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Authors and writers.
Person Profiles (1,327)
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Benjamin Spock
02 May 1903 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 15 Mar 1998
Robert Spring
10 Feb 1889 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom - 03 May 1965
Robert Sproul
13 Feb 1939 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Dec 2017
Tabitha (Spruce) King
1940s
Edward Stanley
31 Jan 1903 Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States - 17 May 1989
Märta Kristina Starnberg
11 Jul 1858 Nora (U), Sverige - 21 Oct 1941
Emmet Starr
12 Dec 1870 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory - 31 Jan 1930
Genevieve (Stebbins) Astley
07 Mar 1857 San Francisco, California, United States - 21 Sep 1934
William Steig
14 Nov 1907 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Oct 2003
Gertrude Stein
03 Feb 1874 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jul 1946
Jean Stein
09 Feb 1934 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 30 Apr 2017
Anders Sten
20 Feb 1903 St Petri parish, Malmö, Skåne, Sweden - 21 Dec 1999
John Sterling
20 Jul 1806 Kames Castle, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom - 18 Sep 1844
Robert Stevenson
13 Nov 1850 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - 03 Dec 1894
Thomas Stewart
28 Dec 1854 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 07 Jan 1923
Lewis Stimson
24 Aug 1844 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - 17 Sep 1917
Robert Stobaugh
15 Oct 1927 McGehee, Desha, Arkansas, United States - 14 Aug 2017
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm
15 Sep 1817 Husum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland - 04 Jul 1888
Bess (Streeter) Aldrich
17 Feb 1881 Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States - 03 Aug 1954
Margherita (Streeter) Hegan
23 Mar 1924 Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia - Oct 2001
Agnes Strickland
18 Jul 1796 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England - 08 Jul 1874
Rosalie (Stringfellow) Sorrels
24 Jun 1933 Boise, Idaho, United States - 11 Jun 2017
Austin Strong
18 Apr 1881 San Francisco, California, USA - 17 Sep 1952
James Strong
14 Aug 1822 Long Island, New York, United States - 07 Aug 1894
Living Stryker
Snorri Sturluson
abt 1179 Hvammur, Iceland - abt 23 Sep 1241
Jules Louis Supervielle
16 Jan 1884 Montevideo, Uruguay - 17 May 1960
Barry Sussman
10 Jul 1934 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Jun 2022
Elihu Sutherland
22 Dec 1885 Tiny, Dickenson, Virginia, United States - 09 Jul 1964
Glendon Swarthout
08 Apr 1918 Pinckney, Livingston, Michigan, United States - 23 Sep 1992
Carl Swartzlow
20 Dec 1901 Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Oct 1987
Caroline (Sydnor) Coffman
27 Nov 1941 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 27 Sep 2005
Marie Arthur Georges Sylvain
02 Apr 1866 Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, República Dominicana - 02 Aug 1925
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Kikusha 菊舎 Tagami 田上
1753 - 1826
Michael Talbot
29 Sep 1953 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States - 27 May 1992
George Tandy
25 Jun 1900 Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom - 13 Apr 1968
Mary Taney
abt 1860 - 09 Oct 1936
Savielly Tartakower
21 Feb 1887 Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Okrug, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire - 04 Feb 1956
Barbara (Taylor) Bowman
1920s
Eleanor (Taylor) Bland
31 Dec 1944 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Jun 2010
Living Taylor
Theodore Taylor
23 Jun 1921 Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States - 26 Oct 2006
Malcolm Templeton
12 May 1924 New Zealand - 11 Sep 2017
Emma Tennant
20 Oct 1937 London, England - 20 Jan 2017
Louis Terkel
16 May 1912 Bronx, New York, United States - 31 Oct 2008
Irving Thalberg
24 Aug 1930 Los Angeles, California, United States - 21 Aug 1987
