SettingsAmerican memoirists
A. J. Jacobs
Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs (born March 20, 1968, New York City) is an American journalist and author.
Arnold Stephen Jacobs, Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs (born March 20, 1968, New York City) is an American journalist and author.
Abiel Abbot
Abiel Abbot (August 17, 1770 – June 7, 1828) was a prominent clergyman.
Abiel Abbot (August 17, 1770 – June 7, 1828) was a prominent clergyman.
Abraham Cahan
Abraham "Abe" Cahan was a Lithuanian-born American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.
Abraham "Abe" Cahan was a Lithuanian-born American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.
Adam Gussow
Adam Gussow (born April 3, 1958, New York, United States) is a scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player.
Adam Gussow (born April 3, 1958, New York, United States) is a scholar, memoirist, and blues harmonica player.
Agnes Newton Keith
Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith was an American author best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo before, during, and after the Second World War.
Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith was an American author best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo before, during, and after the Second World War.
Alan Alda
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo (born January 28, 1936), better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author.
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo (born January 28, 1936), better known as Alan Alda, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author.
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Albert D. Richardson
Albert Deane Richardson (October 6, 1833 - December 2, 1869) was a well-known American journalist, Union spy, and author.
Albert Deane Richardson (October 6, 1833 - December 2, 1869) was a well-known American journalist, Union spy, and author.
Albert Jay Nock
Albert Jay Nock was an influential United States libertarian author, educational theorist, and social critic of the early and middle 20th century.
Albert Jay Nock was an influential United States libertarian author, educational theorist, and social critic of the early and middle 20th century.
Alberto Ríos
Alberto Álvaro Ríos (b. 1952, Nogales, Arizona) is an American author of nine books and chapbooks of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir.
Alberto Álvaro Ríos (b. 1952, Nogales, Arizona) is an American author of nine books and chapbooks of poetry, three collections of short stories, and a memoir.
Alexander Dolgun
Alexander Dolgun was a survivor of the Soviet Gulag who wrote about his experiences in 1975 after being allowed to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United States.
Alexander Dolgun was a survivor of the Soviet Gulag who wrote about his experiences in 1975 after being allowed to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United States.
Alexander Haig
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. (December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010) was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House...
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. (December 2, 1924 – February 20, 2010) was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House...
Alexander King (author)
Alexander King (1899-1965), born Alexander Koenig in Vienna, was a bestselling humorist, memoirist and media personality of the early television era, based in the United States.
Alexander King (1899-1965), born Alexander Koenig in Vienna, was a bestselling humorist, memoirist and media personality of the early television era, based in the United States.
Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas (April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
Alice B. Toklas (April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
Alicia Appleman-Jurman
Alicia Appleman-Jurmanwas a car (born May 9, 1930, Rosulna, Poland) is a Polish-American memoirist and has spoken out about her experiences of the Holocaust in her autobiography, Alicia: M...
Alicia Appleman-Jurmanwas a car (born May 9, 1930, Rosulna, Poland) is a Polish-American memoirist and has spoken out about her experiences of the Holocaust in her autobiography, Alicia: M...
Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr.
Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr.born: December 23, 1798- died: July 13, 1884) was an American who may be the longest serving faculty member to any American college through his 65 years of dedication...
Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr.born: December 23, 1798- died: July 13, 1884) was an American who may be the longest serving faculty member to any American college through his 65 years of dedication...
Alyse Gregory
Alyse Gregory (July 19, 1884 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA – August 27, 1967 Morebath, Devon, England) was an American suffragist and writer.
Alyse Gregory (July 19, 1884 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA – August 27, 1967 Morebath, Devon, England) was an American suffragist and writer.
Amarillo Slim
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (born December 31, 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas), known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (born December 31, 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas), known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is an author of both adult and popular children's books, a radio show host and producer, and filmaker.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is an author of both adult and popular children's books, a radio show host and producer, and filmaker.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and television personality.
Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and television personality.
Andre Dubus
Andre Dubus, II (August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer, essayist, and autobiographer.
Andre Dubus, II (August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American short story writer, essayist, and autobiographer.
Andrew Preston Peabody
Andrew Preston Peabody (March 19, 1811, – March 10, 1893) was an American clergyman and author.
Andrew Preston Peabody (March 19, 1811, – March 10, 1893) was an American clergyman and author.
André Aciman
André Aciman (born in Alexandria, Egypt) is a writer, currently distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York teaching the history of literary theory and the work...
André Aciman (born in Alexandria, Egypt) is a writer, currently distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York teaching the history of literary theory and the work...
André de Toth
André de Toth (May 15, circa 1912 – October 27, 2002) was a Hungarian-American filmmaker, born and raised in Makó, Csongrád, Kingdom of Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire.
André de Toth (May 15, circa 1912 – October 27, 2002) was a Hungarian-American filmmaker, born and raised in Makó, Csongrád, Kingdom of Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Andy Behrman
Andy Behrman was born 1962 and is an American writer of non-fiction as well as a mental health advocate and national speaker who maintains a website at www.electroboy.com.
Andy Behrman was born 1962 and is an American writer of non-fiction as well as a mental health advocate and national speaker who maintains a website at www.electroboy.com.
Andy Rooney
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer.
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer.
Ann Hood
Ann Hood (born 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction.
Ann Hood (born 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer; she has also written nonfiction.
Ann Marlowe
Ann Rachel Marlowe is an American critic, journalist and writer working in New York City.
Ann Rachel Marlowe is an American critic, journalist and writer working in New York City.
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress known for her performances in films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor's Edge (1946), All About E...
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress known for her performances in films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor's Edge (1946), All About E...
Anne Johnson Davis
Anne Johnson Davis is an American woman who has proven to have survived satanic ritual abuse in her childhood, publishing her memoir Hell Minus One in 2008.
Anne Johnson Davis is an American woman who has proven to have survived satanic ritual abuse in her childhood, publishing her memoir Hell Minus One in 2008.
Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is a novelist and non-fiction writer.
Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is a novelist and non-fiction writer.
Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction.
Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction.
Annie Duke
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author who won a bracelet in the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Event and was the winner of the 2004 World Series ...
Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author who won a bracelet in the 2004 World Series of Poker $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Event and was the winner of the 2004 World Series ...
Anzia Yezierska
Anzia Yezierska (c. 1880 - 1970) was a Polish-American novelist born in Maly Plock, Poland.
Anzia Yezierska (c. 1880 - 1970) was a Polish-American novelist born in Maly Plock, Poland.
Ariel Dorfman
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is a Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist.
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is a Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist.
Ariel Durant
Ariel Durant (10 May 1898 — 25 October 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization.
Ariel Durant (10 May 1898 — 25 October 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization.
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.
Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.
Arthur Moulton
Arthur Wheelock Moulton was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Arthur Wheelock Moulton was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Arthur Wheelock Moulton
Arthur Wheelock Moulton (1873–1962) was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Arthur Wheelock Moulton (1873–1962) was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Asia Booth
Asia Frigga (Booth) Clarke (November 19, 1835 in Bel Air, Maryland - May 16, 1888 in Bournemouth, England), was the youngest daughter in the family of ten children born to Junius Brutus Booth an...
Asia Frigga (Booth) Clarke (November 19, 1835 in Bel Air, Maryland - May 16, 1888 in Bournemouth, England), was the youngest daughter in the family of ten children born to Junius Brutus Booth an...
Asra Nomani
Asra Q Nomani (born 1965) is an Indian-American journalist, author, and feminist, known as an activist involved in the Muslim reform and Islamic feminist movements.
Asra Q Nomani (born 1965) is an Indian-American journalist, author, and feminist, known as an activist involved in the Muslim reform and Islamic feminist movements.
Audrey Meadows
Audrey Meadows (February 8, 1922 — February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy The Honeymoo...
Audrey Meadows (February 8, 1922 — February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy The Honeymoo...
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Xon Burroughs (born October 23, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American writer known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors (2002).
Augusten Xon Burroughs (born October 23, 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American writer known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors (2002).
Azadeh Moaveni
Azadeh Moaveni (آزاده معاونى, born 1976 in Palo Alto, California) is an Iranian-American journalist and writer.
Azadeh Moaveni (آزاده معاونى, born 1976 in Palo Alto, California) is an Iranian-American journalist and writer.
Bailey White
June Bailey White (born May 31, 1950 in Thomasville, Georgia,) is an American author and a regular radio commentator for the National Public Radio program All Things Considered.
June Bailey White (born May 31, 1950 in Thomasville, Georgia,) is an American author and a regular radio commentator for the National Public Radio program All Things Considered.
Barbara Holland
Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 – September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarett...
Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 – September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarett...
Barbara Sinatra
Barbara Marx (born October 16, 1926), now known as Barbara Sinatra, was the wife of former comedian-turned agent, Zeppo Marx, from September 18, 1959 until their divorce in 1973, and to Fr...
Barbara Marx (born October 16, 1926), now known as Barbara Sinatra, was the wife of former comedian-turned agent, Zeppo Marx, from September 18, 1959 until their divorce in 1973, and to Fr...
Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters is a distinguished American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality.
Barbara Jill Walters is a distinguished American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality.
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 ele...
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 ele...
Beck Weathers
Seaborn Beck Weathers (born December 1946) is an American pathologist from Texas.
Seaborn Beck Weathers (born December 1946) is an American pathologist from Texas.
Beirne Lay, Jr.
Beirne Lay, Jr., was an author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Beirne Lay, Jr., was an author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Bela Bates Edwards
Bela Bates Edwards (1802-1852) was an American man of letters born at Southampton, Massachusetts, on 4 July 1802.
Bela Bates Edwards (1802-1852) was an American man of letters born at Southampton, Massachusetts, on 4 July 1802.
Belle Boyd
Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
Belo Cipriani
Belo Miguel Cipriani is an American disabled writer who published Blind: A Memoir in May 2011.
Belo Miguel Cipriani is an American disabled writer who published Blind: A Memoir in May 2011.
Ben Bagdikian
Ben Haig Bagdikian (born 1920, Maraş, Ottoman Empire; now in Turkey) is an American educator and journalist.
Ben Haig Bagdikian (born 1920, Maraş, Ottoman Empire; now in Turkey) is an American educator and journalist.
Ben Gold
Benjamin Gold (1898–1985) was an American labor leader who was prosecuted for his communist political views under McCarthyism.
Benjamin Gold (1898–1985) was an American labor leader who was prosecuted for his communist political views under McCarthyism.
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee is a vice president at-large of The Washington Post.
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee is a vice president at-large of The Washington Post.
Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Hale Cheever is an American writer and editor.
Benjamin Hale Cheever is an American writer and editor.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time.
Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time.
Beth Raymer
Beth Raymer is an American author.
Beth Raymer is an American author.
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater.
Bettis Garside
Bettis Alston Garside (November 22, 1894 - August 1, 1989), better known during his life as B.A. Garside, was an author, an executive for several philanthropic organizations focused on Chi...
Bettis Alston Garside (November 22, 1894 - August 1, 1989), better known during his life as B.A. Garside, was an author, an executive for several philanthropic organizations focused on Chi...
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011), better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husban...
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011), better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husban...
Bill Bradley
William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Bill Dodd
William Joseph "Bill" Dodd (November 25, 1909 – November 16, 1991) held five important positions in Louisiana government in the mid-twentieth century, including the offices of state representati...
William Joseph "Bill" Dodd (November 25, 1909 – November 16, 1991) held five important positions in Louisiana government in the mid-twentieth century, including the offices of state representati...
Bill Goldberg
William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Bill Lawrence (news personality)
William H. "Bill" Lawrence (January 29, 1916 – March 2, 1972) was an American journalist and television news analyst whose 40-year career as a reporter began in 1932 and included a 20-year...
William H. "Bill" Lawrence (January 29, 1916 – March 2, 1972) was an American journalist and television news analyst whose 40-year career as a reporter began in 1932 and included a 20-year...
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.
Bill Walsh (American football coach)
William Ernest "Bill" Walsh (November 30, 1931 – July 30, 2007) was a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal football team, during which time he popularized the West Coast ...
William Ernest "Bill" Walsh (November 30, 1931 – July 30, 2007) was a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal football team, during which time he popularized the West Coast ...
Billy Hayes (writer)
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
Billy Sinclair
Billy Wayne Sinclair is a former prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana who became famous as a journalist; he co-edited The Angolite with Wilbert Rideau.
Billy Wayne Sinclair is a former prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana who became famous as a journalist; he co-edited The Angolite with Wilbert Rideau.
Blair Tindall
Blair Alston Mercer Tindall (born February 2) is an American oboist, performer, producer, speaker, and journalist.
Blair Alston Mercer Tindall (born February 2) is an American oboist, performer, producer, speaker, and journalist.
Blase Bonpane
Blase Bonpane is Director of the Office of the Americas (based in Los Angeles, California) which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983.
Blase Bonpane is Director of the Office of the Americas (based in Los Angeles, California) which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter.
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter.
Bob Paris
Bob Paris (born Robert Clark Paris on December 14, 1959) is a writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional bodybuilder.
Bob Paris (born Robert Clark Paris on December 14, 1959) is a writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional bodybuilder.
Bob Shrum
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum (born 1943) is an American political consultant, who has worked on numerous Democratic campaigns.
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum (born 1943) is an American political consultant, who has worked on numerous Democratic campaigns.
Bobby DeLaughter
Robert "Bobby" DeLaughter is a Mississippi prosecutor, judge, and author.
Robert "Bobby" DeLaughter is a Mississippi prosecutor, judge, and author.
Brad Cohen
Brad Cohen is an American motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher and author who has severe Tourette syndrome (TS).
Brad Cohen is an American motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher and author who has severe Tourette syndrome (TS).
Brandon Friedman
Brandon Friedman is a writer, soldier, and advocate who has worked on issues concerning America’s military and veterans communities.
Brandon Friedman is a writer, soldier, and advocate who has worked on issues concerning America’s military and veterans communities.
Bravig Imbs
Bravig Imbs was an American novelist and poet, and also a serial nudist.
Bravig Imbs was an American novelist and poet, and also a serial nudist.
Brett Butler (actress)
Brett Butler is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.
Brett Butler is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.
Brett Butler (comedian)
Brett Butler (born January 30, 1958) is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.
Brett Butler (born January 30, 1958) is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.
Brian Birdwell
Brian D. Birdwell is a Republican from Granbury, Texas, who represents District 22 in the Texas Senate.
Brian D. Birdwell is a Republican from Granbury, Texas, who represents District 22 in the Texas Senate.
