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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
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
Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015)
poet, journalist, essayist
Graham Greene (1904-1991)
playwright, journalist, autobiographer, spy
- University of Oxford, Berkhamsted School
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
Chris Turner (born 1973)
journalist
- Toronto Metropolitan University, Queen's University
Samuel R. Delany (born 1942)
cartoonist, essayist, literary critic, journalist
- University at Buffalo, City College of New York
C. S. Forester (1899-1966)
journalist, playwright, war correspondent
- Dulwich College, King's College London