Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel.

Was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholic faith.

Was a French Huguenot librarian and scholar. He is best known for his work Gallia Orientalis, a biog

Was a French Huguenot librarian and scholar. He is best known for his work Gallia Orientalis, a biographical dictionary of French Christian Hebraists.

Was a Romanian opera composer.

Was a Romanian opera composer.

Was a French journalist, nationalist and conspiracy author. A former boulangiste and Freemason, Copi

Was a French journalist, nationalist and conspiracy author. A former boulangiste and Freemason, Copin-Albancelli used his experience to become one of the most vehement detractors of Freemasonry, which he, along with many anti-Dreyfusards of the time, associated with Jewish conspiracies. At the turn of the 20th century he founded the anti-Masonic and antisemitic newspapers À bas les tyrans (with André Baron (Louis Dasté), English: "Down with tyrants") and La Bastille

He was for many years a regular contributor to the Revue des deux mondes. He stood for election in H

He was for many years a regular contributor to the Revue des deux mondes. He stood for election in Haute-Garonne in 1869 in opposition to the imperial policy and failed, but was elected to the National Assembly in 1871 and later. In 1890 he entered the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.

Was a German composer and conductor. After World War I he became conductor at the Intimate Theatre (

Was a German composer and conductor. After World War I he became conductor at the Intimate Theatre (Kammerspiele), Hamburg, and was répétiteur and later Kapellmeister at the opera house in Cologne under Otto Klemperer between 1919 and 1923. In 1923 he became Kapellmeister in Mainz and from 1925 Principal Kapellmeister at the Städtische Oper Berlin under Bruno Walter.

Is a Francophone poet, composer, performer and painter. He is member of the Lithuanian Composers Uni

Is a Francophone poet, composer, performer and painter. He is member of the Lithuanian Composers Union.

Is an Estonian poet and politician and a former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs. He is a son

Is an Estonian poet and politician and a former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs. He is a son of Estonian writer Paul Rummo. Paul-Eerik studied literature in Tartu University, which he graduated in 1965. Rummo has worked in Estonian theatres.

A French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.Around this time Éluard wrote

A French poet who was one of the founders of the surrealist movement.Around this time Éluard wrote his first poems. He was particularly inspired by Walt Whitman. In 1918, Jean Paulhan “discovered” him and introduced him to André Breton and Louis Aragon. T

Was a noted American poet, writer, editor, and novelist. He is perhaps best remembered as the long-t

Was a noted American poet, writer, editor, and novelist. He is perhaps best remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as founder of the International Writing Program (IWP), both at the University of Iowa.

Is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. Fournel wrote his master's thesis on R

Is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. Fournel wrote his master's thesis on Raymond Queneau and published the first book-length study of the Oulipo, Clefs pour la littérature potentielle ("Keys to potential literature"). He joined the Oulipo, first as "slave," then (in 1972) as full member, and he currently serves both as the Provisionally Definitive Secretary and the President of that group. He is also a regent of the College of 'Pataphysics.

Was an American composer, author, translator, and expatriate.Following a cultured middle-class upbri

Was an American composer, author, translator, and expatriate.Following a cultured middle-class upbringing in New York City, during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before making various trips to Paris in the 1930s. He studied music with Aaron Copland and in New York wrote music for various theatrical productions, as well as other compositions. He achieved critical and popular success with the publication in 1949 of his first novel The Sheltering Sky, set in what was known as French North Africa, which he had visited in 1931.

German hymn writer. He is commemorated as a hymnwriter in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Chu

German hymn writer. He is commemorated as a hymnwriter in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on October 26 with Philipp Nicolai and Johann Heermann.

Is a Romanian writer and leading anti-communist dissident.[1] Currently he resides in France as a st

Is a Romanian writer and leading anti-communist dissident.[1] Currently he resides in France as a stateless political refugee.

Was a German composer and conductor. In around 1910 Graener moved to Vienna, where he took up a teac

Was a German composer and conductor. In around 1910 Graener moved to Vienna, where he took up a teaching post at the Neues Wiener Konservatorium. He moved several times in the 1910s, living in Salzburg, Dresden, and Munich, eventually accepting the position of professor of composition at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre which had previously been held by Max Reger. In 1925 he quit the post in order to focus on composition.

Was a French writer known for combining his passions of writing and the sea. His most famous work wa

Was a French writer known for combining his passions of writing and the sea. His most famous work was Les Choses de la Vie which was adapted to film by Claude Sautet, with Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli.

A German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.

A German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.

Was a German composer. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for

Was a German composer. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Olympischer Schwur (Olympic Vow).

Was a noted French composer. While known primarily for his clarinet compositions, he also composed f

Was a noted French composer. While known primarily for his clarinet compositions, he also composed for other instruments, such as the bassoon and cornet. He studied with one of the most important clarinet teachers, Chrysogone Cyrille Rose. His compositions for the clarinet are mainly studies for the practice of technical elements. Every year, the Paris Conservatoire would call on the clarinet teachers to compose music for that of their own use and also for their students. As a result we now have many sets of studies for the clarinet.

Is a best-selling Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lea

Is a best-selling Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.

A distinguished German author. Paul von Heyse was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Karl Wilhelm L

A distinguished German author. Paul von Heyse was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse, a notable philologist, and Julie Saaling.

Gartside is regarded as being an intellectual pop songwriter with interests ranging from philosophy

Gartside is regarded as being an intellectual pop songwriter with interests ranging from philosophy (deconstruction and marxism) to hip hop. He has worked with Miles Davis, Chaka Khan, Eurythmics, Elvis Costello and Kylie Minogue among others.

An Australian poet and the author of An Encyclopedia of Male Homosexual Poetry and its Reception His

An Australian poet and the author of An Encyclopedia of Male Homosexual Poetry and its Reception History (2002), a CD-ROM encyclopedia of 1 million words covering 243 languages and 118 countries. It is believed to be the largest work in the field of male homosexuality compiled by one person; Knobel worked on it for 19 years.Knobel is also the author of several books of poetry including Events (1982), A Gay Saga (1999), Eighties (2007) and Nineties (2007) and Male Homosexuality and Australian English Language Poetry (1999). He has been widely published in Australian periodicals and has also published several poem cards and broadsheets.

Was an Estonian writer. Novellas by him include “Roostetanud kastekann” (1971) and “Võõras v

Was an Estonian writer. Novellas by him include “Roostetanud kastekann” (1971) and “Võõras või õige mees” (1978), which won an award in Estonia.

Was a French composer whose music expressed his devotion to Brittany. He was admitted to the Paris C

Was a French composer whose music expressed his devotion to Brittany. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire to study under Gabriel Fauré, learning harmony under Antoine Taudou and counterpoint from André Gedalge. He orchestrated a few works by Fauré. Like his fellow students - Maurice Ravel, Florent Schmitt, Louis Aubert, Jean Roger-Ducasse, Georges Enesco - he had become well known before he left the Conservatory. In 1903, he wrote a Breton Suite in three movements and then the Brocéliande de matin. These two works were orchestral extracts from his second opera, Myrdhin (Merlin), an epic work which he worked on from 1902-9, and continued to revise until 1921, but which has never been performed.