Popular Authors
| Name | Born | |
|---|---|---|
 | Kendrick Lamar Recording Artist | 1987 |
 | Venus Williams Tennis player | 1980 |
 | Igor Stravinsky Composer | 1882 |
 | Barry Manilow Singer-songwriter | 1943 |
 | Newt Gingrich Former U.S. Representative | 1943 |
 | Paulina Rubio Singer | 1971 |
 | Scott Adkins Actor | 1976 |
 | Greg Kinnear Actor | 1963 |
 | Eddy Merckx Bicycler | 1945 |
 | Jason Patric Film actor | 1966 |
 | Marie Avgeropoulos Film actress | 1986 |
 | Heinz Guderian Author | 1888 |
 | Jello Biafra Singer | 1958 |
 | Ken Loach Film director | 1936 |
 | Thomas Haden Church Actor | 1960 |
All authors
| Name | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|
| Beryl Reid | Actress | 1919 |
| Patrick Cranshaw | Film actor | 1919 |
| John Hersey | Writer | 1914 |
| Mitchell A. Wilson | Novelist | 1913 |
| Charles Eames | Designer | 1907 |
| Ralph Bellamy | Actor | 1904 |
| M. C. Escher | Artist | 1898 |
| Harry Patch | Soldier | 1898 |
| Gladys Bronwyn Stern | Critic | 1890 |
| Phil Douglas | Baseball player | 1890 |
| Heinz Guderian | Author | 1888 |
| Igor Stravinsky | Composer | 1882 |
| Carl Van Vechten | Writer | 1880 |
| James Weldon Johnson | Author | 1871 |
| Kitaro Nishida | Philosopher | 1870 |
| John Robert Gregg | Inventor | 1867 |
| Henry Lawson | Writer | 1867 |
| William Crookes | Chemist | 1832 |
| Charles Gounod | Composer | 1818 |
| Abel P. Upshur | United States Secretary of State | 1790 |
| William Hooper | Former Delegate to the Continental Congress | 1742 |
| John Wesley | Theologian | 1703 |
| Charles XII of Sweden | Former King of Sweden | 1682 |
| Bhai Sahib Singh | Sikhism | 1663 |
| Chief Powhatan | Paramount chief | 1545 |
| Edward I of England | King of England | 1239 |