Brian O'Leary
Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 – July 28, 2011) was an American scientist, author, and former NASA astronaut.
Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 – July 28, 2011) was an American scientist, author, and former NASA astronaut.
Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
Brooke Astor
Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell, previously Kuser and Marshall) (March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman ...
Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell, previously Kuser and Marshall) (March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman ...
Brooke Hayward
Brooke Hayward (born July 5, 1937) is an American actress and writer.
Brooke Hayward (born July 5, 1937) is an American actress and writer.
Butch Harmon
Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. (born August 28, 1943) is an American golf instructor and former professional player.
Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. (born August 28, 1943) is an American golf instructor and former professional player.
C. M. Mayo
C.M. Mayo is an American novelist, memoirist, and short story writer.
C.M. Mayo is an American novelist, memoirist, and short story writer.
Candace Gingrich
Candace Gingrich-Jones is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign.
Candace Gingrich-Jones is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign.
Candace Gingrich-Jones
Candace Gingrich-Jones is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign.
Candace Gingrich-Jones is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign.
Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein ( ; born February 14, 1944) is an American investigative journalist who, at The Washington Post, teamed up with Bob Woodward; the two did the majority of the most important n...
Carl Bernstein ( ; born February 14, 1944) is an American investigative journalist who, at The Washington Post, teamed up with Bob Woodward; the two did the majority of the most important n...
Carl Carmer
Carl Lamson Carmer (October 16, 1893 - September 11, 1976) was an author of nonfiction books, memoirs, and novels, many of which focused on Americana such as myths, folklore, and tales.
Carl Lamson Carmer (October 16, 1893 - September 11, 1976) was an author of nonfiction books, memoirs, and novels, many of which focused on Americana such as myths, folklore, and tales.
Carl Rowan
Carl Thomas Rowan (August 11, 1925 - September 23, 2000), was an American government official, journalist and author.
Carl Thomas Rowan (August 11, 1925 - September 23, 2000), was an American government official, journalist and author.
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed; September 6, 1954) is an American business executive and a former Republican candidate for the United States Senate representing California.
Carly Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed; September 6, 1954) is an American business executive and a former Republican candidate for the United States Senate representing California.
Carole Mallory
Carole Mallory is an American author, actress, former model, professor and critic who appeared in the films Looking for Mr. Goodbar and The Stepford Wives.
Carole Mallory is an American author, actress, former model, professor and critic who appeared in the films Looking for Mr. Goodbar and The Stepford Wives.
Caroline Knapp
Caroline Knapp (November 8, 1959 - June 3, 2002) was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism.
Caroline Knapp (November 8, 1959 - June 3, 2002) was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism.
Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975), nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager.
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975), nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager.
Cass Canfield
Augustus Cass Canfield (April 26, 1897, New York City – March 27, 1986, New York City) was an American publishing executive who was the longtime president and chairman of Harper & Brothers, late...
Augustus Cass Canfield (April 26, 1897, New York City – March 27, 1986, New York City) was an American publishing executive who was the longtime president and chairman of Harper & Brothers, late...
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born in 1945), known as Cathy Wilkerson, is an American radical who was a member of the 1970s radical group called the Weather Underground (WUO).
Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson (born in 1945), known as Cathy Wilkerson, is an American radical who was a member of the 1970s radical group called the Weather Underground (WUO).
Cathy Young
Cathy Young (Ekaterina Jung; Екатерина Юнг; born February 10, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer whose books and articles, as well as columns which appear in the Liber...
Cathy Young (Ekaterina Jung; Екатерина Юнг; born February 10, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer whose books and articles, as well as columns which appear in the Liber...
Celestine Sibley
Celestine Sibley (1914–1999) was a renowned southern author, journalist, and syndicated columnist.
Celestine Sibley (1914–1999) was a renowned southern author, journalist, and syndicated columnist.
Charles "Buffalo" Jones
Charles Jesse Jones, known as Buffalo Jones (January 31, 1844–October 1, 1919), was an American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist who co-founded Garden City...
Charles Jesse Jones, known as Buffalo Jones (January 31, 1844–October 1, 1919), was an American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist who co-founded Garden City...
Charles Perez
Charles Perez Rinehard (born March 2, 1963) is a former American television news reporter, anchor and former talk show host.
Charles Perez Rinehard (born March 2, 1963) is a former American television news reporter, anchor and former talk show host.
Charles Reis Felix
Charles Reis Felix is one of America's prominent writers of Luso-American literature.
Charles Reis Felix is one of America's prominent writers of Luso-American literature.
Charles Warren Stoddard
Charles Warren Stoddard (7 August 1843, Rochester, New York – 23 April 1909, Monterey, California) was an American author.
Charles Warren Stoddard (7 August 1843, Rochester, New York – 23 April 1909, Monterey, California) was an American author.
Charlie Pittman
Charles Vernon Pittman (born January 22, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional American football player.
Charles Vernon Pittman (born January 22, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional American football player.
Charlton Ogburn
Charlton Ogburn, Jr. (15 March 1911, Atlanta, Georgia - 19 October 1998, Beaufort, South Carolina) was an author and freelance professional writer.
Charlton Ogburn, Jr. (15 March 1911, Atlanta, Georgia - 19 October 1998, Beaufort, South Carolina) was an author and freelance professional writer.
Chely Wright
Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist.
Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist.
Cherry Boone
Cheryl "Cherry" O'Neill is an American writer, author and singer.
Cheryl "Cherry" O'Neill is an American writer, author and singer.
Chris Offutt
Christopher John "Chris" Offutt (born August 24, 1958, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American writer.
Christopher John "Chris" Offutt (born August 24, 1958, Lexington, Kentucky) is an American writer.
Christina Crawford
Christina Crawford (born June 11, 1939) is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of Mommie Dearest, an exposé of alleged child abuse by her mother, actress Joan Crawford.
Christina Crawford (born June 11, 1939) is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of Mommie Dearest, an exposé of alleged child abuse by her mother, actress Joan Crawford.
Chuck Pfarrer
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer, III is an American novelist, screenwriter, and former U.S. Navy SEAL.
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer, III is an American novelist, screenwriter, and former U.S. Navy SEAL.
Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War.
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War.
Clara Morris
Clara Morris (March 17, 1849 – November 20, 1925) (her birth date is sometimes given as 1846/48) was an American actress.
Clara Morris (March 17, 1849 – November 20, 1925) (her birth date is sometimes given as 1846/48) was an American actress.
Claude Bowers
Claude Gernade Bowers was an American writer, Democratic politician, and ambassador to Spain and Chile.
Claude Gernade Bowers was an American writer, Democratic politician, and ambassador to Spain and Chile.
Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol ...
Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol ...
Clifford Whittingham Beers
Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876 – 1943) was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement.
Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876 – 1943) was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement.
Clifton Taulbert
Clifton Taulbert (born February 19, 1945), is an American author and speaker.
Clifton Taulbert (born February 19, 1945), is an American author and speaker.
Colette Inez
Colette Inez (born 1931) is an American poet and composer, and a faculty member at Columbia University’s Undergraduate Writing Program.
Colette Inez (born 1931) is an American poet and composer, and a faculty member at Columbia University’s Undergraduate Writing Program.
Colin Beavan
Colin Beavan is an American non-fiction writer and internet blogger noted for recording the attempts of his family to live a "zero impact" lifestyle in New York City for one year.
Colin Beavan is an American non-fiction writer and internet blogger noted for recording the attempts of his family to live a "zero impact" lifestyle in New York City for one year.
Colleen Howe
Colleen Joffa Howe (February 17, 1933 – March 6, 2009) was a sports agent who founded Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the business interests of her husband, ...
Colleen Joffa Howe (February 17, 1933 – March 6, 2009) was a sports agent who founded Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the business interests of her husband, ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thor...
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thor...
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is a Scottish American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer.
Craig Ferguson is a Scottish American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer.
Cynthia Huntington
Cynthia Huntington is an American poet, memoirist and a professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College.
Cynthia Huntington is an American poet, memoirist and a professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College.
Cyrinda Foxe
Cyrinda Foxe was an American actress, model and publicist, best known for her role in Andy Warhol's Bad.
Cyrinda Foxe was an American actress, model and publicist, best known for her role in Andy Warhol's Bad.
Dale G. Madison
Dale Guy Madison is a writer, actor, filmmaker and former host for the QVC network.
Dale Guy Madison is a writer, actor, filmmaker and former host for the QVC network.
Dan Savage
Daniel Keenan "Dan" Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor.
Daniel Keenan "Dan" Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor.
Daniel Doan
Daniel Doan is best known for his classic hiking books, 50 Hikes in the White Mountains and 50 More Hikes in New Hampshire.
Daniel Doan is best known for his classic hiking books, 50 Hikes in the White Mountains and 50 More Hikes in New Hampshire.
Daniel Ellis (Unionist)
Daniel Ellis (December 30, 1827 – January 6, 1908) was a captain in the Union army during the American Civil War.
Daniel Ellis (December 30, 1827 – January 6, 1908) was a captain in the Union army during the American Civil War.
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, PhD, (born April 7, 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he r...
Daniel Ellsberg, PhD, (born April 7, 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he r...
Daniel Quinn
Daniel Quinn (born 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American writer described as an environmentalist.
Daniel Quinn (born 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American writer described as an environmentalist.
Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker (born August 6, 1922) was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1973 to 1977.
Daniel Walker (born August 6, 1922) was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1973 to 1977.
Dave Hill (golfer)
James David Hill (May 20, 1937 – September 27, 2011) was an American professional golfer.
James David Hill (May 20, 1937 – September 27, 2011) was an American professional golfer.
Dave Pallone
David Michael Pallone (born October 5, 1951 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League from to.
David Michael Pallone (born October 5, 1951 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League from to.
Dave Pelzer
David James (Dave) Pelzer (born December 29, 1960 in Daly City, California) is an American author, best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It".
David James (Dave) Pelzer (born December 29, 1960 in Daly City, California) is an American author, best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It".
David Brower
David Ross Brower (July 1, 1912 – November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club Foundation, the John Mui...
David Ross Brower (July 1, 1912 – November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club Foundation, the John Mui...
David Carr (journalist)
David Michael Carr is an American journalist and author.
David Michael Carr is an American journalist and author.
David Denby (film critic)
David Denby is an American journalist, best known as film critic for The New Yorker magazine.
David Denby is an American journalist, best known as film critic for The New Yorker magazine.
David Kenyon Webster
Private First Class David Kenyon Webster (June 2, 1922 - September 9, 1961) was an American soldier, journalist and author.
Private First Class David Kenyon Webster (June 2, 1922 - September 9, 1961) was an American soldier, journalist and author.
David Kopay
David Marquette Kopay (born June 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athlet...
David Marquette Kopay (born June 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athlet...
David Matthews (author)
David Matthews (born November 8, 1967) is an American author of Jewish and African American descent.
David Matthews (born November 8, 1967) is an American author of Jewish and African American descent.
David Mura
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. (born June 12, 1915) is the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family.
David Rockefeller, Sr. (born June 12, 1915) is the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family.
David Thomson (film critic)
David Thomson (born 1941, London, UK) is a film critic and historian based in the United States and the author of more than 20 books, including The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
David Thomson (born 1941, London, UK) is a film critic and historian based in the United States and the author of more than 20 books, including The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz (, ; September 14, 1954 – July 22, 1992) was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was prominent in the New York City art world of th...
David Wojnarowicz (, ; September 14, 1954 – July 22, 1992) was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was prominent in the New York City art world of th...
Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio.
Dawn Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio.
Debbie Rodriguez
Debbie Rodriguez is an American author and hairdresser, who wrote a best-selling book regarding her experience in Afghanistan managing the Kabul Beauty School.
Debbie Rodriguez is an American author and hairdresser, who wrote a best-selling book regarding her experience in Afghanistan managing the Kabul Beauty School.
Diablo Cody
Brook Busey (born June 14, 1978), better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter and author.
Brook Busey (born June 14, 1978), better known by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American screenwriter and author.
Dick Allen
Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8, 1942 in Wampum, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player and R&B singer.
Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8, 1942 in Wampum, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player and R&B singer.
Dick Doran
Dick Doran (1935-2007) served as a legislative assistant to Philadelphia Congressman William J. Green, as executive director of the Philadelphia Democratic County Executive Committee, as Chief o...
Dick Doran (1935-2007) served as a legislative assistant to Philadelphia Congressman William J. Green, as executive director of the Philadelphia Democratic County Executive Committee, as Chief o...
Dinah Lenney
Dinah Lenney (Mills) (born November 18, 1956) is an American actress and writer.
Dinah Lenney (Mills) (born November 18, 1956) is an American actress and writer.
Dinty W. Moore
Dinty W. Moore (born 1955) is an American essayist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction books.
Dinty W. Moore (born 1955) is an American essayist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction books.
Dishwasher Pete
Dishwasher Pete is the pen name for Pete Jordan, author of the popular Dishwasher zine as well as the book of the same title, whose goal was to wash dishes in every state in America.
Dishwasher Pete is the pen name for Pete Jordan, author of the popular Dishwasher zine as well as the book of the same title, whose goal was to wash dishes in every state in America.
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music.
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music.
Dominick Dunne
Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with th...
Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with th...
Don Bendell
Don Bendell,, is an American author of 25 books, including the popular new historical western novel STRONGHEART, 4 military thriller novels about the Global War on Terrorism, 4 autobiographi...
Don Bendell,, is an American author of 25 books, including the popular new historical western novel STRONGHEART, 4 military thriller novels about the Global War on Terrorism, 4 autobiographi...
Donald Henry Gaskins
Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins, Jr. (March 13, 1933 - September 6, 1991) was an American serial killer.
Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins, Jr. (March 13, 1933 - September 6, 1991) was an American serial killer.
Donald Windham
Donald Windham was an American novelist and memoirist.
Donald Windham was an American novelist and memoirist.
Donna Minkowitz
Donna Minkowitz is a writer and journalist from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Donna Minkowitz is a writer and journalist from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day (8 November 1897 – 29 November 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Dorothy Day (8 November 1897 – 29 November 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Dorothy Van
Dorothy Van (January 10, 1928 - May 16, 2002) was an American stage and TV actress who is best remembered for her comedic role as Aunt Effie Harper on the 1980s situation comedy Mama's Family.
Dorothy Van (January 10, 1928 - May 16, 2002) was an American stage and TV actress who is best remembered for her comedic role as Aunt Effie Harper on the 1980s situation comedy Mama's Family.
