Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was both a popular novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He used Nevil Shute as his pen n

Was both a popular novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He used Nevil Shute as his pen name, and his full name in his engineering career, in order to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his n

Is a Brazilian composer and percussionist.Ney Rosauro's roots are in traditional Brazilian music, as

Is a Brazilian composer and percussionist.Ney Rosauro's roots are in traditional Brazilian music, as evident by his unusual drum set, which mixes traditional Brazilian drums with standard cymbals. This exemplifies his blend of both Brazilian and Western percussion traditions. His most popular work, the Concerto for Marimba and String orchestra #1, is the most frequently played piece for solo percussion worldwide, performed by outstanding artists like Evelyn Glennie[1].

Journalist and TV News Presenter.In 1970 Neida Sandoval started in Honduras as TV presenter, she is

Journalist and TV News Presenter.In 1970 Neida Sandoval started in Honduras as TV presenter, she is well known because of the Sunday TV program: Proyecciones Militares (Military Projections).

Was a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). He was born in

Was a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). He was born in Bodrum on March 24, 1879, and died in Istanbul on January 28, 1953. His name is occasionally cited incorrectly as Neyzen Teyfik.

A Thai novelist and translator. She was the recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award for Thailand in 2006

A Thai novelist and translator. She was the recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award for Thailand in 2006 for her first novel, The Happiness of Kati. A wheelchair user, she has had cerebal palsy since birth and finds comfort in immersing herself in the imaginary world of reading and writing. As is customary for Thais, she has a short nickname, thus many people know her as "Jane". Ngarmpun is the sister of Thailand's current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Is a Romanian poet.

Is a Romanian poet.

Was a Romanian poet and essayist. He is the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian language poet, belo

Was a Romanian poet and essayist. He is the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian language poet, beloved by the public and generally held in esteem by literary critics.

English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex.His father, Will

English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex.His father, William Breton, a London merchant who had made a considerable fortune, died in 1559, and the widow (née Elizabeth Bacon) married the poet George Gascoigne befo

Is an American journalist, author, op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He has writ

Is an American journalist, author, op-ed columnist, and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He has written an op-ed column for The New York Times since November 2001 and is widely known for bringing to light human rights abuses in Asia and Africa. He has liv

An Australian novelist.[1]Born Robert Nicholas Jose in London, England, to Australian parents, Nicho

An Australian novelist.[1]Born Robert Nicholas Jose in London, England, to Australian parents, Nicholas Jose grew up mostly in Adelaide, South Australia. He was educated at the Australian National University and Oxford University. He has traveled extensively, particularly in China, where he worked from 1986 to 1990. He was President of Sydney PEN from 2002 to 2005 and currently holds the Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide.

Is a British journalist. He is the current royal and diplomatic correspondent for BBC News. Previous

Is a British journalist. He is the current royal and diplomatic correspondent for BBC News. Previously he was a newscaster.

An Australian novelist, poet and short story writer, and judge. He lives in Perth, Western Australia

An Australian novelist, poet and short story writer, and judge. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his wife, Sally-Anne, and has two children.Nicholas Hasluck was born in Canberra. His father, Sir Paul Hasluck was a minister in the Federal Government under Robert Menzies, and was later appointed Governor-General of Australia. Nicholas went to school at Scotch College, Perth, and Canberra Grammar School, before studying law at the University of Western Australia (1963) and Oxford (1966). After completing his studies he worked briefly in Fleet Street in London as an editorial assistant before returning to Australia in 1967 to work as a barrister. He was deputy chair of the Australia Council from 1978 to 1982 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715.Nicholas Rowe

English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715.Nicholas Rowe was born in Little Barford, Bedfordshire, England, son of John Rowe (d. 1692), barrister and sergeant-at-law, and Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper Edwards, on

Was an American poet. He is considered the father of modern singing poetry as he referred to it, or

Was an American poet. He is considered the father of modern singing poetry as he referred to it, or lyrical poetry as it is more widely known. His numerous correspondences with the poet Yeats detail his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry

Nicholson Baker was born in 1957 in New York City and spent much of his youth in the Rochester, New

Nicholson Baker was born in 1957 in New York City and spent much of his youth in the Rochester, New York area. He studied briefly at the Eastman School of Music and received his B.A. from Haverford College. He lives today with his wife and two children in South Berwick, Maine. He received a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2001 for his nonfiction book Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper.