Anne (Thomas) Pender-Thomas
25 Oct 1836 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom - 24 Nov 1918
Helen Thomas
04 Aug 1920 Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States - 20 Jul 2013
Margaret (Thomas) Mackworth
12 Jun 1883 Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom - 20 Jul 1958
Stanley Thomas
22 Jun 1879 Castine, Hancock, Maine, United States - 14 May 1945
Susan Thomas
24 May 1950 Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 13 Dec 2022
Joseph Thompson
07 Aug 1819 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Sep 1879
Wallace Thompson
02 Aug 1883 Topeka, Shawnee County Kansas - 06 Jan 1936
Wyville Thomson
05 Mar 1830 Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - 10 Mar 1882
Augustus Thorndike
1896 - 29 Jan 1986
Kerry Thornley
17 Apr 1938 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 28 Nov 1998
Kerstin Hilma Margareta Thorvall
12 Aug 1925 Eskilstuna Kloster, Södermanland, Sweden - 09 Apr 2010
Colin Thubron
1930s
James Thurber
08 Dec 1894 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 02 Nov 1961
Howard Thurman
18 Nov 1899 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States - 10 Apr 1981
Annie Thwing
04 Jul 1851 Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Jun 1940
Henry Tiffany
09 Feb 1845 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 13 Feb 1914
Robbie (Tilley) Branscum
17 Jun 1934 Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, United States - 24 May 1997
Alice Toklas
30 Apr 1877 San Francisco, California, United States - 07 Mar 1967
Alexander Tolmer
abt 1816 England, United Kingdom - 07 Mar 1890
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Peter Tompkins
29 Apr 1919 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 23 Jan 2007
Melvin Tormé
13 Sep 1925 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 1999
Living Toscano
Albion Tourgée
02 May 1838 Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA - 21 May 1905
Linus Townsend
25 Dec 1819 Salina, Bell Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Feb 1904
Metodyj Trochanovskij
05 Mar 1865 Binczarowa, Grybów, Galicia, Austria - abt 13 Feb 1948
Octávio Figueira (Trompowsky de Almeida) Trompowsky
30 Nov 1897 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - 26 Mar 1984
Dorothy (Troth) Muir
31 Jul 1905 Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States - 06 Jun 1988
Thomas Tryon
14 Jan 1926 Hartford, Connecticut - 04 Sep 1991
Living Tshele
Living Tufte
Ralph Twitchell
29 Nov 1859 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 26 Aug 1925
Alicia (Tyssen-Amherst) Lady Rockley of Lytchett Heath
30 Jul 1865 Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom - 14 Sep 1941
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Edward Umfreville
14 Dec 1754 Hornsey, Middlesex, England - 1838
Sigrid Undset
20 May 1882 Kalundborg, Vestsjælland, Denmark - 10 Jun 1949
Pierre Unik
05 Jan 1909 Paris X, Seine, France - Feb 1945
Aphra (Unknown) Behn
abt 14 Dec 1640 - 16 Apr 1689
Living Unknown
John Updike
18 Mar 1932 Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jan 2009
Leon Uris
03 Aug 1924 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. - 21 Jun 2003
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Isaac Albin Valabrègue
17 Dec 1853 Carpentras, Vaucluse, France - 26 Jan 1937
Ambroise Paul Valéry
30 Oct 1871 Cette, Hérault, France - 20 Jul 1945
William Van Amburgh
28 Aug 1863 Belle Creek Township, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States - 07 Feb 1947
Sheldon (Van Auken) Vanauken
04 Aug 1914 Auburn, Union Township, DeKalb, Indiana, United States - 18 Oct 1996
Nellie (Vandegrift) Sanchez
24 Nov 1856 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 04 Jan 1935
Christianus Petrus Eliza Robidé van der Aa
bef 10 Oct 1791 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 14 May 1851
Henri van der Mandere
17 Mar 1883 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 06 Mar 1959
Prudentius Joannes Maria Van Duyse
