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Gloria VanderbiltDesigner · FashionGloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite.[4]
Graham ChapmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGraham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python.
Graham GreeneAuthor · BooksHenry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.
Graham StarkPerson · Film memorabiliaGraham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director, known for his close friendship with actor Peter Sellers and appearances in…
Guibert of NogentAuthor · BooksGuibert de Nogent (c. 1055 – 1124) was a Benedictine historian, theologian, and author of autobiographical memoirs.
Guy DebordPerson · Film memorabiliaGuy-Ernest Debord (lang; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a…
Guy PrattPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Adam Pratt (born 3 January 1962) is an English bassist. He has worked with artists including Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Gary Moore, Madonna, Peter Cetera, Michael Jackson, the Smiths,…
Hamed Abdel-SamadAuthor · BooksHamed Abdel-Samad (Ḥāmid ʿAbd aṣ-Ṣamad, ˈħæːmed ʕæbdesˈsˤɑmɑd; Born 1 February 1972) is a German-Egyptian author critical of Islam.
Han SuyinAuthor · Books
Hans Christian AndersenAuthor · BooksHans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish writer. A prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is also best remembered for his literary fairy…
Hape KerkelingPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling (born 9 December 1964) is a German comedian, TV presenter, author, and actor.
Harald MoltkeArtist · PaintingsHarald Viggo Moltke (14 December 1871 – 24 June 1960) was a Danish painter, author and explorer.
Harold NorseAuthor · BooksHarold Norse (July 6, 1916 – June 8, 2009) was an American writer who created a body of work using the American idiom of everyday language and images.
Harriet ArbuthnotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by John Hoppner, c.
Harry WuAuthor · BooksHarry Wu (February 8, 1937 – April 26, 2016) was a Chinese-American human rights activist.
Hedy LamarrPerson · Film memorabiliaHedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 January 19, 2000) was an Austrian and American actress and inventor.[1] Regarded as a successful film star, she also co-invented…
Heidelinde WeisPerson · Music memorabiliaHeidelinde Weis (17 September 1940 – 24 November 2023) was an Austrian actress. Weis died on 24 November 2023, at the age of 83.
Heiner LauterbachPerson · Music memorabilia
Helen HayesPerson · Film memorabiliaHelen Hayes MacArthur (Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress.
Helen WillsAuthor · BooksHelen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player.
Helena NyblomAuthor · BooksIllustration — Helene Nyblom
Henrik PontoppidanAuthor · BooksHenrik Pontoppidan (lang; 24 July 1857 – 21 August 1943) was a Danish realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of…
Heo GyunAuthor · BooksHŏ Kyun (3 November 1569 – 12 October 1618) was a Korean novelist, poet, and politician during the Joseon period. He was also known by his art names, Kyosan and Sŏngso.
Heo MokAuthor · Books
Hervé GuibertPhotographer · PhotographyHervé Guibert (14 December 1955 – 27 December 1991) was a French writer, photographer, photography critic and filmmaker.
Homer HickamAuthor · BooksHomer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts.
Howard MarksPerson · Film memorabiliaDennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases.
Hunter S. ThompsonPhotographer · PhotographyHunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman…
Ibn KhaldunAuthor · BooksIbn Khaldūn (27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
Ion CreangăAuthor · BooksIon Creangă (also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu;
Isaac Bashevis SingerAuthor · BooksIsaac Bashevis Singer (November 11, 1903[1][2] – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator in the United States.
Isabella Fyvie MayoAuthor · BooksIsabella Fyvie Mayo (pen name, Edward Garrett; 10 December 1843 – 13 May 1914) was a Scottish writer, poet, suffragist, and reformer.
Isabella RosselliniPerson · Film memorabiliaIsabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian and American actress and model.
Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarAuthor · BooksIshwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar[1], was an Indian educator and social reformer of the 19th century.[2]
Israel TsvaygenbaumArtist · PaintingsIsrael Iosifovich Tsvaygenbaum (born February 1, 1961) is a Russian and American artist of Jewish descent.
Ivana TrumpDesigner · Modern designIvana Marie Trump (Zelníčková; February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022) was a Czech and American businesswoman, socialite, and model.
Jack LondonAuthor · BooksJohn Griffith London (Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.
Jade GoodyAuthor · BooksJade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English media personality and businesswoman.
Jahanara BegumAuthor · BooksJahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a princess of the Mughal Empire. She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
James BestPerson · Film memorabiliaJewel Franklin Guy (July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015), known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting…
Jan GuillouAuthor · BooksJan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (lang; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author, journalist and convicted spy.
