Culture
2,362 people, sorted by fame.
Sigrid UndsetMay 20, 1882 – June 10, 1949 · Culture
G. K. ChestertonMay 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936 · Culture
J. M. CoetzeeFebruary 9, 1940 – present · Culture
John RuskinFebruary 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900 · Culture
Mikhail SholokhovMay 11, 1905 – February 21, 1984 · Culture
Soloncirca 630 BC – circa 560 BC · Culture
Strabocirca 63 BC – circa AD 23 · Culture
Alexis de TocquevilleJuly 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859 · Culture
Hildegard of Bingencirca 1098 – September 17, 1179 · Culture
Johann Gottlieb FichteMay 19, 1762 – January 1814 · Culture
Larry SangerJuly 16, 1968 – present · Culture
NovalisMay 2, 1772 – March 25, 1801 · Culture
Giacomo LeopardiJune 29, 1798 – June 14, 1837 · Culture
Harold PinterOctober 10, 1930 – December 24, 2008 · Culture
Isaac Bashevis SingerJuly 14, 1904 – July 24, 1991 · Culture
RamakrishnaFebruary 18, 1836 – August 16, 1886 · Culture
Elias CanettiJuly 25, 1905 – August 14, 1994 · Culture
Parmenidescirca 515 BC – circa 470 BC · Culture
Wole SoyinkaJuly 13, 1934 – present · Culture
George BerkeleyMarch 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753 · Culture
John DeweyOctober 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952 · Culture
Ludwig FeuerbachJuly 28, 1804 – September 13, 1872 · Culture
Muhammad IqbalNovember 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938 · Culture
Thomas Henry HuxleyMay 4, 1825 – June 29, 1895 · Culture
V. S. NaipaulAugust 17, 1932 – August 11, 2018 · Culture
Dario FoMarch 24, 1926 – October 13, 2016 · Culture
Mo YanFebruary 17, 1955 – present · Culture
Teresa of ÁvilaMarch 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582 · Culture
Maria MontessoriAugust 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952 · Culture
Nelly SachsDecember 10, 1891 – May 12, 1970 · Culture
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonJanuary 15, 1809 – January 19, 1865 · Culture
Protagorascirca 490 BC – circa 420 BC · Culture
Władysław ReymontMay 7, 1867 – December 5, 1925 · Culture
Cato the Eldercirca 234 BC – 149 BC · Culture
Empedoclescirca 494 BC – circa 434 BC · Culture
Eugene O'NeillOctober 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953 · Culture
Gotthold Ephraim LessingJanuary 22, 1729 – February 15, 1781 · Culture
Kenzaburō ŌeJanuary 31, 1935 – March 3, 2023 · Culture
Menciuscirca 372 BC – circa 289 BC · Culture
Erich FrommMarch 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980 · Culture
Fernando PessoaJune 13, 1888 – November 30, 1935 · Culture
Jan Huscirca 1370s – July 6, 1415 · Culture
Jeremy BenthamFebruary 15, 1748 – June 6, 1832 · Culture
Jiddu Krishnamurticirca May 12, 1895 – February 17, 1986 · Culture
Lucian of Samosatacirca AD 120 – circa AD 180 · Culture
Marquis de SadeJune 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814 · Culture
Seamus HeaneyApril 13, 1939 – August 30, 2013 · Culture
Chinua AchebeNovember 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013 · Culture
Jean PiagetAugust 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980 · Culture
Paul HeyseMarch 15, 1830 – April 2, 1914 · Culture