C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

male, deceased (1963)
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature,... More
Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

female, deceased (1982)
Ayn Rand (March 6 1982), born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher, best known for creating a... More
Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

male, deceased (1980) (United States)
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (June 21, 1905 - April 15, 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (pronounced:), was a French... More
Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

male, deceased (1963) (Kamuela, Hawaii, United States)
Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.... More
Albert Camus

Albert Camus

male, deceased (1960)
Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher. Although he is often associated with existentialism, Camus... More
Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

male, deceased (1910)
Leo Tolstoy dedicated websites *Leo Tolstoy museum in Yasnaya Polyana *State Leo Tolstoy Museum in Moscow Biographies and critiques *Illustrated... More
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

male, deceased (1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French... More
G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

male, deceased (1936)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry,... More
Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco

male, 76 years old
Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel "The Name of the... More
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

male, deceased (1832)
"'"',, (28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832) was a German polymath. Goethe's works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, Humanism,... More