Jane AddamsAuthor · BooksJane Adams (disambiguation)Jane Adams
Jane LynchPerson · Film memorabiliaJane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer.
Janine Pommy VegaAuthor · BooksJanine Pommy Vega (February 5, 1942 – December 23, 2010) was an American poet associated with the Beat Generation.
Janis IanPerson · Music memorabiliaJanis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s.
Jawaharlal NehruAuthor · BooksJawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the…
Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte GuyonAuthor · BooksJeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon (commonly Madame Guyon; 13 April 1648 – 9 June 1717) was a French mystic, spiritual writer, and lay teacher of prayer whose writings on inward prayer,…
Jenny McCarthyPerson · Film memorabiliaJennifer Ann McCarthy-Wahlberg (' McCarthy; born November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, television personality, and anti-vaccine activist.
Jerome K. JeromeAuthor · BooksJerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889).
Jessica WatsonAuthor · BooksJessica Rose Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who attempted a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16 from 18 October 2009 to 15 May 2010.
Jessie JPerson · Music memorabiliaJessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter.
Jimmy NailPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known professionally as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer.
Joanna LumleyDesigner · Modern designDame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model.
Johann Friedrich RochlitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Rochlitz (12 February 1769 – 16 December 1842) was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
Johanna KinkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohanna Kinkel (8 July 1810 – 15 November 1858), born Maria Johanna Mockel, was a German composer, writer, pedagogue, and revolutionary.
Johanne Luise HeibergAuthor · BooksJohanne Luise Heiberg (née Pätges; 22 November 1812 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish actress of the 19th century.
John CleesePerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and television presenter.
John Gould FletcherAuthor · BooksIllustration — John Gould Fletcher
John Howard GriffinAuthor · BooksJohn Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 – September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author from Texas who wrote about and championed racial equality.
John MayallPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer.
John McCainAuthor · BooksJohn Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a…
John SmithAuthor · BooksJohn Smith (c. 1579 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author.
Joseph ConradAuthor · BooksJoseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.
Joseph HellerAuthor · BooksJoseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays.
Joyce JohnsonAuthor · BooksShe was born in New York City.
Judi DenchPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Widely considered one of Britain's greatest actresses, she is noted for her versatile roles on stage and screen.
Judith KerrIllustrator · IllustrationAnna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr (surname pronounced; 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the…
Juliana HatfieldPerson · Music memorabiliaJuliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area.
Juliet PannettArtist · PaintingsJuliet Kathleen Pannett FRSA (née Somers; 15 July 1911 – 22 August 2005) was an English portrait painter.
June SpencerPerson · Film memorabiliaJune Rosalind Spencer (14 June 1919 – 8 November 2024) was an English actress best known for her long-running role as Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers.
Jung ChangAuthor · BooksJung Chang (born 25 March 1952) is a Chinese-born British author. She is best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide but is banned in…
KalpanaPerson · Film memorabiliaKalpana Priyadarshini (5 October 1965 – 25 January 2016), better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films, predominantly in Malayalam and…
Kang Gyeong-aeAuthor · BooksKang Kyŏngae (20 April 1906 – 26 April 1944) was a Korean writer, novelist and poet involved with the feminist movement. She is also known by her penname Kang Gama.
Karin MichaëlisAuthor · BooksKarin Michaëlis (20 March 1872 – 11 January 1950) was a Danish journalist and author. She is best known for her novels, short stories, and children's books.
Karl von BlaasArtist · PaintingsKarl von Blaas (28 April 1815 – 19 March 1894) was an Austrian painter known for his portraits and religious compositions executed on canvas as well as in the form of frescoes.
Kate SmithAuthor · BooksKathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith became well known for her renditions of "God Bless America"…
Katharine HepburnPerson · Film memorabiliaKatharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades.
Katie PriceAuthor · BooksKatie Price (born Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Infield; 22 May 1978) is an English media personality, model and businesswoman.
Kay SageIllustrator · IllustrationKatherine Linn Sage (June 25, 1898 – January 8, 1963), usually known as Kay Sage, was an American Surrealist artist and poet active between 1936 and 1963.
Khwaja Ahmad AbbasPerson · Film memorabiliaKhwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist in Urdu, Hindi and English.
Kim Il-yeopAuthor · BooksKim Iryeop (28 April 1896 – 28 May 1971), also spelled Kim Iryŏp, was a South Korean writer, journalist, feminist activist, and Buddhist nun. Her given name was Kim Wonju.
