SettingsMurdered writers
Abu Firas al-Hamdani
Abu Firas al-Hamdani was an Arab poet.
Abu Firas al-Hamdani was an Arab poet.
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
Shaikh Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (ابو الفضل) also known as Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (January 14, 1551 - August 12, 1602) was the vizier of the great Mughal ...
Shaikh Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (ابو الفضل) also known as Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (January 14, 1551 - August 12, 1602) was the vizier of the great Mughal ...
Alexander Litvinenko
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service.
Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko was an officer who served in the Soviet KGB and its Russian successor, the Federal Security Service.
Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician.
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and politician.
August von Kotzebue
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
Barbara Olson
Barbara Olson (December 27, 1955 September 11, 2001) was a lawyer and conservative American television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.
Barbara Olson (December 27, 1955 September 11, 2001) was a lawyer and conservative American television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.
Bruno Schulz
Bruno Schulz was a Polish writer, fine artist, literary critic and art teacher born to Jewish parents, and regarded as one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century.
Bruno Schulz was a Polish writer, fine artist, literary critic and art teacher born to Jewish parents, and regarded as one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century.
Camillo Berneri
Camillo Berneri was an Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist.
Camillo Berneri was an Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist.
Christa Worthington
Christa Worthington (December 23, 1956 – January 6, 2002) was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women's Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, and the...
Christa Worthington (December 23, 1956 – January 6, 2002) was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women's Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, and the...
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564; died 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.
Christopher Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564; died 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.
Delmira Agustini
Delmira Agustini (October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914), a Uruguayan poet, is considered one of the greatest female Latin American poets of the early 20th century.
Delmira Agustini (October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914), a Uruguayan poet, is considered one of the greatest female Latin American poets of the early 20th century.
Else Feldmann
Else Feldmann (February 25, 1884, Vienna - 1942, Sobibor extermination camp) was an Austrian writer, playwright, poet, socialist journalist, and victim of the Holocaust.
Else Feldmann (February 25, 1884, Vienna - 1942, Sobibor extermination camp) was an Austrian writer, playwright, poet, socialist journalist, and victim of the Holocaust.
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.
Fuat Deniz
Fuat Deniz was a Swedish sociologist and writer of Assyrian descent.
Fuat Deniz was a Swedish sociologist and writer of Assyrian descent.
Geo Milev
Geo Milev (Гео Милев) (January 15, 1895, Radnevo - after May 15, 1925, Sofia), born Georgi Milyov Kasabov (Георги Мильов Касабов), was a Bulgarian poet and author.
Geo Milev (Гео Милев) (January 15, 1895, Radnevo - after May 15, 1925, Sofia), born Georgi Milyov Kasabov (Георги Мильов Касабов), was a Bulgarian poet and author.
Georgi Stoev
Georgi Stoev (Георги Стоев) (September 26, 1973 – April 7, 2008) was a Bulgarian writer and former Bulgarian mafia mobster.
Georgi Stoev (Георги Стоев) (September 26, 1973 – April 7, 2008) was a Bulgarian writer and former Bulgarian mafia mobster.
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, modern Uzbek: Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy, Russian: Хамза Хакимзаде Ниязи, was a Soviet and Uzbek poet and author.
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, modern Uzbek: Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy, Russian: Хамза Хакимзаде Ниязи, was a Soviet and Uzbek poet and author.
Huang Yuanyong
Huang Yuanyong , was a renowned Chinese author and journalist during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
Huang Yuanyong , was a renowned Chinese author and journalist during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
Jacob Israël de Haan
Jacob Israël de Haan (December 31, 1881, Smilde, Drenthe - June 30, 1924) was a Dutch Jewish literary writer and journalist who was assassinated in Jerusalem by the Jewish paramilitary organizat...
Jacob Israël de Haan (December 31, 1881, Smilde, Drenthe - June 30, 1924) was a Dutch Jewish literary writer and journalist who was assassinated in Jerusalem by the Jewish paramilitary organizat...
Jacques Roche
Jacques Roche was a prominent journalist and poet of Haiti.
Jacques Roche was a prominent journalist and poet of Haiti.
Jesús Galíndez
Jesús Galíndez Suárez was a Spanish writer who disappeared in New York City.
Jesús Galíndez Suárez was a Spanish writer who disappeared in New York City.
Joe Orton
John Kingsley ("Joe") Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), an English playwright and author.
John Kingsley ("Joe") Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), an English playwright and author.
Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa.
Joy Adamson was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa.
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was a chief of the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir and a poet, who plotted with Quraysh and a group of Jews to fight against Muslims and assassinate the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was a chief of the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir and a poet, who plotted with Quraysh and a group of Jews to fight against Muslims and assassinate the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Krikor Zohrab
Krikor Zohrab (or Grigor Zohrap) (Գրիգոր Զոհրապ) (June 26, 1861–1915) was an influential Armenian writer, politician, lawyer and philanthropist, living in Constantinople.
Krikor Zohrab (or Grigor Zohrap) (Գրիգոր Զոհրապ) (June 26, 1861–1915) was an influential Armenian writer, politician, lawyer and philanthropist, living in Constantinople.
Kutlu Adali
Kutlu Adali, b. 1935, Nicosia, assassinated 1996, Turkish Cypriot journalist, poet and socio-political researcher, peace advocate.
Kutlu Adali, b. 1935, Nicosia, assassinated 1996, Turkish Cypriot journalist, poet and socio-political researcher, peace advocate.
Malcolm Caldwell
James Alexander Malcolm Caldwell was a British academic and a prolific Marxist writer.
James Alexander Malcolm Caldwell was a British academic and a prolific Marxist writer.
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.
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837.
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837.
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (মোফাজ্জল হায়দার চৌধুরী) (22 July 1926 - 14 December 1971) was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali...
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (মোফাজ্জল হায়দার চৌধুরী) (22 July 1926 - 14 December 1971) was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali...
Onat Kutlar
Mehmet Arif Onat Kutlar (January 25, 1936 – January 11, 1995), also known as Onat Kutlar, was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and one of the fou...
Mehmet Arif Onat Kutlar (January 25, 1936 – January 11, 1995), also known as Onat Kutlar, was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and one of the fou...
Pat Lowther
Patricia Louise Lowther (née Tinmuth) (July 29, 1935 - September 24?, 1975) was a Canadian poet.
Patricia Louise Lowther (née Tinmuth) (July 29, 1935 - September 24?, 1975) was a Canadian poet.
Paul Harland
Paul Harland (15 April 1960 - 17 June 2003, Tiel) was the pseudonym of the Dutch science fiction writer Paul Smit.
Paul Harland (15 April 1960 - 17 June 2003, Tiel) was the pseudonym of the Dutch science fiction writer Paul Smit.
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual.
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual.
Pierre Goldman
Pierre Goldman, was a French left-wing intellectual who was convicted of several robberies and mysteriously assassinated.
Pierre Goldman, was a French left-wing intellectual who was convicted of several robberies and mysteriously assassinated.
Pim Fortuyn
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List in 2002.
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List in 2002.
Richard T. Antoun
Professor Richard "Dick" T. Antoun was an American anthropologist who specialized in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.
Professor Richard "Dick" T. Antoun was an American anthropologist who specialized in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.
Rigas Feraios
Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of the Balkan uprising agai...
Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of the Balkan uprising agai...
Robert Lees
Robert Lees (July 10, 1912 – June 13, 2004) was an American television and film screenwriter.
Robert Lees (July 10, 1912 – June 13, 2004) was an American television and film screenwriter.
Rodolfo Walsh
Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (born on January 9, 1927 in Lamarque*) was an Argentine writer, considered the founder of investigative journalism.
Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (born on January 9, 1927 in Lamarque*) was an Argentine writer, considered the founder of investigative journalism.
Roque Dalton
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Roque Dalton García (San Salvador, El Salvador, 14 May 1935 – Quezaltepeque, El Salvador, 10 May 1975) was a Salvadoran poet and journalist.
Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (February 25, 1907 – April 2, 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Sabahattin Ali (February 25, 1907 – April 2, 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.
Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.
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.
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (March 4, 1951 — November 5, 1982) was an Korean American novelist and artist most famous for her 1982 work, Dictee.
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (March 4, 1951 — November 5, 1982) was an Korean American novelist and artist most famous for her 1982 work, Dictee.
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Набоков) (15 July 1870 – 28 March 1922) was a Russian criminologist, journalist, and progressive statesman during the last years ...
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Набоков) (15 July 1870 – 28 March 1922) was a Russian criminologist, journalist, and progressive statesman during the last years ...
Walter Liggett
Walter W. Liggett (February 14, 1886 – December 9, 1935), was an American journalist.
Walter W. Liggett (February 14, 1886 – December 9, 1935), was an American journalist.
Wen Yiduo
Wen Yiduo (; 24 November 1899–15 July 1946), born Wén Jiāhuá (聞家驊), courtesy names Yǒusān (友三), Youshan (友山), was a Chinese poet and scholar.
Wen Yiduo (; 24 November 1899–15 July 1946), born Wén Jiāhuá (聞家驊), courtesy names Yǒusān (友三), Youshan (友山), was a Chinese poet and scholar.
William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William Pokhlyobkin
William Vasilyevich Pokhlyobkin was primarily known in Russia as an author of numerous culinary books.
William Vasilyevich Pokhlyobkin was primarily known in Russia as an author of numerous culinary books.
Yitskhok Rudashevski
Yitskhok Rudashevski was a young Jewish teenager who lived in the Vilna Ghetto in Lithuania during the 1940s.
Yitskhok Rudashevski was a young Jewish teenager who lived in the Vilna Ghetto in Lithuania during the 1940s.