John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes

male, deceased (1946)
keynesian, Economist, Liberal Party politician, Bretton Woods conference delegate, depression, UK Liberal Party politician
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB (5 June 1883 - 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas, called Keynesian economics, had a...
Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

female, deceased (1963) (United States)
American women writer, Autobiographical novel, expatriate, depression, Smith College alumni, committed suicide
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 - February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath...
Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

female, deceased (1965)
photographer, Resettlement Administration, Dorothea Margarette Nutzhorn, American, Portrait photographer, Maynard Dixon…depression, great depression
Dorothea Lange (May 25 1895 - October 11 1965) was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her...
Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

male, deceased (2003)
Omaha, Portland, Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith, bass guitar, autopsy, Miss Misery…clinical depression, depression
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an Academy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and musician. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he...
Kay Redfield Jamison

Kay Redfield Jamison

female, 63 years old
Time Magazine, lord byron, Exuberance The Passion for Life, Night Falls Fast Understanding Suicide, manic-depressive illness, University of California, Los Angeles alumni…depression
Kay Redfield Jamison (born June 22, 1946) is an American professor of psychiatry and writer who is one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder,...
Nick Drake

Nick Drake

male, deceased (1974)
musician, Five Leaves Left, singer, saxophone, singer-songwriter, English…depression, clinical depression
Nicholas Rodney Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. His primary instrument was the...
Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

female, deceased (1977)
death by myocardial infarction, Board of Director, Stephens College, From San Antonio, Texas, Pepsico, movie star…great depression, depression
Joan Crawford (March 23 1905 - May 10 1977), was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from...
William Styron

William Styron

male, deceased (2006)
Darkness Visible, McGraw Hill Publishers, Set This House On Fire, A Tidewater Morning, Virginia writer, Christchurch School…clinical depression, depression
William Clark Styron, Jr. (June 11 1925 - November 1 2006) was an eminent American novelist and essayist. Before the publication of his memoir...
Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

male, deceased (1979)
Post-bop double-bassist, Bebop double-bassist, Avant-garde double-bassist, American jazz bandleader, Progressive big band bandleader, Early Creative double-bassist…clinical depression, depression
Charles Mingus, also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his...
Mary Lee

Mary Lee

female, deceased (1909)
Criminal Law Consolidation Amendment Act, Australian, suffragist, Irish, trade union, economic depression…depression
Mary Lee (February 14, 1821 - September 18, 1909) was an Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia. Mary Walsh was born in...