Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Abdelhadi Tazi
(ุนุจุฏ ุงููุงุฏู ุงูุชุงุฒู)
Distinguished Moroccan historian, diplomat, and member of the Royal Academy of Morocco, internationally renowned for his 10-volume historical study of the Qarawiyyin and critical edition of Ibn Battuta.
Tomas Transtrรถmer
(Tomas Gรถsta Transtrรถmer)
Swedish poet awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature 'because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality', translated into sixty languages.
Grace Ogot
(Grace Emily Akinyi)
Trailblazing East African author whose 1968 collection 'Land Without Thunder' made her the first female East African fiction writer published in English, later serving as Member of Parliament.
Assia Djebar
(ุขุณูุง ุฌุจุงุฑ (ูุงุทู
ุฉ ุงูุฒูุฑุงุก ุฅูู
ูุงูู))
Foremost Algerian novelist, essayist, and filmmaker who gave voice to Algerian women silenced by colonialism and patriarchy, becoming the first writer from North Africa elected to the Acadรฉmie Franรงaise in 2005.
Raoul Pantin
Raoul Pantin was a Trinidad and Tobago journalist, editor, poet and playwright. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Arnaldo Calveyra
Arnaldo Calveyra was an Argentine poet, novelist and playwright, living in Paris since 1960. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Mark Juddery
Stanford Mark Juddery was an Australian freelance journalist, author, humorist and columnist for The Canberra Times. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
John Bayley
John Oliver Bayley was a British academic, literary critic and writer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Hans Stoiber
Dr Hans Helmut Stoiber was an Austrian poet born in Zell am See. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Michel Jeury
Michel Jeury was a French science fiction writer, reputed in the 1970s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Jasodhara Bagchi
Jasodhara Bagchi was a leading Indian feminist professor, author, critic and activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Ganesh Patro
Behara Ganesh Patro was an Indian playwright and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Eli Sagan
Eli Sagan was an American businessman who headed one of the nation's largest manufacturers of outerwear for young women, an autodidact in cultural sociology who wrote several widely reviewed books on the subject and a political activist who served on the national finance committee for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, a role that earned him a spot on Richard Nixon's Enemies List in 1973.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished c
Ives Roqueta
Ives Roqueta was an Occitan author. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Juan Isidro Moreno
Juan Isidro Moreno Espinal was a poet from the Dominican Republic.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Gene Kemp
Gene Kemp nรฉeย Rushton was an English author known for children's books. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Al Delugach
Albert Lawrence Delugach was an American journalist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.
Noel Cobb
Noel Cobb was a philosopher, psychologist and author.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.