Doug Peacock
Doug Peacock is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author.
Doug Peacock is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author.
Douglas Fairbairn
Douglas Fairbairn is an American author.
Douglas Fairbairn is an American author.
Douglas Thayer
Douglas H. Thayer (born April 19th, 1929) is considered one of the foremost fiction writers exploring contemporary Mormon life.
Douglas H. Thayer (born April 19th, 1929) is considered one of the foremost fiction writers exploring contemporary Mormon life.
Eddy Joe Cotton
Eddy Joe Cotton (real name Zebu Recchia) is the author of Hobo - A Young Man’s Thoughts On Trains And Tramping In America, which made it to the Denver Post best-seller list.
Eddy Joe Cotton (real name Zebu Recchia) is the author of Hobo - A Young Man’s Thoughts On Trains And Tramping In America, which made it to the Denver Post best-seller list.
Edgar Beecher Bronson
Edgar Beecher Bronson (1856 – 1917) was a Nebraska rancher, a West Texas cattleman, an African big-game hunter, a serious photographer and starting late in life, an author of fiction and persona...
Edgar Beecher Bronson (1856 – 1917) was a Nebraska rancher, a West Texas cattleman, an African big-game hunter, a serious photographer and starting late in life, an author of fiction and persona...
Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning was an American explorer and sea captain, known as the "Pathfinder of the Pacific."
Edmund Fanning was an American explorer and sea captain, known as the "Pathfinder of the Pacific."
Edward Conlon
Edward W. Conlon is an author and former New York Police Department officer.
Edward W. Conlon is an author and former New York Police Department officer.
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, plant...
Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, plant...
Edward Thomson
Edward Thomson (October 12, 1810 – March 21, 1870) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (and therefore also of the United Methodist Church), elected in 1864.
Edward Thomson (October 12, 1810 – March 21, 1870) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (and therefore also of the United Methodist Church), elected in 1864.
Edwards Amasa Park
Edwards Amasa Park (December 29, 1808, Providence, Rhode Island - June 4, 1900) was an American Congregational theologian.
Edwards Amasa Park (December 29, 1808, Providence, Rhode Island - June 4, 1900) was an American Congregational theologian.
Elaine Barrie
Elaine Barrie (born as Elaine Jacobs, July 16, 1915, New York City, New York – died March 1, 2003, New York City, New York) was an American actress who appeared in several films and one Br...
Elaine Barrie (born as Elaine Jacobs, July 16, 1915, New York City, New York – died March 1, 2003, New York City, New York) was an American actress who appeared in several films and one Br...
Eleanor Mariano
Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano is a Filipino-American physician and former flag officer in the United States Navy.
Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano is a Filipino-American physician and former flag officer in the United States Navy.
Eleanor McGovern
Eleanor Stegeberg McGovern, born Eleanor Fay Stegeberg, was the wife of George McGovern, a prominent United States politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from South Dakota and as the def...
Eleanor Stegeberg McGovern, born Eleanor Fay Stegeberg, was the wife of George McGovern, a prominent United States politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from South Dakota and as the def...
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.
Elie Wiesel
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE (; Hungarian: Wiesel Lázár; born September 30, 1928) is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor.
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE (; Hungarian: Wiesel Lázár; born September 30, 1928) is a Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor.
Elie Wiesel bibliography
This is a bibliography of the works of Elie Wiesel.
This is a bibliography of the works of Elie Wiesel.
Elijah Nicholas Wilson
Elijah Nicholas Wilson (April 8, 1842 - December 26, 1915), known as "Yagaiki" when among the Shoshones, and in his later years as "Uncle Nick" when entertaining young children with his ad...
Elijah Nicholas Wilson (April 8, 1842 - December 26, 1915), known as "Yagaiki" when among the Shoshones, and in his later years as "Uncle Nick" when entertaining young children with his ad...
Elisabeth Eaves
Elisabeth Eaves is a Canadian author and journalist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Elisabeth Eaves is a Canadian author and journalist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Eliza Allen
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Eliza Farnham
Eliza Farnham was a 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform.
Eliza Farnham was a 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform.
Eliza Lee
Eliza (Buckminster) Lee (1792-1864) was an American author, the daughter of Joseph Buckminster.
Eliza (Buckminster) Lee (1792-1864) was an American author, the daughter of Joseph Buckminster.
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn is an American author and journalist who covers science, health, and society.
Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn is an American author and journalist who covers science, health, and society.
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and memoirist.
Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and memoirist.
Elizabeth Keckly
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) (sometimes spelled Keckly) was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's persona...
Elizabeth Packard
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard (28 December 1816 – 25 July 1897) was an advocate for the rights of women and people accused of insanity.
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard (28 December 1816 – 25 July 1897) was an advocate for the rights of women and people accused of insanity.
Ella Mae Johnson
Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson (January 13, 1904 – March 22, 2010) was an American social worker, activist and author.
Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson (January 13, 1904 – March 22, 2010) was an American social worker, activist and author.
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist who portrayed the changing world of the contemporary south.
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist who portrayed the changing world of the contemporary south.
Elyn Saks
Elyn Saks is Associate Dean and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School and an expert in...
Elyn Saks is Associate Dean and Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School and an expert in...
Emily Colas
Emily Colas is an American author.
Emily Colas is an American author.
Emily Hahn
Emily Hahn (Chinese: 項美麗, January 14, 1905 - February 18, 1997) was an American journalist and author.
Emily Hahn (Chinese: 項美麗, January 14, 1905 - February 18, 1997) was an American journalist and author.
Emily Susan Rapp
Emily Susan Rapp (born 1974) is an American writer.
Emily Susan Rapp (born 1974) is an American writer.
Emmett Dalton
Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West.
Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West.
Erik Lee Preminger
Erik Lee Preminger (born December 11, 1944, New York City) is an American writer and actor.
Erik Lee Preminger (born December 11, 1944, New York City) is an American writer and actor.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist.
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist.
Ernest K. Gann
Ernest Kellogg Gann aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conservationist.
Ernest Kellogg Gann aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conservationist.
Ernestine Hayes
Ernestine Hayes is an Native American memoirist.
Ernestine Hayes is an Native American memoirist.
Etta James
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins, January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, gospel and jazz singer and songwriter.
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins, January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, gospel and jazz singer and songwriter.
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota.
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota.
Eugene Sledge
Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine, university professor, and author.
Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine, university professor, and author.
Eugene Walter
Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 - March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costu...
Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 - March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costu...
Eva Hoffman
Eva Wydra Hoffman is a writer and academic.
Eva Wydra Hoffman is a writer and academic.
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer and actress.
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer and actress.
Felix Riesenberg
Felix Riesenberg (1879–19 November 1939) was an American maritime officer and writer of maritime professional, historical, and fictional literature in the early 20th Century.
Felix Riesenberg (1879–19 November 1939) was an American maritime officer and writer of maritime professional, historical, and fictional literature in the early 20th Century.
Fenton Johnson
John Fenton Johnson was born ninth of nine children into a Kentucky whiskey-making family with a strong storytelling tradition.
John Fenton Johnson was born ninth of nine children into a Kentucky whiskey-making family with a strong storytelling tradition.
Floyd Skloot
Floyd Skloot (July 6, 1947, Brooklyn, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist who has often written about the search for meaning through personal loss and the struggle for coheren...
Floyd Skloot (July 6, 1947, Brooklyn, New York) is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist who has often written about the search for meaning through personal loss and the struggle for coheren...
Frances Farmer
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen.
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen.
Frances M. A. Roe
Frances M. A. Roe, born Frances Marie Antoinette Mack was the wife of U. S. Army officer Fayette Washington Roe, ultimately a Lieutenant Colonel, who was sent to Fort Lyon in Colorado Terr...
Frances M. A. Roe, born Frances Marie Antoinette Mack was the wife of U. S. Army officer Fayette Washington Roe, ultimately a Lieutenant Colonel, who was sent to Fort Lyon in Colorado Terr...
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 – July 3, 1970) was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs.
Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 – July 3, 1970) was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs.
Francis Grevemberg
Francis Carroll Grevemberg (June 4, 1914 - November 24, 2008), was the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police from 1952 to 1955, best remembered for his fight against organized crime.
Francis Carroll Grevemberg (June 4, 1914 - November 24, 2008), was the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police from 1952 to 1955, best remembered for his fight against organized crime.
Frank Conroy
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 – April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York to an American father and a Danish mother.
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 – April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York to an American father and a Danish mother.
Frank McCourt
Francis "Frank" McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, best known as the author of Angela’s Ashes, an award-winning, tragi...
Francis "Frank" McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, best known as the author of Angela’s Ashes, an award-winning, tragi...
Franklin D. Miller
Franklin Douglas "Doug" Miller (January 27, 1945–June 30, 2000) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for h...
Franklin Douglas "Doug" Miller (January 27, 1945–June 30, 2000) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for h...
Frederic Prokosch
Frederic Prokosch (May 17, 1906 – June 2, 1989) was an American writer, known for his novels, poetry, memoirs and criticism.
Frederic Prokosch (May 17, 1906 – June 2, 1989) was an American writer, known for his novels, poetry, memoirs and criticism.
Frederic Taber Cooper
Frederic Taber Cooper, Ph.D. (1864–1937) was an American editor and writer.
Frederic Taber Cooper, Ph.D. (1864–1937) was an American editor and writer.
Frederick Exley
Frederick E. "Fred" Exley, was an American novelist best known as the author of A Fan's Notes.
Frederick E. "Fred" Exley, was an American novelist best known as the author of A Fan's Notes.
Frederick Palmer (journalist)
Frederick Palmer (January 29, 1873 - September 2, 1958) was an American journalist and writer.
Frederick Palmer (January 29, 1873 - September 2, 1958) was an American journalist and writer.
Frederick Schwatka
Frederick Gustavus Schwatka (29 September 1849 – 2 November 1892) was a United States Army lieutenant with degrees in medicine and law and a noted explorer of northern Canada and Alaska.
Frederick Gustavus Schwatka (29 September 1849 – 2 November 1892) was a United States Army lieutenant with degrees in medicine and law and a noted explorer of northern Canada and Alaska.
G. Gordon Liddy
George Gordon Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency.
George Gordon Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency.
Gail Kramer
Helen Boyd (1969) is the pen name of Gail Kramer, the American author of two books about her relationship with her transgender partner.
Helen Boyd (1969) is the pen name of Gail Kramer, the American author of two books about her relationship with her transgender partner.
Gary Steven Krist
Gary Steven Krist (born April 29, 1945) is an American criminal.
Gary Steven Krist (born April 29, 1945) is an American criminal.
Gennifer Flowers
Gennifer Flowers is a model and actress who allegedly had a sexual relationship with former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Gennifer Flowers is a model and actress who allegedly had a sexual relationship with former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Geoffrey Wolff
Geoffrey Wolff is an American novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer.
Geoffrey Wolff is an American novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer.
George Cary Eggleston
George Cary Eggleston (26 November 1839 – 14 April 1911) American author and brother of fellow author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902).
George Cary Eggleston (26 November 1839 – 14 April 1911) American author and brother of fellow author Edward Eggleston (1837-1902).
George Dawson (author)
George Dawson was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy" after learning to read at the age of 98.
George Dawson was called "America's favorite poster child for literacy" after learning to read at the age of 98.
George de Mohrenschildt
George de Mohrenschildt (April 17, 1911 – March 29, 1977) was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswa...
George de Mohrenschildt (April 17, 1911 – March 29, 1977) was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until Oswa...
George Haven Putnam
George Haven Putnam, A.M., Litt.D. was an American soldier, publisher, and author.
George Haven Putnam, A.M., Litt.D. was an American soldier, publisher, and author.
George Nidever
George Nidever (also spelled Nidiver) (December 20, 1802 – March 24, 1883) was an American mountain man, explorer, fur trapper, memoirist and sailor.
George Nidever (also spelled Nidiver) (December 20, 1802 – March 24, 1883) was an American mountain man, explorer, fur trapper, memoirist and sailor.
George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton (18 March 1927 – 25 September 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor.
George Ames Plimpton (18 March 1927 – 25 September 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor.
George S. Boutwell
George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 February 27, 1905) was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachusetts...
George Sewall Boutwell (January 28, 1818 February 27, 1905) was an American statesman who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant, the 20th Governor of Massachusetts...
George Stephanopoulos
George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor.
George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor.
Geri Jewell
Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress born with cerebral palsy.
Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress born with cerebral palsy.
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress, singer and producer.
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress, singer and producer.
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer.
Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer.
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal (; born October 3, 1925) is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Gore Vidal (; born October 3, 1925) is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Grace Bradley
Grace Bradley was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s.
Grace Bradley was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s.
Grace Jordan
Grace Edgington Jordan was an American writer and journalist who wrote primarily about her adopted home state of Idaho.
Grace Edgington Jordan was an American writer and journalist who wrote primarily about her adopted home state of Idaho.
Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs (born June 27, 1915) is an author, lifelong social activist and feminist.
Grace Lee Boggs (born June 27, 1915) is an author, lifelong social activist and feminist.
Graenum Berger
Graenum Berger (1908-1999) was an American Communal administrator, institutional and communal planner, educator, world traveler, and the founding President of the American Association for Ethiop...
Graenum Berger (1908-1999) was an American Communal administrator, institutional and communal planner, educator, world traveler, and the founding President of the American Association for Ethiop...
Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson, SPk is a self-avowed American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer.
Greg Mortenson, SPk is a self-avowed American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer.
Gurbaksh Chahal
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a best-selling author.
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a best-selling author.
H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), was an American columnist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a stud...
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), was an American columnist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a stud...
H. R. Haldeman
Harry Robbins "Bob" Haldeman was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and for his role in events leadin...
Harry Robbins "Bob" Haldeman was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and for his role in events leadin...
H.D.
H.D. was an American poet and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets such as Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington.
H.D. was an American poet and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets such as Ezra Pound and Richard Aldington.
Hamlin Garland
Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer.
Hannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer.
Hannah Friedman
Hannah Friedman (born September 29, 1986) is a writer, director, and musician from New York.
Hannah Friedman (born September 29, 1986) is a writer, director, and musician from New York.
Harold Bell Wright
Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 – May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and non-fiction during the first half of the 20th century.
Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 – May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and non-fiction during the first half of the 20th century.
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub (October 25, 1930 born in Staunton, Illinois – January 26, 1996 Manhattan) was an American writer, and novelist.
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub (October 25, 1930 born in Staunton, Illinois – January 26, 1996 Manhattan) was an American writer, and novelist.
