David Letterman

David Letterman

male, 62 years old
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis,...
Jane Austen

Jane Austen

female, deceased (1817)
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice",...
Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

male, deceased (1924)
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. Some of his works have been labelled romantic: Conrad's...
Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

male, deceased (1955)
Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 - August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929...
Steven Wright

Steven Wright

male, 53 years old
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from Burlington,...
Voltaire

Voltaire

male, deceased (1778)
François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his w...

David White

male
David White was a former football (soccer) player but is better known as a football manager. He had an undistinguished playing career, with Clyde...
Brooke Gladstone

Brooke Gladstone

female
Brooke Gladstone is the editor and co-host of National Public Radio's weekend show, "On the Media". A co-winner of two Peabody awards for broadcast...
Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman

female, 57 years old
Alice Hoffman (born March 16 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer, best known for her 1995 novel "Practical Magic",...
Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau

male, deceased (1976)
Raymond Queneau (February 21, 1903 - October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist.