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Hank Aaron, American baseball player (1934 - )
Patience Abbe, Richard Abbe, and Johnny Abbe, American young sibling travellers (20th century)
Edward Abbey, American author (1927 - 1989)
Berenice Abbott, American photographer (1898 - 1991)
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, American author of romantic and children's books (1872 - 1958)
Lyman Abbott, American religious leader (1835 - 1922)
Wenonah Stevens Abbott, American journalist, writer and lecturer (1865 - 19??)
Abd-el-Kader, Algerian Arab chief and poet (1807 - 1883)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player (1947 - )
Niels H. Abel, Norwegian mathematician (1802 - 1829)
Ralph Abernathy, American religious and civil rights leader (1926 - 1990)
John Abernethy, English surgeon (1764 - )
Alexander Abingdon, American (20th century)
Peter Abrahams, South African novelist (1919 - )
Meyer Howard Abrams, American literary critic and educator (1912 - )
Abu'l Ala, Arabian poet (973 - 1058)
Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (1920 - )
Lucius Accius, Roman tragic poet (170 BC)
Jane Sherwood Ace, American actress and comedienne (1905 - 1974)
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist (1930 - )
Dean Acheson, American lawyer and statesman (1893 - 1971)
Tatius (Statius) Achilles, Alexandrian rhetorician (c. 5th - 6th century)
Diane Ackerman, American poet, writer and social worker (1948 - )
Lord John Dalberg Acton, English historian (1834 - 1902)
Roy Acuff, American singer (1903 - 1992)
Adam of Cobsham, English monk (fl. 1350)
Louis Adamic, American (Slovenian-born) author (1899 - 1951)
Abigail Adams, American first lady (1744 - 1818)
Ansel Adams, American landscape photographer and conservationist (1902 - 1984)
Charles Francis Adams, American lawyer and diplomat (1807 - 1866)
Douglas Adams, English science-fiction writer (1952 - 2001)
Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist, humorist and writer (1881 - 1960)
Henry Brooks Adams, American man of letters (1838 - 1918)
James Truslow Adams, American historian (1878 - 1949)
Joey Adams, American comedian and author (1911 - )
John Adams, American 2nd president of U.S. and statesman (1735 - 1826)
John Quincy Adams, American 6th president of U.S. (1767 - 1848)
Richard Adams, English novelist (1920 - )
Samuel Adams, American patriot and orator (1722 - 1803)
Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, English poet (1805 - 1848)
Scott Adams, American author and cartoonist (creator of "Dilbert") (1957 - )
Thomas Adams, English clergyman of wit and learning (died before 1660)
Jane Addams, American social worker and suffragist (1860 - 1935)
Joseph Addison, English writer (1672 - 1719)
George Ade, American humorist and playwright (1866 - 1944)
Konrad Adenauer, German statesman (1876 - 1976)
Alfred Adler, Austrian psychiatrist (1870 - 1937)
Bill Adler, American writer and editor (1929 - )
Freda Adler, American educator and criminal justice specialist (1934 - )
Mortimer Jerome Adler, American philosopher, educator and editor (1902 - 2001)
Polly Adler, American writer (1900 - c. 1962)
Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher (1903 - 1969)
Thomas Ady, English writer on witchcraft (fl. 1655 - 1656)
Paulus Aemilius, Roman consul and general (lived c. 216 BC)
Aeschines, Greek statesman and orator (389 BC - 314 BC)
Aeschylus, Greek tragic poet (525 BC - 456 BC)
Aesop, Greek author (c. 620 BC - c. 560 BC)
Louis Agassiz, American (Swiss-born) naturalist, geologist and teacher (1807 - 1873)
James Agate, English critic and author (1877 - 1947)
James Agee, American novelist and poet (1909 - 1955)
Agesilaus "The Great", Greek king of Sparta (455 BC - 361 BC)
Spiro T. Agnew, American politician (1918 - 1996)
Charles Hamilton Aide, French-English musician, composer, dramatist and novelist (1826 - 1906)
Conrad Aiken (used pseudonym Samuel Jeake,Jr.), American poet and writer (1889 - 1973)
George D. Aiken, American politician and Republican senator from Vermont (1892 - 1984)
Lucy Aiken, English historian and writer (1781 - 1864)
Anouk Aimee, French actress (1932 - )
William Harrison Ainsworth, English novelist (1805 - 1882)
Mlle. Aisee, Circassian letter writer and daughter of Circas. chief, lived in France (1694 - 1733)
Mark Akenside, English poet (1721 - 1770)
Emile-Auguste Chartier Alain, French poet and philosopher (1868 - 1951)
Luigi Alamanni, Italian statesman and poet (1495 - 1556)
Edward Albee, American dramatist (1928 - )
Alberic, French Benedictine monk of Monte Cassino (1080 - 1147)
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian architect, philosopher and poet (1404 - 1472)
Mitch Albom, American sports columnist and writer (1958 - )
Alcaeus, Greek lyric poet (fl. c. 600 BC)
Andrea Alciatus, Italian jurist and writer (1492 - 1550)
Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher, philosopher and reformer (1799 - 1888)
Amy Strum Alcott, American golfer (1956 - )
Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (1832 - 1888)
Alcuin, English theologian and scholar (735 - 804)
Alan Alda, American actor (1936 - )
Brian W. Aldiss, English science-fiction writer (1925 - )
Bess Streeter Aldrich, American novelist (1881 - 1954)
James Aldrich, American poet and journalist (1810 - 1856)
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet and prose writer (1836 - 1907)
Dean Henry Aldridge (Aldrich), English dean of Christchurch (1647 - 1710)
Ira Aldridge, American tragedian (1810 - 1867)
Manutius Aldus, Italian printer and scholar (1447 - 1515)
Sholom Aleichem, Russian author (1859 - 1916)
Alexander the Great, Macedonian ruler (356 BC - 323 BC)
Alexander VI, Spanish pope (1430 - 1503)
Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, British poet (1818 - 1895)
Dan Dale Alexander, American physician (20th century)
Patrick Proctor Alexander, Scottish author (1823 - 1886)
Shana Alexander, American news commentator (1925 - )
William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, Scottish poet, statesman and courtier (about 1567 - 1640)
Guillaume Alexis, French Benedictine poet (living 1506)
Vittorio Alfieri, Italian tragic poet and dramatist (1749 - 1803)
Henry Alford, English Dean of Canterbury, poet and translator (1810 - 1871)
Alfred "The Great", English king of West Saxons (849 - 901)
William R. Alger, American minister and writer (1823 - 1905)
Nelson Algren, American novelist (1901 - 1981)
Ali Ban Abou Taleb, Arabian son-in-law of Mahomet (about 602 - 660)
Muhammad Ali (f/k/a Cassius Clay), American boxer (1942 - )
Saul Alinsky, American political activist (1909 - 1972)
Richard Alison, writer (16th or 17th century)
Allessandro Allegri, Italian satirical poet (fl. 1596)
Elizabeth Akers Allen ("Florence Percy"), American poet (1832 - 1911)
Fred Allen, American comedian and vaudeville juggler (1894 - 1956)
Frederick Lewis Allen, American writer and editor (1890 - 1954)
George Allen, American football coach (1922 - 1990)
Gracie Allen, American comedienne (1906 - 1964)
Hervey Allen, American poet and novelist (1889 - 1949)
James Lane Allen, American novelist (1849 - 1925)
Paula Gunn Allen, American Indian (Pueblo/Sioux) poet and writer (1939 - )
Richard Allen, American religious leader and activist (1760 - 1831)
Robert G. Allen, American financial adviser, entrepreneur and author (20th century)
Robert S. Allen, American newspaper journalist (20th century)
Steve Allen, American television personality and song writer (1921 - )
Tim Allen, American comedian and actor (1953 - )
William Allen, American lawyer and politician (1806 - 1879)
Woody Allen, American comedian, actor and film director (1935 - )
Isabel Allende, Venezualan (Peruvian-born) novelist (1942 - )
Kirstie Alley, American actress (1955 - )
Svetlana Alliluyeva, American (Russian-born) political celebrity (Stalin's daughter) (1926 - )
Margery Allingham, English detective story writer (1904 - 1966)
William Allingham, Irish poet and editor (1824 - 1889)
Dorothy Allison, American poet and author (1949 - )
Robert Allott (Allot), English editor and compiler of "Englands Parnassus" (fl. 1600)
Washington Allston, American painter and poet (1779 - 1843)
Alphonso X, the Wise (Alfonso), Spanish king of Castile (1226 - 1284)
Joseph W. Alsop,Jr., American journalist and author (1910 - 1989)
Saint Ambrose, Italian religious leader (340 - 397)
Stephen Edward Ambrose, American biographer and historian (1936 - 2002)
Fisher Ames, American orator and statesman (1758 - 1808)
Henri-Frederic Amiel, Swiss philosopher, critic and writer (1821 - 1881)
Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922 - 1995)
Marcellinus Ammianus, Antioch Roman historian (died about 395)
Cleveland Amory, American historian and writer (1917 - )
Jacques Amyot, French scholar, translator and man of great learning (1513 - 1593)
Anacharsis, Scythian philosopher (lived 600 BC)
Anaxagoras, Greek philosopher (c. 500 BC - c. 428 BC)
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author (1805 - 1875)
Bill Anderson, American singer and song writer (1937 - )
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician (1836 - 1917)
Greg Anderson, American basketball player (1964 - )
Margaret Anderson, American editor (1886 - 1973)
Marian Anderson, American singer (1897 - 1993)
Maxwell Anderson, American dramatist (1888 - 1959)
Sherwood Anderson, American poet and story writer (1876 - 1941)
Mario Andretti, American auto racer (1940 - )
Julie Andrews, English actress, singer and author (1935 - )
Bishop Lancelot Andrews (Andrewes), English one of ten divines who translated the Pentateuch (1555 - 1626)
Ethel Percy Andrus, American social activist (1884 - 1967)
Maya Angelou, American actress and author (1928 - )
Princess Anne, British royalty (1950 - )
Francesca Annis, English actress (1944 - )
Jean Anouilh, French dramatist and screenwriter (1910 - 1987)
Jay Anson, American novelist (1921 - )
Christopher Anstey, English satirical poet (1724 - 1805)
Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer and suffragist (1820 - 1906)
Antigonus I ("The Cyclops"), Phrygian ruler and one of Alexander's generals (382? BC - 301 BC)
Mary Antin, American (Russian-born) writer and social reformer (1881 - 1949)
Antipater of Sidon, Phoenician epigrammatist (lived about 150 BC - 127 BC)
Antipater, Macedonian general and statesman (398? BC - 319 BC)
Antiphanes of Delos, Greek physician (lived about 2nd century)
Antiphanes of Macedonia, Greek comic poet (fl. 360 BC)
Antisthenes, Greek philosopher (444 BC - c. 371 BC)
Pierre Antoine, (see Peter Anthony Motteaux)
Marie Antoinette, Austrian ruler (1755 - 1795)
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman emperor, philosopher and author (121 - 180)
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua, American Tejana-Chicana poet (1942 - )
Guillaume Apollinaire, French novelist and critic (1880 - 1918)
Apollonius of Perga (The Great Geometer), Greek epigrammatic poet and mathematician (c. 262 BC - c. 190 BC)
Apollonius Rhodius, Greek (Alexandrian-born) rhetorician, scholar and epic poet (about 295 BC - 215 BC)
R.W. Apple,Jr., American journalist (1934 - )
Everard J. Appleton, American poet and newspaper columnist (1872 - 1931)
Thomas Gold Appleton, American wit, essayist and poet (1812 - 1884)
Apuleius (Appuleius), Roman satirist and Platonic philosopher (fl. 2nd century)
Claudio Aquaviva, Italian general of the Jesuits (1543 - 1615)
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian and philosopher (1225 - 1274)
Corazon Aquino, Filipino political leader (1933 - )
Louis Aragon, French poet (1897 - 1982)
Aratus, Greek poet and astronomer (lived 300 BC - 250 BC)
Diane Arbus, American photographer (1923 - 1971)
John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician and wit (1667 - 1735)
Jeffrey Archer, English politician and novelist (1940 - )
Archias of Thebes, Greek man of letters (first century BC)
Archilochus, Greek poet and satirist (about 680 BC or 700 BC)
Archimedes, Syracusan (Sicilian) geometrician (287 BC - 212 BC)
Elizabeth Arden, American cosmetics executive (1884 - 1966)
Robert Ardrey, American anthropologist, human behaviorist and screenwriter (1908 - 1980)
Hannah Arendt, German-American political scientist (1906 - 1975)
Pietro Aretino, Italian poet, satirical writer and dramatist (1492 - 1556)
Marck Pierre de Argenson, French statesman (1696 - 1764)
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (1474 - 1533)
Aristides (The Just), Greek general and statesman (fl. 480 BC)
Aelius Aristides (2), Bithynian sophist and rhetorician (about 117 - 187)
Aristodemus, Messenian semi-legendary ruler of Messenia (reigned c. 731 BC - 724 BC)
Aristophanes, Greek poet and satirist (c. 448 BC - c. 380 BC)
Aristotle, Greek philosopher (384 BC - 322 BC)
Michael Arlen, British (Armenian-born) novelist (1895 - 1956)
Robert Armin, English actor and dramatist (living in 1610)
Richard Armour, American poet (1906 - 1989)
Tommy Armour, American (Scottish-born) golfer (1895 - 1968)
John Armstrong, Scottish poet and physician (1709 - 1799)
Louis Armstrong, American musician and bandleader (1900 - 1971)
Margaret Neilson Armstrong, American book designer and writer (1867 - 1944)
Neil Armstrong, American astronaut (1930 - )
Ernst Moritz Arndt, German (Island of Rugen) poet and political writer (1769 - 1860)
Thomas Augustine Arne, English musician and composer (1710 - 1778)
Countess Elizabeth von Arnim ("Countess Elizabeth Mary Russell"), English (Australian-born) writer (1866 - 1941)
Peter Arno, American cartoonist and musical revue writer (1904 - 1968)
Eddy Arnold, American singer and musician (1918 - )
Edwin Arnold, English poet (1832 - 1904)
George Arnold, American litterateur (1834 - 1865)
Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (1822 - 1888)
Samuel J. Arnold, English dramatist (1774 - 1852)
Thomas Arnold, English educator (1795 - 1842)
Sophie Arnould, French singer and actress (1744 - 1808)
Cliff Arquette (used pseudonym Charley Weaver), American comedian, actor and song writer (1905 - 1974)
Flavius Arrianus (wrote as Arrian and Appian a/k/a Ptolemy), Greek governor of Cappadocia and historian (lived c. 130)
Antonin Artaud, French dramatist, poet and actor (1896 - 1948)
King Arthur, British semi-mythical king (500? - 537?)
