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20th-century opinion journalists

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Achille PerilliArtist · SculptureAchille Perilli (28 January 1927 – 16 October 2021) was an Italian painter and sculptor.
Alan MooreIllustrator · IllustrationShort story writer, musician, cartoonist, magician, occultist
Albert CamusAuthor · BooksAlbert Camus (kam-OO; French: [albɛʁ kamy]; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist.
Alberto BlancoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alberto Blanco, Mexican Poet
Aleksandr Ivanovich MedvedkinPerson · Film memorabiliaAleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin (Russian: Александр Иванович Медведкин; 24 February 1900 – 20 February 1989) was a Soviet Russian film director, best known for his 1935 film Happiness.
Ales AdamovichAuthor · BooksAleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich (3 September 1927 – 26 January 1994) was a Soviet Belarusian writer, screenwriter, literary critic and democratic activist.
Alexander MitscherlichAuthor · BooksAlexander Harbord Mitscherlich (20 September 1908 – 26 June 1982) was a German psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Alexander ZinovievAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Зино́вьев; 29 October 1922 – 10 May 2006) was a Soviet philosopher, writer, sociologist and journalist.
Algis BudrysAuthor · BooksAlgirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic.
Anders BodelsenPerson · Film memorabiliaAnders Bodelsen (11 February 1937 – 17 October 2021) was a Danish writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature, along with Christian Kampmann and Henrik…
Andrea WulfArtist · Comics and comic artAndrea Wulf (born 1967) is a German-British historian and writer who has written books, newspaper articles and book reviews.
Andreas von BülowAuthor · BooksAndreas von Bülow (born 17 July 1937) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and writer. He was Minister for Research and Technology from 1980 to 1982.
Andrej BagarAuthor · BooksAndrej Bagar (29 October 1900 – 31 July 1966) was a Slovak film and theatre actor and theatre director. He appeared in 16 films between 1935 and 1965.
Andrew MangoAuthor · BooksAndrew James Alexander Mango (14 June 1926 – 6 July 2014) was a British BBC employee and author.
Ann RuleAuthor · BooksAnn Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles.
Antoni BohdziewiczPerson · Film memorabiliaAntoni Bohdziewicz (11 September 1906 – 20 October 1970) was a Polish screenplay writer and director, best known for his 1956 adaptation of Zemsta by Aleksander Fredro.
Ari HerstandPerson · Music memorabiliaAri Seth Herstand (born June 1, 1985) is an American musician, songwriter, author, actor, blogger based in Los Angeles, California (previously Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Axel CortiPerson · Film memorabiliaAxel Corti (born Axel Fuhrmanns; 7 May 1933 – 29 December 1993) was an Austrian screenwriter, film director and radio host.
Béatrix BeckAuthor · BooksBéatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin.
Boris BabochkinPerson · Film memorabiliaBoris Andreyevich Babochkin (18 January 190417 July 1975) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and director.
Boris PahorAuthor · BooksBoris Pahor, OMRI (26 August 1913 – 30 May 2022) was a Slovene novelist from Trieste, Italy, who was best known for his heartfelt descriptions of life as a member of the Slovenian minority…
Chingiz AbdullayevAuthor · BooksChingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev (Çingiz Abdullayev; born 7 April 1959 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.
Christopher VoglerAuthor · BooksChristopher Vogler (born 1949) is a Hollywood development executive, screenwriter, author, and educator.
Claire Beck LoosPhotographer · PhotographyClaire Beck Loos (4 November 1904 – 19 January 1942) was a Czech-Austrian photographer and writer. She was the third wife of early modernist Czechoslovak-Austrian architect Adolf Loos.
Coosje van BruggenArtist · SculptureCoosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.
Daniele GanserAuthor · BooksDaniele Ganser (born 29 August 1972) is a Swiss author. He is described by Americanist Michael Butter as the "best-known conspiracy theorist in the German-speaking world".
David JohnstonAuthor · BooksDavid Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served as the 28th governor general of Canada from 2010 to 2017.
Debora VogelAuthor · BooksDebora Vogel (1900–1942; alternative spellings: Dvora Vogel and Dvoyre Fogel) was a Polish philosopher and poet who published work in Yiddish and Polish.
Dumitru MatcovschiAuthor · BooksDumitru Matcovschi (20 October 1939 – 26 June 2013) was a writer from Moldova who was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. He was a founder of the Popular Front of Moldova.
Elena KotovaDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Elena Kotova (2011)
Emil KotrbaIllustrator · IllustrationEmil Kotrba (22 February 1912 – 21 February 1983) was a Czech painter. He specialised in painting horses and became world-renowned in this field.
