Writer/journalist Famous Names

Webber was born in 1954 to Bruce Webber, the head of light entertainment for ABC radio, and Nan, a j

Webber was born in 1954 to Bruce Webber, the head of light entertainment for ABC radio, and Nan, a journalist. She grew up in West Ryde, and was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney in Croydon (together with schoolmate Johanna Pigott), where she was elected School Captain and was a winner of a prestigious PLC Gold Medallion in 1972. After finishing school, Webber enroled at the University of Sydney, where she studied architecture and discovered her passion for writing comedy

Was an African-American lesbian[1] journalist and poet.

Was an African-American lesbian[1] journalist and poet.

Was a modern Greek poet and playwright. One of Greece's most important 20th-century lyric poets, he

Was a modern Greek poet and playwright. One of Greece's most important 20th-century lyric poets, he emphasized national history, religious symbolism, and universal harmony in poems such as The Light-Shadowed, Prologue to Life, Mother of God, and Delphic Utterance. His plays include Sibylla, Daedalus in Crete, Christ in Rome, The Death of Digenis, and Asklepius

Was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a figure in the development of samba.In M

Was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a figure in the development of samba.In Mangueira, Cartola soon befriended Carlos Cachaça and other sambistas, getting started in the world of malandragem and samba. In 1928, they founded the Arengueiros Carnival Block, which would later transform in the traditional samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira, one of the most loved samba-schools in Brazil. Cartola is considered responsible for the choice of colors of the school, which are said to stem from the colors of football club Fluminense, which is located in Laranjeiras.

Was a percussionist, composer, mystic, shaman, poet, occultist and calligrapher. He is probably best

Was a percussionist, composer, mystic, shaman, poet, occultist and calligrapher. He is probably best known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground, but had an intriguing career outside of that group.

Angus Young, one of nine children of William and Margaret Young, was brought up in Sydney, Australia

Angus Young, one of nine children of William and Margaret Young, was brought up in Sydney, Australia with his older brothers Malcolm, George, Alex, who all became musicians, an elder sister Margaret, and four other siblings. Angus started playing guitar when he was five years old — a local child had one and Angus would play it during visits. He got his own guitar by taking a banjo his family had lying around the house and re-stringing it like a guitar.

In South Vietnam is the foster daughter of former French President Jacques Chirac. She was a boat pe

In South Vietnam is the foster daughter of former French President Jacques Chirac. She was a boat people refugee, and met Jacques Chirac at Roissy Airport in 1979. He told her "Don’t cry, ma chérie. You are coming home with us" and took her home. She was then 21 and her adoptive father was 47.

Was a Slovene author and poetess.She worked at college of education in Ljubljana, where her main int

Was a Slovene author and poetess.She worked at college of education in Ljubljana, where her main interests were social and pedagogical subjects.

Is a Dutch -Suriname columnist, correspondent, essayist, journalist making TV and radio programs, an

Is a Dutch -Suriname columnist, correspondent, essayist, journalist making TV and radio programs, and presenter. In 1997 he was awarded the E. du Perron-prize for all of his works.

A Bangladeshi author, novelist, dramatist, and journalist.Anisul Hoque was born in Rangpur in 1965 (

A Bangladeshi author, novelist, dramatist, and journalist.Anisul Hoque was born in Rangpur in 1965 (1966, according to academic certificate). His father is late Mofazzal Hoque and mother is Mst. Anwara Begum. He was the student of Rangpur PTI primary school, Rangpur Zilla School, Rangpur Carmichael College. Hoque graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, trained as a civil engineer. His inspiration in journalism and writing started during his student life. After his graduation he joined to serve as a government employee but resigined only after 15 days. Later, He started working as a journalist. Currently, Hoque is working as a Deputy Editor of the Bengali language daily Prothom Alo which is leading position in Bangladesh.

Is an editor, novelist, and lecturer.

Is an editor, novelist, and lecturer.

A contemporary Indigenous Australian author.[citation needed]Anita Heiss is from the Wiradjuri peopl

A contemporary Indigenous Australian author.[citation needed]Anita Heiss is from the Wiradjuri people though she grew up in and lives in Sydney.[1] Her mother was brought up in a Catholic mission and her father is originally from Austria.[2] She grew up in the suburb of Matraville and attended St Clare's College. She is currently an associate professor at Macquarie University, a director of the Gadigal Information Services and Koori Radio and deputy chairperson of the Australian Society of Authors. Her most recent work is the novel Not Meeting Mr. Right which was published in 2007. Apart from performing her work at festivals around Australia and internationally Heiss has also recently written and directed her first short film Checkerboard Love.

An Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Instit

An Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times. Her daughter, the author Kiran Desai, won the 2006 Booker prize.She published her first novel in 1963, Cry The Peacock. She considers Clear Light Of Day (1980) her most autobiographical work as it is set during her coming of age and also in the same neighborhood in which she grew up [3]. In 1984 she published In Custody - about an Urdu poet in his declining days - which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 1993 she became a creative writing teacher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[4]. Her latest novel published in 2004, The Zigzag Way, is set in 20th-century Mexico.

Is a poet in Malayalam literature. She began to write poems in 1987.Her first collection of poems Mu

Is a poet in Malayalam literature. She began to write poems in 1987.Her first collection of poems Muttamadikkumpol (Sweeping the Courtyard) (Thrissur: Current Books) was published in 2004.

Is a Dutch writer of novels and short stories.Anja Sicking studied the clarinet at the Royal Conserv

Is a Dutch writer of novels and short stories.Anja Sicking studied the clarinet at the Royal Conservatory for music and dance in The Hague. She went on tour several times with the street symphony orchestra the Ricciotti Ensemble with which she played on the Red Square and in a Russian prison. She also played in numerous chamber music ensembles, for instance in the Ebonykwartet and the Ensemble Contraint. As time went by, she also started writing short stories. Winning a literature award encouraged her to continue

Is an American author and media producer known for her involvement in many projects aiming to popula

Is an American author and media producer known for her involvement in many projects aiming to popularize and explain science. She is probably best-known as the last wife of Carl Sagan, and co-author of the Cosmos series and book, along with Sagan and Steven Soter.

Is an American conservative political commentator, syndicated columnist, and best-selling author.

Is an American conservative political commentator, syndicated columnist, and best-selling author.

Was an African American author.

Was an African American author.

Was a nineteenth century mixed race (African American and Native American) educator and author. She

Was a nineteenth century mixed race (African American and Native American) educator and author. She was the second woman of color to publish a book in America and the first to publish a book of essays and poems.

Is a popular American true crime writer.Rule got her start writing for the magazine True Detective u

Is a popular American true crime writer.Rule got her start writing for the magazine True Detective under the presumably male nom de plume Andy Stack. When she started writing for the magazine in 1969, the editor suggested she write under a male name in order to be taken seriously as a crime writer despite having a short stint as a police officer herself (with the Seattle Police Department)

Was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, a Russian poet with a largely credited influence on Russ

Was the pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, a Russian poet with a largely credited influence on Russian poetry.

Was a Dutch writer.Anna Bijns was one of the rare women to be part of the brotherhood of instructors

Was a Dutch writer.Anna Bijns was one of the rare women to be part of the brotherhood of instructors. The Franciscans encouraged her to publish her work, Chambres de Rhétoriques (French, literally chambers of rhetorics). She is subsequently recognized by the Renaissance Humanists, who consider her the best-selling Dutch author of the 16th century.

Was a German pianist and composer of French ancestry. Anna Caroline (Charlotte) de Belleville-Oury w

Was a German pianist and composer of French ancestry. Anna Caroline (Charlotte) de Belleville-Oury was born in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany. She was the daughter of a French aristocrat who was the director of the national Court Opera in Mannheim.[1] She studied with Czerny in Vienna between 1816 to 1820, where she met Beethoven and heard him improvise.[2] In 1829 she traveled to Warsaw where Chopin heard her play impressively enough for him to write about it in a letter, praising her "excellent" playing for its lightness and elegance.[3] Twelve years later, in 1841, Chopin dedicated his Waltz in F minor, Op. Posth. 70, No. 2, to Mme. Oury, though it went unpublished until 1855.

Also known as Anna Chan Chennault/Anna Chen Chennault) is the widow of World War II aviation hero Cl

Also known as Anna Chan Chennault/Anna Chen Chennault) is the widow of World War II aviation hero Claire Lee Chennault. She is "a very busy lady", and has had an illustrious career in her own right.

A contemporary Australian poet and teacher.Anna Couani was born and grew up in Sydney. She studied a

A contemporary Australian poet and teacher.Anna Couani was born and grew up in Sydney. She studied architecture at the University of Sydney, then took an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Technology Sydney. Since the 70s she has participated in feminist activism, small press publishing and has taught art, English and ESL at secondary schools. A concern with marginalised aspects of women's lives runs throughout her writing. The novel The Western Horizon was serialised in HEAT from 1996 to 2000 and is now available online [1].