Chester Alan Arthur, American 21st president of U.S. (1830 - 1886)
Alexis Felix Arvers, French author, poet and dramatist (1806 - 1851)
George Asaf (pseudonym of George Henry Powell), British song writer (1880 - 1951)
Molefi Kete Asante, American educator (1942 - )
Sholem Asch, American (Polish-born) Yiddish novelist (1880 - 1957)
Roger Ascham, English classical scholar and writer (1515 - 1568)
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman (1918 - 2001)
John Ashbery, American poet (1927 - )
Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and AIDS spokesperson (1943 - 1993)
Penelope Ashe (pseudonym of group of unknown writers incl. L. Houbein)
Daisy Ashford, English novelist (1881 - 1972)
Elizabeth Ashley, American actress (1941 - )
Sylvia Ashton-Warner, New Zealander educator, writer, novelist and poet (1908 - 1984)
Isaac Asimov, American (Russian-born) biochemist and science fiction writer (1920 - 1992)
Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith, English statesman and premier (1852 - 1928)
Margot Asquith, English author (1864 - 1945)
Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (1899 - 1987)
Mary Astell, English feminist and writer (c. 1666 - 1731)
Mary Astor, American actress (1906 - 1987)
Nancy Astor, English stateswoman (1879 - 1964)
Athenaeus, Greek (Egyptian-born) antiquarian (lived about 250)
Athenagoras, Greek (Athenian) philosopher and convert to Christianity (2nd century)
Gertrude Atherton, American feminist and fiction writer (1857 - 1948)
Chet Atkins, American musician (1924 - )
Robert C. Atkins, American doctor of cardiology and internal medicine (1930 - )
Brooks Atkinson, American drama critic and journalist (1894 - 1984)
Clement Attlee, English labour party leader (1883 - 1967)
Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist and poet (1939 - )
John Aubrey, English antiquarian and writer (1626 - 1697)
Louis Auchincloss, American novelist (1917 - )
W.H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden, American (English-born) poet, dramatist and editor (1907 - 1973)
Jean M. Auel, American novelist (20th century)
Erich Auerbach, German philologist, educator, critic, literary historian (1892 - 1957)
Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (1917 - )
Alexander Anton von Auersperg ("Anastasius Grun"), German poet (1806 - 1876)
Stan Augarten, writer (living in 20th century)
Pierre Francois Charles Augereau (Duc de Castiglione), French marshal (1757 - 1816)
Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman (Numidan-born) religious figure, writer and philosopher (354 - 430)
Norman Augustine, American author and business executive (1935 - )
Richard Aungervyle (Aungerville) (also known as Richard de Bury), English learned prelate (1287 - 1345)
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus), Roman emperor and philosopher (121 - 180)
Ausone de Chancel, French poet (1808 - 1867)
Decimus Magnus Ausonius, Roman (Bordeaux resident) poet and teacher (c. 310 - 395)
Jane Austen (signed first book "By a Lady"), English novelist (1775 - 1817)
Alfred Austin, English poet laureate (1835 - 1913)
Mary Austin, American writer and suffragist (1868 - 1934)
Mrs. E.L. Aveline, no available biographical data (fl. 1818)
Dan Aykroyd, American comedian and actor (1952 - )
Sir Robert Aytoun (Ayton) of Kincaldie, British poet (1570 - 1638)
William Edmondstoune Aytoun, Scottish critic and poet (1813 - 1865)
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Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (1792 - 1871)
Roger W. Babson, American statistician and columnist (1875 - 1967)
Lauren Bacall, American actress (1924 - )
Bacchylides, Greek lyric poet (fl. 5th century)
Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer and organist (1685 - 1750)
Richard Bach, American novelist and author (1936 - )
Burt Bacharach, American composer (1928 - )
Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (1884 - 1962)
Irving Bacheller, American journalist and author (1859 - 1950)
Richard Bachman (a pseudonym of Stephen King)
Anne(Lady) Bacon, English wife of Nathaniel Bacon (English 1547-1622)
Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman and writer (1561 - 1626)
Nathaniel Bacon (1), English son of Sir Nicholas Bacon (1547 - 1622)
Nathaniel Bacon (2), American (English-born) lawyer and colonial insurgent leader (1647 - 1676)
Roger Bacon, English philosopher, scientist and friar (c. 1214 - 1292)
Robert Baden-Powell, English soldier (1857 - 1941)
Bugs Baer, American journalist and cartoonist (1886 - 1969)
Joan Baez, American folksinger and political activist (1941 - )
Walter Bagehot, English author, critic, editor and economist (1826 - 1877)
Enid Bagnold, English novelist and playwright (1889 - 1981)
Charles Waldo Bailey II (1929 - )
David Bailey, English photographer (1938 - )
Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (1918 - 1990)
Philip James Bailey, English poet (1816 - 1902)
Temple Bailey (Irene Temple Bailey), American novelist (188_? - 1953)
Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and dramatist (1762 - 1851)
Alexander Bain, Scottish writer on logic and psychology (1818 - 1903)
Ella Baker, American civil rights activist (1903 - 1986)
Henry Frederick Baker, English mathematician (1866 - 1956)
James Baker, American government official (1930 - )
Josephine Baker, French dancer, singer and entertainer (1906 - 1975)
Russell Baker, American journalist, author and humorist (1925 - )
Tammy Faye Bakker, American evangelist (1942 - )
Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolutionary and anarchist (1814 - 1876)
George Balanchine, Russian choreographer (1904 - 1983)
David Baldacci (?,?) 20th century novelist
Christina Baldwin, American writer
Faith Baldwin, American novelist (1893 - 1978)
James Baldwin, American novelist and essayist (1924 - 1987)
Monica Baldwin, English writer (1896 - 1975)
Stanley Baldwin, English statesman (1867 - 1947)
Arthur James Balfour, English statesman and writer (1848 - 1930)
A.M.W. Ball, American poet and writer (19th century)
John Ball, English preacher (took part in Wat Tyler's rebellion) ( - 1381)
Lucille Ball, American comic actress (1911 - 1989)
James Ballantine, Scottish poet and artist (1808 - 1877)
Sheila Ballantyne, American writer
J.G. Ballard, English novelist (1930 - )
Hosea Ballou, American clergyman and founder of "Universalism" (1771 - 1852)
Mathurin M. Ballou, American author (1820 - 1895)
Honore de Balzac, French novelist (1799 - 1850)
Jean Louis Guez de Balzac, French litterateur (1799 - 1850)
Toni Cade Bambara, American writer (1939 - 1995)
John Codrington Bampfylde, English poet (1754 - 1796)
John Bancks (Banks), English miscellaneous writer (1709 - 1751)
George Bancroft, American historian and author (1800 - 1891)
Richard Bancroft, English prelate opposed to the Puritans (1544 - 1610)
Lester Bangs, American critic and author (1948 - 1982)
Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (1903 - 1968)
George Linnaeus Banks, English miscellaneous writer, editor and economist (1821 - 1881)
Iain M. Banks, Scottish writer
Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer, inventor and poet (1731 - 1806)
Imamu Amiri Baraka, American poet and dramatist (1934 - )
Mrs. Anna Letitia Barbauld, English poet and writer (1743 - 1825)
W.N.P. (Wilhelm Nero Pilate) Barbellion (pseud. of Bruce F. Cummings), English naturalist and diarist (1889 - 1919)
Cardinal Francesco Barberini, Italian prelate and founder of library in Rome (1597 - 1679)
John Barbour, Scottish poet (1320 - 1396)
Julian Barbour, British physicist (1937 - )
Barca, surname of Hamilcar, Carrthaginian general and father of Hannibal (killed 229 BC)
Alexander Barclay, English poet, scholar and divine (1475? - 1552)
Brigitte Bardot, French actress (1934 - )
Bertrand Barere, French Jacobin demagogue and revolutionist (1755 - 1841)
Richard Harris Barham, English humorous writer (1788 - 1845)
Matthew Barker, English nonconformist divine (1619 - 1698)
Thomas Barker, English writer and fisherman (fl. 1651)
Charles Barkley, American basketball player (1963 - )
Joel Barlow, American poet and patriot (1755 - 1812)
Lady Ann Barnard, Scottish poet (1750 - 1825)
Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon (1922 - )
Frederick R. Barnard, mathematician and college president (1809 - 1889)
Antoine Barnave, French politician of the revolution (1761 - 1793)
Barnabe Barnes, English poet (c. 1569 - 1607)
Clive Barnes, English journalist, critic and writer (1927 - )
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, poet, illustrator and dramatist (1892 - 1982)
William Barnes, English philologist, clergyman and poet (1800 - 1886)
Jan van olden Barneveldt, Dutch lawyer and statesman (1547 - 1619)
Natalie Clifford Barney, American author (1876 - 1972)
Richard Barnfield, English poet (about 1574 - 1605)
Phineas T. Barnum, American showman and circus owner (1810 - 1891)
Marie Le Baron, no available biographical information
Amelia E. Barr, American author and journalist (1831 - 1919)
Mary A. Barr, Scottish writer (1852 - )
Roseanne Barr, American actress and comedian (1952 - )
Eaton S. Barrett, Irish satirist (1785 - 1820)
Rona Barrett, American journalist (1936 - )
Sir James Matthew Barrie, Scottish writer and dramatist (1860 - 1937)
E. Barrington (pseudonym of Lily Adams Beck) ( - 1931)
George Barrington (Waldron), English transported convict who wrote on Australian topics (1755 - 1835)
Isaac Barrow, English clergyman and mathematician (1630 - 1677)
Sydney Biddle Barrows, American socialite and brothel keeper (late 20th century)
Dave Barry, American columnist and humorist (1947 - )
Lynda Barry, American cartoonist and writer (1956 - )
Michael Joseph Barry, Irish barrister (1817 - 1889)
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (1879 - 1959)
John Barrymore, American actor (1882 - 1942)
John Barth, American novelist (1930 - )
Karl Barth, Swiss theologian (1886 - 1968)
Roland Barthes, French critic (1915 - 1980)
John Bartlett, American compiler of quotations (1820 - 1905)
Cyrus Augustus Bartol, American clergyman and writer (1813 - 1900)
Bernard Barton, English poet (1784 - 1849)
Bruce Barton, American author and advertising executive (1886 - 1967)
Clara Barton, American humanitarian (1821 - 1912)
Bernard M. Baruch, American businessman and statesman (1870 - 1965)
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Latvian-American ballet dancer (1948 - )
Jacques Barzun, French-American teacher, historian and author (1907 - )
Henry Howarth Bashford, English writer and physician (1880 - 1961)
Count Basie, American jazz pianist and composer (1904 - 1984)
Saint Basil (Bishop of Caesarea) ("The Great"), Greek religious leader and eminent Christian father (329 - 379)
William Basse, English poet (- c. 1653)
Olivier Basselin, French dyer and reputed author of "Vaux-de-Vire" (c. 1400 - c. 1450)
Thomas Bastard, English epigrammatist (1598 - 1618)
Augusto Roa Bastos, Latin-American novelist (1917 - )
Georges Bataille, French librarian and writer (1897 - 1962)
Katharine Lee Bates, American writer and college professor (1859 - 1929)
Lewis J. Bates, American poet (1832 - )
Mary Bateson, English historian (1865 - 1906)
Mary Catherine Bateson, American professor of anthropology and English (1939 - )
Phyllis Battelle, American journalist (1922 - )
Pierre Charles Baudelaire, French poet, critic and translator (1821 - 1867)
Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist (1929 - )
Vicki Baum, American (Austrian-born) novelist (1888 - 1960)
Anne Baxter, American actress (1923 - 1987)
Richard Baxter, English theologian (1651 - 1691)
Chevalier Pierre du Terrail Bayard, French national hero (about 1475 - 1524)
Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and critic (1647 - 1706)
Thomas Haynes Bayly, English poet (1797 - 1839)
Rev. John Beacon, English clergyman (fl. 1831)
Charles A. Beard, American historian (1874 - 1948)
James Beard, American chef and author (1903 - 1985)
Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and writer (1876 - 1958)
Romare Howard Bearden, American artist and collagist (1914 - 1988)
Beatles, British rock band (20th century)
Cecil Beaton, English photographer (1904 - 1980)
James Beattie, Scottish poet (1735 - 1803)
Warren Beatty, American actor (1937 - )
Pierre de Beaumarchais, French dramatist and writer (1732 - 1799)
Francis Beaumont, English playwright and dramatic poet (1586 - 1616)
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, English dramatists (1586 - 1616 / 1579 - 1625)
Sir John Beaumont, English poet (1583 - 1627)
Dr. Joseph Beaumont, English poet (1616 - 1699)
Simone de Beauvoir, French writer (1908 - 1986)
William Maxwell Beaverbrook, English publisher and statesman (1879 - 1964)
Cesare di Bonesana Beccaria, Italian philosophical and political writer (1735 - 1794)
Nikolaus Becker, German poet (1809 - 1845)
Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and novelist (1906 - 1989)
Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet and dramatist (1803 - 1849)
Bede "The Venerable", English monk and ecclesiastical writer (about 673 - 735)
Bernard Elliott Bee, American Confederate general (1824 - 1861)
Thomas Beecham, English conductor (1879 - 1961)
Catharine Esther Beecher, American educator and author (1800 - 1878)
Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (1813 - 1887)
Max Beerbohm, English essayist, caricaturist and parodist (1872 - 1956)
Ethel Lynn Beers, American poet (1827 - 1879)
Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (1770 - 1827)
Harold Begbie (used pseudonym "A Gentleman with a Duster"), English author and journalist (1871 - 1929)
Janet Begbie, English poet (living early 20th century)
Brendan Behan, Irish dramatist and author (1923 - 1964)
Mrs. Aphra Johnson Behn, English playwright, poet and novelist (1640 - 1689)
Bertha Behrens (used pseudonym Wilhelmine Heimburg), American novelist (1850 - 1912)
Acton Bell, (see Anne Bronte)
Alexander Graham Bell, American (Scottish-born) inventor of telephone (1847 - 1922)
Clive Bell, English art critic (1881 - 1964)
Eric Temple Bell, American (Scottish-born) mathematician (1883 - 1960)
Mrs. Helen Bell ( - 1835)
Henry Glassford Bell, Scottish poet, writer and editor (1803 - 1874)
Edward Bellamy, American author and utopian visionary (1850 - 1898)
W.A. Bellamy, English song writer (c. 1849)
Joachim du Bellay, French poet and prose writer (c. 1525 - 1560)
E.F.J. von Munch Bellinghausen ("Friedrich Halm"), German poet and dramatist (1806 - 1871)
Hilaire Belloc, English poet, essayist, historian and novelist (1870 - 1953)
Saul Bellow, American novelist and author (1915 - )
Eleanor Robson Belmont, English-American actor, writer and nurse (1879 - 1979)
William Beloe, English scholar, critic and divine (1756 - 1817)
Peter Benchley, American writer (1940 - )
Robert Benchley, American humorist (1889 - 1945)
Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (1887 - 1948)
Stephen Vincent Benet, American poet, novelist and short-story writer (1898 - 1943)
Ingrid Bengis, American writer
David Ben-Gurion, Israeli political leader (1886 - 1973)
Charles L. Benjamin, American song writers (20th century)
Charles L. Benjamin and George D. Sutton, American song writers (20th century)
Park Benjamin, American poet and journalist (1809 - 1864)
Walter Benjamin, German man of letters and aesthetician (1892 - 1940)
Tony Benn, English politician (1925 - )
Alan Bennett, English dramatist and actor (1934 - )
Arnold Bennett, English novelist (1867 - 1931)
Enoch Arnold Bennett, English novelist, playwright and essayist (1867 - 1931)
Gwendolyn Bennett, American poet and artist (1902 - 1981)
Henry Bennett, English-Irish poet (1785 - )
Henry Holcomb Bennett, American writer (1836 - 1924)
James Gordon Bennett, American (Scottish-born) editor (1795 - 1872)
John Bennett, American author, poet and illustrator (1865 - 1956)
William C. Bennett, English poet (c. 1820 - 1895)
William J. Bennett, American government officer (1943 - )
Conrad von Bennington, Dutch statesman (18th century?)