An award-winning novelist from Brisbane, Australia. He writes humorous popular fiction about everyda

An award-winning novelist from Brisbane, Australia. He writes humorous popular fiction about everyday life, and is often compared to Nick Hornby.[2] The majority of Earls' novels are set in his hometown of Brisbane, a fact which led to his high local profile, and his fronting of a major Brisbane tourism campaign.[3]Zigzag Street, his second novel, won the Betty Trask Award in 1998 (sharing with Kiran Desai's Hullaballoo in the Guava Orchard). His young-adult novel 48 Shades of Brown won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for older readers in 2000. Several of his novels (After January and 48 Shades of Brown) have been adapted for theatre, and 48 Shades of Brown was adapted into a film entitled 48 Shades, released in August 2006. Earls has also written other novels, including Bachelor Kisses, Perfect Skin, Solid Gold, World of Chickens, The Thompson Gunner, and young adult novels After January, and Making Laws for Clouds.[5]

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the

Are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met in the choir of Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church.

Is an English songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit

Is an English songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK in the 1970s, including several #1 records. The duo wrote hits for such notable UK based artists as Suzi Quatro, Mud, Sweet, The Arrows ("Touch Too Much"), Racey, Smokie, and more.

Was a Dutch theologian, writer and poet. He published under the pseudonym, Hildebrand.Nicolaas Beets

Was a Dutch theologian, writer and poet. He published under the pseudonym, Hildebrand.Nicolaas Beets was born in Haarlem, the son of a pharmacist. From 1833 till 1839 he studied theology at the university of Leiden where he received his doctorate.In 1840 he became a minister at the Dutch Reformed Church in Heemstede. In the same year he married Aleida van Foreest. In 1854 he moved to Utrecht where from 1874 till 1884 he was a professor in church history at the University of Utrecht.

Is a Romanian novelist and essayist.

Is a Romanian novelist and essayist.

Was an Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor and music critic.He studied in Cluj, Vienna and

Was an Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor and music critic.He studied in Cluj, Vienna and Budapest before becoming one of the pioneers of Romanian opera - his opera Luceafarul (1921) is cited as the first opera in Romanian. Bretan also composed many lieder. . In 1944 Bretan's wife and her family, who were Jewish, were transported to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz and murdered.

Was a Wallachian Romanian novelist and short-story writer, remembered as the author of the very firs

Was a Wallachian Romanian novelist and short-story writer, remembered as the author of the very first Realist novel in Romanian literature, Ciocoii vechi si noi ("The Old and the New Boyars"), which was centered on the self-seeking figure of Dinu Paturica (who drew comparisons with Stendhal's Julien Sorel). He was also a noted travel writer, folklorist, musician, and the very first musical critic in his country.

Was a Romanian poet.

Was a Romanian poet.

Also known as Spatarul Milescu-Cârnu - Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed (in Russian: ??????? ?????

Also known as Spatarul Milescu-Cârnu - Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed (in Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????? - Nikolai Gavrilovich Spathari or ??????? ?????????? ??????? - Nikolaye Gavrilovich Milescu), was a Moldavian writer, traveler, geographer, and diplomat. Milescu spoke Romanian, Latin, Greek, and Russian.A boyar born in Vaslui, he studied at the Patriarchate College of Istanbul and after returning to Iasi, was appointed Chancellor for the Moldavian Prince Gheorghe Stefan. In 1660-1664, he acted as representative of his country with its Ottoman overlord, and then as envoy to Berlin and Stockholm.

Was a Romanian writer, Orthodox hermit and father confessor.In 1934, he took his license diploma fro

Was a Romanian writer, Orthodox hermit and father confessor.In 1934, he took his license diploma from the Law and Literature School of the University of Bucharest. Under the pseudonym Antisthius, one of La Bruyères Caractères, he published his first volum, the parodic novel În genul lui Cioran, Noica, Eliade... ("In the Manner of Cioran, Noica, Eliade..."). In 1936, he took his PhD in Constitutional Law, and between 1937 and 1938, he traveled to Switzerland, Austria, France and England.