Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author. In a career spanning almost six decades, Ursula wrote about political and social themes like race and sexuality. Throughout her career, Ursula had a major influence on speculative fiction. Her book A Wizard of Earthsea is credited with inspiring ideas like 'wizard school', which was later popularized in the Harry Potter series.
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Ursula K. Le Guin
(American Author Best Known for Her Works of Speculative Fiction)
Birthdate: October 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Died: January 22, 2018
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Bell Hooks

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Birthdate: September 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 15, 2021
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Anne Tyler
(Novelist)

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Birthdate: October 25, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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Ruth Graves Wakefield
(Chef, Patent inventor, Teacher, Businessperson, Food critic, Dietitian)

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Birthdate: June 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Walpole
Died: January 10, 1977
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Pauline Kael
(Film critic, Writer, Journalist)

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Birthdate: June 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Petaluma
Died: September 3, 2001
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Isabella Stewart Gardner
(Art collector)

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Birthdate: April 14, 1840
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: July 17, 1924
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Mimi Gardner Gates
(curator)

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Birthdate: 1943 AD
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Janet Maslin
(Journalist, Best Known as a Film & Literary Critic for 'The New York Times')

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Birthdate: August 12, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Ruth Reichl
(Journalist)

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Birthdate: January 16, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan
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Annie Dillard
(Author)

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Birthdate: April 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elaine Showalter
(Literary critic)

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Birthdate: January 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
(Academic Scholar)

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Birthdate: May 2, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died: April 12, 2009
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Ellen Willis
(Essayist)

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Birthdate: December 14, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 9, 2006
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Kathryn Schulz

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Birthplace: Shaker Heights
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Elizabeth Hardwick
(Literary critic)

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Birthdate: July 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 2, 2007
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Laura Riding
(Poet)

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Birthdate: January 16, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: September 2, 1991
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Olga Samaroff
(Pianist)

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Birthdate: August 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: May 17, 1948
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Barbara Johnson
(Literary critic)

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Birthdate: October 4, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 27, 2009
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Rosalind E. Krauss
(Art Critic)

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Birthdate: November 30, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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Helen Vendler
(Literary critic and is Porter University Professor Emerita at Harvard University)

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Birthdate: April 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Lucy R. Lippard
(Writer)

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Birthdate: April 14, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Bobbie Ann Mason
(Novelist)

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Birthdate: May 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mayfield, Kentucky, United States
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Coosje van Bruggen
(Sculptor)

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Birthdate: June 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Died: January 10, 2009
Dutch-American sculptor Coosje van Bruggen is best known for her collaborations with her sculptor husband, Claes Oldenburg. Their works include Shuttlecocks at the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and Flashlight at the University of Nevada. She has also penned several books and been a sculpture critic at Yale University.
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Paula Gunn Allen
(Poet)

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Birthdate: October 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Died: May 29, 2008
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Louise Bogan
(Poet)

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Birthdate: August 11, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Livermore Falls, Maine, United States
Died: February 4, 1970
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Judith Crist
(Film critic)

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Birthdate: May 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 7, 2012
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Barbara Christian
(Author)

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Birthdate: December 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Died: June 25, 2000
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Larissa Lai
(Novelist)

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Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: La Jolla, California, United States
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Annette Kolodny
(Literary critic)

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Birthdate: August 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 11, 2019
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Jeannette Thurber
(Music patron)

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Birthdate: January 29, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 2, 1946
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Marie Ponsot
(Writer, critic, teacher, and translator)

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Birthdate: April 6, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: July 5, 2019
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Babette Deutsch
(Poet)

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Birthdate: September 22, 1895
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 13, 1982
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Josephine Jacobsen
(Poet)

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Birthdate: August 19, 1908
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Died: July 9, 2003
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Judith Krug
(Librarian)

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Birthdate: March 15, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 11, 2009
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Virginia Kirkus
(Critic)

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Birthdate: December 7, 1893
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 10, 1980
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Louise Chandler Moulton
(Poet)

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Birthdate: April 10, 1835
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pomfret, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 10, 1908
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Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer
(Author)

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Birthdate: February 21, 1851
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: January 20, 1934
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Charlotte Porter
(Writer)

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Birthdate: January 6, 1857
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16, 1942
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Zena Sutherland
(Writer)

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Birthdate: 1915 AD
Birthplace: Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 12, 2002
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Jeannette Leonard Gilder
(Author)

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Birthdate: October 3, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Flushing, New York, United States
Died: January 17, 1916
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Elisabeth Luther Cary
(Writer)

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Birthdate: May 18, 1867
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: July 13, 1936