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W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
historian, philosopher, sociologist, social worker, human rights activist, photographer, poet, autobiographer, opinion journalist, teacher, journalist, art historian, economist
- Fisk University, Harvard University
Emma Donoghue (born 1969)
literary historian, playwright
- University of Cambridge, University College Dublin
Alan Axelrod (born 1952)
historian
- University of Iowa
John Berger (1926-2017)
art historian, painter, journalist, poet, critic, opinion journalist, art critic
- Chelsea College of Art and Design, Central School of Art and Design
Terry Deary (born 1946)
stage actor, theatrical director, historian
- University of Sunderland, Monkwearmouth Academy
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
politician, lawyer, diplomat, essayist, playwright, biographer, journalist, historian
Stefan Zweig (1881-1942)
translator, journalist, playwright, poet, literary critic, historian, biographer, essayist
- University of Vienna
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
historian, playwright, poet, public figure, opinion journalist, school teacher, military personnel, militant, full member of RAS, teacher
- Rostov State University