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch (January 20, 1856 – November 20, 1940) was an American writer and suffragist and the daughter of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch (January 20, 1856 – November 20, 1940) was an American writer and suffragist and the daughter of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Harrison Salisbury
Harrison Evans Salisbury (November 14, 1908 – July 5, 1993), an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (1955), was the first regular New York Times correspondent in Moscow after Wo...
Harrison Evans Salisbury (November 14, 1908 – July 5, 1993), an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (1955), was the first regular New York Times correspondent in Moscow after Wo...
Harry Lewiston
Harry Lewiston (April 2, 1900 - June 1, 1965; legal name Israel Harry Jaffe) was an American showman, freak show director, and barker.
Harry Lewiston (April 2, 1900 - June 1, 1965; legal name Israel Harry Jaffe) was an American showman, freak show director, and barker.
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953).
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953).
Heather Donahue
Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is an American writer and actress who first came to public attention after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Films' 1999 horror film The Blair W...
Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is an American writer and actress who first came to public attention after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Films' 1999 horror film The Blair W...
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as ...
Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as ...
Helen Boyd
Helen Boyd (1969) is the pen name of Gail Kramer, the American author of two books about her relationship with her transgender partner.
Helen Boyd (1969) is the pen name of Gail Kramer, the American author of two books about her relationship with her transgender partner.
Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.
Henny Backus
Henny Backus (March 21, 1911 – December 9, 2004) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s, where she performed with Earl Carroll's Vanities.
Henny Backus (March 21, 1911 – December 9, 2004) was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s, where she performed with Earl Carroll's Vanities.
Henry Beston
Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1925.
Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1925.
Henry Broderick (Seattle)
Henry Broderick (October 12, 1880–October 7, 1975) was Seattle, Washington realtor, civic leader, memoirist, and Seattle historian.
Henry Broderick (October 12, 1880–October 7, 1975) was Seattle, Washington realtor, civic leader, memoirist, and Seattle historian.
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman.
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter.
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter.
Henry Theophilus Finck
Henry Theophilus Finck (September 22, 1854 - 1926) was an American musical critic, born at Bethel, Missouri, and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he was taught piano and violincello.
Henry Theophilus Finck (September 22, 1854 - 1926) was an American musical critic, born at Bethel, Missouri, and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he was taught piano and violincello.
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933).
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933).
Herbert Huncke
Herbert Edwin Huncke (January 9, 1915 – August 8, 1996) was a writer and poet, and active participant in a number of emerging cultural, social and aesthetic movements of the 20th century i...
Herbert Edwin Huncke (January 9, 1915 – August 8, 1996) was a writer and poet, and active participant in a number of emerging cultural, social and aesthetic movements of the 20th century i...
Herbert Philbrick
Herbert Arthur Philbrick was a Boston area advertising executive who was paid by the FBI to infiltrate the Communist Party USA between 1940 and 1949.
Herbert Arthur Philbrick was a Boston area advertising executive who was paid by the FBI to infiltrate the Communist Party USA between 1940 and 1949.
Herbert Yardley
Herbert Osborne Yardley (13 April 1889-7 August 1958) was an American cryptologist best known for his book The American Black Chamber (1931).
Herbert Osborne Yardley (13 April 1889-7 August 1958) was an American cryptologist best known for his book The American Black Chamber (1931).
Herman Rosenblat
Herman A. Rosenblat, born in Poland in 1929, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the United States in 1950 and later wrote the Holocaust survival memoir Angel at the Fence.
Herman A. Rosenblat, born in Poland in 1929, is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the United States in 1950 and later wrote the Holocaust survival memoir Angel at the Fence.
Heywood Hale Broun
Heywood Hale Broun was an American sportswriter, commentator, and actor.
Heywood Hale Broun was an American sportswriter, commentator, and actor.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (; born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (; born October 26, 1947) is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Howard K. Smith
Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor.
Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor.
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist.
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist.
Hyder Akbar
Hyder Akbar (born 1984 in Peshawar, Pakistan) is an author and former translator for US forces in Afghanistan.
Hyder Akbar (born 1984 in Peshawar, Pakistan) is an author and former translator for US forces in Afghanistan.
Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan
Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan (born 25 March 1960) is an American writer and daughter of late author Richard Brautigan.
Ianthe Elizabeth Brautigan (born 25 March 1960) is an American writer and daughter of late author Richard Brautigan.
Ion Cârja
Ion Cârja (sometimes spelled Cârjă ) (March 25, 1922 – May 8, 1977) was a Romanian and American writer and anti-communist activist, who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania.
Ion Cârja (sometimes spelled Cârjă ) (March 25, 1922 – May 8, 1977) was a Romanian and American writer and anti-communist activist, who was a political prisoner in Communist Romania.
Irene Kampen
Irene Kampen (April 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY – February 1, 1998 in California) was an American newspaperwoman and writer who wrote several books about events in her life.
Irene Kampen (April 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY – February 1, 1998 in California) was an American newspaperwoman and writer who wrote several books about events in her life.
Irv Kupcinet
Irv Kupcinet was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a broadcast personality based in Chicago, Illinois.
Irv Kupcinet was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a broadcast personality based in Chicago, Illinois.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish Jewish American author noted for his short stories.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish Jewish American author noted for his short stories.
Ishmael Jones
Ishmael Jones is the pseudonym used by a former CIA officer.
Ishmael Jones is the pseudonym used by a former CIA officer.
Israel Russell
Israel Cook Russell, LL.D. was an American geologist and geographer who explored Alaska in the late 19th century.
Israel Cook Russell, LL.D. was an American geologist and geographer who explored Alaska in the late 19th century.
Itabari Njeri
Itabari Njeri is an American journalist, novelist, and memoirist.
Itabari Njeri is an American journalist, novelist, and memoirist.
Ivy Gunter
Ivy S. Gunter (born June 22, 1950 in Bellevue, Ohio) is an amputee, fashion model, osteosarcoma survivor, inspirational speaker, and fitness enthusiast.
Ivy S. Gunter (born June 22, 1950 in Bellevue, Ohio) is an amputee, fashion model, osteosarcoma survivor, inspirational speaker, and fitness enthusiast.
Jack Crichton (Texas businessman)
John Alston Crichton, known as Jack Crichton, was an oil and natural gas industrialist from Dallas, Texas, who was among the first of his ranks to recognize the importance of petroleum res...
John Alston Crichton, known as Jack Crichton, was an oil and natural gas industrialist from Dallas, Texas, who was among the first of his ranks to recognize the importance of petroleum res...
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer and executive.
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer and executive.
Jacob Riis
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 – May 26, 1914) was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer.
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 – May 26, 1914) was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer.
James A. Michener
James Albert Michener (; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in ...
James Albert Michener (; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in ...
James Bacon (author)
James Bacon was an American author and journalist who also worked as an actor in film and television.
James Bacon was an American author and journalist who also worked as an actor in film and television.
James Baker
James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician and political advisor.
James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician and political advisor.
James Brown (author)
James Brown (b. 1957, Santa Clara, California) is an American novelist who has also written short fiction and nonfiction.
James Brown (b. 1957, Santa Clara, California) is an American novelist who has also written short fiction and nonfiction.
James C. Gardner
James Creswell Gardner, I, known as Jim Gardner (July 17, 1924–August 27, 2010), was a power company executive best known as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, who served a single t...
James Creswell Gardner, I, known as Jim Gardner (July 17, 1924–August 27, 2010), was a power company executive best known as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, who served a single t...
James Frey
James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer.
James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer.
James McBride (writer)
James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
James Morris III
James Morris III was a Continental Army officer from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War and founder of the Morris Academy, a pioneer in coeducation.
James Morris III was a Continental Army officer from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War and founder of the Morris Academy, a pioneer in coeducation.
James Norman Hall
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
James Norman Hall (April 22, 1887 – July 5, 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.
James Riley (captain)
James Riley (1777, Middletown, Conn.
James Riley (1777, Middletown, Conn.
James St. James
James St. James (born James Clark August 1, 1966) is an American television personality, author, celebutante and former Club Kid of the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
James St. James (born James Clark August 1, 1966) is an American television personality, author, celebutante and former Club Kid of the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was an American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist.
James Weldon Johnson was an American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace.
Jane Addams was a pioneer settlement worker, founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace.
Jane and Michael Stern
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture.
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.
Janis Ian
Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author.
Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author.
Jason Moss
Jason Michael Moss (February 3, 1975 – June 6, 2006) was an American writer on serial killers.
Jason Michael Moss (February 3, 1975 – June 6, 2006) was an American writer on serial killers.
Jason Moss (writer)
Jason Michael Moss (February 3, 1975 – June 6, 2006) was an American attorney and author of a book about serial killers.
Jason Michael Moss (February 3, 1975 – June 6, 2006) was an American attorney and author of a book about serial killers.
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman and occasional actor.
Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman and occasional actor.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born September 26, 1934) is an American writer.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born September 26, 1934) is an American writer.
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist widely love this book known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of...
Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist widely love this book known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of...
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder (born November 5, 1934, Staten Island, New York) has had careers as a businessman, civil servant, political organizer, and Presbyterian minister.
Jeb Stuart Magruder (born November 5, 1934, Staten Island, New York) has had careers as a businessman, civil servant, political organizer, and Presbyterian minister.
Jenna Hager
Jenna Welch Bush Hager is the younger of the sororal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President Ge...
Jenna Welch Bush Hager is the younger of the sororal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President Ge...
Jennifer Allen
Jennifer Allen is an American author, commentator, and daughter of football coach George Allen.
Jennifer Allen is an American author, commentator, and daughter of football coach George Allen.
Jennifer Lauck
Jennifer Lauck is an award winning journalist and best known as the author of the New York Times Bestseller Blackbird.
Jennifer Lauck is an award winning journalist and best known as the author of the New York Times Bestseller Blackbird.
Jennifer Storm
Jennifer Storm (born May 7, 1975) is an author who has written about alcohol and drug addiction and recovery.
Jennifer Storm (born May 7, 1975) is an author who has written about alcohol and drug addiction and recovery.
Jennings Michael Burch
Jennings Michael Burch (born April 27, 1941) spent most of his childhood in foster homes and wrote the 1984 best selling biography They Cage The Animals At Night.
Jennings Michael Burch (born April 27, 1941) spent most of his childhood in foster homes and wrote the 1984 best selling biography They Cage The Animals At Night.
Jenny McCarthy
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1, 1972) is an American model, comedian, actress, author, activist, and game show host.
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1, 1972) is an American model, comedian, actress, author, activist, and game show host.
Jeri Laber
Jeri Laber (born 1931) is one of the founders of Human Rights Watch, the largest human rights organization in the United States.
Jeri Laber (born 1931) is one of the founders of Human Rights Watch, the largest human rights organization in the United States.
Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees and manager of the San Diego Padres for one year.
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees and manager of the San Diego Padres for one year.
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater.
Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater.
Jerry Maren
Jerry Maren (born January 24, 1920) is an American actor and one of only three confirmed surviving dwarf munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Jerry Maren (born January 24, 1920) is an American actor and one of only three confirmed surviving dwarf munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional v...
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional v...
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl (born September 28, 1953) is an American novelist and screenwriter, He is best known for his memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight.
Jerry Stahl (born September 28, 1953) is an American novelist and screenwriter, He is best known for his memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight.
Jess Oppenheimer
Jess Oppenheimer a radio and television writer, producer, and director, was producer and head writer of the landmark CBS sitcom I Love Lucy.
Jess Oppenheimer a radio and television writer, producer, and director, was producer and head writer of the landmark CBS sitcom I Love Lucy.
Jesse Bankston
Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr. was a politician within the Democratic Party of Louisiana, a businessman, and, at his death at the age of 103, a member of the board of Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
Jesse Homer Bankston, Sr. was a politician within the Democratic Party of Louisiana, a businessman, and, at his death at the age of 103, a member of the board of Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com...
Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com...
Jesse Stuart
Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1907 – February 17, 1984) was an American writer who is known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia.
Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1907 – February 17, 1984) was an American writer who is known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia.
Jesse Ventura
James George Janos (born July 15, 1951), better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, actor, author, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minnes...
James George Janos (born July 15, 1951), better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, actor, author, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minnes...
Jessica Dragonette
Jessica Dragonette was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort.
Jessica Dragonette was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort.
Jessie Benton Frémont
Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist.
Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist.
Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis (November 25, 1904 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress.
Jessie Royce Landis (November 25, 1904 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress.
Ji-li Jiang
Ji-li Jiang was born in 1954 and is the author of of the memoir, Red Scarf Girl.
Ji-li Jiang was born in 1954 and is the author of of the memoir, Red Scarf Girl.
Jim Knipfel
Jim Knipfel (pronounced Kah-nipfel) (born June 2, 1965), is an American novelist, autobiographer, and journalist.
Jim Knipfel (pronounced Kah-nipfel) (born June 2, 1965), is an American novelist, autobiographer, and journalist.
Jim Ladd
Jim Ladd (born January 17, 1948), an American disc jockey, radio producer and writer, is one of the few notable remaining freeform rock DJs in United States commercial radio.
Jim Ladd (born January 17, 1948), an American disc jockey, radio producer and writer, is one of the few notable remaining freeform rock DJs in United States commercial radio.
Jim McGreevey
James Edward "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American Democratic politician.
James Edward "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American Democratic politician.
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S....
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S....
Jimmy G. Tharpe
Jimmy Gid Tharpe, Sr. (May 12, 1930 – November 25, 2008), was an Independent Baptist clergyman in Shreveport, Louisiana, who founded the unaccredited theologically conservative Louisiana B...
Jimmy Gid Tharpe, Sr. (May 12, 1930 – November 25, 2008), was an Independent Baptist clergyman in Shreveport, Louisiana, who founded the unaccredited theologically conservative Louisiana B...
Jimmy Lerner
Jimmy Lerner was born June 22, 1951 and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Jimmy Lerner was born June 22, 1951 and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Joan Bennett
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress.
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (born 22 October 1917), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress.
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (born 22 October 1917), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress.
Joan London (American writer)
Joan London (January 15, 1901 - January 18, 1971) was the eldest of two daughters born to Jack and Bess London, his first wife.
Joan London (January 15, 1901 - January 18, 1971) was the eldest of two daughters born to Jack and Bess London, his first wife.
Joe Amato (poet)
Joe Amato (born May 31, 1955, in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the metro area) is an American writer best known for his poetry and his work in poetics.
