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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
L. Sprague de Camp (1907-2000)
military officer, historian, essayist, literary critic, journalist
- California Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
philosopher, judge, politician, lawyer, astrologer, scientist, historian
- University of Cambridge, University of Poitiers
Peter Ackroyd (born 1949)
poet, literary historian, historian, playwright, literary critic, biographer, journalist, radio editor, literary editor, television presenter
- University of Cambridge, Yale University
Harry Turtledove (born 1949)
historian
- University of California, Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology
Larry Collins (1929-2005)
war correspondent, historian, journalist
- Loomis Chaffee School, Yale University
Dominique Lapierre (1931-2022)
war correspondent, historian, journalist, philanthropist
- Lycée Condorcet, Lafayette College
Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754)
philosopher, playwright, historian, essayist, autobiographer, poet
- University of Copenhagen, Bergen Cathedral School