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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
composer, librettist, conductor, essayist, theatrical director, autobiographer, poet, pianist, music critic, diarist
- Leipzig University, Kreuzschule
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
political philosopher, journalist, autobiographer, essayist, political activist, diarist, philosopher, literary critic, feminist
- University of Paris, Lycée Fénelon, Paris
Jimmy Carter (born 1924)
naval officer, diplomat, politician, farmer, autobiographer, submariner, statesperson, environmentalist, businessperson, engineer, peace activist, human rights activist, humanitarian
- Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia Tech
Charles Eastman (1858-1939)
physician, folklorist, ombudsman, autobiographer
- Dartmouth College, Boston University School of Medicine
Patrick White (1912-1990)
playwright, poet, autobiographer
- Cheltenham College, University of Cambridge
Muhammad Asad (1900-1992)
diplomat, journalist, translator, linguist, autobiographer, philosopher
- University of Vienna
Augustine of Hippo (0354-0430)
philosopher, theologian, autobiographer, music theorist, preacher, historian, poet, Catholic priest, titular bishop, Catholic bishop
Lord Berners (1883-1950)
composer, painter, politician, autobiographer, film score composer
- Eton College, Cheam School