Joe Amato (born May 31, 1955, in Syracuse, New York, and raised in the metro area) is an American writer best known for his poetry and his work in poetics.
Joe Cole (roadie)
Joseph Dennis "Joe" Cole (April 10, 1961 – December 19, 1991) was a roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band.
Joseph Dennis "Joe" Cole (April 10, 1961 – December 19, 1991) was a roadie for Black Flag and Rollins Band.
Joe Kirkwood, Sr.
Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. (3 April 1897 – 29 October 1970) was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map.
Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. (3 April 1897 – 29 October 1970) was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map.
Joe Pepitone
Joseph "Joe" Anthony Pepitone is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.
Joseph "Joe" Anthony Pepitone is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.
Joe Rollins
Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr., known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas attorney and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit in regard to cost overruns and...
Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr., known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas attorney and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit in regard to cost overruns and...
John Brown Gordon
John Brown Gordon (February 6, 1832 January 9, 1904) was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War.
John Brown Gordon (February 6, 1832 January 9, 1904) was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War.
John C. Cremony
Major John C. Cremony was a Boston newspaperman who enrolled in the Massachusetts Volunteers in 1846, serving as a lieutenant.
Major John C. Cremony was a Boston newspaperman who enrolled in the Massachusetts Volunteers in 1846, serving as a lieutenant.
John C. Lilly
John Cunningham Lilly (January 6, 1915 – September 30, 2001) was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher and writer.
John Cunningham Lilly (January 6, 1915 – September 30, 2001) was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher and writer.
John Callahan (cartoonist)
John Michael Callahan (February 5, 1951, Portland, Oregon – July 24, 2010), was a cartoonist, artist, and musician noted for dealing with macabre subjects and physical disabilities.
John Michael Callahan (February 5, 1951, Portland, Oregon – July 24, 2010), was a cartoonist, artist, and musician noted for dealing with macabre subjects and physical disabilities.
John Curl
John Curl (born September 10, 1940) is an American poet, memoirist, translator, author, activist, and historian.
John Curl (born September 10, 1940) is an American poet, memoirist, translator, author, activist, and historian.
John Dau
John Dau, also known as Dhieu-Deng Leek, is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who was featured in the 2006 award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us.
John Dau, also known as Dhieu-Deng Leek, is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who was featured in the 2006 award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us.
John Dean
John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973.
John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973.
John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunct...
John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941, in Washington, D.C.) is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunct...
John Ehrlichman
John Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon.
John Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon.
John Elder Robison
John Elder Robison (born in 1957) is the author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life living with Asperger syndrome.
John Elder Robison (born in 1957) is the author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life living with Asperger syndrome.
John Gay (screenwriter)
John Gay (born April 1, 1924) is an American screenwriter.
John Gay (born April 1, 1924) is an American screenwriter.
John Grogan (journalist)
John Grogan ( ; born March 20, 1957) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.
John Grogan ( ; born March 20, 1957) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.
John Gunther
John Gunther was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books.
John Gunther was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books.
John H. Noble
John H. Noble was an American survivor of the Soviet Gulag system, who wrote two books relating to his experiences after being permitted to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United...
John H. Noble was an American survivor of the Soviet Gulag system, who wrote two books relating to his experiences after being permitted to leave the Soviet Union and return to his native United...
John Herbert Quick
John Herbert Quick (1861-1925) was an American author.
John Herbert Quick (1861-1925) was an American author.
John Howard Griffin
John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author much of whose writing was about racial equality.
John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author much of whose writing was about racial equality.
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona.
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona.
John P. Kennedy
John Pendleton Kennedy was an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852 to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President ...
John Pendleton Kennedy was an American novelist and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852 to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President ...
John Stryker Meyer
John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer is an American author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran of service in covert reconnaissance with the Studies and Observations Group, also known as MACV-SOG. ...
John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer is an American author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran of service in covert reconnaissance with the Studies and Observations Group, also known as MACV-SOG. ...
John Tower
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction.
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction.
John Wilson Danenhower
John Wilson Danenhower (September 30, 1849 – April 20, 1887) was a United States Navy officer and explorer.
John Wilson Danenhower (September 30, 1849 – April 20, 1887) was a United States Navy officer and explorer.
John Wood (Room to Read)
John J. Wood is the founder and board co-chair of Room to Read, a global nonprofit organization organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education in Asia and Africa.
John J. Wood is the founder and board co-chair of Room to Read, a global nonprofit organization organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education in Asia and Africa.
Johnnie Sue Bridges
Johnnie Sue Bridges, author and photographer, was born September 13, 1958 in the historic crater town of Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America.
Johnnie Sue Bridges, author and photographer, was born September 13, 1958 in the historic crater town of Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America.
Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs.
Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs.
Jonathan Schwartz (radio)
Jonathan Schwartz (born in New York City in 1938) is an American radio personality, known for his devotion to traditional pop music.
Jonathan Schwartz (born in New York City in 1938) is an American radio personality, known for his devotion to traditional pop music.
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada D.D. LL.D is an evangelical Christian author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."
Joni Eareckson Tada D.D. LL.D is an evangelical Christian author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."
Joseph Alsop
Joseph Wright Alsop V (October 10, 1910 – August 28, 1989) was an American journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Joseph Wright Alsop V (October 10, 1910 – August 28, 1989) was an American journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Joseph C. Wilson
Joseph Charles Wilson IV (born November 6, 1949) is a former United States diplomat best known for his 2002 trip to Niger to investigate allegations that Saddam Hussein was attempting to purchas...
Joseph Charles Wilson IV (born November 6, 1949) is a former United States diplomat best known for his 2002 trip to Niger to investigate allegations that Saddam Hussein was attempting to purchas...
Joseph R. Walker
Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 — October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.
Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 — October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.
Josh Greenfeld
Josh Greenfeld (born 1928) is an author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomina...
Josh Greenfeld (born 1928) is an author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomina...
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Josh Kilmer-Purcell (born August 28, 1969) is an American writer.
Josh Kilmer-Purcell (born August 28, 1969) is an American writer.
Joshua Davis (writer)
Joshua Davis is an American author, journalist and filmmaker who lives in San Francisco, California.
Joshua Davis is an American author, journalist and filmmaker who lives in San Francisco, California.
Joshua Logan
Joshua Lockwood Logan III (October 5, 1908 – July 12, 1988) was an American stage and film director and writer.
Joshua Lockwood Logan III (October 5, 1908 – July 12, 1988) was an American stage and film director and writer.
Joy Castro
Joy Castro is a memoirist best known for her book The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses, published in 2005.
Joy Castro is a memoirist best known for her book The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses, published in 2005.
Joyce Johnson
Joyce Johnson (born 1935) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction who won a National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir Minor Characters about her relationship with Jack Kerouac.
Joyce Johnson (born 1935) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction who won a National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir Minor Characters about her relationship with Jack Kerouac.
Joyce Maynard
Daphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newpaper columns, often about parenting an...
Daphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newpaper columns, often about parenting an...
Joyce Wadler
Joyce Judith Wadler (born January 2, 1948) is a journalist and reporter for The New York Times, as well as a writer and humorist.
Joyce Judith Wadler (born January 2, 1948) is a journalist and reporter for The New York Times, as well as a writer and humorist.
Jubal Anderson Early
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Jubal Early
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Judith Krantz
Judith Krantz (born Judith Tarcher on January 9, 1928 in New York City), is an American novelist who writes in the romance genre.
Judith Krantz (born Judith Tarcher on January 9, 1928 in New York City), is an American novelist who writes in the romance genre.
Judith Moore
Judith Moore (1940 – May 15, 2006) was an American author and essayist best known for her 2005 book Fat Girl: A True Story, published by Hudson Street Press.
Judith Moore (1940 – May 15, 2006) was an American author and essayist best known for her 2005 book Fat Girl: A True Story, published by Hudson Street Press.
Judy Blunt
Judy Blunt (born 1954) is an American writer from Montana.
Judy Blunt (born 1954) is an American writer from Montana.
Jules Feiffer
Jules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer.
Jules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer.
Julia Scheeres
Julia Scheeres (pronounced "shears"), is a journalist, nonfiction author and novelist.
Julia Scheeres (pronounced "shears"), is a journalist, nonfiction author and novelist.
Julia Taft Bayne
Julia Taft Bayne (1845–1933) was an American author who wrote a memoir of the Lincoln White House entitled Tad Lincoln's Father.
Julia Taft Bayne (1845–1933) was an American author who wrote a memoir of the Lincoln White House entitled Tad Lincoln's Father.
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie (September 11, 1806 - September 15, 1870) was an American, historian, writer and pioneer of the American midwest.
Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie (September 11, 1806 - September 15, 1870) was an American, historian, writer and pioneer of the American midwest.
June Burn
June Burn (1893-1969) was an American author.
June Burn (1893-1969) was an American author.
June Havoc
June Havoc (November 8, 1912 – March 28, 2010) was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director.
June Havoc (November 8, 1912 – March 28, 2010) was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director.
Justin Catanoso
Justin Catanoso (born November 5, 1959) is the author of My Cousin the Saint -- A Search for Faith, Family and Miracles, the executive editor of The Business Journal, and an adjunct lecturer...
Justin Catanoso (born November 5, 1959) is the author of My Cousin the Saint -- A Search for Faith, Family and Miracles, the executive editor of The Business Journal, and an adjunct lecturer...
Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang (born 1980), aka Kao Kaliya Yang, is a Hmong American writer and author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir from Coffee House Press.
Kao Kalia Yang (born 1980), aka Kao Kaliya Yang, is a Hmong American writer and author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir from Coffee House Press.
Karen Dior
Karen Dior (February 14, 1967 – August 25, 2004) was an American transgender adult film performer, director, singer.
Karen Dior (February 14, 1967 – August 25, 2004) was an American transgender adult film performer, director, singer.
Karl Marlantes
Karl Marlantes is the author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, a New York Times Top 10 Bestseller published in 2010.
Karl Marlantes is the author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, a New York Times Top 10 Bestseller published in 2010.
Kass Fleisher
H. Kassia Fleisher is an American writer best known for her creative nonfiction and fiction.
H. Kassia Fleisher is an American writer best known for her creative nonfiction and fiction.
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.
Katherine Lanpher
Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) is an American writer, journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster, who came to national prominence as the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show...
Katherine Lanpher (born 1959) is an American writer, journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster, who came to national prominence as the co-host of the Air America Radio program The Al Franken Show...
Kathleen Finneran
Kathleen Finneran is an American author, born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 3, 1957.
Kathleen Finneran is an American author, born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 3, 1957.
Kathryn Adams Doty
Kathryn Adams Doty (born July 15, 1920) is a retired American actress.
Kathryn Adams Doty (born July 15, 1920) is a retired American actress.
Kathryn Forbes
Kathryn McLean née Anderson (March 20, 1908 - May 15, 1966), best known by her pen name Kathryn Forbes, was an American writer and memoirist.
Kathryn McLean née Anderson (March 20, 1908 - May 15, 1966), best known by her pen name Kathryn Forbes, was an American writer and memoirist.
Kathryn Harrison
Kathryn Harrison (born March 20, 1961, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author.
Kathryn Harrison (born March 20, 1961, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author.
Kathryn Hulme
Kathryn Hulme was an American author and memoirist most noted for her novel, The Nun's Story.
Kathryn Hulme was an American author and memoirist most noted for her novel, The Nun's Story.
Katy Lederer
Katherine "Katy" Lederer is an American poet and author of the memoir Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers.
Katherine "Katy" Lederer is an American poet and author of the memoir Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers.
Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American clinical psychologist and writer whose work has centered on bipolar disorder which she has suffered from since her early adulthood.
Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American clinical psychologist and writer whose work has centered on bipolar disorder which she has suffered from since her early adulthood.
Kayla Williams (author)
Kayla Williams is a linguist and former intelligence specialist in the US Army who wrote her experiences of the 2003 Iraq invasion in her book "Love My Rifle More Than You".
Kayla Williams is a linguist and former intelligence specialist in the US Army who wrote her experiences of the 2003 Iraq invasion in her book "Love My Rifle More Than You".
Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Edward Lichty, and their two daughters.
Kelly Corrigan is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Edward Lichty, and their two daughters.
Kenneth Walton
Kenneth Andrew Walton (born November 23, 1967) is an American software developer and author of the memoir Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay, which details his time spent selling forged art on the ...
Kenneth Andrew Walton (born November 23, 1967) is an American software developer and author of the memoir Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay, which details his time spent selling forged art on the ...
Kevin Andrews (writer)
Kevin Andrews (January 20, 1924 – 1 September 1989) was a philhellene, writer and archaeologist.
Kevin Andrews (January 20, 1924 – 1 September 1989) was a philhellene, writer and archaeologist.
Kevin Sessums
Kevin Sessums (born 1956) is an American author, editor and actor from Forest, Mississippi.
Kevin Sessums (born 1956) is an American author, editor and actor from Forest, Mississippi.
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.
Khassan Baiev
Dr. Khassan Baiev is a Chechen-American trauma surgeon who upheld the Hippocratic oath to treat thousands of civilians and combatants on both sides of the First and Second Chechen Wars, includin...
Dr. Khassan Baiev is a Chechen-American trauma surgeon who upheld the Hippocratic oath to treat thousands of civilians and combatants on both sides of the First and Second Chechen Wars, includin...
Kim Chernin
Kim Chernin (born May 7, 1940, Bronx, New York) is an American fiction and nonfiction writer, feminist, poet, and memoirist.
Kim Chernin (born May 7, 1940, Bronx, New York) is an American fiction and nonfiction writer, feminist, poet, and memoirist.
Kim Sunée
Kim Sunée (born 1970, South Korea) is an American memoirist and food writer, known for her 2008 memoir Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home, published by Grand Central Publ...
Kim Sunée (born 1970, South Korea) is an American memoirist and food writer, known for her 2008 memoir Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home, published by Grand Central Publ...
Kitty Dukakis
Katharine Dickson Dukakis (born December 26, 1936), known as Kitty Dukakis, is the wife of former Massachusetts governor and U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
Katharine Dickson Dukakis (born December 26, 1936), known as Kitty Dukakis, is the wife of former Massachusetts governor and U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
Lance Bass
James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979), best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author.
James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979), best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author.
Lance Rentzel
Thomas Lance Rentzel (born October 14, 1943 in Flushing, New York) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Ra...
Thomas Lance Rentzel (born October 14, 1943 in Flushing, New York) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Ra...