Jack Benny, American comedian (1894 - 1974)
Isaac de Benserade, French poet (1612 - 1691)
Noah benShea, poet and philosopher
Arthur Christopher Benson, English educator, scholar, poet and writer (1862 - 1925)
Ezra Taft Benson, American political and religious leader (1899 - 1994)
Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (1748 - 1832)
Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English journalist and novelist (1875 - 1956)
Richard Bentley, English critic and classical scholar (1662 - 1742)
Joel Benton, American author (1832 - 1911)
Etienne Bequet, French journalist and critic (about 1800 - 1838)
Pierre Jean de Beranger, French poet (1780 - 1857)
Bernard Berenson, American art historian (1865 - 1959)
Patty Berg, American golfer (1918 - )
Candice Bergen, American actress and photojournalist (1946 - )
John Berger, English painter, teacher and art critic (1926 - )
Stuart M. Berger, M.D.
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, French writer (1619 - 1655)
Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director (1918 - )
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (1915 - 1982)
Henri Louis Bergson, French scientist, philosopher and psychologist (1859 - 1941)
Anthony Berkeley (A.B. Cox) (used pseudonym Francis Iles), British novelist (1893 - 1971)
Bishop George Berkeley, English prelate, metaphysical philosopher and writer (1684 - 1753)
Sir John Berkenhead, English editor and writer (1617 - 1679)
Milton Berle, American comedian (1908 - )
Irving Berlin, American song writer (1888 - 1989)
Hector Berlioz, French composer (1803 - 1869)
F. Geronimo Bermudes, Spanish poet (c. 1530 - 1589)
Georges Bernanos, French novelist and polemical writer (1888 - 1948)
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, French ecclesiastic, Abbot of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)
Claude Bernard, French physiologist (1813 - 1878)
Tristan Bernard, French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer (1866 - 1947)
William Bernbach, American advertising executive and copywriter (1911 - 1982)
Eric Berne, M.D., American psychiatrist and writer (1910 - )
Juliana Berners (or Bernes or Barnes), English writer (about 1388 -)
Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedienne (1955 - )
Friedrich von Bernhardi, German soldier and writer on militarism (1849 - 1930)
Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (1844 - 1923)
Francesco Berni, Italian burlesque poet (1490 - 1536)
Louis de Bernieres, English novelist and short-story writer (1954 - )
Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch mathematician (1700 - 1782)
Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author (1944 - )
Jeremy Bernstein, American phusicist, educator and writer (1929 - )
Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor (1918 - 1990)
Yogi Berra, American baseball player (1925 - )
Dorothy Berry, English writer (c. 1699)
Mary Frances Berry, American government official and author (1938 - )
John Berryman, American poet, writer and educator (1914 - )
Jean Bertaut, French poet and bishop of Sees (1552 - 1611)
Mademoiselle Rose Bertin, French milliner to Marie Antoinette (1744 - 1813)
Sir Walter Besant, English novelist and writer, collaborated with James Rice (1836 - 1901)
Sir Walter Besant and J. Rice, English novelists and collaborators (1836 - 1901 / 1843 - 1882)
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, English (Russian-born) mathematician (1891 - 1970)
Theobald Theodore Frederic Alfred von Bethmann-Hollweg, Germen Imperial Chancellor (1900 - 1917) (1856 - 1921)
George W. Bethune, American poet and clergyman (1805 - 1862)
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and writer (1875 - 1955)
John Betjeman, English poet (1906 - 1984)
Ugo Betti, Italian playwright (1892 - 1953)
Jean B.C.M. de Beauvais, French Bishop of Senez (1731 - 1790)
Aneurin Bevan, English politician (1897 - 1960)
W.H. Beveridge, English economist (1879 - 1963)
Michael Beverly, song writer
Sir Bevis of Hamptoun, a hero of medieval romance
Marie Henri Beyle, (see de Stendhal)
Benazir Bhutto (1953 - )
Lin Biao, Chinese marshal of the People's Liberation Army and leader to be (1907 - 1971)
Bias of Priene, Greek one of Seven sages (about 566 BC)
Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco, English novelist (20th century)
Isaac Bickerstaff, Irish dramatist (c. 1753 - after 1787)
Bidpai (a/k/a Pilpay), Brahmin gymnosophist (several cent. before Christ)
Ambrose Bierce, American journalist and writer (1842 - 1914)
George Bigelis, American computer reseller (1949 - )
Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw), American humorist (1818 - 1885)
John Binder, German philologist (1767 - 1805)
Rudolf Bing, Austrian manager (1902 - )
Laurence Binyon, English author and Orientalist (1869 - 1943)
Bion of Smyrna, Greek popular philosopher and poet (c. 325 BC - c. 255 BC)
Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach (1956 - )
Rose Elizabeth Bird, American justice (1936 - )
George Birdseye, American verse writer (1844 - 1919)
Augustine Birrell, English jurist, politician, author, critic and man of letters (1850 - 1933)
Elizabeth bishop, American poet (1911 - 1979)
Jim bishop, American author and journalist (1907 - 1987)
Thomas Brigham bishop, American song writer (1835 - 1905)
Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck, German statesman (1815 - 1898)
Jacqueline Bisset, English actress (1944 - )
Hugo L. Black, American supreme court justice (1886 - 1971)
Shirley Temple Black, American actress and diplomat (1928 - )
Thomas Blackburn, no biographical data available
Colonel Blacker, British officer (1780 - 1826)
John Stuart Blackie, Scottish classical scholar and writer (1809 - 1895)
Thomas Blacklock, Scottish poet and divine (1721 - 1791)
Sir Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (c. 1650 - 1729)
Harry A. Blackmun, American supreme court justice (1908 - )
Sir William Blackstone, English jurist (1723 - 1780)
Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American abolitionist, feminist and clergy (1825 - 1921)
Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician and author (1821 - 1910)
Emily Blackwell, American physician and author (1826 - 1910)
Red Blaik, American football coach (1897 - 1989)
Bonnie Blair, American speed skater (1964 - )
Hugh Blair, English clergyman, critic and professor of rhetoric & belles-lettres (1718 - 1809)
Robert Blair, Scottish poet and clergyman (1699 - 1746)
Tony Blair, English prime minister (1953 - )
Charles Dupee Blake, American poet (1846 - 1903)
Michael Blake (1945 - )
William Blake, English artist and poet (1757 - 1827)
Susanna Blamire, English poet (1747 - 1794)
Miss Susanna Blamire and Miss Catherine Gilpin, English poets (1747 - 1794 and 1738 - 1811)
Laman Blanchard, English journalist and litterateur (1803 - 1845)
Pierre Blanchet, French dramatic poet (c. 1459 - 1519)
Robert Bland, English poet and classical editor (1779 - 1825)
Smiley Blanton, M.D., English poet (1757 - 1827)
William P. Blatty, American novelist (20th century)
Helena Petrova Blavatsky, Russian author, translator and theosophist (1831 - 1891)
Anne E. Bleecker, American poet (1752 - 1783)
Lady Marguerite Blessington, English socialite and writer (1789 - 1849)
Allan David Bloom (1930 - )
Robert Bloomfield, English poet (1766 - 1823)
Paul Blouet (Max O'Rell), French journalist, lecturer and critic (1848 - 1903)
Field Marshall Gebhard Lebrecht von Blucher, Prussian field marshall at Waterloo (1742 - 1819)
Vida Blue, American baseball player (1949 - )
Leon Blum, French politician (1872 - 1950)
Judy Blume, American novelist and writer (1938 - )
Robert Bly, American poet (1926 - )
George Dana Boardman, American missionary to Burma (1801 - 1831)
Jacob Bobart, German botanist (1641 - 1719)
Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian or Parisian Italian story writer (1313 - 1375)
Friedrich M. von Bodenstedt, German writer, journalist and translator (1819 - 1892)
Jean Bodinus (Bodin), French political philosopher and advocate (1530 - 1596)
Sir Thomas Bodley, British diplomat and founder of Bodleian Library at Oxford (1544 - 1612)
Ivan F. Boesky, American businessman (1937 - )
Boethius, Roman statesman and philosopher (470? - 525)
Louise A. Bogan, American lyric poet and critic (1897 - 1970)
Humphrey Bogart, American actor (1899 - 1957)
Henry G. Bohn, English publisher and bookseller (1796 - 1884)
Niels Henrik David Bohr, Danish physicist (1885 - 1962)
Matteo Marie Boiardo (Bojardo), French poet and scholar (1430 - 1494)
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, French poet, critic and satirist (1636 - 1711)
Sissela Bok, Swedish philosopher (1934 - )
Henry St. John Bolingbroke, English statesman and writer (1678 - 1751)
Robert Bolt, English playwright and screen writer (1924 - 1995)
Sarah Knowles Bolton, American poet, editor and social reformer (1841 - 1916)
Janos Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (1802 - 1860)
Erma Bombeck, American journalist, author and humorist (1927 - 1996)
Horatius Bonar,D.D., Scottish clergyman, poet and writer (1808 - 1890)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian (1906 - 1945)
Pope Boniface VIII, Italian Catholic Pope (1235 - 1303)
Bernard de Bonnard, French poet (1744 - 1784)
Edward De Bono, Maltese physician and educator (1933 - )
Arna Bontemps, American poet and writer (1902 - 1973)
Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch evangelist (1892 - 1983)
Pat Boone, American singer (1934 - )
Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian (1914 - )
Elayne Boosler, American comedian (1952 - )
Barton Booth, English actor (1681 - 1733)
Rev. John Booth, English compiler (fl. 1860)
Shirley Booth, American actress (1907 - )
William Booth, English religious leader (1829 - 1912)
James H. Boren, American bureaucrat (1925 - )
Victor Borge, American pianist and comedian (1909 - )
Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian poet and short-story writer (1899 - 1986)
Hal Borland, American journalist (1900 - 1978)
Martin Bormann, German political leader (1900 - 1945)
Max Born, German-British physicist and educator (1882 - 1970)
George Henry Borrow, English writer and gypsy scholar (1803 - 1881)
Pierre Bosquet, French marshal (1810 - 1861)
Jacques Benigue Bossuet, French bishop and pulpit orator (1627 - 1704)
James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and biographer (1740 - 1795)
Anne C. Lynch Botta, American poet (c. 1820 - 1891)
Dion Boucicault, Irish dramatist and actor (1822 - 1890)
Nadia Boulanger, French conductor and educator (1887 - 1979)
Nicolas Bourbaki, French pseudonym for mathematician group (c. 1939 - 1980)
Pierre de Bourdeilles ("Brantome"), French historian (1540 - 1614)
Francis William Bourdillon, English poet (1852 - 1921)
Paul Bourget, French novelist (1852 - 1935)
Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (1904 - 1971)
Vincent Bourne, English scholar and writer (1698 - 1747)
Jim Bouton, American baseball player (20th century)
Christian Nestell Bovee, American author and lawyer (1820 - 1904)
Catherine Drinker Bowen, American writer (1897 - 1973)
Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (1899 - 1973)
Walter Bower, Scottish historian (1385 - 1449)
Lucien Boyer, French physician (1808 - 1890)
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Norwegian novelist (1848 - 1895)
Robert Boyle, Irish chemist and philosopher (1626 - 1691)
Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery, Irish statesman, soldier and dramatist (1621 - 1679)
Samuel Boyse, British writer (1708 - 1749)
Henry de Bracton, English ecclesiastic and jurist ( - 1268)
Malcolm Bradbury, English novelist (1932 - )
Ray Bradbury, American science-fiction writer (1920 - )
Barbara Taylor Bradford, English writer (1933 - )
John Bradford, English Protestant martyr (1510? - 1555)
William Bradford, American (English-born) Pilgrim father and 2nd governor of Plymouth colony (1590 - 1657)
Francis H. Bradley, English philosopher (1846 - 1924)
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American novelist (1930 - )
Omar Bradley, American general (1893 - 1981)
Tom Bradley, American mayor (1917 - )
John Bradshaw, American philosopher, lecturer and author (1933 - )
Anne Bradstreet, American poet (c. 1612 - 1672)
Nicholas Brady, Irish author and divine (1659 - 1726)
Alonzo B. Bragdon, American jurist, writer and scholar (1847 - )
General Braxton Bragg, American general of confederate army (1817 - 1876)
General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, American legislator and governor of Wisconsin (1827 - 1912)
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (1546 - 1601)
John G.C. Brainard, American poet (1796 - 1828)
Richard Braithwait (Braithwaite) ("Corymbaeus"), English poet and dramatist (1588? - 1673)
William Stanley Braithwaite, American educator, poet and critic (1878 - 1962)
Berton Braley, American author and journalist (1882 - 1966)
Ernest Bramah, English humorous writer (1867 - 1942)
Rev. James Bramston, English satirical poet (about 1694 - 1744)
Louis D. Brandeis, American judge and jurist (1856 - 1941)
Nathaniel Branden, American psychologist
Marlon Brando, American actor (1924 - )
Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (1882 - 1963)
Antonio Musa Brassavola, Italian physician (1500 - 1570)
Werner von Braun, German-American engineer (1912 - 1977)
Bertolt Brecht, German poet and playwright (1898 - 1956)
Gerald Brenan, English writer (1894 - 1987)
Joseph Brenan (Brennan), American (Irish-born) poet (1829 - 1857)
William J. Brennan,Jr., American jurist (1906 - 1997)
Jane Brereton, English poet (1685 - 1740)
Jimmy Breslin, American talk show host, columnist and journalist (1930 - )
Robert Bresson, French film director (1917 - )
Antoine Bret, French writer and poet (1717 - 1792)
Andre Breton, French poet, essayist, critic and editor (1896 - 1966)
Nicholas Breton, English poet (c. 1545 - 1624)
Daniel Brevint, English dean of Lincoln (1616 - 1695)
Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, English author and compiler (1810 - 1897)
Kingman Brewster,Jr., American educator and diplomat (1919 - 1988)
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, Russian political leader (1906 - 1982)
Fanny Brice, American singing comedienne (1891 - 1951)
John Bridges, English dean of Salisbury ( - 1618)
Madeline Bridges (Mrs. Mary Ainge de Vere), American poet (fl. about 1840)
Robert Bridges ("Droch"), American journalist and poet (1858 - 1941)
Robert Seymour Bridges, English author, critic and poet laureate (1844 - 1930)
P.W. Bridgman, American physicist (1882 - 1961)
Alan Brien, English novelist, journalist and critic (1925 - )
John Bright, English politician and orator (1811 - 1889)
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French magistrate, gastronomist and author (1755 - 1826)
Ashleigh Brilliant, English-American writer, columnist and cartoonist ("Potshots") (1933 - )
David Brinkley, American broadcast journalist (1920 - )
Henry Brinklow, British satirist, writer and reformer ( - 1546)
Arthur Brisbane, American newspaper editor and writer (1864 - 1936)
Jean Pierre Brissot de Warville, French Girondist leader and political writer (1754 - 1793)
William de Britaine, English author of "The Human Prudence of William de Britane" (fl. about 1680)
Vera Brittain, English writer (1893 - 1970)
Benjamin Britten, English composer (1913 - 1976)
Henry Broadhurst, English politician (1840 - 1911)
Hermann Broch, German writer (1886 - 1951)
Lou Brock, American baseball player (1939 - )
Fawn M. Brodie, American author (1915 - 1981)
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet (1940 - 1996)
Tom Brokaw, American broadcast journalist (1940 - )
Richard Brome, English dramatist (- c. 1652)
J. Bromfield, English author (19th century)
Louis Bromfield, American novelist (1896 - 1956)
Isaac H. Bromley, American editor (1833 - 1898)
Jacob Bronowski, English historian and mathematician (1908 - 1974)
Anne Bronte (used pseudonym Acton Bell), English novelist and poet (1820 - 1849)
Charlotte Bronte ("Currer Bell"), English novelist and poet (1816 - 1855)
Emily Bronte, English novelist (1818 - 1848)
Henry Brooke, Irish political and miscellaneous writer (1706 - 1783)
Rupert Brooke, English poet (1887 - 1915)
Stofford A. Brooke, Irish clergyman, critic and essayist (1832 - 1916)
Anita Brookner, English art historian and writer (1928 - )
Garth Brooks, American singer and song writer (1962 - )
Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (1917 - )
Louise Brooks, American actress (1906 - 1985)
Maria Brooks, American poet (1795 - 1845)
Mel Brooks, American comedian, producer and director (1926 - )
Phillips Brooks,D.D., American bishop, scholar and pulpit orator (1835 - 1893)
Thomas Brooks, English Puritan divine (1608 - 1680)
Van Wyck Brooks, American literary critic and cultural historian (1886 - 1963)
William Broome, English scholar and poet (1689 - 1745)
Brigid Brophy, English-Irish writer, novelist and playwright (1929 - )
Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and author (1928 - )
Lord Henry Peter Brougham (Brougham and vaux), Scottish lord chancellor of England, orator, critic and author (1778 - 1868)
Thomas Broughton, English clergyman, biographer and miscellaneous writer (1704 - 1774)
Heywood C. Broun, American journalist and author (1888 - 1939)
Heywood Hale Broun, American broadcast journalist, actor and author (1918 - )
Claude Brown, American lawyer and playwright (1937 - )
H. Rap Brown, American activist (1943 - )
Helen Gurley Brown, American editor and author (1922 - )
James Brown, American singer (1933 - )
Jerry Brown, American government official (1938 - )
John Brown, English clergyman and miscellaneous writer (1715 - 1766)
John Mason Brown, American critic and lecturer (1900 - 1969)
Les Brown, American bandleader and song writer (1912 - )
Lew Brown, American song writer (1893 - 1958)
Paul Brown, American football coach (1908 - 1991)
Rita Mae Brown, American writer and playwright (1944 - )
Sterling Brown, American poet, critic and educator (1901 - 1989)
Thomas Edward Brown, English poet (1830 - 1897)
Tom Brown, English satirical and facetious poet (1663 - 1704)
William Wells Brown, American antislavery lecturer, novelist and playwright (1815 - 1884)
Charles Farrar Browne (used pseudonym Artemus Ward), (see Artemus Ward)
H. Jackson Browne, writer of "Urn Burial"
Isaac Hawkins Browne, English poet and wit (1705 - 1760)
Sir Thomas Browne, English physician, philosopher and writer (1605 - 1682)
Sir William Browne, English poet and translator (about 1590 - 1645)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (1806 - 1861)
Ophelia G. Browning (Mrs. Arthur P. Adams, Mrs. T.E. Burroughs), American writer and poet (20th century)
Robert Browning, English poet (1812 - 1889)
Lenny Bruce, American comedian (1925 - 1966)
Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (1746 - 1767)
Michael Brueys, French author and dramatist (1640 - 1723)
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian statesman and prime minister (1939 - )
Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher and pantheist (1549 - 1600)
Robert Brustein, American educator, critic and author (1927 - )
Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman republican leader (85 BC - 42 BC)
William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer, orator and statesman (1860 - 1925)
Bear Bryant, American football coach (1913 - 1983)
William Cullen Bryant, American poet and editor (1794 - 1878)
James Bryce, English diplomat and author (1838 - 1922)
Sir Samuel Brydges, English bibliographer, biographer and genealogist (1762 - 1837)
Yul Brynner, American actor (1920 - 1985)
Bill Bryson (1946 - )
Martin Buber, German-Jewish religious philosopher (1878 - 1965)
John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir), Scottish novelist (1875 - 1940)
George Buchanan, Scottish scholar, historian, Latin poet and tutor to James VI (1506 - 1582)
James Buchanan, American 15th president of U.S. (1791 - 1868)
Patrick Buchanan, American politician (1938 - )
Robert Buchanan, English poet and novelist (1841 - 1901)
Georg Buchmann, German philologist, archaelogist, classical scholar and compiler (1822 - 1884)
Art Buchwald, American columnist (1925 - )
Pearl S. Buck, American author (1892 - 1973)
William F. Buckley,Jr., American editor (1925 - )
John Baldwin Buckstone, English comedian (1802 - 1879)
Buddha, Indian religious leader (563 BC - 483 BC)
Frederick Buechner, American clergyman and novelist (1926 - )
Mary E. Buell, American verse writer (fl. 1890)
Jimmy Buffett, American singer (1946 - )
Warren Buffett, American business executive (1930 - )
George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, French naturalist (1707 - 1788)
Thomas Robert duc d'Isly Bugeaud, French marshal (1784 - 1849)
Charles Bukowski, American author (1920 - 1994)
S.G. Bulfinch, American clergyman and writer (1809 - 1870)
Major-General Robert Lee Bullard, American general in World War I (1861 - 1947)
A.H. Bullen, American author and publisher (1857 - 1920)
Count Bernhard von Bulow, German diplomat, statesman and chancellor (1849 - 1929)
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (Earl Lytton), English novelist and politician (1803 - 1873)
Charlotte Bunch, American feminist theorist, lecturer and writer (1944 - )
Ralph Bunche, American diplomat and educator (1904 - 1971)
George W. Bungay, English journalist (1826 - 1892)
Alfred Bunn, English librettist and theatrical manager (1796 - 1860)
H.C. Bunner, American journalist and author (1855 - 1896)
Baron Christian von Bunsen, Prussian ambassador and scholar (1791 - 1860)
Basil Bunting, English poet (1900 - 1985)
Luis Bunuel, Mexican film director (1900 - 1983)
John Bunyan, English clergyman and author (1628 - 1688)
Prosper Buranelli, et al.
Luther Burbank, American naturalist and plant breeder (1849 - 1926)
Samuel D. Burchard, American clergyman (1812 - 1891)
Robert Jones Burdette, American humorist and lecturer (1844 - 1914)
G.A. Burger, German poet (1748 - 1794)
Warren E. Burger, American supreme court justice (1907 - 1995)
Anthony Burgess, English novelist, critic and man of letters (1917 - 1993)
Frank Gelett Burgess, American humorist, writer and poet (1866 - 1951)
George Brown (G.B.) Burgin, British author (1856 - 1944)
Dean John William Burgon, English clergyman, poet and dean of Chichester (1819 - 1888)
Gen. John Burgoyne, British soldier and dramatist (1722 - 1792)
Edmund Burke, Irish orator and statesman (1729 - 1797)
James Lee Burke, American novelist (1936 - )
Lord William Cecil Burleigh (Burghley), English statesman (1520 - 1598)
William Henry Burleigh, American poet (1812 - 1871)
Peiter Burmann, Dutch classical scholar (1668 - 1741)
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, English humorist, novelist and editor of "Punch" (1837 - 1917)
Dana Burnet, American author and poet (1888 - 1962)
Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Scottish theologian and religious leader (1643 - 1715)
James Burnet (Lord Monboddo), Scottish lawyer, originator of the monkey theory (1714 - 1779)
Carol Burnett, American actress and comedienne (1933 - )
Leo Burnett, American advertising executive (1891 - 1971)
Fanny Burney, English novelist and letter writer (1752 - 1840)
George Burns, American comedian and actor (1896 - 1996)
James Drummond Burns, Scottish poet and clergyman (1823 - 1864)
Robert Burns, Scottish poet (1759 - 1796)
Aaron Burr, American politician (1795 - 1845)
Amelia Josephine Burr, American author and poet (1878 - )
Edgar Rice Burroughs, American novelist (1875 - 1950)
Jeremiah Burroughs, English Congregational minister and writer (1599 - 1646)
John Burroughs, American author and naturalist (1837 - 1921)
Nannie Burroughs, American educator (1883 - 1961)
William S. Burroughs, American writer (1914 - )
Rev. Henry Burton, English clergyman and writer (1840 - 1930)
Isabel Burton, English traveler and author (1831 - 1896)
Lady Burton, English wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton (19th century - )
Richard Burton, Welsh actor (1925 - 1984)
Richard Eugene Burton, American poet, journalist and critic (1861 - 1940)
Richard Francis Burton, English scholar, writer, traveler and explorer (1821 - 1890)
Robert Burton, English writer, philosopher and humorist (1576 - 1640)
Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (1925 - 1998)
Wilhelm Busch, German satirical poet and illustrator (1832 - 1908)
Barbara Bush, American first,lady, wife of George Herbert Walker Bush (1925 - )
George Herbert Walker Bush, American 41st president of the U.S. (1924 - )
George Walker Bush, American 43rd president of U.S. (1946 - )
Vannevar Bush, American electrical engineer and government official (1890 - 1974)
Samuel Clarke Bushnell, American clergyman (1852 - 1928)
Robert de Bussy-Rabutin (de Bussy), French author and satirical writer (1618 - 1693)
James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, English royalist and soldier (1610 - 1688)
Bishop Joseph Butler, English bishop of Durham (1692 - 1752)
Nicholas Murray Butler, American president of Columbia University (1862 - 1947)
Samuel Butler (1), English wit and poet (1612 - 1680)
Samuel Butler (2), English writer, scholar, artist, philosopher and satirist (1835 - 1902)
William Allen Butler, American lawyer and poet (1825 - 1902)
Hezekiah Butterworth, American writer (1839 - 1905)
Henry Buttes, English Elizabethan cookbook writer (late 16th century)
Mary Frances Butts, American verse writer (1836 - 1902)
Charles Buxton, English author (1823 - 1871)
Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers, American author, soldier, consul and member of Gen. Sherman's staff (1838 - 1933)
Witter Bynner, American author (1881 - 1968)
William Byrd (Bird), English church music composer and organist for Elizabeth I (about 1640 - 1623)
James F. Byrnes, American politician and administrator (1879 - 1972)
John Byrom, English writer and poet (1691 - 1763)
Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron), English poet (1788 - 1824)
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James Caballero, mathematician
James Branch Cabell, American novelist and writer (1879 - 1958)
George Washington Cable, American novelist and lecturer (1844 - 1921)
Appius Claudius Caecus, Roman orator (c. 312 BC - 278 BC)
Herb Caen, American journalist, columnist and author (1916 - 1997)
Augustus Caesar, Roman emperor (63 BC - 14 AD)
Irving Caesar, American producer, writer, lyricist and composer (1895 - 1996)
Julius Caesar (Caius Julius Caesar), Roman general, statesman, writer and orator (100 BC - 44 BC)
John Cage, American composer, poet, essayist, painter and pianist (1912 - 1992)
James M. Cain, American novelist (1892 - 1977)
Sir Hall Caine, English novelist (1853 - 1931)
Lynn Caine, American writer and lecturer (1927 - 1987)
Michael Caine, English actor (1933 - )
Alexander Calder, American sculptor (1898 - 1976)
Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish dramatist (1600 - 1681)
Mary Steichen Calderone, American physician and author (1904 - 1998)
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist (1903 - )
Sarah Caldwell, American opera conductor, producer and impresario (1924 - )
Taylor Caldwell, English novelist (1900 - 1985)
John C. Calhoun, American statesman (1782 - 1850)
Caius Caesar Caligula, Roman emperor (12 - 41)
Hortense Calisher, American writer (1911 - )
Antonio Callado, Brazilian novelist (1917 - 1997)
James Callaghan, English labour party leader (1912 - )
Maria Callas, American opera singer (1923 - 1977)
Callimachus, Greek poet and grammarian (about 260 BC)
Charles Stuart Calverley, English poet (1831 - 1884)
John Calvin, French theologian and ecclesiastical statesman (1509 - 1564)
Italo Calvino, Italian novelist and short-story writer (1923 - 1985)
Richard Owen Cambridge, English poet (1717 - 1802)
Lieut.-Gen. Pierre Jacques E. baron de Cambronne, French soldier under Napoleon at Waterloo (1770 - 1842)
William Camden, English antiquary historian (1551 - 1623)
Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer (1815 - 1879)
Emile Cammaerts, Belgian English essayist, translator and poet (1878 - 1953)
Luis de Camoens, Portuguese epic poet (1525 - 1579)
Lord John Campbell, Scottish statesman, writer and Lord Chancellor of England (1779 - 1861)
Joseph Campbell, American author and editor (1904 - 1987)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (1865 - 1940)
Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet (1777 - 1844)
Thomas Campion, English poet, composer and physician (1567 - 1620)
Jean Gilbert de Campistron, French dramatist (1656 - 1723)
Albert Camus, French philosopher, novelist and dramatist (1913 - 1960)
Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (1924 - )
Elias Canetti, Swiss (Bulgarian-born) author (1905 - 1994)
George Canning, English statesman (1770 - 1827)
Francois C. Canrobert, French marshal (1809 - 1895)
Eric Cantona, French footballer (1966 - )
King Canute, Danish king of England (994? - 1035)
Cao Cao, Chinese legendary warlord of the Three Kingdoms period (155 - 220)
Robert Capa, American (Hungarian-born) photojournalist (1913 - 1954)
Joseph Capen, clergyman (19th century)
Al Capone, American gangster (1899 - 1947)
Truman Capote, American novelist and short-story writer (1924 - 1984)
Al Capp, American cartoonist (creator of "Li'l Abner") (1909 - 1979)
Frank Capra, American director (1897 - 1991)
Marquis Francesco Caraccioli, Italian prince of Naples and admiral (1752 - 1790)
Cardinal Carafa, legate of Paul IV
Benjamin Cardozo, American supreme court justice and writer (1870 - 1938)
Lady Elizabeth Carew (or Cary or Carey), English writer (alive 1590)
Richard Carew, English poet (1555 - 1620)
Thomas Carew, English poet and courtier (1589 - 1639)
Henry Carey, English musician and poet (1700 - 1743)
Will Carleton, American poet (1845 - 1912)
George Carlin, American comedian (1937 - )
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist and philosopher (1795 - 1881)
Bliss Carman, Canadian poet and journalist (1861 - 1929)
R.D. Carmichael, mathematician
Stokely Carmichael, American civil rights leader (1941 - 1998)
Alexandra Carnacchi (a/k/a Weyaka), American daughter of Ambrose Redmoon (1962 - )
Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philanthropist (1835 - 1919)
Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
Julia A. Fletcher Carney, American teacher and poet (1823(4) - 1908)
Joseph Edwards Carpenter, English poet and song writer (1813 - 1885)
Joseph Estlin Carpenter, English Unitarian scholar (1844 - 1927)
Karen Carpenter, American singer (1950 - 1983)
Liz Carpenter, American writer and feminist (1920 - )
Lope Felix de Vega Carpio ("Tome Burguillos"), Spanish poet and dramatist (1562 - 1635)
Emily Carr, Canadian artist and writer (1871 - 1945)
Alexis Carrel, American surgeon and biologist (1873 - 1944)
Armand Carrel, French journalist and historian (1800 - 1836)
Lewis Carroll, English author (pseudonym of Rev. Charles L. Dodgson) (1832 - 1898)
William Herbert Carruth, American professor, editor and poet (1859 - 1924)
Guy Wetmore Carryl, American humorist and poet (1873 - 1904)
Johnny Carson, American talk show host and comedian (1925 - )
Rachel L. Carson, American zoologist (1907 - 1964)
Angela Carter, English novelist and short-story writer (1940 - 1992)
Betty Carter, American jazz singer (1929 - 1998)
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, American 39th president of U.S. (1924 - )
Lillian Carter, American nurse and first mother (1898 - 1983)
Rosalynn Carter, American first lady (1927 - )
Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.
Barbara Cartland, English novelist (1901 - )
John Cartwright, English political reformer (1740 - 1824)
William Cartwright, English poet (1611 - 1643)
George Washington Carver, American chemist and educator (1864 - 1903)
Alice Cary, American poet (1820 - 1871)
Henry Francis Cary, English poet and translator (1772 - 1844)
Joyce Cary, English novelist (1888 - 1957)
Phebe Cary, American poet (1824 - 1871)
Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist and conductor (1876 - 1973)
Florence E. Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar (1599 - 1671)
Elizabeth York Case, American verse writer (1840? - 1911)
Johnny Cash, American singer and song writer (1932 - )
Pat Cash, American tennis player (1965 - )
Billy Casper, American golfer (1931 - )
A.M. Cassandre, French illustrator (1901 - 1968)
Carlos A. Castaneda, American anthropologist and writer (1931 - )
Marquis Edouard de Curieres de Castelnau, French general, "Savior of Nancy" (1851 - 1944)
Fidel Castro, Cuban statesman and leader (1926 - )
Willa Sibert Cather, American novelist (1873 - 1947)
Catherine the Great, Russian empress (1729 - 1796)
Mary Catherwood (1847 - 1901)
Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina), Roman politician and conspirator (c. 108 BC - 62 BC)
Marshal Nicolas Catinat, French marshal of France (1637 - 1712)
Dionysius Cato, Latin moralist (1st, 2nd or 3rd century)
Marcus Porcius Cato ("The Younger"), Roman patriot and stoic philosopher (95 BC - 46 BC)
Cato (Marcus Porcius Cato "The Elder") (a/k/a Cato the Censor), Italian patriot and statesman (234 BC - 149 BC)
Carrie Chapman Catt, American feminist (1859 - 1947)
Kim Cattrall, English actress (1956 - )
Catullus (Caius Quintus Valerius Catullus), Roman poet (87 BC - 45 BC)
Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (1789 - 1857)
Gilles de Caux, French poet (1682 - 1733)
Edith Cavell, English martyred nurse shot by Germans at Brussels (1865 - 1915)
Dick Cavett, American talk show host (1936 - )
Robert Cawdray, English writer and clergyman (living 1589)
Madison Julius Cawein, American poet and author (1865 - 1914)
William Caxton, English printer (1422? - 1491)
Arthur Cayley, English mathematician (1821 - 1895)
Katherine Cebrian, celebrated hostess, writer and artist
Lord Edward Cecil, English soldier and civil servant (1867 - 1918)
Thomas Celano, German Franciscan and biographer (living 1221 - 1250)
Louis-Ferdinand Celine, French writer (1894 - 1961)
Cellarius, German geographer (1638 - 1707)
Saint Celsus (Cellach), Irish prelate and Archbishop of Armagh (1079 - 1129)
Mrs. Susannah Centilivre, English dramatist (1667 - 1722)
Susannah Centlivre, English dramatist (about 1667 - 1722)
Bennett Cerf, American journalist and publisher (1898 - 1971)
Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra), Spanish author (1547 - 1616)
Aime Cesaire, Martiniquais poet, playwright and political activist (1913 - )
Paul Cezanne, French painter (1839 - 1906)
John White Chadwick, American clergyman, writer and poet (1840 - 1904)
Marc Chagall, Russian-French painter and graphic artist (1887 - 1985)
John Chalkhill, English poet (c. 1600 - 1642)
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish divine and writer (1780 - 1847)
Jason Chamberlain, American clergyman (fl. 1811)
Joseph Chamberlain, English statesman (1836 - 1914)
Neville Chamberlain, English political leader (1869 - 1940)
Edward Chamberlayne, English miscellaneous writer (1616 - 1703)
Charles Haddon Chambers, Australian journalist, poet and novelist (1860 - 1921)
Sebastien-Roch-Nicolas de Chamfort, French journalist, playwright, litterateur and aphorist (1741 - 1794)
Raymond Chandler, American short-story writer and novelist (1888 - 1959)
Coco Chanel, French fashion designer (1883 - 1971)
Jung Chang, British (Chinese-born) author (1952 - )
William Ellery Channing, American writer and orator (1780 - 1842)
Henry "Chips" Channon, British (American-born) politician and diarist (1897 - 1958)
Edwin Hubbel Chapin, American clergyman and author (1814 - 1880)
Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director and composer (1889 - 1977)
Geraldine Chaplin, American actress (1944 - )
Arthur Chapman, American poet (1873 - 1935)
George Chapman, English dramatic poet (c. 1559 - 1634)
John Chapman (1), English clergyman (1704 - 1784)
John Chapman (2), English physician, author and publisher (1822 - 1894)
John Chapman (3) ("Johnny Appleseed"), American pioneer (1775? - 1847)
John Jay Chapman, American poet, dramatist and critic (1862 - 1933)
Maria Weston Chapman, American abolitionist and editor (1806 - 1885)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French philosopher and paleontologist (1881 - 1955)
Charles II, English Stuart King of England (1630 - 1685)
Charles IX, French king of France (1550 - 1574)
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 1519-58, King of Spain 1516-56 (1500 - 1558)
Charles X (f/k/a Comte D'Artois), French king of France 1824-1830 (1757 - 1830)
Charles d'Orleans (Comte d'Angouleme), French poet (1391 - 1465)
Prince of Wales Charles, British royalty (1948 - )
Ray Charles, American singer, song writer and musician (1930 - )
William Henry Charlton, English poet and translator (1787 - 1866)
Hippolyte de Bethune Charost, Roman French diplomatist and man of letters (1603 - 1665)
Pierre Charron, French philosopher and theologian (1541 - 1603)
Alain Chartier, French poet and political writer (c. 1385 - c. 1449)
Emile Chartier (1868 - 1951)
Alexander Chase, American journalist and editor (1926 - )
Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor (1943 - )
Ilka Chase, American actress and writer (1905 - 1978)
Mary Ellen Chase, American scholar, educator and author (1887 - 1973)
Salmon P. Chase, American statesman (1808 - 1873)
Thomas Chatterton, English poet (1752 - 1770)
Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (c. 1340 - 1400)
Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (1821 - 1894)
John Cheever, American short-story writer and novelist (1912 - 1982)
Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist and short-story writer (1860 - 1904)
John Vance Cheney, American author, poet and librarian (1848 - 1922)
Andre Marie de Chenier, Turkish French poet (1762 - 1794)
Cher, American singer and actress (1946 - )
Andrew Cherry, Irish actor and writer (1762 - 1812)
Pierre A. Cheruel, French historian (1809 - 1891)
Col. Charles C. Chesney, English soldier and historian (1826 - 1876)
Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and lawyer (1858 - 1932)
Anson G. Chester, American poet (19th century)
Earl of Chesterfield, English courtier and statesman (1694 - 1773)
Gilbert K. Chesterton, English essayist, novelist, journalist and poet (1874 - 1936)
Albert Chevalier, English comedian and song writer (1861 - 1923)
Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (1888 - 1972)
Sir William Watson Cheyne, Scottish physician (1852 - 1932)
Julia Child, American chef, author and TV personality (1912 - )
Lydia Maria Child, American author (1802 - 1880)
Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and director (1920 - 1994)
William Chillingsworth, English scholar (1602 - 1644)
Chilo of Sparta, Greek one of Seven Sages (6th century BC)
Shirley Chisholm, American politician and author (1924 - )
Rufus Choate, American lawyer, orator and politician (1799 - 1859)
Choerilus of Samos, Greek tragic dramatist (c. 470 BC - 399 BC)
Duc de Choiseul, French politician (1719 - 1785)
Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political activist (1928 - )
Kate Chopin, American author (1851 - 1904)
Deepak Chopra, Indian physician and author (1949 - )
Henry F. Chorley, English author (1808 - 1872)
Jesus Christ, Roman religious leader (4 BC - 29 AD)
Agatha Christie, English detective-fiction writer (1890 - 1976)
Christina of Sweden, Swedish ruler (1626 - 1689)
David Christy, American geologist, chemist, lecturer and anti-slavery agitator (1802 - after 1855)
Jean Baptiste Christyne, Belgian jurist (1622 - 1690)
St. John Chrysostom, Greek writer and Father of the Church (c. 345 - 407)
Benjamin Church, American political writer (living 1775)
Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist (1839 - 1906)
Charles Churchill, English poet and satirist (1731 - 1764)
Jennie Jerome Churchill, American socialite (1854 - 1921)
Sir Randolph Henry Spenser Churchill, British statesman, conservative and Chancellor of Exchequer (1849 - 1894)
Winston Churchill (1), American novelist (1871 - 1947)
Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill (2), English statesman and prime minister (1874 - 1965)
Thomas Churchyard, English miscellaneous writer (c. 1520 - 1604)
Marchette Gaylord Chute (1909 - )
General Enrico Cialdini, Italian general (about 1814 - 1892)
Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian fascist politician (1903 - 1944)
John Ciardi, English dramatist, actor and author (1916 - 1986)
Colley Cibber, English dramatist and actor (1671 - 1757)
Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero), Roman philosopher, statesman and orator (106 BC - 43 BC)
M. Ciniber, no available biographical information
E.M. Cioran, French (Romanian-born) philosopher (1911 - 1995)
Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese empress (1835 - 1908)
Craig Claiborne, American editor and author (1920 - )
Claire Clairmont, English lover of Byron and stepsister of Mary Shelley (1798 - 1879)
Tom Clancy, American novelist (1947 - )
Henry Clapp,Jr., American editor and satiric writer (1814 - 1871)
John Clare, English poet (1793 - 1864)
Lord Edward Hyde Clarendon, English historian and statesman (1608 - 1674)
Alan Clark, English conservative politician (1928 - )
Kenneth MacKenzie Clark, English art historian and author (1903 - 1983)
Mary Higgins Clark, American writer (1931 - )
Ramsey Clark, American government official (1927 - )
Simeon Tucker Clark, American poet (1836 - )
Arthur C. Clarke, English science-fiction writer (1917 - )
Charles Cowden Clarke, English author and Shakespearan editor (1787 - 1877)
Ednah Proctor Clarke (Hayes), American poet (1866 - 1956?)
James Freeman Clarke, American minister, theologian and author (1810 - 1888)
John Clarke, English Baptist churchman and physician (c. 1609 - 1676)
Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke, American (Irish-born) poet, editor and playwright (1846 - 1925)
M'Donald Clarke ("The Mad Poet"), American poet (1798 - 1842)
Samuel Clarke, English divine, philosopher and chaplain to Queen Anne (1675 - 1729)
Claudian (Claudianus), Alexandrian epic poet (about 365 - after 408)
Appius Caecus Claudius ("The Censor"), Roman censor, dictator and poet, started building of Appian Way (fl. 312 BC)
Matthias Claudius, German poet and theologian (1743 - 1815)
Tiberius Drusus Nero Germanicus Claudius, Roman emperor (10 BC - 54 AD)
Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian military leader and author (1780 - 1831)
James Clavell, American (British-born) writer (1924 - 1994)
Henry Clay, American statesman and orator (1777 - 1852)
Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (1935 - 1998)
John Cleese, English actor and writer (1939 - )
John Cleland, English writer (1710 - 1789)
Georges B.E. Clemenceau, French physician, journamlist, statesman and prime minister (1841 - 1929)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (see Mark Twain)
Pope Clement I, bishop of Rome, supposed St. Paul's fellow laborer (died about 100)
Mary Clemmer, American poet and author (1839 - 1884)
Cleobulus of Lindos, Rhodes one of Seven Sages (633 BC - 564 BC)
John Cleveland, English poet (1613 - 1658)
Steven Grover Cleveland, American 22nd and 24th president of U.S. (1837 - 1908)
Montgomery Clift, American actor (1920 - 1966)
Lucille Clifton, American poet and educator (1936 - )
Hillary Rodham Clinton, American first lady, author and lawyer (1947 - )
William Jefferson Clinton, American 42nd president of U.S. (1946 - )
Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet (1819 - 1861)
Elizabeth Coatsworth, American poet and children's author (1893 - 1986)
Kurt Cobain, American song writer and singer (1967 - 1994)
Irvin S. Cobb, American journalist and author (1876 - 1944)
Cobbe, English (living in 1614)
William Cobbett, English politician, journalist and author (1762 - 1835)
Richard Cobden, English politician, statesman and freetrade advocate (1804 - 1865)
Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (living in 20th century)
Alexander Cockburn, English lawyer (1802 - 1880)
Edward Cocker, English engraver, teacher and arithmetician (1631 - 1675)
Jean Cocteau, French dramatist and movie director (1889 - 1963)
Christopher Codrington, British officer (1668 - 1710)
Thomas Cogan, English medical writer (1545? - 1607)
Chapman Cohen, English freethinker and essayist (1868 - 1954)
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer and writer (1934 - )
Lord Edward Coke, English judge and jurist (1552 - 1634)
Claudette Colbert, French actress (1903 - 1996)
Jean Baptiste Colbert, French statesman and financier (1619 - 1683)
Frank Moore Colby, American encyclopedia editor and essayist (1865 - 1925)
Dr. Henry Cole, English controversialist and Dean of St. Paul's (1500? - 1580)
Johnnetta Betsch Cole, American educator, anthropologist and college president (1936 - )
Nat King Cole, American singer and bandleader (1919 - 1965)
Thomas Cole, English theologian (about 1627 - 1697)
David Coleman, British sports commentator (1962 - )
Ornette Coleman, American jazz musician, composer and bandleader (1930 - )
Hartley Coleridge, English poet (1796 - 1849)
John D. Coleridge, F.R.S., English Lord Chief Justice (1820 - 1894)
Mary E. Coleridge, English poet, novelist and essayist (1861 - 1907)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet and critic (1772 - 1834)
Sara Coleridge, English writer and poet (1802 - 1852)
Abraham Coles, American physician and poet (1813 - 1891)
Bishop John Colet, English priest, scholar and reformer (1466 - 1519)
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French novelist (1873 - 1954)
Christiane Collange, French writer
Hiram Price Collier, American miscellaneous writer (1860 - 1913)
Jeremy Collier, English bishop, theologian and Jacobite (1650 - 1726)
John Payne Collier, English critic and antiquary (1789 - 1883)
Hon. Jesse Collings, English educator and statesman, ("Three Acres and a Cow" M.P.) (1831 - after 1900)
R.G. Collingworth, English philosopher and archaeologist (1889 - 1943)
Joan Collins, English-American actress (1933 - )
John Collins (1), English staymaker, miniature painter and actor (1742 - 1808)
John Churton Collins, English scholar and critic (1848 - 1908)
Judy Collins, American folksinger and film maker (1939 - )
Mortimer Collins, English poet and novelist (1827 - 1876)
Wilkie (William) Collins, English novelist (1824 - 1889)
William Collins, English lyric poet (1720 - 1756)
Carlo Collodi (pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini), Italian journalist and author (1826 - 1890)
George Colman (The Younger), English dramatist and actor (1762 - 1836)
Walter Colman, English poet ( - 1645)
Charles Caleb Colton, English sportsman and writer (1780 - 1832)
John Coltrane, American jazz musician, composer and bandleader (1926 - 1967)
Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (1451 - 1506)
Lucinus Junius Moderatus Columella, Roman (Spanish-born) writer on agriculture (lived about 40)
William Combe (Coombe), English writer (1741 - 1823)
Amie Comeaux, American country singer (1976 - 1997)
Barry Commoner, American biologist and environmentalist (1917 - )
Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (c. 1884 - 1969)
James B. Conant, American university administrator and diplomat (1893 - 1978)
Helen Gray Cone, American poet (1859 - 1934)
James Cone, American theologian (1938 - )
Confucius, Chinese philosopher (c. 551 BC - 478 BC)
William Congreve, English dramatic poet (1670 - 1729)
Hilda Conkling, American poet (1910 - 1986)
Roscoe Conkling, American lawyer and statesman (1829 - 1888)
Didi Conn, American actress (1951 - )
Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian (1942 - )
Cyril Connolly, English journalist, editor and writer (1903 - 1974)
Jimmy Connors, American tennis player (1952 - )
Joseph Conrad, English (Ukrainian-born) novelist (1857 - 1924)
Shirley Conran, English writer (1932 - )
Henry Constable, English poet (1562 - 1613)
Henri Benjamin de Rebecque Constant, French (Swiss-born) politician, orator and writer (1767 - 1830)
Flaverius Valerius Aurelius Constantine ("The Great"), Roman first Christian Emperor of Rome (272 - 337)
Angelo Constantini, Italian actor and dramatist (1654 - 1729)
Hugh Conway (Frederick John Fargus), English novelist (1847 - 1885)
Eliza Cook, English poet (1818 - 1889)
Peter Cook, English actor and comedian (1937 - )
Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and broadcaster (1908 - )
Edmund Vance Cooke, American poet, author and lecturer (1866 - 1932)
Josiah Parsons Cooke, American scientist and chemist (1827 - 1894)
Rose Terry Cooke, American writer (1827 - 1892)
Charles Horton Cooley, American sociologist (1864 - 1929)
Calvin Coolidge, American 30th president of U.S. (1872 - 1933)
Susan Coolidge (pseudonym of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey), American author (c. 1845 - 1905)
Anna Julia Cooper, American educator, feminist and writer (1859 - 1964)
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman (1671 - 1713)
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English philanthropist (1801 - 1885)
George Cooper, English poet (1820 - 1876)
James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist (1789 - 1851)
John Gilbert Cooper, English poet (1723 - 1769)
Thomas Cooper, English-American educationist, natural philosopher, lawyer and politician (1756 - 1840)
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (1473 - 1543)
Aaron Copland, American composer (1900 - 1990)
Freire Denise Cordelier (c. 1300)
Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (1606 - 1684)
Mrs. Frances Macdonald Cornford, English poet (1886 - 1960)
Mme. A.M. Bigot de Cornuel, French witty woman of letters (1614 - 1694)
Barry Cornwall (pseudonym of Bryan Waller Procter), English poet and author (1787 - 1874)
Patricia Cornwell (Patricia Daniels Cornwell), American novelist (1956 - )
Hernando Cortez, Spanish conqueror of Mexico (1485 - 1547)
Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Cortissoz, American journalist, editor, author, poet and feminist ( - 1933)
Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor (1937 - )
Howard Cosell, American lawyer and television sports commentator (1920 - 1995)
Cosmus, Italian Duke of Florence (1519 - 1574)
Joseph Seamon Cotter,Jr., American poet (1895 - 1919)
Charles Cotton, English poet, translator and physician (1630 - 1687)
Henry Cotton, English golfer (1907 - 1987)
John Cotton, American (English-born) puritan preacher and theologian (1584 - 1652)
Nathaniel Cotton, English poet and physician (1707 - 1788)
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and father of modern Olympics (1863 - 1937)
Emile Coue, French psychologist (1857 - 1926)
Marquis Philippe Emanuel de Coulanges, French song writer (1631 - 1716)
Gustave Courbet, French painter (1819 - 1877)
Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, English earl marshal of England (1385) (1357 - 1419)
Norman Cousins, American editor and essayist (1912 - 1990)
Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer and explorer (1910 - 1997)
Thomas Coventry, English lawyer, statesman and Lord keeper (1578 - 1640)
Stephen R. Covey, American consultant and author (1932 - )
Noel Coward, English playwright, actor, composer and director (1899 - 1973)
Abraham Cowley, English poet (1618 - 1667)
Hannah Parkhouse Cowley, English playwright (1743 - 1809)
Malcolm Cowley, American critic and author (1898 - 1989)
William Cowper, English poet (1731 - 1800)
Harvey Cox, American theologian, social reformer and author (1929 - )
Kenyon Cox, American artist and writer (1856 - 1919)
Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, American bishop and author (1818 - 1896)
William Coxe, English historian (1747 - 1828)
Joseph Stirling Coyne, British dramatist (1803 - 1868)
George Crabbe, English poet and short-story writer (1754 - 1832)
Pearl M.T. Craigie ("John Oliver Hobbes"), American-English novelist and dramatist (1867 - 1906)
Prof. George Lillie Craik, Scottish writer, historian and novelist (1799 - 1866)
Christopher P. Cranch, American poet and painter (1813 - 1892)
Frank Crane, American clergyman and journalist (1861 - 1928)
Stephen Crane, American novelist, poet, short-story writer and (1871 - 1900)
Lionel Cranfield (Earl of Middlesex), English nobleman and Master of the Royal Wardrobe (1575 - 1645)
William Wallace Crapo, American lawyer (1830 - 1926)
Richard Crashaw, English poet and priest (about 1605 - 1650)
Marcus Lucinius Crassus, Roman general and statesman (circa 115 BC - 53 BC)
Christina Crawford (living 20th century)
Francis Marion Crawford, American novelist (1854 - 1909)
Joan Crawford, American actress and dancer (1908 - 1977)
Louisa (or Louise or Julia) Macartney Crawford, Irish poet and composer (1790 - 1858)
Oswald Crawford, English diplomatist, poet and miscellaneous writer (1860 - 1909)
Seymour Cray, American computer scientist and father of supercomputing (1925 - 1996)
Crazy Horse, American Oglala Sioux leader (c. 1849 - 1877)
Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon, French tragic poet (1674 - 1762)
Thomas Creech, British translator and writer (1659 - 1700)
Harry Crews, American novelist (1935 - )
Michael Crichton, American novelist (1942 - )
Quentin Crisp, English writer (1908 - 1999)
Judith Crist, American film critic (1922 - )
John Jordan Crittenden, American lawyer and statesman (1787 - 1863)
Thomas L. Crittenden, American general (1819 - 1893)
Davy Crockett, American hunter, frontiersman, soldier and politician (1786 - 1836)
Croesus, Lydian wealthy king (590? BC - after 525 BC)
William Augustus Croffut, American journalist and historian (1835 - 1915)
General George Croghan, American general (1791 - 1849)
Croker, English writer and politician (1780 - 1857)
George Croly, Irish poet and author (1780 - 1860)
Oliver Cromwell, English soldier and statesman (1599 - 1658)
David Cronenberg, Canadian film maker (1943 - )
Archibald Joseph Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (1896 - 1961)
Walter Cronkite, American broadcast journalist (1916 - )
Hume Cronyn, English actor (1911 - )
James C. Cross, English playwright (living 1796)
Nathaniel Crouch (pen name of Robert (Richard) Butler), English miscellaneous writer (c. 1632 - c. 1725)
Michael Crowe, American mathematician at U. of Notre Dame (living in 20th century)
Rodney Crowell, American singer and song writer (1950 - )
Aleister Crowley, English diabolist (1875 - 1947)
John Crowne, English dramatist and poet ( - 1703)
Alexander Crummell, American religious leader (1819 - 1898)
Billy Crystal, American comedian and actor (1947 - )
Ralph Cudworth, English Arminian divine and philosopher (1617 - 1688)
Countee Cullen, American poet (1903 - 1946)
Bishop Richard Cumberland, English bishop and philosopher (1632 - 1718)
e e cummings, American poet and novelist (1894 - 1962)
Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and critic (1785 - 1842)
Robert Bontine Cunningham-Graham, Scottish song writer and Colonial official (1852 - 1936)
Mario Cuomo, American democratic politician and governor of New York (1932 - )
Will Cuppy, American writer and critic (1884 - 1949)
Marie Curie, French (Polish-born) chemist (1867 - 1934)
John Philpot Curran, Irish orator and barrister (1750 - 1817)
George William Curtis, American author and editor (1824 - 1892)
Herber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (1872 - 1942)
Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, First Marquess of Kedleston, English statesman and writer (1859 - 1925)
Harvey Cushing, American surgeon (1869 - 1939)
Charlotte Cushman, American actress (1816 - 1876)
Horace F. Cutler (allegedly used pseudonym Ruthven Jenkyns), American wit and writer (19th and 20th century)
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Simon Dach, German poet (1605 - 1659)
Salvador Dali, Spanish painter and printmaker (1904 - 1989)
John Daly (fl. 1917)
Mary Daly, American theologian (1928 - )
Richard Henry Dana, American poet and essayist (1787 - 1879)
Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist (1661 - 1725)
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor (1921 - )
Samuel Daniel, English poet (1562 - 1619)
Gabriele d'Annunzio, Italian poet, novelist, soldier, patriot and adventurer (1864 - 1938)
Dante ("Dante Alighieri"), Italian epic poet (1265 - 1321)
Georges Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader and orator (1759 - 1794)
Christopher Darden, American lawyer (20th century)
Joe Darion, American song writer (1917 - )
George Darley, Irish poet and mathematician (1785 - 1849)
Lord Charles John Darling, English jurist, wit and writer (1849 - 1936)
Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857 - 1938)
Comte D'Artois (later Charles X), French king of France 1824-1830 (1757 - 1830)
Charles R. Darwin, English naturalist and writer (1809 - 1882)
Erasmus Darwin, English physician and poet (1731 - 1802)
Alphonse Daudet, French novelist (1840 - 1897)
Duffy Daugherty, American football coach (1915 - 1987)
Martial d'Auvergne, French poet ( - 1508)
Sir William Davenant, English dramatic poet (1605 - 1668)
Guy Davenport, American postmodern writer (1927 - )
John Davidson, English poet (1857 - 1909)
Sir John Davies, English poet and judge (1570 - 1626)
Mary Carolyn Davies, American author, editor, poet and playwright (fl. 1914 - 1929)
Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist (1913 - 1995)
Scrope Davies, English conversationalist (1783? - 1852)
William Henry Davies, English poet and author (1870 - 1940)
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect and engineer (1452 - 1519)
Adelle Davis, American nutritionist and author (1904 - 1974)
Angela Davis, American political activist, revolutionary and author (1944 - )
Bette Davis, American actress (1908 - 1989)
Elizabeth Gould Davis, American librarian and writer (1910 - 1974)
Elmer Davis, American journalist and news commentator (1890 - 1958)
Geena Davis, American actress (1957 - )
Jefferson Davis, American political leader (1808 - 1889)
Sir John Francis Davis, English diplomatist and writer on China (1795 - 1890)
Miles Davis, American jazz musician and composer (1926 - 1991)
Ossie Davis, American actor, playwright and director (1917 - )
Philip J. Davis, American mathematician (1923 - )
Rebecca Harding Davis, American author, journalist and critic (1831 - 1910)
Sammy Davis,Jr., American actor, singer and dancer (1925 - 1990)
Thomas O. Davis, Irish poet and politician (1814 - 1845)
Adam Davy (Davie), English rimester (fl. 1308)
Sir Humphrey Davy, English chemist and writer (1778 - 1829)
Christopher Dawson, English historian of ideas and social culture (1889 - 1970)
Rev. George Dawson, English lecturer and author (1821 - 1876)
Clarence Day, American biographer and essayist (1874 - 1935)
Doris Day, American singer and actress (1924 - )
Dorothy Day, American editor, humanitarian and women's rights advocate (1897 - 1980)
Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (1911 - 1974)
John Dean, American lawyer and White House counsel (1938 - )
Guy Debord, French social reformer and author (1931 - 1994)
Eugene Debs, American labor organizer (1855 - 1926)
Claude Debussy, French composer (1862 - 1918)
Stephen Decatur, American naval commodore (1779 - 1820)
Louis A. Dechez ("Jenneval"), French litterateur (1808 - 1830)
Midge Decter, American journalist and writer (1927 - )
Ruby Dee, American actress (1923 - )
George Warwick Deeping, English novelist (1877 - 1950)
Madame Marie Anne du Deffand, French intellectual (1697 - 1780)
Daniel Defoe, English journalist and novelist (c. 1660 - 1671)
Edgar Degas, French artist (1834 - 1917)
Charles Andre Joseph de Gaulle, French president, politician and military leader (1890 - 1970)
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedienne
Max Wilhelm Dehn, American (German-born) mathematician (1878 - 1952)
b>Charles DeKay, American poet and litterateur (1848 - 1935)
Thomas Dekker, English dramatist (1577 - 1638)
Eugene Delacroix, French painter (1798 - 1863)
Walter de la Mare, English poet and novelist (1873 - 1956)
Shelagh Delaney, English dramatist (1939 - )
Jean De Lannes, French marshal and Duke of Montebello (1769 - 1809)
Annie Elizabeth Delany, American dentist (1891 - 1995)
Martin Delany, American physician, activist and novelist (1812 - 1885)
Sarah Louise Delany, American educator (1889 - 1999)
Henry Delaune, English author (fl. 1670)
Germain Delavigne, French librettist (1790 - 1868)
Jacques Delille (also Jaques Delisle), French churchman, poet and translator (1738 - 1813)
Don DeLillo, American novelist (1936 - )
Charles de Lint, Canadian writer (1951 - )
Vina Delmar (1905 - )
Taxile Delord, French editor (1815 - 1877)
Dorothee DeLuzy, French actress (1747 - 1830)
Agnes George de Mille, American dancer and choreographer (1905 - 1993)
Barbara Deming, American author, pacifist and political activist (1917 - )
W. Edwards Deming, American statistician (1900 - 1993)
Democritus, Greek philosopher (460 BC - 370 BC)
Demodocus, Greek epigrammatist (4th century BC)
Augustus de Morgan, English mathematician (1806 - 1871)
William de Morgan, English craftsman and novelist (1839 - 1917)
Demosthenes, Greek orator and statesman (382 BC - 322 BC)
Jack Dempsey, American boxer (1895 - 1983)
Margaret Denbo (Anna Margaret Denbo), American poet (20th century)
Sir John Denham, Irish poet (1615 - 1668)
Lord Thomas Denman, English judge (1779 - 1854)
John Dennis, English author, critic and dramatist (1657 - 1734)
Jacques Derrida, French (Algerian-born) philosopher and critic (1930 - )
Morarji Desai, Indian government official (1896 - 1995)
Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (1596 - 1650)
Eustache Deschamps (called "Morel"), French poet (c. 1320 - 1400)
Madame Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde Deshoulieres, French poet (1638 - 1694)
Andre-Francois Deslandes, French (1690 - 1757)
Frank Desprez, English editor and miscellanist (1853 - 1916)
Phillipe V. Destouches, French dramatist (1680 - 1754)
Helene Deutsch, American psychoanalyst (1884 - 1982)
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, English general and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I (1567 - 1601)
Bernadette Devlin, Irish politician (1947 - )
James Dewar, English industrialist (1842 - 1923)
John Dewey, American philosopher (1859 - 1952)
Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician (1902 - 1971)
Neil Diamond, American singer, song writer and actor (1941 - )
Diana, Princess of Wales, British royalty (1961 - 1997)
General Amando Diaz, Italian commander-in-chief of Italian army (1861 - 1928)
Charles Dibdin, English bard, actor, dramatist and song writer (1745 - 1814)
Thomas Dibdin, English actor and dramatist (1771 - 1841)
Philip K. Dick, American science-fiction writer (1928 - 1982)
Charles Dickens, English novelist (1812 - 1870)
Charles M. Dickinson, American poet (1842 - 1924)
Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830 - 1886)
John Dickinson, American politician (1732 - 1808)
Franklin J. Dickman, American critic (fl. 1849)
Paul Dickson, American writer (1939 - )
Denis Diderot, French editor, writer and philosopher (1713 - 1784)
Joan Didion, American screenwriter and author (1934 - )
Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (1901 - 1992)
Howard Dietz, American song writer (1896 - 1983)
Sir Kenelm Digby, English courtier, adventurer and writer on occultism (1603 - 1665)
Edsgar Wybe Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (1930 - )
Annie Dillard, American author (1945 - )
Phyllis Diller, American comedienne (1917 - )
Wentworth Dillon (Earl of Roscomon), Irish poet and translator (1633 - 1684)
Ernest Dimnet, French cleric (1866 - 1954)
Isak Dinesen, Danish short-story writer (1885 - 1962)
David Dinkins, American politician (1927 - )
Anna Peyre Dinnies, American poet (1805 - 1886)
Diodorus Siculus, Greek (Silician-born) historian (lived about 40 BC)
Diogenes, Greek philosopher (412 BC - 323 BC)
Laertius Diogenes, Greek cynic philosopher (c. 211 - 235)
Chrysostom Dion, Greek sophist and rhetorician (30? - 117?)
Dionysius of Chalcus, Greek poet and orator (lived about 444 BC)
Dionysius of Heraclea, Italian Stoic philosopher (fl. 400 BC)
Dionysius the Elder, Syracusan tyrant (c. 431 - 367 BC)
Dionysius the Younger, Syracusan tyrant (about 367 BC - 356 BC))
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Greek rhetorician and historian (about 50 BC = 7 BC)
Dionysius the Sophist, Greek philosopher
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, American (English-born) phusicist, Nobel winner, developed Dirac notation (1902 - 1984)
Senator Everett Dirksen, American democratic politician (1896 - 1969)
Walt Disney, American cartoonist ("Mickey Mouse") and movie maker (1901 - 1966)
Benjamin Disraeli, English statesman and author (son of Isaac D'Israeli) (1805 - 1881)
Isaac D'Israeli, English litterateur (father of Benjamin Disraeli) (1766 - 1848)
Mike Ditka, American football player and coach (1939 - )
Dorothy Dix, American journalist and writer (1870 - 1951)
John A. Dix, American general and statesman (1798 - 1879)
James Henry Dixon, English poet (1803 - 1876)
Bishop George Washington Doane, American ecclesiastic, inspirational writer and poet (1799 - 1859)
Bishop William Croswell Doane, American writer and Episcopal bishop of Albany (1832 - 1913)
Rev. Orlando Thomas Dobbin, Irish clergyman and author (fl. 19th century)
Sydney Thompson Dobell, English poet and critic (1824 - 1874)
Henry Austin Dobson, English poet, critic and biographer (1840 - 1921)
E.L. Doctorow, American author and editor (1931 - )
Rev. Henry Philip Dodd (1828? - )
Philip Doddridge, English clergyman and theological writer (1702 - 1751)
Mary Abigail Dodge, (see Gail Hamilton)
Mary Mapes Dodge, American author and editor (1838 - 1905)
Charles L. Dodgon, (see Lewis Carroll)
Robert Dodsley, English bookseller, dramatist, editor and author (1703 - 1764)
Dogen, Japanese religious leader (1200 - 1253)
Charles Fletcher Dole, American clergyman and writer (1845 - 1927)
Elizabeth Dole, American government official and business executive (1936 - )
Robert "Bob" Dole, American republican politician (1923 - )
Alfred Domett, English poet (1811 - 1887)
Dominic (Domingo de Guzman), Spanish founder of Dominican order and saint (c. 1170 -1221)
Phil Donahue, American television talk show host (1935 - )
Aelius Donatus, Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric (c. 356)
J.P. Donleavy, American dramatist and novelist (1926 - )
Dr. John Donne, English poet and divine (1573 - 1631)
Hilda Doolittle (used pseudonym "H.D."), American poet (1886 - 1961)
Carl Van Doren, American author and teacher (1885 - 1950)
Mark Van Doren, American poet and writer (1894 - 1972)
Julia C.R. Dorr, American author (1825 - 1913)
Alfred D'Orsay, French count, fashion leader, painter and scultor, lived in England (1798 - 1852)
John Roderigo Dos Passos, American writer (1896 - 1970)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (1821 - 1881)
Thomas Doubleday, English author (1800 - 1870)
Sarah Doudney, English novelist (1843 - 1926)
Bishop Gavin Douglas, Scottish poet (1474 - 1522)
Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress, opera singer and politician (1900 - 1980)
Michael Douglas, American actor (1944 - )
Norman Douglas, Scottish novelist (1868 - 1952)
William O. Douglas, American supreme court justice (1898 - 1980)
Frederick Douglass, American lecturer and author (1817 - 1895)
Rita Dove, American poet and educator (1952 - )
Lorenzo Dow ("Crazy Dow"), American preacher (1777 - 1834)
Maureen Dowd, American journalist (1952 - )
Bartholomew Dowling, Irish poet and journalist (1823 - 1863)
Colette Dowling, American writer (1938 - )
A.A. Dowty, American humorist (fl. 1873)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish detective-fiction writer (1859 - 1930)
Sir Francis Hastings Doyle, English poet (1810 - 1888)
Margaret Drabble, English novelist and critic (1939 - )
Joseph Rodman Drake, American poet (1795 - 1820)
John William Draper, English chemist and physiologist (1811 - 1882)
Ruth Draper, American actress (1884 - 1956)
Michael Drayton, English poet (1563 - 1631)
Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and editor (1871 - 1945)
Dr. William Drennan, Irish poet and political writer (1754 - 1820)
Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress (1869 - 1934)
Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and commentator (1935 - )
Droch, (see Robert Bridges)
Peter Drucker, American (Austrian-born) writer (1909 - )
Henry Drummond, Scottish clergyman and naturalist (1851 - 1897)
Thomas Drummond, Scottish engineer and inventor of Drummond light (1797 - 1840)
William Drummond (1), Scottish poet (1585 - 1649)
Sir William Drummond (2), English writer and philosopher (c. 1770 - 1828)
John Dryden, English poet and dramatist (1631 - 1700)
John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee, English dramatists (1631 -1700 / 1658 - 1691)
Diane Duane, American writer
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, French poet and diplomatist (1544 - 1590)
W.E.B. Du Bois, American writer and social reformer (1868 - 1963)
Jean Dubuffet, French painter, sculptor and printmaker (1901 - 1985)
Marcel Duchamp, French-American artist (1887 - 1968)
Jean Francois Ducis, French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare (1733 - 1816)
Mme. Dudevant, (see George Sand)
Charles H. Duell, American Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents
Lady Helen Selina Sheridan Dufferin, English ballad writer (1807 - 1867)
Maureen Duffy, English poet and writer (1933 - )
Raoul Dufy, French painter and designer (1877 - 1953)
Georges Duhamel, French novelist (1884 - 1966)
Jacques Antoine Dulaure, French archeologist and historical writer (1755 - 1835)
John Foster Dulles, American government official (1888 - 1959)
Jacques Du Lorens, French satirical poet (about 1583 - 1650)
Alexandre Dumas fils, French dramatist (1824 - 1895)
Alexandre Dumas pere, French novelist and dramatist (1802 - 1870)
Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet, novelist and short-story writer (1872 - 1906)
Alice Dunbar-Nelson, American poet and essayist (1875 - 1935)
Isadora Duncan, American dancer (1877 - 1927)
Sara Jeannette Duncan, American writer (1861 - 1922)
John Duncombe, English divine and poet (1729 - 1786)
Lewis Duncombe, English translator of "De Minimis Maxima" (1711 - 1730)
Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer and anthropologist (1910 - )
Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist, author and humorist (1867 - 1936)
Lord Dunsany, Irish novelist (1878 - 1957)
Bishop Felix Antoine Philliert Dupanloup, French prelate and writer (1802 - 1878)
Andre M.J. Dupin, French lawyer and legislator (1826 - 1865)
Ariel Durant, American author (1898 - 1981)
Will Durant, American historian and author (1885 - 1981)
Jimmy Durante, American comedian (1893 - 1980)
Marguerite Duras, French novelist and playwright (1914 - )
Albrecht Durer, German painter and engraver (1471 - 1528)
Thomas Durfee (or D'Urfey), English dramatist and humorist (1653 - 1723)
Emile Durkheim, French sociologist (1858 - 1917)
Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (1906 - 1991)
Lawrence George Durrell, English (Indian-born) novelist, poet and travel writer (1912 - 1990)
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (1858 - 1924)
Claude Du Val (Vall), French highwayman (1643 - 1670)
John Sullivan Dwight, American musical and literary critic and translator (1813 - 1893)
Mary Ann Dwight, American author (1806 - 1858)
Timothy Dwight, American divine, scholar and author (1752 - 1817)
Sir Edward Dyer, English poet and courtier (1543 - 1607)
John Dyer, Welsh English clergyman and poet (1700 - 1758)
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, American psychologist (1940 - )
Bob Dylan, American singer and song writer (1941 - )
Freeman John Dyson, English physicist (1923 - )
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John Eachard, English divine and teacher (1636? - 1697)
Eadmer (Edmer), English ecclesiastic, historian and biographer (1060? - 1124?)
Amelia Earhart, American aviatrix (1898 - 1937)
Rev. John East, English clergyman (early 19th century)
Rev. Thomas East, English clergyman (1540? - 1608?)
Max Eastman, American author (1883 - 1969)
Edward B. Eastwick, English orientalist (1814 - 1883)
Clint Eastwood, American actor and director (1930 - )
Dorman Bridgman Eaton, American lawyer and civil service reformer (1823 - 1899)
Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (1915 - )
Joseph W. Ebbsworth, English poet, miscellaneous writer and editor of ballads (1824 - 1908)
Isabelle Eberhardt, Russian traveler (1877 - 1904)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian novelist (1830 - 1916)
Meister Eckhart, German Christian mystic (c. 1260 - 1327)
Umberto Eco, Italian novelist (1932 - )
Sir Arthur Eddington, British astrophysicist (1882 - 1944)
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, American founder of Christian Science (1821 - 1910)
Marian Wright Edelman, American social reformer, lawyer and author (1939 - )
Anthony Eden, English politician (1897 - 1977)
Maria Edgeworth, English children's author (1767 - 1849)
Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (1847 - 1931)
Amelia B. Edwards, English novelist, writer and Egyptologist (1831 - 1892)
Richard Edwards, English dramatic poet (1523 - 1566)
Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)
John Edwin, English comedian (1749 - 1794)
Richard Eedes (Edes), English Dean of Worcester (1555 - 1604)
Maurice Francis Egan, American translator, novelist, essayist, editor and diplomatist (1852 - 1924)
Archibald William M. Eglington, British statesman (1812 - 1861)
Barbara Ehrenreich, American writer (1941 - )
Gretel Ehrlich, American writer
Manfred Eigen, German physical chemist (1927 - )
Albert Einstein, American (German-born) theoretical physicist (1879 - 1955)
Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, educator and author (1907 - 1977)
Dwight David Eisenhower, American 34th president of U.S. (1890 - 1969)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, American (German-born) photographer (1898 - 1995)
John Scott Eldon (Earl of Eldon), English jurist (1751 - 1838)
Paul Eldridge, American educator, novelist and poet (1888 - 1982)
Elia, (see Charles Lamb)
Charles William Eliot, American educator, writer and scholar (1834 - 1926)
George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans Cross), English novelist and poet (1819 - 1880)
T.S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot), American poet, critic and playwright (1888 - 1965)
Elizabeth I, English ruler (1533 - 1603)
Elizabeth II, British ruler (1926 - )
Queen Mother Elizabeth, British royalty (1900 - )
Scott Elledge, American professor at Cornell University
Lord Edward Law Ellenborough, English chief justice (1750 - 1818)
Linda Ellerbee, American broadcast journalist (1944 - )
William Ellerton, English (fl. 1569?)
Duke Ellington, American bandleader and song writer (1899 - 1974)
Ebenezer Elliott, English poet ("The Corn Law Rhymer") (1781 - 1849)
Jane Elliott, English poet (1727 - 1805)
Sir Henry Ellis, English antiquarian and librarian of British Museum (1777 - 1869)
Henry Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (1859 - 1939)
Mrs. Sarah Stickney Ellis, English author (1812 - 1872)
Ralph Ellison, American author (1914 - 1994)
Erastus W. Ellsworth, American poet (1823 - 1908)
Lord John Elphinstone, English governor of Madras and Bombay (1807 - 1860)
Friar John Elston, English friar (fl. 1540)
Mrs. Foster Ely, American poet (living 20th century)
Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomatist and author (1490? - 1546)
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet (1803 - 1882)
Robert Emmet, Irish patriot (1780 - 1803)
Daniel Decatur Emmett, American song writer (1815 - 1904)
Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (1820 - 1895)
Paul Engle, American poet and author (1908 - 1991)
Sir Henry Charles Englefield, English antiquary (1752 - 1822)
Thomas Dunn English, American poet and writer (1819 - 1902)
Quintus Ennius, Calabrian Roman epic poet (about 239 BC - 169 BC)
Nora Ephron, American author and screenwriter (1941 - )
Epicharmus, Dorian comic poet and Pythagorean philosopher (540? BC - 450 BC)
Epictetus, Greek (Phrygian) philosopher (55 - 135)
Epicurus, Greek philosopher (341 BC - 271 BC)
Desiderius Gerhard Erasmus, Dutch scholar, philosopher and writer (1465 - 1536)
Louise Erdrich, American Indian Chippewa writer and poet (1954 - )
Henry Erskine, Scottish orator, wit and Lord Advocate (1746 - 1817)
John Erskine (1), Scottish reformer (1509 - 1591)
John Erskine (2), Scottish divine and theologian (1721? - 1803)
John Erskine (3), American educator, musician, poet, essayist and novelist (1879 - 1951)
Susan Ertz, English (American-born) novelist (1894 - 1985)
Sam Ervin, American politician (1896 - 1985)
M.C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist (1898 - 1972)
Essex, (see Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex)
Henri Etienne (Estienne), French printer and scholar (1528 - 1598)
Ruth Etting, American singer (1897 - 1978)
Euclid, Greek geometer (c. 323 BC - 283 BC)
Euripides, Greek tragic poet (485 BC - 406 BC)
Eustathius, Greek archbishop of Thessalonica and classical commentator ( - 1198)
Dr. Abel Evans, English divine and poet (1679 - 1737)
Bergen Evans, American lexicographer and educator (1904 - 1978)
Mari Evans, American poet, educator and editor (1923 - )
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, British journalist and writer (20th century)
John Evelyn, English virtuoso and diarist (1620 - 1706)
David Everett, American editor and writer (1769 - 1813)
Edward Everett, American statesman, orator and scholar (1794 - 1865)
Medgar Evers, American civil rights leader (1925 - 1963)
Charles de Saint Denis Evremond, French litterateur. wit and courtier (1613 - 1703)
William Ewart, English scholar and politician (1798 - 1869)
W.N. Ewer, poet (20th century)
Margaret Eytinge, American actress and author
Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra, Jewish (Spanish-born) commentator, poet, philosopher and astronomer (c. 1089 - 1164)
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Rev. Frederick William Faber, English priest and writer (1815 - 1863)
Fabius (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus) (Cunctator), Roman general and statesman (- 203 BC)
Clifton Fadiman, American radio performer an