Emilian BukovAuthor · BooksEmilian Bucov or Bukov (– 17 October 1984) was a Soviet and Moldavian writer and poet, recognized with the State Prize of the Moldavian SSR and honorary title of People's Writer of the…
Emmanuel RoblèsAuthor · BooksEmmanuel Roblès (4 May 1914 in Oran, French Algeria – 22 February 1995 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French author and playwright.
Ephraim KishonArtist · SculptureEphraim Kishon (23 August 1924 – 29 January 2005) was a Hungarian-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director.
Eugen KogonAuthor · BooksEugen Kogon (2 February 1903 – 24 December 1987) was a German historian and Nazi concentration camp survivor.
Felicity AstonAuthor · BooksFelicity Ann Dawn Aston FRGS is a British explorer, author and climate scientist. In 2012, she became the first person to ski alone across the Antarctic landmass using only her own muscle…
François MorelPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Flers.
Gabriel TalphirAuthor · BooksGabriel (Joseph) Talphir (1901–1990) was an Israeli poet, art critic, publisher, editor and translator.
Gaziza ZhubanovaPerson · Music memorabiliaGaziza Akhmetkyzy Zhubanova (Ǵazıza Ahmetqyzy Jubanova; with middle name "Akhmetovna"; 2 December 1927 – 13 December 1993) was a Soviet and Kazakh composer and pedagogue.
Georg ThurmairAuthor · BooksGeorg Thurmair (7 February 1909 – 20 January 1984) was a German poet and hymnwriter who wrote around 300 hymns, a writer, journalist and author of documentary films.
George SzirtesAuthor · BooksGeorge Szirtes (born 29 November 1948) is a British-Hungarian poet and translator into English. Originally from Hungary, he has lived in the United Kingdom for most of his life.
Georgy KiesewalterPhotographer · PhotographyGeorgy Kiesewalter (Russian: Георгий Кизевальтер, b. 1955 in Moscow) is a Russian conceptual artist, photographer and essayist, working in different artistic areas from painting to graphic…
Gisèle FreundPhotographer · PhotographyGisèle Freund (born Gisela Freund; 19 December 1908 31 March 2000) was a German-born French photographer and photojournalist, famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers…
Golo MannAuthor · BooksGolo Mann (born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann; 27 March 1909 – 7 April 1994) was a popular German historian and essayist.
Gustav ErnesaksPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A statue of Gustav Ernesaks during XXVI Estonian Song Celebration
Hajo MeyerAuthor · BooksHajo Meyer (born Hans-Joachim Gustav Meyer; 12 August 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a German-born Dutch physicist, Holocaust survivor and political activist.
Harry JärvAuthor · BooksHarry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish and Swedish librarian, author and translator. He was a lieutenant-ranked veteran of World War II.
Harun FarockiPhotographer · PhotographyHarun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.
Henryk BroderPhotographer · PhotographyHenryk Marcin Broder (born 20 August 1946), self-designation Henryk Modest Broder, is a Polish-born German journalist, author, and television personality.
Irina ArkhipovaPerson · Music memorabiliaIrina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Vetoshkina, 2 January 192511 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer.
Ivan BahrianyiAuthor · BooksIvan Pavlovych Bahrianyi (né Lozoviaha, Lozoviahin; 2 October 1906 – 25 August 1963) was a Ukrainian writer, essayist, novelist, and politician.
Ivan ČičmanecAuthor · BooksIvan Čičmanec (born 21 August 1942, Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak writer, poet, essayist and translator.
Ivan MelezhAuthor · BooksIvan Pavlovich Melezh (8 February 1921 – 9 August 1976) was a Soviet and Belarusian writer and playwright.
Jaroslav SeifertAuthor · BooksJaroslav Seifert (23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist.
Jean AméryAuthor · BooksJean Améry (31 October 191217 October 1978), born Hans Chaim Maier, was an Austrian-born essayist who wrote about his experiences surviving the Holocaust.
John NettlesAuthor · BooksJohn Vivian Drummond Nettles (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor, author, and historian.
John R. SaulAuthor · BooksJohn Ralston Saul (born June 19, 1947) is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual.
Josué de CastroAuthor · BooksJosué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist…
Judith KrantzAuthor · BooksJudith Krantz (née Tarcher; January 9, 1928 – June 22, 2019) was an American magazine writer, fashion editor, and novelist.
Jürgen GrafAuthor · BooksJürgen Graf (15 August 1951 – 14 January 2025) was a Swiss author, teacher and Holocaust denier.
Karel JonckheereAuthor · BooksIllustration — Karel Jonckheere in 1965
Kasym TynystanovAuthor · BooksKasym Tynystanov (10 September 1901 – 6 November 1938) was a Kyrgyz linguist, politician and poet.
Kole ČašuleAuthor · BooksIllustration — Kole Čašule
László NémethAuthor · Books
Linda Boström KnausgårdAuthor · BooksLinda Boström Knausgård (born 15 October 1972 in Boo, Sweden) is a Swedish author and poet. Her critical breakthrough came in 2011 with the short-story collection Grand Mal.
Lydia ChukovskayaAuthor · BooksLydia Korneyevna Chukovskaya (Ли́дия Корне́евна Чуко́вская; 24 March 1907 – February 7, 1996) was a Soviet and Russian writer, poet, editor, publicist, memoirist and dissident.
Mark PodwalIllustrator · IllustrationMark Howard Podwal (June 8, 1945 – September 13, 2024) was an American artist, author, filmmaker and physician.
Mark ZakharovPerson · Film memorabiliaMark Anatolyevich Zakharov (13 October 1933 – 28 September 2019[2]) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue best known for his fantasy parable movies.
Merab KostavaPerson · Music memorabiliaMerab Ivanes dze Kostava (მერაბ კოსტავა) (May 26, 1939 – October 13, 1989) was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia.
Mikhail RommPerson · Film memorabiliaMikhail Ilyich Romm (– 1 November 1971) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He received the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.
Milan OhniskoAuthor · BooksMilan Ohnisko (16 July 1965 – 3 September 2026) was a Czech poet, editor and dissident.
Miloslav StinglPhotographer · PhotographyMiloslav Stingl (19 December 1930 – 11 May 2020) was a Czech ethnologist, traveller and author. He was an expert on Mayan culture and the history of pre-Columbian America.
Miquel de PalolDesigner · DesignMiquel de Palol i Muntanyola (born 2 April 1953) is a Catalan architect, poet and storyteller. He is the son of the archaeologist Pere de Palol.
Miron BiałoszewskiAuthor · BooksMiron Białoszewski (ˈmirɔn bjawɔˈʂɛfskʲi; born 30 June 1922, Warsaw; died 17 June 1983, Warsaw) was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright and actor.
Mykola HorbalAuthor · BooksMykola Andriyovych Horbal (born 10 September 1940) is a Ukrainian former Soviet dissident, human right activist, politician, and poet who was a member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and…
Navid KermaniAuthor · BooksNavid Kermani (lang; born 27 November 1967 in Siegen) is a German writer and orientalist.
Nikita BogoslovskyAuthor · BooksNikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky (22 May 19134 April 2004) was a Soviet and Russian composer.
Nikos FokasAuthor · BooksNikos Fokas (1927 – 26 July 2021) was a Greek poet, essayist and translator.
Nina BerberovaAuthor · BooksNina Nikolayevna Berberova (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of anti-communist Russian refugees in Paris in her short stories and novels.
Oleg PavlovAuthor · BooksOleg Pavlov (Russian: Олег Олегович Павлов; 16 March 1970 – 7 October 2018) was a prominent Russian writer and winner of the Russian Booker Prize.
Oleg SudakovAuthor · BooksOleg Sudakov (4 May 1962), better known as Manager. Is a Russian musician, poet, artist, and publicist.
Oswald Mathias UngersDesigner · DesignOswald Mathias Ungers (12 July 1926 – 30 September 2007) was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms.
Otar ChiladzeAuthor · BooksOtar Chiladze (ოთარ ჭილაძე; March 20, 1933 — October 1, 2009) was a Georgian writer who played a prominent role in the resurrection of Georgian prose in the post-Joseph Stalin era.
P. J. KavanaghAuthor · BooksHis father was the ITMA scriptwriter Ted Kavanagh.
Paula Gunn AllenAuthor · BooksPaula Gunn Allen (October 24, 1939 – May 29, 2008) was an American poet, literary critic, activist, professor, and novelist.
Paweł HertzAuthor · BooksPaweł Hertz (29 October 1918 – 13 May 2001) was a Polish writer, poet, translator and publisher.
Péter EsterházyAuthor · Books
Rasul GamzatovAuthor · BooksRasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov (Ħamzatazul Rasul Ħamzatil vas, ħamzatil rasul; Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов; 8 September 19233 November 2003) was a Soviet and Russian poet who wrote in Avar.
Reza AslanAuthor · BooksReza Aslan (born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology, writer, and television host.
