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George Eliot (1819-1880)
translator, philosopher, poet, journalist, essayist, editor
- Bedford College, Royal Holloway, University of London
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)
journalist
- John Hampden Grammar School
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
politician, comedian, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, professor, essayist, autobiographer, singer, television actor, stage actor, journalist, human rights activist
- California Labor School
Dave Eggers (born 1970)
editor, journalist, activist shareholder
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, UIUC College of Media
Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936)
dramaturge, politician, journalist, essayist, literary critic, playwright, philosopher, opinion journalist, film director
- National University of San Marcos, Complutense University of Madrid
Russell Freedman (1929-2018)
journalist
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)
translator, poet, literary critic, women's rights activist, journalist
- Harvard University, Columbia University
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
journalist, diplomat, autobiographer, businessperson, editor, suffragist, abolitionist, orator, film editor, caulker, politician