Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist, and scholar of Spanish and

Is a Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist, and scholar of Spanish and British descent from the province of Iloilo.In addition to his contributions to Philippine literature and history, Gómez is also an accomplished linguist and polyglot. He speaks and writes fluently in his native Hiligaynon as well as in English and Tagalog. Aside from being an acclaimed master of the Spanish language in the country, he is also conversant in French, Italian, Portuguese, Kinaray-a, and Cebuano, and has made an extensive study of the Visayan and Chabacano languages.

Is a Puerto Rican television reporter and news anchorman.Torres' brother, Carlitos, was a show host

Is a Puerto Rican television reporter and news anchorman.Torres' brother, Carlitos, was a show host at a local radio station in Ponce. Torres tagged along one night and he was impressed by the equipment at the station. Torres was sent by his brother Carlo

An Argentine pianist and composer. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994, and throughou

An Argentine pianist and composer. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994, and throughout the 1990s held a residency at Smalls, a jazz club in New York City. Known for his highly original harmonic and stylistic concepts, Klein has garnered much respect from the jazz community, but little commercial success. He has spent the first part of the 00's in Argentina and Spain, though he still occasionally plays in the United States. He has made several appearances with Los Guachos at the Village Vanguard in the last two years. He was commissioned by the MIT Wind Ensemble to write a piece, Solar Return Suite, his first work for wind ensemble, which was premiered on May 12, 2006. [1]. As of 2008, he is a member of the Jazz faculty at Musikene (Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco) - the Higher School of Music at the Basque Country, in San Sebastián.

Is an Argentine novelist and short story writer.After his degree in Argentina, he worked for two yea

Is an Argentine novelist and short story writer.After his degree in Argentina, he worked for two years in a postdoctoral position at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford. His most successful novel has been The Oxford Murders, written in 2003.

Was a Cuban novelist. A double exile, writing in reaction both to Cuba's totalitarian regime and to

Was a Cuban novelist. A double exile, writing in reaction both to Cuba's totalitarian regime and to the indifference of Cuban-American exiles bent on achieving the American Dream, Rosales created some of the best Cuban literature of the second half of the twentieth century, garnering comparisons to Carlos Montenegro and Reinaldo Arenas.

Was a Peruvian journalist and writer, who helped to found several important newspapers within Peru.

Was a Peruvian journalist and writer, who helped to found several important newspapers within Peru. Thorndike helped to found La República, one of the country's main national dailies, and was the founder of Cronicawan, the first nationally circulated Quec

A prominent Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist from Sri Lanka. Born in Yattalamatta close to Galle,

A prominent Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist from Sri Lanka. Born in Yattalamatta close to Galle, he studied at Mahinda College and Nalanda College Colombo. He is a graduate of University of Ceylon and a Dental Surgeon by profession. He is one of the founding fathers of the Peradeniya school of literary tradition of modern Sri Lankan literature. He was a controversial figure from the outset, due to the subject matter and style. He later did a complete turn around and criticised his own works like "Gandabba Apadanaya".

Was the primary originator, along with Carl Orff, of the approach to teaching music known as Orff Sc

Was the primary originator, along with Carl Orff, of the approach to teaching music known as Orff Schulwerk. Keetman was responsible for most of the actual teaching that was done in the early stages of the movement, perhaps most prominently as the teacher for the radio and television broadcasts that popularized the Schulwerk throughout Germany in the 1950s.

Was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958. He was also awarded

Was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958. He was also awarded a honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958. He won a number of prizes for his poetry.

Was a Swedish composer and pianist. He was the son of architect Gustaf de Frumerie and Maria Helleda

Was a Swedish composer and pianist. He was the son of architect Gustaf de Frumerie and Maria Helleday.After studying piano in Stockholm and Vienna, he studied under Alfred Cortot in Paris. He then studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm 1923-1928. His works for piano are technically difficult. His repution in Sweden has never been strongly established. His compositions covered a wide area, from grand opera to piano miniatures, but he is best remembered for his piano works.

Was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official from Sichuan, China.

Was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official from Sichuan, China.

Is a Chinese composer and educator.He began attending the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing in

Is a Chinese composer and educator.He began attending the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing in 1978, the year of that institution's reopening, and later served as the head of the composition department there; he remains on the faculty.He has composed for both Western and Chinese instruments. His works include concertos for erhu and bamboo flute, and an opera based on the life of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. He composed the score to several films, including Blush (1994), In the Heat of the Sun (1994), and Zhang Yimou's Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005).

