Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a South African author.Ingrid de Kok grew up in Stilfontein, a gold mining town in what was then

Is a South African author.Ingrid de Kok grew up in Stilfontein, a gold mining town in what was then the Western Transvaal. When she was 12 years old, her parents moved to Johannesburg. In 1977 she emigrated to Canada where she lived until returning to South Africa in 1984. She has one child, a son. Her partner is Tony Morphet. Ingrid is a Fellow of the University of Cape Town, an Associate Professor in Extra Mural Studies and part of a team of two that designs and administers the public non-formal educational curriculum that constitutes the Extra-Mural Programmes at the University of Cape Town. She has also designed and co-ordinated national colloquiums and cultural programmes, such as one on Technology and Reconstruction and on Equal Opportunity Policy and At the Fault Line: Cultural Inquiries into Truth and Reconciliation and runs various capacity building, civic and trade union programmes. She alternates in the role of Director.

Was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated int

Was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages. Jonker has reached iconic status in South Africa and is often called the South African Sylvia Plath, owing to the intensity of her work and the tragic course of her turbulent life. Her work has also been compared to that of Anne Sexton.

Is an English-born animal rights activist, author, and president and co-founder of People for the Et

Is an English-born animal rights activist, author, and president and co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized No

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized Norway's efforts to take care of psychically challenged individuals. In all his novels he has spoken the outsiders' cause, as he did in his break-through novel Hvite Niggere ("White Niggers") in 1986. The novel is about a young man who leads a life somewhat on the edges of normal society.

Is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg fr

Is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg from 1943-45, becoming a viola player with the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra. Having been awarded the Jenny Lind Fellowship for 1946–7, he travelled to France, Switzerland and Italy. He was musical director of the "Orebro Orchestral Society" from 1947 to 1956. "Mutanza" was written in 1959 for the society.

A writer and humanist from India. A longtime journalist and translator, he currently serves as the c

A writer and humanist from India. A longtime journalist and translator, he currently serves as the chair of the Indian branch of the Center for Inquiry,[1] a secular non-profit organization "dedicated to promoting and defending science, reason, and free inquiry in all aspects of human interest."Narisetti was born in Patha Reddi Palem village in Chebrolu Panchayat, Tenali Taluq, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. He went to Roman Catholic school at the village and later in Chebrolu, and then to Surya Devara Narasaiah High School in Chebrolu, where he graduated in 1952

Was a poet, critic and translator, representative of the first wave of Russian Symbolism. Sometimes

Was a poet, critic and translator, representative of the first wave of Russian Symbolism. Sometimes cited as a Slavic counterpart to the poètes maudits, Annensky managed to render into Russian the essential intonations of Baudelaire and Verlaine, while th

Was a Japanese politician and author active in Showa period Japan. He was the third son of Prime Min

Was a Japanese politician and author active in Showa period Japan. He was the third son of Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi.Inukai was born in the Magome district of Tokyo, and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University with a degree in philosophy. Interested in literature from his student days, he gravitated to the Shirakaba ("White Birch") literary society due to its liberal humanistic outlook. His works were influenced by Mushanokoji Saneatsu and Nagayo Yoshiro, and he became a member of the Japanese chapter of the International PEN.

Was a Romanian poet and publicist and a member of the PNTCD (The Romanian National Peasants' Party).

Was a Romanian poet and publicist and a member of the PNTCD (The Romanian National Peasants' Party).

Is a Romanian novelist and essayist. He is also a film script author and director, an art photograph

Is a Romanian novelist and essayist. He is also a film script author and director, an art photographer, teacher, musicologist and composer.

Was a Transylvanian-born Romanian writer and journalist.Slavici was born in the village of Siria, ne

Was a Transylvanian-born Romanian writer and journalist.Slavici was born in the village of Siria, near Arad, in 1848, the Revolutionary year throughout Europe, with ramifications in Transylvania (then part of the Austrian Empire). Until 1868, Slavici studied at local Orthodox school and various other institutions in Transylvania, being taught in either Hungarian or German, as teaching in Romanian was strictly forbidden.

Was a philologist, author and promoter of Demotic Greek.

Was a philologist, author and promoter of Demotic Greek.

Was a Romanian writer, storyteller and memoirist.Creanga was born in the village of Humulesti, locat

Was a Romanian writer, storyteller and memoirist.Creanga was born in the village of Humulesti, located in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians, in northern Moldavia, in 1837. As the first child of eight, Creanga's mother wanted him to be educated for Orthodox priesthood, traditionally a prestigious position in the village community.

Is a Romanian journalist with some influence in the early 1990s, famous for establishing the so call

Is a Romanian journalist with some influence in the early 1990s, famous for establishing the so called "quick journalism" - sappy stories and nude women for the readers.

Was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, historian and journalist. A native of Bukovina, he joi

Was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, historian and journalist. A native of Bukovina, he joined the Romanian Army and died in battle during World War I.

Was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short st

Was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician. A prolific translator of foreign literature into Romanian, he was also the author of books on linguistics and history. For much of his life, Heliade Radulescu was a teacher at Saint Sava College in Bucharest, which he helped reopen. He was a founding member and first president of the Romanian Academy.

Is a Romanian science fiction writer, literary critic and ufologist.

Is a Romanian science fiction writer, literary critic and ufologist.

Was a Romanian military band leader and composer. He wrote over 350 dance pieces and marches, but to

Was a Romanian military band leader and composer. He wrote over 350 dance pieces and marches, but today his only work known to the public is "The Waves of the Danube", which became well known as the popular song "Oh, How we Danced on the Night we were Wed".

Was a Romanian playwright and short story writer. He was born in Haimanale, Wallachia. The name of t

Was a Romanian playwright and short story writer. He was born in Haimanale, Wallachia. The name of the locality, which is now situated in Dâmbovita County, Romania, has been changed to I. L. Caragiale.

Was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and play

Was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor (the latter being derived from the famous diamond), he journeyed to Paris, where he was heavily influenced by the growing Symbolist movement and Parisian Bohemianism. He had a major influence on modern literature in Romania, and was among the first local poets to use free verse.[1]

Was a distinguished Romanian poet. He is best known for his volume Pe Arges în sus (Upstream on the

Was a distinguished Romanian poet. He is best known for his volume Pe Arges în sus (Upstream on the Arges) and Poeme într-un vers (One-line poems).

A Romanian writer and psychiatrist, who was exiled to Switzerland in 1977. He is the son of literary

A Romanian writer and psychiatrist, who was exiled to Switzerland in 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu and his wife Elena.Ion Vianu became recognised as a radio personality for Radio Free Europe discussing attempts to use psychiatry as a political weapon. After the 1989 Revolution, he became actively involved in the reform of the system of psychiatric treatment in Romania to bring it up to world standards. Vianu, together with his friend Matei Calinescu published an autobiographical volume, Amintiri in dialog ("Remembrances in Dialogue").

Was a Romanian novelist and lawyer who lived between the two World Wars. He is mostly remembered for

Was a Romanian novelist and lawyer who lived between the two World Wars. He is mostly remembered for his books on childhood and adolescence themes.

Was a Greek musician and composer of rebetiko music. His real name was Yiannis Eitziridis or Etseiri

Was a Greek musician and composer of rebetiko music. His real name was Yiannis Eitziridis or Etseiridis (G?????? ??t????d?? or ?tse???d??).

A Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.After graduating from Seikei University, he worked fo

A Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter.[1] In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.[1]His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.