Margaret Atwood18 November 1939, Canadian
Writer, Environmental Activist
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie15 September 1977, Nigerian
Writer
Vikram Seth20 June 1952, Indian
Writer
Carol Ann Duffy23 December 1955, British
Joyce Carol Oates16 June 1938, American
Writer
Sherman Alexie07 October 1966, American
Novelist
Michael Ondaatje12 September 1943, Canadian
Canadian poet
Marjane Satrapi22 November 1969, French, Iranian
Graphic Novelist
Wendell Berry05 August 1934, American
Derek Walcott23 January 1930, Saint Lucian
Poet
Betty Aberlin30 December 1942, American
Actress
Barbara Kingsolver08 April 1955, American
Novelist, Poet, Essayist
Saul Williams29 February 1972, American
Singer, Musician, Poet
Gary Snyder08 May 1930, American
American man of letters
John Berger05 November 1926, British
Novelist
Hélène Cixous05 June 1937, Algerian
Professor
Herta Müller17 August 1953, German
Writer
Ahlam Mosteghanemi13 April 1953, Algerian
Writer
Tomas Tranströmer15 April 1931, Swedish
Poet
Abdolkarim Soroush16 December 1945, Iranian
Thinker and Reformer
Ernesto Cardenal20 January 1925, Nicaraguan
Poet, Revolutionary, Politician, Priest
Charles Simic09 May 1938, American
Poet
Aharon Appelfeld16 February 1932, Israeli
Writer
Fleur Adcock10 February 1934, New Zealander
Poet
David Wagoner05 June 1926, American
Poet, Novelist, Professor
Mariela Griffor29 September 1961, Chilean
Poet, Publisher, Diplomat
Shahabuddin Nagari06 October 1955, Bangladeshi
Poet
Garth Brooks07 February 1962, American
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Singer, Poet,
Till Lindemann04 January 1963, German
Singer, Actor, Poet, Swimmer, Writer, Carpenter,
Fish25 April 1958, Scottish
Singer-songwriter, Actor, Singer, Composer, Poet
Johnny Marr31 October 1963, British
Guitarist, Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Record
Donovan10 May 1946, British
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Ursula K. Le Guin21 October 1929, American
American author of novels
Javed Akhtar17 January 1945, Indian
Screenwriter, Politician, Writer, Poet, Lyricist,
Stephenie Meyer24 December 1973, American
American fiction writer
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Gulzar18 August 1936, Indian
film director, film producer, screenwriter,
Jill Scott04 April 1972, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Jazz
Kumar Vishwas10 February 1970, Indian
Politician
Ruby Dee27 October 1922, American
Actress
Takeshi Kitano18 January 1947, Japanese
Film director, Actor, Painter, Owarai tarento,
Michel Houellebecq26 February 1956, French
Poet, Film director, Songwriter, Essayist,
Tim Armstrong25 November 1965, American
Singer, Songwriter, Artist, Film director, Poet,
Ayumi Hamasaki02 October 1978, Japanese
Singer, Seiyū, Songwriter, Model, Actor,
Michael Rosen07 May 1946, British
Writer, Children's writer, YouTuber, Novelist,
Talib Kweli03 October 1975, American
Poet, Musician, Songwriter, Rapper, Singer
Irom Chanu Sharmila14 March 1972, Indian
Poet, Journalist
Mary Oliver10 September 1935, American
Poet, Writer
Nik Kershaw01 March 1958, British
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Poet
Sue Grafton24 April 1940, American
American author
Taslima Nasrin25 August 1962, Bangladeshi
Poet, Physician, Novelist, Essayist, Writer,
Mylène Farmer12 September 1961, Canadian, French
Singer-songwriter, Writer, Singer, Actor,
Dulce María06 December 1985, Mexican
Actor, Singer, Composer, Poet, Vedette, Television
Rita Mae Brown28 November 1944, American
Screenwriter, Poet, Polo player, Novelist,
Lawrence Ferlinghetti24 March 1919, American
Officer, Poet, Writer, Publisher, Painter,
Fatima Bhutto29 May 1982, Pakistani
Journalist, Writer, Poet
Frieda Hughes01 April 1960, British
Painter, Poet, Writer, Children's writer
Joan Sebastian08 April 1951, Mexican
Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Record producer
Benjamin Zephaniah15 April 1958, British
Actor, Poet, Writer, Singer
Abbas Kiarostami22 June 1940, Iranian
Film director, Screenwriter, Photographer, Film
Nikki Giovanni07 June 1943, American
Poet, Writer
Vairamuthu13 July 1953, Indian
Author, Actor, Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter
Win Butler14 April 1980, American
Songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Guitarist
Murasaki Shikibu0973 AD, Japanese
Novelist
Dima Bilan24 December 1981, Russian
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Poet, Model
Mahasweta Devi14 January 1926, Indian
Human rights activist, Writer, Poet, Novelist,
Irshad Kamil05 September 1971, Indian
Poet, Writer, Lyricist, Songwriter
Karl Kruszelnicki20 March 1948, Australian
Author
Julia Cameron04 March 1948, American
Screenwriter, Film director, Novelist, Poet
Diana Vickers30 July 1991, British
Singer, Poet, Singer-songwriter, Stage actor, Film
Jenny Berggren19 May 1972, Swedish
Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Poet
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark11 June 1934, Danish, French
Poet, Writer, Visual artist, Pianist
Billy Collins22 March 1941, American
Poet, Writer, University teacher
Bertrand Cantat05 March 1964, French
Singer, Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer-songwriter,
Tuomas Holopainen25 December 1976, Finnish
Pianist, Composer, Poet, Record producer,
O. N. V. Kurup27 May 1931, Indian
Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter
Na. Muthukumar13 July 1975, Indian
Poet, Lyricist, Writer, Songwriter
Chico Buarque19 June 1944, Brazilian
Singer, Composer, Poet, Writer, Playwright, Jazz
Sonja Yelich26 February 1965, New Zealander
Poet
Daisaku Ikeda02 January 1928, Japanese
Poet, Writer
Emilie Autumn22 September 1979, American
Singer, Poet, Violinist, Pianist
Keorapetse Kgositsile19 September 1938, South African
Poet, Journalist, Writer
Jonas Mekas24 December 1922, Lithuanian, American
Film director, Poet, Writer
W. S. Merwin30 September 1927, American
Poet, Writer, Translator
Anne Carson21 June 1950, Canadian
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Writer, University
Roger McGough09 November 1937, British
Author, Writer
Terry McMillan18 October 1951, American
American author
Otep Shamaya07 November 1969, American
Singer, Poet, Singer-songwriter
Sugathakumari03 January 1934, Indian
Writer, Human rights activist, Children's writer
Carl Andre16 September 1935, American
Painter, Sculptor, Artist, Writer, Poet
Eduard Limonov22 February 1943, French, Russian
Writer, Dissident, Politician, Poet, Human rights
Leslie Bricusse29 January 1931, British
Composer, Musician, Playwright, Lyricist,
Ben Okri15 March 1959, Nigerian
Writer, Journalist, Novelist, Author, Poet
Julia Alvarez27 March 1950, American
American-Dominican poet
John Agard21 June 1949, British
Playwright, Writer, Poet, Children's writer
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi25 November 1941, Pakistani
Writer, Poet
Robert Bly23 December 1926, American
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Writer