Was a Telugu poet and writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam,

Was a Telugu poet and writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language. Gurajada Apparao was an influential social reformer of his age and was lauded as Mahakavi, meaning "the great poet".He frequently dabbled in poetry, and is credited with creating a new style of poetry in the Telugu Language. He also holds the titles Kavishekara and Abyudaya kavitha pithamahudu.[1]

Is a Georgian prose writer, a historian by profession, who has been popular for his short stories si

Is a Georgian prose writer, a historian by profession, who has been popular for his short stories since the 1970s. Dochanashvili was born in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Soviet Georgia. Having graduated from the Tbilisi State University in 1962, he worked

An Indian author, consultant and public intellectual. He is a columnist for The Times of India and o

An Indian author, consultant and public intellectual. He is a columnist for The Times of India and other newspapers. Currently he is a venture capitalist and a consultant to Industry and Indian government.Gurcharan Das was the CEO of Procter & Gamble India and Vice President for Procter & Gamble Far East between 1985 and 1992. He was later Vice President and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide. Prior to P&G, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Richardson Hindustan Limited from 1981 to 1985, the company where he started as a trainee. Having chalked out his life graph, he quit at the age of 50.

A professor of literature is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and English. He is

A professor of literature is a leading contemporary writer and critic in Kannada and English. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award, Da. Ra. Bendre Award, Rajyotsava Award, State award and the Pampa award. Amur is the older brother of K. S. Amur an Indian mathematician and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo.

Is a best-selling American author.a place he recounts in his childhood memoir/novel China Boy (1991)

Is a best-selling American author.a place he recounts in his childhood memoir/novel China Boy (1991). He first attended West Point and then left after three years, and then obtained both his B.A. and J.D. (Law) degrees from the UC Davis. At Davis, Lee served as the Assistant Dean of Students for the Educational Opportunity Program as well as a project coordinator of the Asian American Studies program. He received his law degree in 1976, subsequently entering the Army as a judge advocate. Upon leaving the Army, Lee returned to California to practice as an attorney and legal educator.

Was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland. The family moved to Kri

Was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.

Was a Danish writer and painter. He wrote surreal prose-poems, considered groundbreaking in his time

Was a Danish writer and painter. He wrote surreal prose-poems, considered groundbreaking in his time, which have inspired later writers.Gustaf Munch-Petersen grew up in a rich and respectable home; he was son of Valfrid Palmgren, a Swedish born Associate Professor in Swedish at Copenhagen University and Jon Julius Munch-Petersen, Professor in Engineering Research at the Polytechnic School. He graduated from Gymnasium in 1930 and thereafter started several academic courses, but none could capture his interest for more than a short period of time.

A German composer, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German Sp

A German composer, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German Spieloper, a form similar to the French Op

Was a Swedish composer. Today he is considered one of the most important Swedish composers of the 20

Was a Swedish composer. Today he is considered one of the most important Swedish composers of the 20th century.Pettersson, one of four children of a violent alcoholic blacksmith, was born at the manor of Granhammar in Västra Ryd parish in the province of Uppland, but grew up in poor circumstances in Stockholm, where he resided during his whole life. He once said of himself: "I wasn't born under a piano, I didn't spend my childhood with my father, the composer... no, I learnt how to work white-hot iron with the smith's hammer. My father was a smith who may have said no to God, but not to alcohol.

Was an Estonian composer. He played an integral role in the Singing Revolution and was one of the fa

Was an Estonian composer. He played an integral role in the Singing Revolution and was one of the father figures of the Estonian Song Festival tradition; one of his songs, set to Lydia Koidula's poem Mu isamaa on minu arm, became an unofficial national an

An Austrian playwright, novelist and screenwriter. He has also founded and edited two literary journ

An Austrian playwright, novelist and screenwriter. He has also founded and edited two literary journals, Wespennest and kolik.Ernst was born in Vienna, where he read Philosophy, Psychology and History at the University of Vienna. He lives in Leopoldstadt.

Was a German composer and music educator. He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor from 1893 to 1918.

Was a German composer and music educator. He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor from 1893 to 1918.

Was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer, born at Copenhagen. He was made commander in the nav

Was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer, born at Copenhagen. He was made commander in the navy in 1899, was chief of the hydrographic bureau from 1899 to 1909, and became director of pilots in 1912. He became distinguished for his explorations, especially of the east coast of Greenland. In 1876, he participated in K. J. V.