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Christopher Anderson (19 February 1782 – 18 February 1852) was a Scottish theological writer and preacher.
Betty Mahmoody born June 9, 1945 in Alma, Michigan, is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name. She is the President and co-founder of One World:
Captain Hila Levy (born December 10, 1986) is an officer in the United States Air Force who was the first Puerto Rican to be awarded a Rhodes scholarship. She was honored with a plaque that has her name, squadron name and graduation date, which was p
Russell Banks (born March 28, 1940) is an American writer of fiction and poetry. As a novelist, Banks is best known for his “detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters”. His stories usually
Kōbō Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kōbō), pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房, Abe Kimifusa, March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto
Karen Armstrong OBE FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. S
Benjamin Lebert (born 9 January 1982) is a German writer. He was born in Freiburg. His first novel Crazy, was published when Lebert was only 16 years old. The international bestseller about a handicapped teenage rebel has been licensed to 33 nations
Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the alternative comic book Love and Rockets with his brothers Gilbert and Mario.
Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women’s rights. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the
St. Clair McKelway was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1905, and grew up in Washington, D.C. He worked as an office boy at the old Washington Times-Herald and went on to report and edit for the New York World, the New York Herald Tribune, the Ch