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John Banville (born 1945)
playwright, literary critic, journalist
- International Writing Program, St Peter's College, Wexford
George Eliot (1819-1880)
translator, philosopher, poet, journalist, essayist, editor
- Bedford College, Royal Holloway, University of London
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968)
journalist, film producer, opinion journalist, dietitian, politician, poet, playwright
- Columbia University, City College of New York
Alfred Döblin (1878-1957)
playwright, essayist, journalist, neurologist, poet, physician, medical officer, theatre critic
- Frederick William University Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin
Caleb Carr (1955-2024)
historian, journalist, film producer, actor, essayist
- New York University, Kenyon College
Norman Mailer (1923-2007)
journalist, actor, film director, essayist, playwright, poet, film producer, film editor, historian, biographer, stage actor
- University of Paris, Harvard University
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887)
translator, historian, playwright, journalist, poet, painter, opinion journalist, drawer, collector, literary critic, national revival activist
- Vilnius University
Zachris Topelius (1818-1898)
poet, historian, journalist, professor
- University of Helsinki