Lewis Grizzard

Lewis Grizzard

male, deceased (1994)
Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr. (October 20, 1946 - March 20, 1994) was an American writer and humorist, famous for his Southern demeanor and...
Bill Richardson

Bill Richardson

male, 54 years old
Bill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. Richardson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1955 and received his B.A. from the...
Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman

male, 65 years old
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman (born October 31, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for...
Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

male, deceased (1999)
Jean Parker Shepherd (July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was an American raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer and actor who was often...
Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

male, 39 years old
Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher.
Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

male, deceased (1944)
Stephen Butler Leacock, Ph.D, FRSC (30 December 1869 - 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist.
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

male, deceased (1992) (Russia)
Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920- April 6, 1992, was a Russian-born American Jewish author and biochemist, a highly successful and...
Roy Blount Jr.

Roy Blount Jr.

male, 68 years old
Roy Alton Blount, Jr. (born October 4, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter,...
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson

male, 57 years old
William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born December 8,1951) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on...
Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash

male, deceased (1971)
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse.