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Margaret Drabble (born 1939)
literary critic, biographer, playwright, editor
- University of Cambridge
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
playwright, epistemologist, biographer, literary critic, essayist, resistance fighter, philosopher, peace activist, opinion journalist, intellectual, sociologist, lyricist
- Lycée Henri-IV, École Normale Supérieure
James Ellroy (born 1948)
autobiographer
Stephen Fry (born 1957)
actor, comedian, television presenter, autobiographer, director, television actor, stage actor, film actor, journalist, film director, improviser, performing artist, narrator
- University of Cambridge, Uppingham School
Muriel Spark (1918-2006)
poet, playwright, editor, literary critic, biographer
- Heriot-Watt University
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
politician, autobiographer, lawyer, political activist, political prisoner
- University of the Witwatersrand, University of Fort Hare
Rita Mae Brown (born 1944)
poet, polo player, autobiographer, LGBTQ rights activist, playwright, feminist
- New York University, University of Florida
Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950)
poet, playwright, lawyer, biographer
- Knox College