Feb 1914

Rowland Robinson 14 May 1833 Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont, United States - 15 Oct 1900

Louis Marie Eugène Rodrigues-Henriques 18 May 1853 Paris, Seine, France

Edward Roe 28 Nov 1847 Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA - abt 02 Feb 1919

Anita (Rogers) Stewart 02 Jul 1947 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 29 Oct 2020

Frederick Rogers 20 Mar 1928 Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Feb 2003

Ibram (Rogers) Kendi 1980s

Frances (Rollin) Whipper abt 1845 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 19 Oct 1901

Elliott Roosevelt 23 Sep 1910 New York, United States - 27 Oct 1990

Moses Roper abt 1815 Caswell, North Carolina, United States - 15 Apr 1891

Leo (Rosenberg) Rosten 11 Apr 1908 Łódź , Poland - 19 Feb 1997

Eleanor (Rosenfield) Estes 09 May 1906 West Haven, Connecticut - 15 Jul 1988

Edmond Rostand 01 Apr 1868 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - 02 Dec 1918

Maurice Rostand 26 May 1891 Paris XVII, Paris, Seine, France - 21 Feb 1968

Emerich Roth 28 Aug 1924 Sevľuš, Bereg, Zakarpattia, Czechoslovakia - 22 Jan 2022

Marie Roy 22 Mar 1909 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada - 13 Jul 1983

Matt Ruff 1960s

Donald Rumsfeld 09 Jul 1932 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 29 Jun 2021

Colin Archibald Russell 09 Jul 1928 London, England, United Kingdom - 17 May 2013

Malinda Russell abt 1812 Tennessee, USA

Seigniora (Russell) Laune 17 Feb 1875 Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States - 04 Jun 1956

Lillian (Rutstein) Roth 13 Dec 1910 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 12 May 1980

Abraham Viktor Rydberg 18 Dec 1828 Jönköpings Sofia, Jönköping län, Sverige - 21 Sep 1895

Wacław Rzewuski 29 Oct 1706 Rozdół, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - 27 Oct 1779

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Leopold (Sacher-Masoch) von Sacher-Masoch 27 Jan 1836 Lemberg, Galizien, Österreich - 09 Mar 1895

Oliver Sacks 09 Jul 1933 Willesden, London, England - 30 Aug 2015

Victoria (Sackville-West) Nicolson 08 Mar 1892 Knole, Kent, England - 02 Jun 1962

Barry Sadler 01 Nov 1940 Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, United States - 05 Nov 1989

Esther (Safran) Foer 1940s

Alexandra Sagan 1980s

Carl Sagan 09 Nov 1934 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States - 20 Dec 1996

Dorion Sagan 1950s

Mohammed Said abt 1836 Kouka, Bornou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa - 1882

Antoine (Saint-Exupéry) de Saint-Exupéry 29 Jun 1900 Lyon, Rhône, France - 31 Jul 1944

Jerome Salinger 01 Jan 1919 New York, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010

Pierre Salinger 14 Jun 1925 San Francisco, California, USA - 16 Oct 2004

Harrison Salisbury 14 Nov 1908 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA - 05 Jul 1993

Siegmund (Salzmann) Salten 06 Sep 1869 Pest, Ungarn, Österreich-Ungarn - 08 Oct 1945

Deborah (Sampson) Gannett 17 Dec 1760 Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 29 Apr 1827

Living Sams

George Sanders 03 Jul 1906 Saint Petersburg, Russia - 25 Apr 1972

Jean-Paul Sartre 21 Jun 1905 Paris XVI, Paris, Seine, France - 15 Apr 1980

Prince Saunders 25 Jul 1784 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States - 22 Jan 1839

Bertha (Saunier) Bertling 07 Apr 1885 Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States - 11 Jan 1969

Ruth (Sawyer) Durand 05 Aug 1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Jun 1970

Omar (Sayyid) Said 1770 Futa Tooro, Senegal - 1864

Paul Scarron abt 14 Jul 1610 Paris, France - abt 07 Oct 1660

Living Schell

Hermann Schell 11 Jun 1900 Switzerland - 04 Jan 1972

Norbertus Georgius Camillus Octavus Schepens 12 Mar 1911 Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België

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