17 Sep 1804 Dendermonde, Schelde, Eerste Franse Keizerrijk - 13 Nov 1859
Andris Eivindson Vang
27 May 1795 Vang, Valdres, Oppland, Norge - 03 Oct 1877
Luis Van Rooten
29 Nov 1906 México, Distrito Federal, México - 17 Jun 1973
Edwin Van Syckle
27 Apr 1902 Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States - 03 Jan 1986
Jules Verne
08 Feb 1828 Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France - 24 Mar 1905
Boris Vian
10 Mar 1920 Ville-d'Avray, Seine-et-Oise, France - 23 Jun 1959
Peter Viertel
16 Nov 1920 Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany - 04 Nov 2007
Berthal Vincent
04 May 1891 Edmonson County, Kentucky - 26 Sep 1969
Karoline (von Bismarck-Bohlen) von Arnim-Mutzkau
31 Mar 1851 Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 12 Oct 1912
Kurt Vonnegut
11 Nov 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. - 11 Apr 2007
Mark Vonnegut
1940s
Theodore Vonnegut
21 Jun 1880 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States - abt 1943
Peter (von Ustinow) Ustinov
16 Apr 1921 Camden, London, England - 28 Mar 2004
Félix Voorhies
01 Jan 1839 St. Martin, Louisiana, United States - 21 Aug 1919
Nick Vujicic
1980s
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Edward Wakefield
25 Jun 1820 London, England - 03 Mar 1879
David Walker
28 Sep 1796 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States - 06 Aug 1830
Norman Walker
30 May 1927 Hartford, Madison, Illinois, United States - 21 May 2018
Ian Wallace
10 Jul 1919 Marylebone, Middlesex, England - 12 Oct 2009
Lewis Wallace
10 Apr 1827 Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States - 15 Feb 1905
Robert Waller
01 Aug 1939 Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States - 10 Mar 2017
Eugene Walter
30 Nov 1921 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 29 Mar 1998
Barbara Walters
25 Sep 1929 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Dec 2022
Gertrude Warner
16 Apr 1890 Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 30 Aug 1979
Frances (Watkins) Harper
abt 1825 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 20 Feb 1911
Gloria Jean (Watkins) Hooks
25 Sep 1952 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States - 15 Dec 2021
Helen (Watson) Bannerman
25 Feb 1862 Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 13 Oct 1946
Arthur Waugh
28 Oct 1903 West Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom - 10 Apr 1966
Frank Wead
24 Oct 1895 Peoria, Illinois, USA - 15 Nov 1947
Jane (Webb) Loudon
19 Aug 1807 Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 13 Jul 1858
Mason Weems
01 Oct 1759 Marshes Seat Calvert, Anne Arundel, Maryland - 23 May 1825
Elizabeth (Wehner) Smith
15 Dec 1896 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 17 Jan 1972
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Nelson (Weiersheiser) Weierheiser
16 Dec 1861 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 25 Feb 1924
Gerald Wellesley
21 Aug 1885 Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland - 04 Jan 1972
Manly Wellman
21 May 1903 Kamundongo, Portuguese West Africa - 05 Apr 1986
Franz Viktor Werfel
abt 10 Sep 1890 Prag, Böhmen, Österreich-Ungarn - 26 Aug 1945
Charles Wesley
02 Dec 1891 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 16 Aug 1987
Living West
Anne (Wetzel) Armstrong
20 Sep 1872 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States - 17 Mar 1958
Henry Wheeler
23 May 1840 Topsham, Maine, USA
Olivia (Wheeler) Pattison
11 May 1847 Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States - 1927
James Whelpley
23 Jan 1817 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 15 Apr 1872
John White
abt 1756 County Fermanagh, Ireland - 20 Feb 1832
Anne Wiazemsky
14 May 1947 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Deutschland - 05 Oct 2017
Living Wickert
Robert (Widerman) Clary
01 Mar 1926 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 16 Nov 2022
Rose (Wilder) Lane
05 Dec 1886 Dakota Territory, United States - 30 Oct 1968
Jack Wilhelm
12 Aug 1930 Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States - 07 Feb 2016