Klaus MannAuthor · BooksKlaus Heinrich Thomas Mann (18 November 1906 – 21 May 1949) was a German writer and anti-fascist activist.
Konstantin MihailovićAuthor · BooksKonstantin Mihailović, also known as Constantine of Ostrovica, born in 1430, was a Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire.
Kristen JohnstonAuthor · BooksKristen Angela Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American actress. Best known for her work on television sitcoms, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting…
Kurt RaabPerson · Film memorabiliaKurt Raab (20 July 1941 – 28 June 1988) was a West German stage and film actor, as well as a screenwriter and playwright.
Lale AndersenPerson · Music memorabiliaLale Andersen (23 March 1905 – 29 August 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter born in Lehe (now part of Bremerhaven).
Lana TurnerPerson · Film memorabiliaJulia Jean "Lana" Turner (February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as…
Lance BassPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979) is an American singer, actor, and producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the boy band NSYNC.
Larry HagmanPerson · Film memorabiliaLarry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R.
Laura Ingalls WilderAuthor · BooksLaura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer, teacher, and journalist.
Laura KnightArtist · PaintingsDame Laura Knight (Johnson; 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint.
Lawrence DurrellAuthor · BooksLawrence George Durrell (27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.
Leo SlezakAuthor · BooksLeo Slezak (18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was an Austrian dramatic tenor.[1] He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's Otello.[2][3] He is the…
Leonora Christina UlfeldtArtist · SculptureLeonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was daughter to King Christian IV of Denmark…
Lew WallaceAuthor · BooksLewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor,…
Lewis CarrollAuthor · BooksCharles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer, and Anglican deacon.
LiliʻuokalaniPerson · Music memorabiliaLiliʻuokalani (Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from…
Lillian GishPerson · Film memorabiliaLillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era.
Lillian HellmanAuthor · BooksLillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist…
Lita GreyPerson · Film memorabiliaLita Grey (born Lillita Louise MacMurray, April 15, 1908 – December 29, 1995), who was known for most of her life as Lita Grey Chaplin, was an American actress.
Liu XiaoqingPerson · Film memorabiliaLiu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1950) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman. One of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s, she is known for her roles in the films The Little Flower…
Lord BernersPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (18 September 188319 April 1950), also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer, novelist, painter, and aesthete.
Lord ByronAuthor · BooksGeorge Noel Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), was a British poet.
Lou Andreas-SalomemAuthor · BooksLou Andreas-Salomé (born either Louise von Salomé or Luíza Gustavovna Salomé or Lioulia von Salomé;
Ludvig HolbergAuthor · BooksLudvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the…
Ludwig RichterArtist · PaintingsAdrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki.
Lydia SigourneyAuthor · BooksLydia Huntley Sigourney (September 1, 1791 – June 10, 1865), Lydia Howard Huntley, was an American poet, author, and publisher during the early and mid 19th century.
Mahatma GandhiAuthor · BooksMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer,[2] anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the…
Malcolm MuggeridgeAuthor · BooksThomas Malcolm Muggeridge (24 March 1903 – 14 November 1990) was a British journalist and satirist. His father, H. T.
Margaret Caroline AndersonAuthor · BooksMargaret Caroline Anderson (November 24, 1886 – October 19, 1973) was the American founder, editor and publisher of the art and literary magazine The Little Review, which published a…
Margaret OliphantAuthor · BooksMargaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (born Margaret Oliphant Wilson; 4 April 1828 – 20 June 1897) was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs.
Marguerite DurasAuthor · BooksMarguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (lang), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker.
Maria WineAuthor · BooksMaria Wine (July 8, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was a Swedish-Danish poet and writer.
Marilyn MonroePerson · Music memorabiliaMarilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.
Marina Ripa di MeanaDesigner · FashionMarina Ripa di Meana (born Maria Elide Punturieri and previously known as Marina Lante della Rovere;
Marlene DietrichPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades.
Martha MödlPerson · Film memorabiliaMartha Mödl (22 March 1912, Nuremberg – 17 December 2001, Stuttgart) was a German soprano, and later a mezzo-soprano.
Martin KellermanArtist · Comics and comic artMartin Kellerman (born 1973 in Växjö) is a Swedish cartoonist, known for the comic strip Rocky.
Mary Hunter AustinAuthor · BooksMary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903)…
Mary McCarthyAuthor · BooksMary McCarthy (disambiguation)

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