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James Frey (born 1969)
blogger, film producer
- Denison University
Julie Powell (1973-2022)
blogger, opinion journalist
- Amherst College
William Shatner (born 1931)
television actor, film actor, singer, film director, actor, Esperantist, voice actor, blogger, character actor, karateka, stage actor, television presenter, film producer, astronaut
- Montreal Children's Theatre, Desautels Faculty of Management
Jonathan Alter (born 1957)
columnist, journalist, blogger
- Harvard University, Phillips Academy
Henry Rollins (born 1961)
musician, actor, blogger, human rights activist, singer, television actor, poet, journalist, film actor, peace activist, voice actor, radio personality, recording artist, spoken word artist, lyricist
- Bullis School, American University
Cheryl Strayed (born 1968)
blogger, essayist, journalist, women's rights activist
- Syracuse University, University of Minnesota
Ta-Nehisi Coates (born 1975)
journalist, educator, blogger
- Howard University, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Nora Ephron (1941-2012)
film producer, film director, journalist, reporter, essayist, playwright, blogger, humorist, director
- Wellesley College