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David Small (born 1945)
illustrator, composer
- Wayne State University, Yale University
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)
journalist, translator, poet, composer, autobiographer, literary critic, literary scholar, librettist, dramaturge, pedagogue, teacher, man of letters
- Xaverian College, Victoria University of Manchester
Joss Whedon (born 1964)
film director, film producer, television director, composer, director, actor, cartoonist, television actor, animator, television producer, producer
- Wesleyan University, Winchester College
Alberto Savinio (1891-1952)
composer, painter, journalist, playwright, translator
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929)
librettist, poet, playwright, composer
- University of Vienna, Akademisches Gymnasium
Raymond Smullyan (1919-2017)
mathematician, pianist, philosopher, computer scientist, magician, chess composer
- Princeton University, University of Chicago
Satyajit Ray (1921-1992)
film director, composer, film producer, film editor, lyricist, journalist, painter, cinematographer, poet, film critic, director
- University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University
Neil Peart (1952-2020)
drummer, lyricist, composer, jazz musician, musician
- Beamsville District Secondary School