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333 famous people found
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Alexander PUSHKIN
Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era
1799 - 1837 -
Fiodor (Fyodor) Dostoïevski (Dostoevsky)
Russian novelist, philosopher, short story writer, essayist, and journalist
1821 - 1881 -
Emily BRONTE
English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature
1818 - 1848 -
Charles DICKENS
English writer and social critic
1812 - 1870 -
Edgar Allan POE
American author, poet, editor and literary critic
1809 - 1849 -
Victor HUGO
French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement
1802 - 1885 -
Aleksis KIVI
Finnish writer
1834 - 1872 -
Benito María de los Dolores PÉREZ y GALDÓS
Spanish realist novelist
1843 - 1920 -
Émile ZOLA
French writer
1840 - 1902 -
Walter SCOTT
Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet
1771 - 1832 -
Alexandre DUMAS
French author and dramatist
1824 - 1895 -
Théophile GAUTIER
French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic
1811 - 1872 -
Honoré DE BALZAC
French novelist and playwright
1799 - 1850 -
Mark TWAIN
American author and humorist
1835 - 1910 -
Guy de MAUPASSANT
French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story
1850 - 1893 -
George SAND
French novelist
1804 - 1876 -
John MUIR
Scottish-American:42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America
1838 - 1914 -
Eugène SUE
French novelist
1804 - 1857 -
Sophie DE CONDORCET
French prominent salon hostess
1764 - 1822 -
Armand CARREL
French journalist and political writer
1800 - 1836