Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

male, deceased (1626)
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist, but is best known as a philosophical advocate and...
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...
Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler

male, deceased (1983)
Arthur Koestler (September 5, 1905, Budapest - March 3, 1983, London) was a Hungarian polymath who became a naturalized British subject. He wrote...
Simon Singh

Simon Singh

male, 45 years old
Simon Lehna Singh (born 1964) is an Indian-British author of Punjabi background with a doctorate in physics from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who...
Alton Brown

Alton Brown

male, 47 years old
Alton Brown is an American food personality, cinematographer, author, and actor. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show...

Martin Seligman

male, 67 years old
Martin E.P. Seligman (Albany, New York, 12 August 1942) is an American psychologist and writer. He is well known for his work on the idea of...
Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull

male, deceased (1741)
Jethro Tull (born March 1672 in Basildon, Berkshire; died 21 February 1741 in Shalbourne, Berkshire (now Wiltshire)) was an English agricultural...
Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin

male, deceased (2004)
Daniel Joseph Boorstin (October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004) was a prolific American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He served as the...
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

male, deceased (1882)
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was already eminent as an English naturalist when he proposed and provided scientific...
Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi

male, 86 years old
Carl Djerassi, is a chemist, novelist, and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of the first oral contraceptive pill...