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| Aldous Huxley English novelist, 1894 - 1963 Andre Maurois French writer, 1885-1967 Andrea Dworkin Speech to women at harper and row, 1976 Angela Davis Political activist Anita Loos US novelist Barbara Ehrenreich Writer, activist and novelist Bernard Berenson Author Bernard Malamud American novelist 1914-86 Bob Uecker Athlete, baseball player, 1935+ Bryan Ferry Musician Carol Burnett American actress, 1933+ Cary Elwes Actor Charles Babbage English inventor, particularly a primitive calculating machine Charles M Schulz US cartoonist - (1922 - 2000) Christina Milian Singer Christopher Hampton English playwright, 1946- Christopher Isherwood English novelist Christopher Marlowe English playwright and poet 1564-93 Colin Wilson English writer, 1931+ Diana Ross Singer, originally part of the "Supremes" Douglas Macarthur American general Dylan Thomas Welsh poet Ellen Degeneres American actress, reprised many roles Erica Jong Author and American poet Eugene Ionesco French playwright George Bernard Shaw Prolific Irish playwright Glenn Turner Athlete, 1947+ Helen Mirren British actress Helena Bonham Carter Actress, one of her most famous roles was in "Planet Of The Apes" Henry Miller American author Isadora Duncan Dancer Jack Youngblood US sports commentator James Caan Actor James Goldsmith Rich businessman who was involved in Microsoft John Buchan Lived 1875 - 1940 John Howard Australian Prime Minister, 1939+ John Wayne American actor Johnny Cash American Musician, 1932 - 2003 Jose Mourinho Ultra-confident Chelsea coach Joseph Campbell American author, 1904 - 87 Joyce Jillson Celebrity, 1947+ Jules Feiffer US cartoonist, 1929+ Kate Beckinsale British thespian who has successfully moved to Hollywood | Kenny Chesney American country star Kevin Spacey Actor, can be seen in 'K-Pax' among others Larry Page Co-founder of popular search engine, Google, with Sergey Brin Laurie Lee British poet, 1914 - 97 Lauryn Hill Musician Lenny Kravitz Musician Leon Trotsky Russian revolutionary Leonard Nimoy American actor, most famously in Star Trek Linda Hamilton Actress Ludwig Wittgenstein Famous Austrian philosopher (1889 - 1951) Macaulay Culkin Former child star famous for his roles in the 'Home Alone' movies Mao Zedong Chinese leader, 1893-1976 Mary Wortley Montagu English writer, 1689-1762 Mick Jagger Now crinkly, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones Mikhail Khodorkovsky CEO of oil company, Yukos Miles Davis Jazz musician Mother Teresa Albanian missionary, beatified Catholic nun Napoleon Hill American writer, 1883-1970 Paul Erdos A mathematical genius of the first order Paul Gallico US journalist, 1897 - 1976 Paul Newman Actor Pope Paul VI Pope, head of the Catholic Church on Earth Richard Dawkins English biologist Robert Frost Author and poet, died in 1963 Robert Graves English poet 1895-1985 Robert Morley British actor Sandra Bullock Famous actress, Speed and more Serena Williams American tennis player Shirley Manson Lead singer of Garbage who really is Scottish, although fellow members Butch, Duke and Steve are American Stanley Kubrick Bizarre director Steve Allen US entertainer, 1921 - 2000 T S Eliot American author and poet T S Elliot Anglo-American poet, critic and playwright Tennessee Williams Famous playwright, wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and other plays Theodore Sturgeon Author Thomas Gray English poet 1716-71 Tina Turner Aging singer Tony Randall American actor, 1920 - 2004 Victor Hugo Author Virginia Satir One of the key figures in the development of family therapy. William Cowper English poet 1731-1800 William Hague Former leader of the Conservative Party William Shakespeare The most famous English playwright of all time, 1564 - 1616. He wrote a large number of plays in different genres, such as comedies, tragedies, histories and of course romances. Some of his work is still regularly studied in classrooms to this day so his influence is enduring; for instance Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth are still commonly studied. His longest play was Hamlet which many consider to be the greatest play of all time. His influence on the English language was immense with a surprisingly high number of words tracing their origin to his work, as indeed do many phrases. His mind was clearly very productive and his command for story telling and commenting on humans and humanity meant his stories have reached through the ages even if the language now is difficult to understand. For many he is the greatest writer that has ever lived. |
