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Authors and writers.

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Maude (Babin) Abbott 18 Mar 1869 Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil, Québec, Canada - 02 Sep 1940

Elizabeth (Bacon) Custer 08 Apr 1842 Monroe, Michigan, United States - 04 Apr 1933

Robert Badinter 30 Mar 1928 Paris XVI, Seine, France - 09 Feb 2024

Enid (Bagnold) Jones 27 Oct 1889 Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 31 Mar 1981

Susie (Bailey) Thurman 26 Aug 1903 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 25 Dec 1996

Dyckman Baily 01 Jul 1871 Mount Kisco, Westchester, New York, United States - 21 Apr 1953

Marguerite (Baker) Blake 23 Oct 1878 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 16 Jul 1967

Lucia (Balcombe) Abell 01 Oct 1802 Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England - 29 Jun 1871

James Baldwin 02 Aug 1924 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Dec 1987

Willem Pieter Balkenende 29 Jun 1927 Wolphaartsdijk, Zeeland, Nederland - 13 Apr 2001

James Ballard 15 Nov 1930 Shanghai International Settlement, China - 19 Apr 2009

Living Barbeau

Antonio Barbeau 1901 - 13 Jun 1947

Arthur Barbeau 24 Feb 1935 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Jul 2023

Jacques Barbeau 20 May 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 02 May 2020

Mabel (Barbee) Lee 11 Apr 1884 Silver Reef, Utah - 12 Dec 1979

Amos Barbot abt 09 Nov 1566 La Rochelle, France - abt 22 Feb 1625

Gabrielle Barbot abt 28 Nov 1685 La Rochelle , France - 29 Dec 1755

Jean Barbot 25 May 1655 Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Aunis, France - 27 Dec 1712

Vera Barclay 11 Nov 1893 Little Amwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 19 Sep 1989

Samuel Bard 01 Apr 1742 Burlington, New Jersey - 24 May 1821

Trevor Bardette 19 Nov 1902 Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, United States - 28 Nov 1977

Hamilton Barhydt 04 Nov 1928 New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 12 Aug 2007

Alfreda (Barnett) Duster 03 Sep 1904 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Apr 1983

Henry Barnhart 11 Sep 1858 Twelve Mile, Cass Co., Indiana - 26 Mar 1934

Charles Barris 03 Jun 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Mar 2017

Living Barris

Karl Barth 10 May 1886 Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland - 10 Dec 1968

George Bartlett 24 Jul 1832 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Jun 1896

Herbert Bartlett 27 Nov 1921 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 08 Sep 1993

Anthony Bartley 28 Mar 1919 Dacca, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 18 Apr 2001

Living Baucham

Hanne Karin Bayer 22 Sep 1940 Solbjerg Sogn, Copenhagen, Denmark - abt 14 Dec 2019

Romare Bearden abt 02 Sep 1911 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 12 Mar 1988

Myrlie (Beasley) Evers-Williams 1930s

Angus Beaton 15 Feb 1858 Knockbain, Ross-shire, Scotland - 29 Sep 1945

Olive (Beaupre) Miller 11 Sep 1883 Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA - 05 Mar 1968

Pierre Béchamp 16 Oct 1816 Bassing, Moselle, France - 15 Apr 1908

Charles Beebe 29 Jul 1877 Brooklyn, New York, USA - 04 Jun 1962

Clarence Beebe 13 Mar 1852 Ghent, Columbia County, New York, USA - 25 May 1932

Robert Beecham 25 Mar 1838 New Brunswick, Canada - 13 Sep 1920

Harriet (Beecher) Stowe 14 Jun 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1896

Harry Behn 24 Sep 1898 McCabe, Yavapai, Arizona Territory, United States - 06 Sep 1973

János (Békessy) Habe 12 Feb 1911 Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary - 29 Sep 1977

Emma (Bell) Miles 19 Oct 1879 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA - 19 Mar 1919

Gertrude Bell 14 Jul 1868 Washington Hall, County Durham, England - 12 Jul 1926

Priscilla (Bell) Wakefield 20 Jan 1751 Stamford Hill, London England - 12 Sep 1832

W. Kamau Bell 1970s

Francis Bellamy 18 May 1855 Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States - 28 Aug 1931

