Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

male, deceased (1790)
inventor, Founding Father of the United States, Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, lightning rod, electricity, great scientist
Benjamin Franklin (April 17 1790) was one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist,...

John Holt

male, deceased (1784)
Mayor, American, colonial, Publisher, newspaper, The Connecticut Gazette
John Holt (1726 - 1784) was a Colonial American newspaper publisher and the Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia. John Holt was born in Hanover County,...
Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf

male, deceased (1984)
death from cardiovascular disease, Jewish person, person, American, Donald Klopfer, Columbia University alumni…Publisher, American book publisher
Alfred A. Knopf (September 12, 1892 - August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century, founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. His...
James Brown

James Brown

male, deceased (1855)
British, American, wordsworth, chaucer, Publisher, Little, Brown and Company
James Brown (1800 - 1855) was an American publisher and co-founder of Little, Brown and Company. Brown was born in Acton, Massachusetts. He and...
Jim Lee

Jim Lee

male, 45 years old
From st. louis, missouri, comics writer, Princeton University alumni, American, From St. Louis, Publisher
Jim Lee (born august 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic book artist, writer, creator and publisher. After graduating from Yale, he decided to...
Nikki Finke

Nikki Finke

female
The New York Times, premiere magazine, esquire, esquire magazine, Newsweek, media commentator…Publisher
In 2007, Finke won the Los Angeles Press Club's Southern California Journalism Award for "Entertainment Journalist of the Year" with the judges...

John Murray

male, deceased (1843)
lord byron, Scottish, childe harold, marmion, Publisher, Sir Walter Scott…Scottish publisher
John Murray was a Scottish publisher and member of the famous John Murray publishing house. Murray was the son of the founder, who died when he was...
Nick Denton

Nick Denton

male (New York City Area, United States)
Gawker Media, blogger, Valleywag, Gawker, tech blogger, Company President…Publisher
Nick Denton is the founder and proprietor of Gawker Media. Nick Denton was educated at University College School and University College, Oxford. He...
Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt

male, 67 years old
assassination, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Free speech activist, XRCO Hall of Fame, Adult magazine publisher, From Kentucky…Publisher
Larry Claxton Flynt, Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American publisher and the head of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces...
Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

female, 71 years old
American, Raymond J. Smith, Ontario Review Press, from Niagara County, New York, literary magazine, Publisher
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, and the Prix Femina. She is the...