Popular Authors
| Name | Born | |
|---|---|---|
 | Willow Smith Singer | 2000 |
 | Jimmy Savile DJ | 1926 |
 | Michael Landon Actor | 1936 |
 | John Keats Poet | 1795 |
 | Piper Perabo Film actress | 1976 |
 | Dermot Mulroney Actor | 1963 |
 | Frank Iero Musician | 1981 |
 | Peter Jackson Film director | 1961 |
 | Vanilla Ice Rapper | 1967 |
 | Marco van Basten Football manager | 1964 |
 | Zaha Hadid Architect | 1950 |
 | Rob Schneider Actor | 1963 |
 | John Candy Actor | 1950 |
 | Chiang Kai-shek Former President of the Republic of China | 1887 |
 | Larry Mullen, Jr. Musician | 1961 |
All authors
| Name | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Francis | Jockey | 1920 |
| James Krenov | Woodworker | 1920 |
| William Hardy McNeill | Historian | 1917 |
| Patience Gray | Writer | 1917 |
| Jean Amery | Essayist | 1912 |
| Ollie Johnston | Animator | 1912 |
| Dale Evans | Singer-songwriter | 1912 |
| Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild | Cricket Player | 1910 |
| Louise Talma | Composer | 1906 |
| Harry Harlow | Psychologist | 1905 |
| Bertrand de Jouvenel | Philosopher | 1903 |
| Joan Robinson | Economist | 1903 |
| Carlos Drummond de Andrade | Poet | 1902 |
| Cal Hubbard | Football player | 1900 |
| Ethel Waters | Vocalist | 1896 |
| Margery Wilson | Film actress | 1896 |
| Alexander Alekhine | Chess Player | 1892 |
| Myron Coureval Fagan | Film writer | 1887 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Former President of the Republic of China | 1887 |
| Karl Radek | Political leader | 1885 |
| Julia Peterkin | Writer | 1880 |
| Natalie Clifford Barney | Playwright | 1876 |
| Vallabhbhai Patel | Indian statesman | 1875 |
| David Graham Phillips | Novelist | 1867 |
| Cosmo Gordon Lang | Archbishop of Canterbury | 1864 |
| William Gibbs McAdoo | Former American senator | 1863 |
| Tom Ketchum | Cowboy | 1863 |
| Axel Munthe | Physician | 1857 |
| Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman | Author | 1852 |
| R. Heber Newton | Writer | 1840 |
| William Butler | Writer | 1838 |
| Adolf von Baeyer | Chemist | 1835 |
| Richard Morris Hunt | Architect | 1828 |
| Catherine Helen Spence | Author | 1825 |
| Andrew Jackson Downing | Landscape architect | 1815 |