Malcolm X

Malcolm X

male, deceased (1965)
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Black Muslim minister...
Henry James

Henry James

male, deceased (1916)
Henry James, OM (–), son of theologian Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an...
Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson

female, 25 years old
Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and actress, and younger sister of pop singer Jessica...
Marguerite Annie Johnson

Marguerite Annie Johnson

female, 81 years old (SAINT LOUIS, Missouri)
Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A poet, educator, historian,...
David Sedaris

David Sedaris

male, 52 years old (Raleigh, North Carolina, United States)
David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist and radio contributor. Much of his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating,...

Confessions

male
"Confessions" is the name of a series of thirteen autobiographical books by St. Augustine of Hippo written between AD 397 and AD 398. In modern...
Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh

male, deceased (1966)
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (October 28 1903 - April 10 1966) was a British writer, best known for such satirical and darkly humorous novels as...
J. D. Salinger

J. D. Salinger

male, 90 years old
Jerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) is an American author best known for his 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye", as well as his reclusive...

Jack Black

male
Jack Black was a late 19th century/early 20th century hobo and professional burglar, living out the dying age of the Wild West. He wrote "You Can't...
Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

female, deceased (1940)
Emma Goldman aka 'Red Emma', was a Lithuanian-born anarchist known for her writings and speeches. She was lionized as an iconic "rebel woman"...