Larry Gelbart
Larry Simon Gelbart (February 25, 1928 – September 11, 2009) was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Larry Simon Gelbart (February 25, 1928 – September 11, 2009) was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Larry Heinemann
Larry Heinemann (born 1944) is an American novelist born and raised in Chicago.
Larry Heinemann (born 1944) is an American novelist born and raised in Chicago.
Laura Baugh
Laura Zonetta Baugh (born May 31, 1955) is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years.
Laura Zonetta Baugh (born May 31, 1955) is an American golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years.
Laura Jane Fraser
Laura Fraser, (born 1961) is an American journalist, essayist, memoirist and travel writer.
Laura Fraser, (born 1961) is an American journalist, essayist, memoirist and travel writer.
Laura Shapiro Kramer
Laura Shapiro Kramer (born July 27, 1948) is a U.S. author, producer and film maker.
Laura Shapiro Kramer (born July 27, 1948) is a U.S. author, producer and film maker.
Lawney Reyes
Lawney L. Reyes (born c. 1931 in Bend, Oregon) is an American Indian artist, curator and memoirist.
Lawney L. Reyes (born c. 1931 in Bend, Oregon) is an American Indian artist, curator and memoirist.
Le Ly Hayslip
Le Ly Hayslip (born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý; December 19, 1949) is a Vietnamese-American memoirist and humanitarian.
Le Ly Hayslip (born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý; December 19, 1949) is a Vietnamese-American memoirist and humanitarian.
Lee Carlson
Lee Carlson is an American writer best known for his memoir, Passage to Nirvana, about surviving traumatic brain injury.
Lee Carlson is an American writer best known for his memoir, Passage to Nirvana, about surviving traumatic brain injury.
Lemuel Roberts
Lemuel Roberts was a soldier and historian of the American Revolutionary War.
Lemuel Roberts was a soldier and historian of the American Revolutionary War.
Lenny Bruce
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by the stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American comedian, social critic and satirist.
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by the stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American comedian, social critic and satirist.
Leslie Cockburn
Leslie Corkill Redlich Cockburn ( co-burn; born September 2, 1952) is an American writer and filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories in almost every part of the globe.
Leslie Corkill Redlich Cockburn ( co-burn; born September 2, 1952) is an American writer and filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories in almost every part of the globe.
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American author of plays, screenplays and memoirs and was linked throughout her life with many left-wing political causes.
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American author of plays, screenplays and memoirs and was linked throughout her life with many left-wing political causes.
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee (born August 15, 1944) is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington, DC correspondent, host of the Nickelodeon network's Nick N...
Linda Ellerbee (born August 15, 1944) is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington, DC correspondent, host of the Nickelodeon network's Nick N...
Lindsay Moran
Lindsay Moran (born 18 December 1969) is a former clandestine officer for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Lindsay Moran (born 18 December 1969) is a former clandestine officer for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach was an American science fiction fan, editor and writer, secular and religious publisher, and minister.
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach was an American science fiction fan, editor and writer, secular and religious publisher, and minister.
Lorene Cary
Lorene Cary (born 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author, educator, and social activist.
Lorene Cary (born 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author, educator, and social activist.
Lorna Beers
Lorna Doone Beers was an American novelist, poet, memoirist, and author of children's books.
Lorna Doone Beers was an American novelist, poet, memoirist, and author of children's books.
Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was the first American news-writer movie columnist in the United States.
Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was the first American news-writer movie columnist in the United States.
Louis Adamic
Louis Adamic (Alojz Adamič) (March 23, 1899 – September 4, 1951) was a Slovenian American author and translator.
Louis Adamic (Alojz Adamič) (March 23, 1899 – September 4, 1951) was a Slovenian American author and translator.
Louis P. Lochner
Ludwig Paul "Louis" Lochner was an American political activist, journalist, and author.
Ludwig Paul "Louis" Lochner was an American political activist, journalist, and author.
Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks, generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut.
Mary Louise Brooks, generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut.
Loung Ung
Loung Ung (born 1970) is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World.
Loung Ung (born 1970) is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World.
Lucille Eichengreen
Lucille Eichengreen (born as Cecelia Landau 1 February 1925 in Hamburg, Germany) is a survivor of the Łódź Ghetto and the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, Neuengamme and Bergen-Belsen.
Lucille Eichengreen (born as Cecelia Landau 1 February 1925 in Hamburg, Germany) is a survivor of the Łódź Ghetto and the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz, Neuengamme and Bergen-Belsen.
Lucy Grealy
Lucinda Margaret Grealy (June 3, 1963 – December 18, 2002) was an American poet and memoirist who wrote Autobiography of a Face in 1994.
Lucinda Margaret Grealy (June 3, 1963 – December 18, 2002) was an American poet and memoirist who wrote Autobiography of a Face in 1994.
Luís Alberto Urrea
Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955 Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955 Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.
Lydia Sigourney
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was a popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century.
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), née Lydia Howard Huntley, was a popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was a US politician who served as the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969) after his service ...
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was a US politician who served as the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969) after his service ...
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced LOO-hahn), née Ganson (26 February 1879 – 13 August 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts.
Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced LOO-hahn), née Ganson (26 February 1879 – 13 August 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts.
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly ...
Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly ...
Madeline Lee Gilford
Madeline Lee Gilford (May 30, 1923 – April 15, 2008) was an American film and stage actress and social activist, who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer.
Madeline Lee Gilford (May 30, 1923 – April 15, 2008) was an American film and stage actress and social activist, who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer.
Mae Murray
Mae Murray (May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter.
Mae Murray (May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter.
Maidie Norman
Maidie Norman (October 16, 1912 – May 2, 1998) was an African American actress of stage, screen and television.
Maidie Norman (October 16, 1912 – May 2, 1998) was an African American actress of stage, screen and television.
Mamie Van Doren
Joan Lucille Olander, known professionaly as, Mamie Van Doren, is an American actress and singer; who rose to popularity as Universal Pictures's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe.
Joan Lucille Olander, known professionaly as, Mamie Van Doren, is an American actress and singer; who rose to popularity as Universal Pictures's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe.
Mansoor Alam
Syed Mansoor Alam (born 24 July 1993) is the founder and current director of The Enough Foundation, and its sister group, Enough Advocacy, a student-led nonprofit organization based out of Chesh...
Syed Mansoor Alam (born 24 July 1993) is the founder and current director of The Enough Foundation, and its sister group, Enough Advocacy, a student-led nonprofit organization based out of Chesh...
Marcus Ewert
Marcus Ewert, previously known as Mark Ewert, is an American writer, actor and director, living in San Francisco.
Marcus Ewert, previously known as Mark Ewert, is an American writer, actor and director, living in San Francisco.
Margaret Caroline Anderson
Margaret Caroline Anderson (November 24, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was the American founder, editor and publisher of the art and literary magazine The Little Review, which published a collect...
Margaret Caroline Anderson (November 24, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was the American founder, editor and publisher of the art and literary magazine The Little Review, which published a collect...
Margaret E. Burton
Margaret Ernestine Burton (1885-1969) was an American missionary who traveled to China and Japan in 1909.
Margaret Ernestine Burton (1885-1969) was an American missionary who traveled to China and Japan in 1909.
Margaret Early
Margaret Early (December 25, 1919 - November 29, 2000) was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.
Margaret Early (December 25, 1919 - November 29, 2000) was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.
Margaret Landon
Margaret Landon was an American writer best remembered for Anna and the King of Siam, her best-selling 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens which eventually sold over a million copies an...
Margaret Landon was an American writer best remembered for Anna and the King of Siam, her best-selling 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens which eventually sold over a million copies an...
Maria Hinojosa
Maria Hinojosa (b. 1961, Mexico City) is a Mexican American broadcast journalist.
Maria Hinojosa (b. 1961, Mexico City) is a Mexican American broadcast journalist.
Marie-Helene Carleton
Marie-Hélène Carleton is a writer, photographer and filmmaker, based out of New York City, though she has lived in upstate New York, New Hampshire and Wyoming, and has worked extensively oversea...
Marie-Hélène Carleton is a writer, photographer and filmmaker, based out of New York City, though she has lived in upstate New York, New Hampshire and Wyoming, and has worked extensively oversea...
Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Marisa Acocella Marchetto is a cartoonist for The New Yorker and Glamour magazines.
Marisa Acocella Marchetto is a cartoonist for The New Yorker and Glamour magazines.
Mark D. Devlin
Mark Dennis Devlin was the author of Stubborn Child (ISBN 0-6891-1476-1), a critically acclaimed memoir published in 1985.
Mark Dennis Devlin was the author of Stubborn Child (ISBN 0-6891-1476-1), a critically acclaimed memoir published in 1985.
Mark Rotella
Mark Rotella (born 1967) is an American author and Senior Editor at Publishers Weekly.
Mark Rotella (born 1967) is an American author and Senior Editor at Publishers Weekly.
Mark Satin
Mark Ivor Satin (born 16 November 1946) is an American political theorist, author, and newsletter publisher.
Mark Ivor Satin (born 16 November 1946) is an American political theorist, author, and newsletter publisher.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Mary Alsop King Waddington
Mary Alsop King Waddington (April 28, 1833 - June 30, 1923) was an American author, who wrote about her life as the wife of a French diplomat.
Mary Alsop King Waddington (April 28, 1833 - June 30, 1923) was an American author, who wrote about her life as the wife of a French diplomat.
Mary Antin
Mary Antin (June 13, 1881 – May 15, 1949) was an American author and immigration rights activist.
Mary Antin (June 13, 1881 – May 15, 1949) was an American author and immigration rights activist.
Mary Ballou
Mary Ballou (1809–94) is known for her collection of letters, I Hear the Hogs in My Kitchen, (1852, later published in 1962.) Mary Ballou gave personal insight into pioneer life.
Mary Ballou (1809–94) is known for her collection of letters, I Hear the Hogs in My Kitchen, (1852, later published in 1962.) Mary Ballou gave personal insight into pioneer life.
Mary Gordon (writer)
Mary Catherine Gordon (born December 8, 1949) is an American writer and is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College.
Mary Catherine Gordon (born December 8, 1949) is an American writer and is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College.
Mary Harris Jones
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer, who helped coordinate major strikes and co-founde...
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer, who helped coordinate major strikes and co-founde...
Mary Karr
Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955 in Groves, Texas) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist.
Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955 in Groves, Texas) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist.
Matthew Fox (priest)
Matthew Fox (born 1940) is an American priest and theologian.
Matthew Fox (born 1940) is an American priest and theologian.
Matthew Josephson
Matthew Josephson (February 15, 1899 – March 13, 1978) was an American journalist and author of works on nineteenth-century French literature and twentieth-century American economic history.
Matthew Josephson (February 15, 1899 – March 13, 1978) was an American journalist and author of works on nineteenth-century French literature and twentieth-century American economic history.
Max Wolf Valerio
Max Wolf Valerio (born February 16, 1957) is an American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor.
Max Wolf Valerio (born February 16, 1957) is an American poet, memoir writer, essayist and actor.
Maxim D. Shrayer
Shrayer, Maxim D. (Шраер, Максим Давидович; born June 5, 1967, Moscow, USSR) is a bilingual Russian-American author, translator, and literary scholar, and a professor of Russian, English, and Je...
Shrayer, Maxim D. (Шраер, Максим Давидович; born June 5, 1967, Moscow, USSR) is a bilingual Russian-American author, translator, and literary scholar, and a professor of Russian, English, and Je...
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Maxwell Bodenheim
Maxwell Bodenheim was an American poet and novelist who was known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians.
Maxwell Bodenheim was an American poet and novelist who was known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians.
Meg Greenfield
Mary Ellen (Meg) Greenfield (December 27, 1930 – May 13, 1999) was a Washington Post and Newsweek editorial writer and a Washington, D.C. insider known for her wit and for being reclusive.
Mary Ellen (Meg) Greenfield (December 27, 1930 – May 13, 1999) was a Washington Post and Newsweek editorial writer and a Washington, D.C. insider known for her wit and for being reclusive.
Melissa Coleman
Melissa Coleman is an American author, columnist, and writer best known as the author of This Life Is in Your Hands, a childhood memoir exploring her iconic family's search for a sustainable...
Melissa Coleman is an American author, columnist, and writer best known as the author of This Life Is in Your Hands, a childhood memoir exploring her iconic family's search for a sustainable...
Melvin Purvis
Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr. (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.
Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr. (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.
Mercedes McCambridge
Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress.
Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress.
Meredith Baxter
Meredith Baxter, also known for some years as Meredith Baxter-Birney, is an American actress and producer.
Meredith Baxter, also known for some years as Meredith Baxter-Birney, is an American actress and producer.
Meredith Hall
Meredith Hall (born March 25, 1949) is a writer and professor at University of New Hampshire.
Meredith Hall (born March 25, 1949) is a writer and professor at University of New Hampshire.
Merle Miller
Merle Miller (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American novelist best known for his biographies of Presidents Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson.
Merle Miller (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American novelist best known for his biographies of Presidents Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson.
Michael Albert
Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer.
Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer.
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the current Mayor of New York City.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the current Mayor of New York City.
Michael Dorris
Michael Anthony Dorris was a prominent American novelist and scholar.
Michael Anthony Dorris was a prominent American novelist and scholar.
Michael Greenberg (writer)
Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir Hurry Down Sunshine (2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder.
Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir Hurry Down Sunshine (2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder.
Michael Krasny (talk show host)
Michael Krasny is host and senior editor of KQED-FM radio's award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program covering politics, culture, the arts, health, business and technology.
Michael Krasny is host and senior editor of KQED-FM radio's award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program covering politics, culture, the arts, health, business and technology.
Michael Patrick MacDonald
Michael Patrick MacDonald (born March 9, 1966) is an Irish-American activist against crime and violence and author of his memoir, All Souls: A Family Story From Southie.
Michael Patrick MacDonald (born March 9, 1966) is an Irish-American activist against crime and violence and author of his memoir, All Souls: A Family Story From Southie.
Michele Norris
Michele L. Norris ( ; born September 7, 1961) is an American radio journalist and current host of the National Public Radio (NPR) evening news program All Things Considered since December 9...
Michele L. Norris ( ; born September 7, 1961) is an American radio journalist and current host of the National Public Radio (NPR) evening news program All Things Considered since December 9...
Michelle Tea
Michelle Tea (b. Michelle Tomasik in 1971) is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution,...
Michelle Tea (b. Michelle Tomasik in 1971) is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution,...
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator.
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator.