Living Wilkerson
Mary (Wilkins) Freeman
31 Oct 1852 Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Mar 1930
Charles Willeford
02 Jan 1919 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas - 27 Mar 1988
Bertrice (Williams) Small
09 Dec 1937 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 24 Feb 2015
Margery (Williams) Bianco
22 Jul 1881 London, England - 04 Sep 1944
Paul Williams
03 Aug 1929 Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States - 12 Dec 2012
Stanley Williams
08 Apr 1930 Hoxie, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States - 01 Jan 2015
Henry Williamson
01 Dec 1895 Brockley, London, England, United Kingdom - 13 Aug 1977
Marianne Williamson
1950s
Lucille (Willson) Heedee
30 Jul 1890 Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States - 06 Feb 1974
Brownlow Wilson
01 Aug 1900 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom - 14 Aug 1985
James Wilson
11 Mar 1916 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 24 May 1995
Joseph Wilson
abt 1836 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Peter Wilson
Oct 1945 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 23 May 2022
Walter (Winchel) Winchell
07 Apr 1897 New York City, New York, New York, United States - 20 Feb 1972
Susan (Wise) Bauer
1960s
Owen Wister
14 Jul 1860 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jul 1938
Willem Arnoldus Witsen
13 Aug 1860 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 13 Apr 1923
Chloe (Wofford) Morrison
18 Feb 1931 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 05 Aug 2019
Theodore Wolfe
05 Jul 1843 Roxbury Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States - 14 Jun 1915
Adeline (Wolff) Kingscote
1860 - 13 Sep 1908
Joseph Wolff
abt 1795 Weilersbach, Forchheim, Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany - 02 May 1862
Edward Wood
10 Oct 1924 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States - 10 Dec 1978
Wayne (Woodard) Bok
02 Jul 1914 Kansas City, Missouri, United States - 11 Apr 1964
Zulu Woodhull
abt Apr 1861 New York, United States - 12 Sep 1940
Estelle (Woods) Wilcox
Oct 1849 Ohio, United States
Harriette (Woods) Baker
19 Aug 1815 Andover, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Apr 1893
Comer Woodward
13 Nov 1908 Vanndale, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 17 Dec 1999
William Woodward
02 Oct 1874 Ridge Spring, Saluda, South Carolina, United States - 27 Sep 1950
Elizabeth Wordsworth
22 Jun 1840 Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 30 Nov 1932
Nikolas Wreden
17 Nov 1901 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire - 06 Aug 1955
Harold Wright
04 May 1872 Rome, Oneida Co, New York, United States - 24 May 1944
Maeve (Wright) Hersey
04 Apr 1924 New South Wales, Australia - 15 Oct 2020
Richard Wright
04 Sep 1908 Rucker's Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, United States - 28 Nov 1960
Simeon Wright
15 Oct 1942 Doddsville, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States - 04 Sep 2017
Julie Wyman
23 Oct 1885 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States - 11 Sep 1937
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Rutherford Yates
19 Jun 1880 Houston, Harris, Texas, United States - 15 Dec 1944
Living Yorke
Sam Youd
16 Apr 1922 Huyton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Feb 2012
Paul Young
27 Aug 1890 Cherry Valley, Arkansas - 28 Apr 1960
Rosalind (Young) Nield
13 Aug 1853 Pitcairn Islands - 01 Feb 1924
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Louis Zamperini
26 Jan 1917 Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA - 02 Jul 2014
Mary (Ziegler) Burroughs
10 Nov 1840 Indiana, United States - 05 Apr 1920
Howard Zinn
24 Aug 1922 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010
Émile Zola
02 Apr 1840 Paris, Seine, France - 29 Sep 1902
Hélène (Zourabichvili) Carrère d'Encausse
06 Jul 1929 Paris XVI, Seine, France - 05 Aug 2023
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