Richard Belzer 04 Aug 1944 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 19 Feb 2023

Charles Bemis 29 Jan 1848 Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 16 Mar 1926

Nathaniel Benchley 13 Nov 1915 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Dec 1981

Peter Benchley 08 May 1940 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 11 Feb 2006

Melissa Benn 1950s

Enoch Bennett 27 May 1867 Hanley,Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom - 27 Mar 1931

Gwendolyn (Bennett) Crosscup 08 Jul 1902 Giddings, Lee, Texas, United States - 30 May 1981

Jessie (Benton) Fremont 31 May 1824 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States - 27 Dec 1902

Norman Bentwich 28 Feb 1883 Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 08 Apr 1971

Antonius Josephus Georgius Franciscus Bergmann 29 Jun 1835 Lier, Antwerpen, België - 21 Jan 1874

Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard 09 Feb 1931 Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland - 12 Feb 1989

Carl Bernstein 1940s

Simone (Bertrand de Beauvoir) de Beauvoir 09 Jan 1908 Paris VI, Seine, France - 14 Apr 1986

Henry Besse 16 Aug 1823 Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 21 Jun 1915

Eberhard Bethge 1900s - 2000s

Hopkin Bevan 04 May 1765 Gellifwnwr (or Cilfwnwr ), Llangyfelac, Wales - 29 Dec 1839

Living Bevere

Marie Henry Beyle 23 Jan 1783 Grenoble, Dauphiné, France - 23 Mar 1842

Eloise (Bibb) Thompson abt 26 Jun 1878 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 08 Jan 1928

B cont.

Thomas Bicknell 06 Jun 1834 Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States - 06 Oct 1925

Albert Jan Bijkerk 18 Nov 1919 Wilsum, Overijssel, Nederland - 29 Nov 1944

Thomas Blackburn 23 Jun 1913 Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States - 02 Aug 1992

Warren Blackhurst 10 Oct 1904 Arbovale, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States - 05 Oct 1970

George Blackwell 02 Jul 1861 Henderson, North Carolina, United States - abt 21 Mar 1926

Albert Blaisdell 31 Aug 1847 South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Mar 1927

Phineas Blakeman 16 Feb 1813 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 17 Feb 1870

Amy Blanchard 28 Jun 1854 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 04 Jul 1926

Carlo Blasis 04 Nov 1797 Kingdom of Naples - 15 Jan 1878

Francine Bloch 04 Oct 1916 Lyon, Rhône, France - 28 Oct 2005

Joseph Bloch 13 Nov 1883 Aix, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - 20 May 1957

Robert Bloch 05 Apr 1917 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 23 Sep 1994

Anthony Blond 20 Mar 1928 Sale, Cheshire, England - 27 Feb 2008

Harold Bloom 11 Jul 1930 Bronx, New York, United States - 14 Oct 2019

Pierre Blot abt 1819 France - 29 Aug 1874

Bessie (Blount) Griffin 24 Nov 1914 Virginia, United States - 30 Dec 2009

Peter (Blythe) Huxley-Blythe 16 Nov 1925 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom - 18 Aug 2013

Enid (Blyton) Waters 11 Aug 1897 East Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 1968

James Boggs 27 May 1919 Marion Junction, Dallas, Alabama, United States - 22 Jul 1993

Mary (Boggs) Roberts 27 Dec 1943 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 17 Sep 2019

Richard Bolles 19 Mar 1927 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - 31 Mar 2017

Andrew Bonar 29 May 1810 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 30 Dec 1892

Horatius Bonar 19 Dec 1808 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 31 Jul 1889

Marjory Bonar abt 1850 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 1918

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 04 Feb 1906 Breslau, Schlesien, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - 09 Apr 1945

Arnaud Bontemps 13 Oct 1902 Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States - 04 Jun 1973

Joan (Boocock) Lee 05 Feb 1922 Gosforth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom - 06 Jul 2017

Christopher Booker 07 Oct 1937 Eastbourne, Sussex, England - 03 Jul 2019

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges 24 Aug 1899 Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina - 14 Jun 1986

Harold Borland 14 May 1900 Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, United States - 22 Feb 1978

