Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon

male, 72 years old
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City. He is noted for his dense and complex works of...
Barbara Deming

Barbara Deming

female, deceased (1984)
Barbara Deming (1917 - 1984) was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.
Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

female, deceased (2004)
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, novelist, intellectual, filmmaker, and activist.
Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

male, deceased (2007) (Manhattan, New York, United States)
Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. Along with Truman...
John Hampden

John Hampden

male, deceased (1643)
John Hampden ("circa" 1595-1643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire,...
Utah Phillips

Utah Phillips

male, 74 years old
Bruce "Utah" Phillips (b. May 15 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet and self-described "Golden Voice of...
Kirkpatrick Sale

Kirkpatrick Sale

Kirkpatrick Sale is an independent scholar, author, technology critic, and self-proclaimed neo-Luddite. In 1995, Sale made a public bet with Kevin...
Grace Paley

Grace Paley

female, 87 years old
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 -) is an American short story writer, poet, and political activist whose work has won a number of awards.
Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

male, deceased (2007)
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11 1922 - April 11 2007) (pronounced) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and...
Brian Willson

Brian Willson

male, 68 years old
S. Brian Willson, (born July 4 1941), is a United States Air Force (USAF) veteran who became a prominent anti-war activist. Willson served, from...