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Henry James (1843-1916)
playwright, poet lawyer, literary critic, editing staff
- Harvard University
Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
playwright, philosopher, literary critic, essayist, journalist
- Saint Petersburg State University
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
playwright, poet, essayist, translator, critic, stage actor, film actor, film director, theatrical director, model, political activist, civil servant
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979)
poet, literary critic
- University of California, San Diego
John Green (born 1977)
businessperson, film producer, YouTuber, literary critic, podcaster, critic, journalist, editor, video blogger, television producer, history teacher
- Kenyon College, Indian Springs School
Paul Auster (1947-2024)
film director, linguist, translator, poet, essayist, autobiographer, playwright, musician, librettist, critic, editor
- Columbia University
E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
literary critic, biographer, librettist, essayist
- Tonbridge School, University of Cambridge
Ivan Franko (1856-1916)
journalist, poet, cultural historian, playwright, translator, economist, literary critic, politician
- Lviv University, Chernivtsi University