George Borrow 05 Jul 1803 East Dereham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - 26 Jul 1881

Elias Boudinot abt 02 May 1740 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 24 Oct 1821

Anthony Bourdain 25 Jun 1956 New York City, New York, United States - 08 Jun 2018

James Bouton 08 Mar 1939 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 10 Jul 2019

Peter Bowen 22 May 1945 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 08 Apr 2020

Paul Bowles 30 Dec 1910 Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States - 18 Nov 1999

Joseph (Bowman) Rasheed 19 Jan 1946 Saginaw, Michigan, United States - 06 Nov 2001

Richard Henry Boyd 15 Mar 1843 Noxubee, Mississippi, United States - 22 Aug 1922

Karin Boye 26 Oct 1900 Vasaplatsen 11, Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus län, Sverige - 24 Apr 1941

Charles Boyer 28 Aug 1899 Figeac, Lot, France - 26 Aug 1978

Beza (Boynton) Kaiser 23 Sep 1845 Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 21 Nov 1942

Sarah (Brace) Norton 07 Jan 1837 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 02 Oct 1894

Herbert Brackett 18 Dec 1859 China, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 03 Jul 1931

Bobby Braddock 1940s

Gamaliel Bradford 09 Oct 1863 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Apr 1932

Roark Bradford 21 Aug 1896 Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States - 13 Nov 1948

Zelda (Braswell) Wood 28 Sep 1927 Selma, Johnston, North Carolina, United States - 01 Dec 2017

Thomas Brazelton 10 May 1918 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States - 13 Mar 2018

William Breckenridge 25 Dec 1846 Dodge, Wisconsin Territory, United States - 31 Jan 1931

Barry (Brennan) Lopez 06 Jan 1945 Port Chester, Westchester, New York, United States - 25 Dec 2020

James Earle Breslin 17 Oct 1928 Jamaica, Queens, New York City, USA - 19 Mar 2017

Lynn (Bridges) Spears 1950s

Earl Brininstool 11 Oct 1870 Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, United States - 28 Jul 1957

Samuel Broadnax 24 Sep 1925 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States - 07 Oct 2009

Charles Brown 17 Jan 1771 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 22 Feb 1810

Charles Brown 23 Jul 1848 Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, United States - 13 Mar 1941

Daniel Brown 1960s

Hallie Brown abt 10 Mar 1850 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA - 16 Sep 1949

Myra (Brown) Williams 1940s

Frederick Bruce 12 Oct 1910 Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland - 11 Sep 1990

Nina Bruhns 2354

Joseph Bryan 1900s - 1990s

Bill Bryson 1950s

Martin Buber 08 Feb 1878 Vienna, Austria - 13 Jun 1965

Anna Buchan 24 Mar 1877 Dysart, Fife, Scotland - 24 Nov 1948

Karl Georg Büchner 17 Oct 1813 Goddelau, Großherzogtum Hessen - 19 Feb 1837

Living Buchwald

B cont.

John Bumsted 12 Dec 1938 White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States - 25 Jan 2020

Beverly (Bunn) Cleary 12 Apr 1916 McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States - 25 Mar 2021

Ernst (Bunsen) von Bunsen 1819 Rome, Lazio, Italy - 13 May 1903

Georgette (Burgard) Epiney-Burgard 1922 Estavayer-le-Lac, Fribourg, Switzerland

Starling Burgess 28 Aug 1915 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jun 2008

Ashworth Burke 08 Sep 1864 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 06 Aug 1919

John Burke 05 Jan 1814 London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 12 Dec 1892

John Burke 12 Nov 1786 Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland - 27 Mar 1848

Valeniza (Burke) Marshall 09 Apr 1929 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 12 Aug 2019

Eliza (Burnett) Ashley 11 Oct 1917 Pettus, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States - 13 Nov 2020

LeVar Burton 1950s

Jane (Butzner) Jacobs 04 May 1916 Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Apr 2006

Aubrey Buxton 15 Jul 1918 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 01 Sep 2009

Living Buxton

Sydney Buxton 25 Oct 1853 7 Grosvenor Crescent, London, England - 15 Oct 1934

John Byrne 17 Sep 1902 Corning, Steuben, New York, United States - 22 Dec 1972

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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

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