Robert McNamaraAuthor · BooksRobert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009), also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary…
Rodoljub ČolakovićAuthor · BooksRodoljub "Roćko" Čolaković (Родољуб Чолаковић; 7 June 1900 – 30 March 1983) was a Yugoslav politician, journalist and writer who served as the 1st Prime Minister of PR Bosnia and…
Roger McNameePerson · Music memorabiliaRoger McNamee (born May 2, 1956) is an American businessman, investor, venture capitalist and musician. He is the founding partner of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners.
Sergey MikhalkovAuthor · BooksSergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (27 August 2009) was a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. He wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems.
Sergey ObraztsovPerson · Film memorabiliaSergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (5 July 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form in the…
Simon CritchleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon James Critchley (born 27 February 1960) is an English philosopher and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City, US.
Simon WiesenthalPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon Wiesenthal was an Austrian and Hungarian nazis hunter, autobiographer, architect, advocate, opinion journalist and musician (1908–2005). He was born in Buchach and died in Vienna.
Sofia YablonskaPhotographer · PhotographySofia Yablonska-Oudin (fr. Sophie Yablonska-Oudin; 15 May 1907 4 February 1971) was a Ukrainian-French travel writer, photographer, and architect.
Sreten AsanovićAuthor · BooksSreten Asanović (Сретен Асановић; 22 February 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Montenegrin author who established the short-story genre in that country.
Stanislav StratievAuthor · BooksStanislav Stratiev (Bulgarian: Станислав Стратиев; 9 September 1941 – 20 September 2000) was a Bulgarian playwright, screenwriter, and author.
Stanisław GrochowiakAuthor · BooksIllustration — Stanisław Grochowiak
Stephen BatchelorAuthor · BooksStephen Batchelor (born 7 April 1953) is a Scottish Buddhist author and teacher, known for his writings on Buddhist subjects and his leadership of meditation retreats worldwide.
Stig LarssonPerson · Film memorabiliaStig Håkan Larsson (born 20 July 1955) is a Swedish writer of novels, dramas, poetry, political essays and short stories, film writer, director and actor.
Susan GriffinAuthor · BooksSusan Griffin (January 26, 1943 – September 30, 2025) was an American radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright, particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist…
Tom JohnsonPerson · Music memorabiliaTom Johnson was an American and French composer, pianist, music critic and opinion journalist (1939–2024). He was born in Greeley and died in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Vinko BeličičAuthor · BooksVinko (Vincenc) Beličič (August 19, 1913 – September 27, 1999) was a Slovenian poet, writer, translator, journalist, and teacher, an author of textbooks.
Vladimir MaksimovAuthor · BooksVladimir Yemelyanovich Maksimov (born Lev Alekseyevich Samsonov, Лев Алексеевич Самсонов;
Vladislav JovanovićAuthor · BooksVladislav Jovanović (9 June 1933 – 21 February 2026) was a Serbian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Wolfgang BenzAuthor · BooksWolfgang Benz (born 9 June 1941) is a German historian and antisemitism researcher.
Yevgeny NesterenkoPerson · Music memorabiliaYevgeny Yevgenievich Nesterenko (8 January 1938 – 20 March 2021) was a Soviet and Russian operatic bass. He made an international career, based at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Yevgeny SvetlanovPerson · Music memorabiliaYevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.
Yevgeny YevtushenkoPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor,…
Yolanda CastañoAuthor · BooksYolanda Castaño Pereira (Santiago de Compostela, 1977) is a Galician painter, literary critic and poet.
Yossi SaridAuthor · BooksYossi Sarid (&lrm; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator.
Yuri KublanovskyAuthor · BooksYury Mikhaylovich Kublanovsky (b. 30 April 1947, Rybinsk) is a Russian poet, essayist, critic and art historian.
Yuri ZhdanovAuthor · BooksYuri Andreyevich Zhdanov (20 August 1919 – 19 December 2006) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, chemist.
Yuriy ShcherbakAuthor · BooksYuriy Mykolayovych Shcherbak (born 23 October 1934) is a Ukrainian writer, screenwriter, publicist, epidemiologist, politician, diplomat, environmental activist and political analyst.
Zdeněk RotreklAuthor · BooksIllustration — Zdeněk Rotrekl 1996
Zdravko ZupanArtist · Comics and comic artZdravko Zupan (Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian.
Zoran PetrovićAuthor · BooksZoran Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Петровић; 5 March 1954 – 25 February 2018) was a Serbian poet, novelist, and screenwriter.

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