Mikal Gilmore
Mikal Gilmore (b. 9 February 1951 in Portland, Oregon) is an American writer.
Mikal Gilmore (b. 9 February 1951 in Portland, Oregon) is an American writer.
Mike Daisey
Mike Daisey is an American monologist, author, and actor best known for his full-length extemporaneous monologues.
Mike Daisey is an American monologist, author, and actor best known for his full-length extemporaneous monologues.
Mike Huckabee
Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) was the 44th Governor of Arkansas, serving from 1996 to 2007.
Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) was the 44th Governor of Arkansas, serving from 1996 to 2007.
Mitch Albom
Mitchel David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician.
Mitchel David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician.
Molly Jong-Fast
Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978) is an American author.
Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978) is an American author.
Morrill Cody
Morrill Cody (April 10, 1901 - November 23, 1987) was an American diplomat, literary editor, and author.
Morrill Cody (April 10, 1901 - November 23, 1987) was an American diplomat, literary editor, and author.
Morton Marcus (poet)
Morton Marcus (1936-2009) was a poet and author having published more than 500 poems in literary journals across the country, including Poetry (Chicago), TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Chelsea, The...
Morton Marcus (1936-2009) was a poet and author having published more than 500 poems in literary journals across the country, including Poetry (Chicago), TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Chelsea, The...
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress.
Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress.
Nan Britton
Nan P. "Nanny" Britton (November 9, 1896–March 21, 1991) was a figure associated with the Presidency of Warren G. Harding due to her claim that Harding fathered her illegitimate daughter shortly...
Nan P. "Nanny" Britton (November 9, 1896–March 21, 1991) was a figure associated with the Presidency of Warren G. Harding due to her claim that Harding fathered her illegitimate daughter shortly...
Nancy Dickerson
Nancy Dickerson (January 19, 1927 - October 18, 1997) was an American pioneering radio and television newswoman.
Nancy Dickerson (January 19, 1927 - October 18, 1997) was an American pioneering radio and television newswoman.
Natalie Kusz
Natalie Kusz (born 1962) is an American memoirist.
Natalie Kusz (born 1962) is an American memoirist.
Neal Pollack
Neal Pollack (born March 1, 1970) is an American satirist, novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
Neal Pollack (born March 1, 1970) is an American satirist, novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
Neely Tucker
Neely Tucker is a journalist at the Washington Post and the author of Love in the Driest Season.
Neely Tucker is a journalist at the Washington Post and the author of Love in the Driest Season.
Nicholas Dawidoff
Nicholas Dawidoff (born November 30, 1962) is an American writer.
Nicholas Dawidoff (born November 30, 1962) is an American writer.
Nick Flynn
Nick Flynn (born 1960) is an American writer, playwright, and poet.
Nick Flynn (born 1960) is an American writer, playwright, and poet.
Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe.
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe.
Noah Adams
Noah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio.
Noah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio.
Nolan Bailey Harmon
Nolan Bailey Harmon (14 July 1892 – June 1993) was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
Nolan Bailey Harmon (14 July 1892 – June 1993) was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1956.
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 – November 30, 1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate.
Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 – November 30, 1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate.
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf KCB (; born August 22, 1934), also known as "Stormin' Norman" and "The Bear", is a retired United States Army General who, while he served as Comma...
General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf KCB (; born August 22, 1934), also known as "Stormin' Norman" and "The Bear", is a retired United States Army General who, while he served as Comma...
O. O. McIntyre
Oscar Odd McIntyre was a famed New York newspaper columnist of the 1920s and 1930s who cleverly combined a small town point of view with urban sophistication.
Oscar Odd McIntyre was a famed New York newspaper columnist of the 1920s and 1930s who cleverly combined a small town point of view with urban sophistication.
Olaf Swenson
Olaf Swenson ( December 16, 1883–August 23, 1938) was a Seattle-based fur trader and adventurer active in Siberia and Alaska in the first third of the 20th century.
Olaf Swenson ( December 16, 1883–August 23, 1938) was a Seattle-based fur trader and adventurer active in Siberia and Alaska in the first third of the 20th century.
Oscar Fraley
Oscar Fraley (August 2, 1914 – January 6, 1994) was the co-author, with Eliot Ness, of the famous American memoir The Untouchables.
Oscar Fraley (August 2, 1914 – January 6, 1994) was the co-author, with Eliot Ness, of the famous American memoir The Untouchables.
Owen Chase
Owen Chase (1798-) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820.
Owen Chase (1798-) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820.
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus tha...
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus tha...
Pagan Kennedy
Pagan Kennedy is an author and pioneer of the 1990s zine movement, along with writer/publishers like Lisa Crystal Carver of Rollerderby, Jim Goad of ANSWER Me! and Larry Crane of Tape Op.
Pagan Kennedy is an author and pioneer of the 1990s zine movement, along with writer/publishers like Lisa Crystal Carver of Rollerderby, Jim Goad of ANSWER Me! and Larry Crane of Tape Op.
Patti Davis
Patti Davis (born Patricia Ann Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and author.
Patti Davis (born Patricia Ann Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and author.
Patty Dann
Patty Dann is an American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Patty Dann is an American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Patty Duke
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress of stage, film, and television.
Paul Bowles
Paul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999) was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator.
Paul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999) was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator.
Paul Guest
Paul Guest is an American poet and memoirist.
Paul Guest is an American poet and memoirist.
Paul Jennings (slave)
Paul Jennings was an African-American slave who was a personal servant to President James Madison during and after his White House years.
Paul Jennings was an African-American slave who was a personal servant to President James Madison during and after his White House years.
Paul Lisicky
Paul Lisicky (born July 9, 1959) is an American novelist and memoirist.
Paul Lisicky (born July 9, 1959) is an American novelist and memoirist.
Paul Monette
Paul Landry Monette (October 16, 1945 – February 10, 1995) was an American author, poet, and activist best remembered for his essays about gay relationships.
Paul Landry Monette (October 16, 1945 – February 10, 1995) was an American author, poet, and activist best remembered for his essays about gay relationships.
Paul Reese
Paul Reese (1917 – November 4, 2004), was a United States Marine Corps colonel during World War II, and he later became a high level administrator with the Sacramento City School District.
Paul Reese (1917 – November 4, 2004), was a United States Marine Corps colonel during World War II, and he later became a high level administrator with the Sacramento City School District.
Peggy Orenstein
Peggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, A...
Peggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, A...
Pete Wentz
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born on June 5, 1979) better known as Pete Wentz, is an American musician best known for being the bassist and primary lyricist for the American rock band F...
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born on June 5, 1979) better known as Pete Wentz, is an American musician best known for being the bassist and primary lyricist for the American rock band F...
Peter Hurkos
Peter Hurkos (21 May 1911, Dordrecht – 1 June 1988, Los Angeles), born Pieter van der Hurk, was a Dutchman who allegedly manifested extra-sensory perception following a head injury a...
Peter Hurkos (21 May 1911, Dordrecht – 1 June 1988, Los Angeles), born Pieter van der Hurk, was a Dutchman who allegedly manifested extra-sensory perception following a head injury a...
Peter Orvetti
Peter Orvetti (born October 11, 1974) is an American journalist and political pundit who ran Orvetti.com, a political news report and blog from 1997 through 2002.
Peter Orvetti (born October 11, 1974) is an American journalist and political pundit who ran Orvetti.com, a political news report and blog from 1997 through 2002.
Philip Agee
Philip Burnett Franklin Agee (July 19, 1935 – January 7, 2008) was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and writer, best known as author of the 1975 book, Inside the Company:...
Philip Burnett Franklin Agee (July 19, 1935 – January 7, 2008) was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and writer, best known as author of the 1975 book, Inside the Company:...
Philip Berrigan
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Philip Caputo
Philip Caputo (born June 10, 1941) is an American author and journalist.
Philip Caputo (born June 10, 1941) is an American author and journalist.
Philip van Rensselaer
Philip Van Rensselaer (born 1928) is a member of the Rensselaer family of New York.
Philip Van Rensselaer (born 1928) is a member of the Rensselaer family of New York.
R. G. Waldeck
Rosie Goldschmidt Waldeck (August 24, 1898 – August 8, 1982) born Rosa Goldschmidt, also known as Rosie Waldeck and by several other variants of her name, was the author of several w...
Rosie Goldschmidt Waldeck (August 24, 1898 – August 8, 1982) born Rosa Goldschmidt, also known as Rosie Waldeck and by several other variants of her name, was the author of several w...
Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Raul Hilberg (June 2, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was an Austrian-born American political scientist and historian.
Reichen Lehmkuhl
Reichen Lehmkuhl, (born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl on December 26, 1973), is an American former reality show winner, model, and occasional actor.
Reichen Lehmkuhl, (born Richard Allen Lehmkuhl on December 26, 1973), is an American former reality show winner, model, and occasional actor.
Remo Bosia
Remo Bosia is an American born Italian and author of the memoir The General and I (New York: Phaedra, 1971).
Remo Bosia is an American born Italian and author of the memoir The General and I (New York: Phaedra, 1971).
Richard B. Johnson
Richard Brian Johnson is the author of the book Abominable Firebug (ISBN 0-595-38667-9) which presents his account of daily life at the Lyman School for Boys.
Richard Brian Johnson is the author of the book Abominable Firebug (ISBN 0-595-38667-9) which presents his account of daily life at the Lyman School for Boys.
Richard B. Pelzer
Richard Bryan Pelzer (born June 16, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American public speaker, memoirist and author.
Richard Bryan Pelzer (born June 16, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American public speaker, memoirist and author.
Richard Cytowic
Richard E. Cytowic is an American neurologist and author who in 1980 rekindled interest in studying synesthesia.
Richard E. Cytowic is an American neurologist and author who in 1980 rekindled interest in studying synesthesia.
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of an eminent colonial family who gained renown as the author of ...
Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of an eminent colonial family who gained renown as the author of ...
Richard Jessup
Richard Jessup (January 2, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia - October 22, 1982 in Nokomis, Florida) was a prolific American author and screenwriter.
Richard Jessup (January 2, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia - October 22, 1982 in Nokomis, Florida) was a prolific American author and screenwriter.
Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez (born July 31, 1944) is an American writer who became famous as the author of Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1982), a narrative about his intellectua...
Richard Rodriguez (born July 31, 1944) is an American writer who became famous as the author of Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1982), a narrative about his intellectua...
Richard Rubin (writer)
Richard Rubin (born 1967 in New York City) is an American writer.
Richard Rubin (born 1967 in New York City) is an American writer.
Richard Wormser
Richard Edward Wormser was a prolific American writer of pulp fiction, detective fiction, screenplays, and Westerns, some of it written using the pseudonym of Ed Friend.
Richard Edward Wormser was a prolific American writer of pulp fiction, detective fiction, screenplays, and Westerns, some of it written using the pseudonym of Ed Friend.
Rick Bragg
Rick Bragg (born July 26, 1959) is an American author and journalist known for his non-fiction books, especially those on his family in Alabama.
Rick Bragg (born July 26, 1959) is an American author and journalist known for his non-fiction books, especially those on his family in Alabama.
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Cooley
Robert Cooley (born 1943) is a former Mafia lawyer, government informant and author of the 2004 autobiography, "When Corruption was King.
Robert Cooley (born 1943) is a former Mafia lawyer, government informant and author of the 2004 autobiography, "When Corruption was King.
Robert Edmund Sherwood
Robert Edmund Sherwood (1864-1946) was an American circus clown and author.
Robert Edmund Sherwood (1864-1946) was an American circus clown and author.
Robert Forrest Burgess
Robert Forrest Burgess is an American author of non-fiction adventure books, as well as sport fishing and scuba diving magazine articles.
Robert Forrest Burgess is an American author of non-fiction adventure books, as well as sport fishing and scuba diving magazine articles.
Robert Franklin Stroud
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Goldwyn
Robert Malcolm Goldwyn (1930—2010), born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hos...
Robert Malcolm Goldwyn (1930—2010), born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hos...
Robert McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
Robert Oxnam
Robert Bromley Oxnam is a China scholar and former president of the Asia Society.
Robert Bromley Oxnam is a China scholar and former president of the Asia Society.
Robert Peters
Robert Louis Peters is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924.
Robert Louis Peters is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924.
Robert Stroud
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Ron Querry
Ron Querry (born 1943) (Choctaw) is the author, to date, of two novels, The Death of Bernadette Lefthand and Bad Medicine, both accounts of contemporary American Indian life in the S...
Ron Querry (born 1943) (Choctaw) is the author, to date, of two novels, The Death of Bernadette Lefthand and Bad Medicine, both accounts of contemporary American Indian life in the S...
Rona Barrett
Rona Barrett is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman.
Rona Barrett is an American gossip columnist and businesswoman.
Rose Aguilar
Rose Aguilar is an American Indian journalist and radio host from San Francisco, California.
Rose Aguilar is an American Indian journalist and radio host from San Francisco, California.
Rose Friedman
Rose Director Friedman (December, 1910 or 1911 – 18 August 2009), also known as Rose D. Friedman and Rose Director was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School.
Rose Director Friedman (December, 1910 or 1911 – 18 August 2009), also known as Rose D. Friedman and Rose Director was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School.
Ross Douthat
Ross Gregory Douthat (; born November 28, 1979) is an American author, blogger and New York Times columnist.
Ross Gregory Douthat (; born November 28, 1979) is an American author, blogger and New York Times columnist.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 10 September 1939) is an American academic, educator, feminist activist, and writer.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 10 September 1939) is an American academic, educator, feminist activist, and writer.
Roy Gardner (bank robber)
Roy G. Gardner (January 5, 1884 - January 10, 1940) was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict during the Roaring Twenties.
Roy G. Gardner (January 5, 1884 - January 10, 1940) was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict during the Roaring Twenties.
Roya Hakakian
Roya Hakakian is an Iranian-American poet, journalist and writer who has resided in the United States since May 1985 when she emigrated from Iran on political asylum.
Roya Hakakian is an Iranian-American poet, journalist and writer who has resided in the United States since May 1985 when she emigrated from Iran on political asylum.
Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama's Family, and Blanche De...
Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Vivian Harmon on Maude, Fran Crowley on Mama's Family, and Blanche De...
Russell Baker
Russell Wayne Baker (born August 14, 1925) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his autobiography, Growing Up.
Russell Wayne Baker (born August 14, 1925) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his autobiography, Growing Up.
Sallie Bingham
Sallie Bingham (born 22 January 1937) is an American author, playwright, poet, teacher, feminist activist, and philanthropist.
Sallie Bingham (born 22 January 1937) is an American author, playwright, poet, teacher, feminist activist, and philanthropist.
Sally Belfrage
Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936—March 14, 1994) was an United States-born British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist.
Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936—March 14, 1994) was an United States-born British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist.
Samuel Chamberlain
Samuel E. Chamberlain (November 27, 1829–November 10, 1908) was a soldier, painter, and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico.
Samuel E. Chamberlain (November 27, 1829–November 10, 1908) was a soldier, painter, and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico.
Sandra Steingraber
Sandra Steingraber (born 1959) is an American biologist, author, and cancer survivor in the tradition of Rachel Carson.
Sandra Steingraber (born 1959) is an American biologist, author, and cancer survivor in the tradition of Rachel Carson.
Sandy Allen
Sandra Elaine "Sandy" Allen (June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008) was a U.S. woman recognized as the tallest woman during her life according to Guinness World Records.
Sandra Elaine "Sandy" Allen (June 18, 1955 – August 13, 2008) was a U.S. woman recognized as the tallest woman during her life according to Guinness World Records.
Sara Jane Lippincott
Sara Jane Lippincott (1823–1904) was better known by the pseudonym Grace Greenwood.
Sara Jane Lippincott (1823–1904) was better known by the pseudonym Grace Greenwood.
Sarah Smiley
Sarah Smiley (born October 22, 1976) is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the author of I'm Just Saying.
Sarah Smiley (born October 22, 1976) is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the author of I'm Just Saying.
Sarah Winnemucca
Sarah Winnemucca was a prominent female Native American activist and educator, and an influential figure in the United States' nineteenth-century Indian policies.
Sarah Winnemucca was a prominent female Native American activist and educator, and an influential figure in the United States' nineteenth-century Indian policies.
Schuyler Chapin
Schuyler Garrison Chapin (February 13, 1923 – March 7, 2009) was an Assistant General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City during the administ...
Schuyler Garrison Chapin (February 13, 1923 – March 7, 2009) was an Assistant General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for New York City during the administ...
Scott McClellan
Scott McClellan is a former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush Administration titled What Ha...
Scott McClellan is a former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush Administration titled What Ha...
Scott Simon
Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952) is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on National Public Radio.
Scott Simon (born March 16, 1952) is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on National Public Radio.
Sean Wilsey
Sean Wilsey (born 1970) is the author of the memoir Oh the Glory of It All, which was published by Penguin in 2005.
Sean Wilsey (born 1970) is the author of the memoir Oh the Glory of It All, which was published by Penguin in 2005.
Sheila Bender
Sheila Bender is a poet and essayist best known for her popular books on writing instruction, such as Writing in a New Convertible with the Top Down, Writing Personal Essays, Keeping a...
Sheila Bender is a poet and essayist best known for her popular books on writing instruction, such as Writing in a New Convertible with the Top Down, Writing Personal Essays, Keeping a...
Sheldon Vanauken
Sheldon Vanauken (August 4, 1914–October 28, 1996) is an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship w...
Sheldon Vanauken (August 4, 1914–October 28, 1996) is an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship w...
Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard (born 30 January 1931) is an Australian author of fiction and nonfiction.
Shirley Hazzard (born 30 January 1931) is an Australian author of fiction and nonfiction.
Sidney Phillips
Sidney C. Phillips, Jr. (born September 2, 1924) is a retired family practice physician from Mobile, Alabama who is most widely known to the public as one of the collaborators who provided sourc...
Sidney C. Phillips, Jr. (born September 2, 1924) is a retired family practice physician from Mobile, Alabama who is most widely known to the public as one of the collaborators who provided sourc...
Sol Linowitz
Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman born in Trenton, NJ.
Sol Myron Linowitz (December 7, 1913 – March 18, 2005) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman born in Trenton, NJ.
Sol Wachtler
Solomon Wachtler, born, is a lawyer and politician from New York.
Solomon Wachtler, born, is a lawyer and politician from New York.
Sonia Johnson
Sonia Johnson (born Sonia Ann Harris; February 27, 1936) is an American feminist activist and writer.
Sonia Johnson (born Sonia Ann Harris; February 27, 1936) is an American feminist activist and writer.
Stephen J. Dubner
Stephen J. Dubner (born August 26, 1963) is an American journalist who has written four books and numerous articles.
Stephen J. Dubner (born August 26, 1963) is an American journalist who has written four books and numerous articles.
Stetson Kennedy
William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author and human rights activist.
William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author and human rights activist.
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, author, playwright, producer, musician and composer.
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, author, playwright, producer, musician and composer.
Steve Post
Steve Post is an American freeform radio artist, author of Playing in the FM Band (Viking Press, 1974).
Steve Post is an American freeform radio artist, author of Playing in the FM Band (Viking Press, 1974).
Studs Terkel
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster.
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster.
Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees.
Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees.
Sue Thomas (agent)
Sue Thomas (born 24 May 1950) is an American woman who became the first deaf person to work as an undercover investigator doing lip-reading of suspects for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sue Thomas (born 24 May 1950) is an American woman who became the first deaf person to work as an undercover investigator doing lip-reading of suspects for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Susan Berman
Susan Berman (1945–2000) was a reporter and author who was the daughter of Davie Berman, a mob figure in Las Vegas.
Susan Berman (1945–2000) was a reporter and author who was the daughter of Davie Berman, a mob figure in Las Vegas.
Susan Strasberg
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999) was an American film and stage actress.
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999) was an American film and stage actress.
Susan Wicklund
Susan Wicklund is an American abortion provider.
Susan Wicklund is an American abortion provider.
Susanna Kaysen
Susanna Kaysen (born November 11, 1948) is an American author.
Susanna Kaysen (born November 11, 1948) is an American author.
Susannah Willard Johnson
Susannah Willard Johnson was an American woman who was captured with her family during an Abenaki Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754, immediately prior to the breakout of t...
Susannah Willard Johnson was an American woman who was captured with her family during an Abenaki Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754, immediately prior to the breakout of t...
Susanne Antonetta
Susanne Antonetta (born 1956, in Georgia), is an American poet and author.
Susanne Antonetta (born 1956, in Georgia), is an American poet and author.
Sutton E. Griggs
Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 - January 2, 1933) was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist.
Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 - January 2, 1933) was an African American author, Baptist minister, and social activist.
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman who became known as an escort-service owner while using the stage name Sheila Devin and later became known as the...
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman who became known as an escort-service owner while using the stage name Sheila Devin and later became known as the...
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist.
Tavis Smiley (; born September 13, 1964) is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist.
Telford Taylor
Telford Taylor (February 24, 1908 - May 23, 1998) was an American lawyer best known for his role in the Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, his opposition to ...
Telford Taylor (February 24, 1908 - May 23, 1998) was an American lawyer best known for his role in the Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, his opposition to ...
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal b...
Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal b...
Terri Jentz
Terri Jentz (born 1957) is an American writer.
Terri Jentz (born 1957) is an American writer.
Terry McAuliffe
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (; born February 9, 1957) is a longtime leader and political advisor for the United States Democratic Party.
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (; born February 9, 1957) is a longtime leader and political advisor for the United States Democratic Party.
Thomas Nelson Page
Thomas Nelson Page (April 23, 1853 – November 1, 1922) was a lawyer and American writer.
Thomas Nelson Page (April 23, 1853 – November 1, 1922) was a lawyer and American writer.
Thommie Walsh
Thomas Joseph “Thommie” Walsh III (March 15, 1950 – June 16, 2007) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director.
Thomas Joseph “Thommie” Walsh III (March 15, 1950 – June 16, 2007) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director.
Tila Tequila
Tila Nguyen, better known by her stage names Tila Tequila and Miss Tila, is a Vietnamese-American model and television personality.
Tila Nguyen, better known by her stage names Tila Tequila and Miss Tila, is a Vietnamese-American model and television personality.
Tim O'Brien (author)
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there.
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there.
Tom Hayden
Thomas Emmet "Tom" Hayden is an American social and political activist and politician, known for his involvement in the animal rights, and the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s.
Thomas Emmet "Tom" Hayden is an American social and political activist and politician, known for his involvement in the animal rights, and the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s.
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (; born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League.
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (; born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League.
Tony Lema
Anthony David "Tony" Lema (February 25, 1934 – July 24, 1966) was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut s...
Anthony David "Tony" Lema (February 25, 1934 – July 24, 1966) was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut s...
Tony Pittman
Tony Pittman (born August 5, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former college American football player.
Tony Pittman (born August 5, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former college American football player.
Truddi Chase
Truddi Chase (June 13, 1935 – March 10, 2010) was the author of the book When Rabbit Howls (1987), an autobiography about her experiences after being diagnosed with dissociative identi...
Truddi Chase (June 13, 1935 – March 10, 2010) was the author of the book When Rabbit Howls (1987), an autobiography about her experiences after being diagnosed with dissociative identi...
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984), known as Truman Capote, was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recogni...
Truman Streckfus Persons (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984), known as Truman Capote, was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recogni...
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and p...
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and p...
Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant was the highest decorated and most successful winning Union general during the American Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant was the highest decorated and most successful winning Union general during the American Civil War.
Valerie Plame
Valerie Elise Plame Wilson, known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E. Wilson, and Valerie Plame Wilson, is a former United States CIA Operations Officer and the author of a memoir det...
Valerie Elise Plame Wilson, known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E. Wilson, and Valerie Plame Wilson, is a former United States CIA Operations Officer and the author of a memoir det...
Victor Villaseñor
Victor Villaseñor is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer, best known for the New York Times bestseller novel Rain of Gold.
Victor Villaseñor is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer, best known for the New York Times bestseller novel Rain of Gold.
Vincent Teresa
Vincent "Fat Vinnie" Teresa (1930 – 1990) was an American mobster in the Boston branch of the Patriarca crime family who was a lieutenant of boss Raymond Patriarca.
Vincent "Fat Vinnie" Teresa (1930 – 1990) was an American mobster in the Boston branch of the Patriarca crime family who was a lieutenant of boss Raymond Patriarca.
Virginia Clay-Clopton
Virginia Clay-Clopton (1825–1915) was an American memoirist and political hostess.
Virginia Clay-Clopton (1825–1915) was an American memoirist and political hostess.
Viva (actress)
Viva (born August 23, 1938) is an American actress, writer and a former Warhol superstar.
Viva (born August 23, 1938) is an American actress, writer and a former Warhol superstar.
Vivian Liberto
Vivian Dorraine Liberto Cash Distin (April 23, 1934 – May 24, 2005) was an American homemaker who was the first wife of country singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, and the mother of singer-song...
Vivian Dorraine Liberto Cash Distin (April 23, 1934 – May 24, 2005) was an American homemaker who was the first wife of country singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, and the mother of singer-song...
W. D. Ehrhart
William Daniel Ehrhart (born September 30, 1948) is an American poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran.
William Daniel Ehrhart (born September 30, 1948) is an American poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran.
Walter Ciszek
Rev. Walter Ciszek, S.J. (November 4, 1904–December 8, 1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest known for his clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963.
Rev. Walter Ciszek, S.J. (November 4, 1904–December 8, 1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest known for his clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963.
Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman (born June 22, 1959) is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer.
Wayne Federman (born June 22, 1959) is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer.
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840-1907) was an American editor and author.
Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840-1907) was an American editor and author.
Wendy Murray
Wendy Murray (formerly Wendy Murray Zoba, born January 1956) is a prolific writer best known for her books about religion generally, and her spiritual memoir specifically.
Wendy Murray (formerly Wendy Murray Zoba, born January 1956) is a prolific writer best known for her books about religion generally, and her spiritual memoir specifically.
Whitley Strieber
Louis Whitley Strieber (; born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his perceiv...
Louis Whitley Strieber (; born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his perceiv...
Wilbert Rideau
Wilbert Rideau (born February 13, 1942) is a former death row inmate in Louisiana, as well as an author and award-winning prison journalist.
Wilbert Rideau (born February 13, 1942) is a former death row inmate in Louisiana, as well as an author and award-winning prison journalist.
William Broyles, Jr.
William Dodson Broyles, Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on the television series China Beach (1988–1991), and the films Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Aw...
William Dodson Broyles, Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on the television series China Beach (1988–1991), and the films Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Aw...
William C. Sullivan
William Cornelius Sullivan was former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence operations.
William Cornelius Sullivan was former head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence operations.
William Childress
William Childress is an american rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and producer.
William Childress is an american rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and producer.
William Colby
William Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976.
William Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976.
William Dudley Foulke
William Dudley Foulke (1848 – 1935) was an American literary critic, journalist, poet and reformer.
William Dudley Foulke (1848 – 1935) was an American literary critic, journalist, poet and reformer.
William Elliot Griffis
William Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 – February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 – February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William Garonwy Griffiths
William Garonwy Griffiths (born 1955) is an author.
William Garonwy Griffiths (born 1955) is an author.
William Henry Channing
William Henry Channing (May 25, 1810 – December 23, 1884) was an American Unitarian clergyman, writer and philosopher.
William Henry Channing (May 25, 1810 – December 23, 1884) was an American Unitarian clergyman, writer and philosopher.
William Henry Sparks
William Henry Sparks was an American lawyer and occasional poet famous now only for his autobiographical memoir.
William Henry Sparks was an American lawyer and occasional poet famous now only for his autobiographical memoir.
William Lindsay Gresham
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909–September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir.
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909–September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir.
William Manchester
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian from Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, notable as the bestselling author of 18 bo...
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian from Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, notable as the bestselling author of 18 bo...
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author.
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author.
William Ungar
William Ungar (born January, 1913 in Poland) is a Holocaust survivor who came to America in 1946, arriving on May 20 aboard the SS Marine Flasher.
William Ungar (born January, 1913 in Poland) is a Holocaust survivor who came to America in 1946, arriving on May 20 aboard the SS Marine Flasher.
Willie Morris
William Weaks "Willie" Morris (November 29, 1934 — August 2, 1999), was an American writer and editor born in Jackson, Mississippi, though his family later moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi...
William Weaks "Willie" Morris (November 29, 1934 — August 2, 1999), was an American writer and editor born in Jackson, Mississippi, though his family later moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi...
Winifred Gales
Winifred Marshall Gales (10 July 1761 - 26 June 1839) was a novelist and memoirist.
Winifred Marshall Gales (10 July 1761 - 26 June 1839) was a novelist and memoirist.
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born February 2, 1935) is a German-born American author and a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born February 2, 1935) is a German-born American author and a veteran of the United States Air Force.