Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate. He was also

He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate. He was also a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to the UK, a post which he held from 1957 to 1962.

Is a Ukrainian-American accordionist, songwriter, composer, musician and former television personali

Is a Ukrainian-American accordionist, songwriter, composer, musician and former television personality. George began playing the accordion at age six. As a teenager, he began playing professionally in regional areas around Kiev. At age eighteen, George wa

Was an American poet of the neo-formalist school. His work is marked by clever rhymes, witty asides,

Was an American poet of the neo-formalist school. His work is marked by clever rhymes, witty asides, and the fusing of Romantic themes with cynicism towards modern life. Starbuck called his style of formalism SLABS, for Standard Length And Breadth Sonnets

Was a Hungarian writer and theater director.As a young man George Tabori went to Berlin but was forc

Was a Hungarian writer and theater director.As a young man George Tabori went to Berlin but was forced to leave Hitler's Germany in 1935 due to his Jewish background. He first went to London, where he worked for the BBC and received British citizenship. In 1947 he immigrated to the United States, where he became a translator (mainly of works by Bertolt Brecht and Max Frisch) and a screenwriter (for example for Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 movie I Confess).

Is a Greek-Cypriot composer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 son

Is a Greek-Cypriot composer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom he has written and produced for include Nana Mouskouri, George Dalaras, Yiannis Parios, Marinella, Haris Alexiou, Alkistis Protopsalti, Katy Garbi, Natassa Theodoridou, Antonis Remos, Evridiki, Peggy Zina and Sakis Rouvas. His work has received a total of nine Arion Awards, which was an award show by IFPI Greece. He served as a judge on the first two seasons of the Greek edition of The X Factor.[1]

Is an African-American composer

Is an African-American composer

Was a Romanian poet, short story writer, and

Was a Romanian poet, short story writer, and

Was a United States author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and college professor. He is best known for

Was a United States author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and college professor. He is best known for his bestselling crime novels. His full name was George Vincent Higgins, but his books were all published as by George V. Higgins.

Commonly known as Kakkanadan, is a Malayalam short story writer and novelist. He is often credited w

Commonly known as Kakkanadan, is a Malayalam short story writer and novelist. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahithya Academy Award.[1]

Was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and publisher. Between 1933 and 1941 he was editor in chief of

Was a Dutch poet, writer, journalist and publisher. Between 1933 and 1941 he was editor in chief of Volk en Vaderland (People and Fatherland), the weekly journal of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands, the movement of Anton Mussert. From 1932 till 1945 he was the owner of the best known National Socialist publishing house in the Netherlands: De Amsterdamsche Keurkamer, where in 1939 he published the Dutch translation of Hitlers Mein Kampf.

Was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer,

Was an Irish nationalist, writer, editor, critic, poet, and painter. He was also a mystical writer, and centre of a group of followers of theosophy in Dublin, for many years. He also has two great-great-grandsons named Connor Russell and William Russell.

Was an English poet and satirist.Wither was born at Bentworth, near Alton. Between the ages of fifte

Was an English poet and satirist.Wither was born at Bentworth, near Alton. Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen he studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. Despite his neighbors' advice that his father put him to some mechanic trade, he was sent to one o

Was a prolific Canadian writer of poetry, essays, criticism, biographies and historical works. He wa

Was a prolific Canadian writer of poetry, essays, criticism, biographies and historical works. He was also the founder (in 1959) the journal Canadian Literature—the first journal dedicated to Canadian writing. Elsewhere in the world, he is probably best r

Was a French composer of classical music. Hüe returned to the stage with his first full-length oper

Was a French composer of classical music. Hüe returned to the stage with his first full-length opera, Le roi de Paris, a formulatic historical drama with a subplot about unrequited love. His follow-up opera was Titania. Stimulated by fantasy and Shakespeare, this work is noteworthy for its impressionisitic woodland scenes for chorus and orchestra. In 1910, the Opéra produced Le miracle, a grand five-act work combining the mythological story of Pygmalion with a religious miracle.

Was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the second world war he was involved in the F

Was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the second world war he was involved in the Franc-Tireur organisation. Post-war, he was involved in setting up the left-wing party Rassemblement démocratique révolutionnaire.

Is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also compos

Is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non-programmatic chamber music. He is married to actress Édith Scob and lives in France. His works are often very flamboyant and exhibitionist, sharing a kinship with the work of Vinko Globokar, though Aperghis' music is far less violent and much more playful. He studied with Iannis Xenakis and founded the music and theater company ATEM (Atelier Théâtre et Musique). He was a "composer in residence" in Strasbourg, France.

Was a composer. He was very interested in Brittany and Breton music (he owned a house in Brignogan).

Was a composer. He was very interested in Brittany and Breton music (he owned a house in Brignogan). In the 1920s, he was involved with the Breton cultural movements (cercle celtique in Paris, K.A.V., Bleun Brug) and joined the Breton artistic movement Seiz Breur in 1939.

Was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child p

Was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child prodigy and at age 15 he had his first compositions published. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and under the composer Vincent D'Indy at the Schola Cantorum. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions

Is a French poet and painter working in the small city of Céret in the South of France.

Is a French poet and painter working in the small city of Céret in the South of France.

Was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was

Was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought and to what he identified as defeatism leading to France's defeat in 1940.

Founded and edited the aeronautical journal L'Aérophile. Besançon was a ballonist ("aeronaut") and

Founded and edited the aeronautical journal L'Aérophile. Besançon was a ballonist ("aeronaut") and journalist.[2] Besançon helped train the later-celebrated balloonist Salomon Andrée, probably in the late 1880s.[3]

Was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. He is best known for the opera Carmen.

Was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. He is best known for the opera Carmen.

Was a French historian and writer. He had received several literary awards from the French Academy,

Was a French historian and writer. He had received several literary awards from the French Academy, for his novel The Four Horsemen and for his historical study Sailors of the Year II, and the award of the Goncourt historical narrative for the sinking of La Medusa . Il était membre du comité de soutien du mouvement L'Unité capétienne

Was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator. Born in Port Louis, Mauritius, he joined

Was a French composer, music theorist, and music educator. Born in Port Louis, Mauritius, he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris in 1905 as a teacher of counterpoint. He began teaching fugue at the school as well in 1921; a positon his wife, composer Simone Plé-Caussade, took over in 1928. Among his notable students are Jehan Alain, Georges Auric, Elsa Barraine, Lili Boulanger, Georges Dandelot, Claude Delvincourt, Georges Hugon, Jeanne Leleu, Eugène Lapierre, Gaston Litaize, Paul Pierné, Georges-Émile Tanguay, Henri Tomasi, Marcel Tournier, and Marios Varvoglis. In 1931 he published a book on the subject of harmony, Technique de l'harmonie. His most notable compositions are the operas Selgar et Moina and Légende de saint George.

Was a French writer and screenwriter. He grew up in a family of teachers, and after graduating in ph

Was a French writer and screenwriter. He grew up in a family of teachers, and after graduating in philosophy, passed the support of the parliamentary and between the Assembly French Union where he was division head from 1952 to 1958. He began writing, while traveling extensively, notably in Africa. He became secretary in 1960 debates in the Senate until 1980. He was journalist and novelist, he began his career as a scriptwriter in 1967.