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Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
autobiographer, diarist, journalist, playwright, literary critic
- Wedgwood Institute
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
philosopher, poet, essayist, diarist, biographer, Unitarian pastor, Christian minister, orator, abolitionist
- Harvard Divinity School, Harvard College
Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994)
playwright, poet, literary critic, diarist, illustrator, graphic artist
- University of Bucharest, Carol I National College
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
television actor, film actor, politician, autobiographer, character actor, military officer, actor, trade unionist, announcer, statesperson, voice actor, diarist, lifeguard, anti-communist, game show host
- Eureka College
Maxim Gorky (1868-1936)
playwright, poet, opinion journalist, dramaturge, autobiographer, journalist, diarist, politician, publisher
Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)
architect, inventor, diarist, scientist, poet, artist, visual artist, engineer, philosopher, designer, mathematician
- Harvard University, Bates College
Pierre Loti (1850-1923)
naval officer, essayist, diarist, journalist, photographer
- Lycée Henri-IV, École Navale
William Archer (1856-1924)
translator, playwright, historian, diarist, theatre critic, literary critic, journalist, biographer, barrister
- University of Edinburgh