Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a prolific American screenwriter and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and educated at

Was a prolific American screenwriter and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and educated at the University of Southern California. He is probably best known for his Academy-award winning screenplay for In the Heat of the Night. Other acclaimed features as screenwriter include Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure.

Was a Montenegrin Serb writer and politician.Although born in the town of Budva, Ljubiša traced his

Was a Montenegrin Serb writer and politician.Although born in the town of Budva, Ljubiša traced his ancestry to the hinterland and the Paštrovici clan, a fact he was always proud to stress. One of his cousins was Visarion Ljubiša (1823-84), later orthodox

Was a Croatian composer and conductor.

Was a Croatian composer and conductor.

Was a Croatian bishop and writer.In 1515 Brodaric became dean of Pécs cathedral; he was made head p

Was a Croatian bishop and writer.In 1515 Brodaric became dean of Pécs cathedral; he was made head prelate there shortly afterwards. In 1521 he became secretary to the king, in 1524 dean cantor at the church in Ostrogon. He also served as the king’s chancellor and the bishop of Srijem. King János Szapolyai nominated Brodaric as bishop of Pécs in 1536; he became bishop of Vacz in 1538 and served there until his death in 1539.

Also known as Kwame Toure, was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Ci

Also known as Kwame Toure, was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. He rose to prominence first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "Snick") and later as the "

Was a Bulgarian writer and social figure.Mihaylovski's literary activity dates back to 1872 and the

Was a Bulgarian writer and social figure.Mihaylovski's literary activity dates back to 1872 and the Istanbul-based Chitalishte magazine. His works fall into a variety of genres and spans fables, epigrams, maxims, parodies, poems and dramas. His fables, such as Eagle and Snail, Owl and Firefly, Axe and Pickaxe, are among Bulgarian literature's classics.

Was a Bulgarian writer. Author of The Last Day - The God's Day, one of the first social-historical e

Was a Bulgarian writer. Author of The Last Day - The God's Day, one of the first social-historical epic novel in Bulgarian literature. Zagorchinov was also an author of plays, essays, portrait pieces, articles and memoirs.

Was a Bulgarian revolutionary, apostle of the April Uprising, enlightener, public figure and writer.

Was a Bulgarian revolutionary, apostle of the April Uprising, enlightener, public figure and writer. A native of Chirpan, he died in Pleven.

Is an award winning Greek poet, novelist and translator. He read Political Science at the Law School

Is an award winning Greek poet, novelist and translator. He read Political Science at the Law School of the University of Athens. His first collection of poems was published in 1977. He has been awarded the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Prize of the Academy of Athens (1994), the State Prize for Translation (1998) and the Poetry Prize for Poetry of the literary journal Diavazo (1999).[1]

Is an American writer.Dybek was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Chicago's Little Village and

Is an American writer.Dybek was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Chicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dybek graduated from St. Rita of Cascia High School in 1959. He writes about these neighborhoods and th

Was an American poet, born in Hempstead, New York, who wrote mostly in the French language. He belon

Was an American poet, born in Hempstead, New York, who wrote mostly in the French language. He belonged to the Symbolist school. His principal books of poetry were Les Gammes (1887). Les Fastes (1891), and Petits Poèmes d'Automne (1895).

Was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, revolutionist, and a translator. He was born as Xuanying in 188

Was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, revolutionist, and a translator. He was born as Xuanying in 1884 in Yokohama, Japan. He later adopted Su Manshu as a Buddhist name. His father was a Cantonese merchant, and his mother was his father's Japanese maid. He went back to Guangdong, China when he was five while his mother stayed in Japan.

Was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one

Was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era. His courtesy name was Zizhan (??) and his pseudonym was Dongpo Jushi (???? “Resident of Dongpo”), and he is often referred to as Su Dongpo (???). Besides his renowned poetry, his other existent writings are of great value in the understanding of 11th century Chinese travel literature as well as details of the 11th century Chinese iron industry.

Is the pen name of a Mainland Chinese writer born in Suzhou and now based in Nanjing. His real name

Is the pen name of a Mainland Chinese writer born in Suzhou and now based in Nanjing. His real name is Tong Zhonggu.He is best known for his book "Wives and concubines" in the West, published in the 1990. The book was adapted into the film, Raise the Red Lantern by director Zhang Yimou. The book has since been published under the name given to the film.

Was an Indonesian poet, short-story writer, essayist and literary critic. Born in Madiun, East Java,

Was an Indonesian poet, short-story writer, essayist and literary critic. Born in Madiun, East Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), he was educated at Gadjah Mada University, Cornell University and Yale University. For many years, he was a director of Balai Pustaka, a publishing firm in Indonesia, as well as a senior lecturer at Salisbury College of Advanced Education and Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. In the summer of 1984, he was a guest instructor at Ohio University, teaching Indonesian.

A prolific Tamil writer and journalist. Presently he resides at Ilakkya,No. 3 Jayashankar Street, We

A prolific Tamil writer and journalist. Presently he resides at Ilakkya,No. 3 Jayashankar Street, West Mambalam, Chennai-600033.He was always interested in journalism, especially handwritten magazines in his school days.When he was in his high school, he started publishing a magazine called Tamil Chudar which was acclaimed by Kalki Krishnamurthy, Rajaji and A.K. Gopal Chettiyar.

Was an Indian poetess famous for her emotionally charged Hindi songs. She was born in Nihalpur villa

Was an Indian poetess famous for her emotionally charged Hindi songs. She was born in Nihalpur village in Allahabad District of present-day Uttar Pradesh. Subhadra Kumari initially studied in the Crosthwaite Girls’ School in Allahabad and passed the middle-school examination in 1919. After her marriage to Thakur Lakshman Singh Chauhan of Khandwa in the same year, she moved to Jabalpur. She joined the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921 and was the first woman Satyagrahi to court arrest in Nagpur. She was jailed twice for her involvement in protests against the British rule in 1923 and 1942. She has authored a number of popular works in Hindi poetry. Her most famous composition is Jhansi Ki Rani, an emotionally charged poem describing the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai. The poem is one of the most recited and sung poems in Hindi literature. This and her other poems, Veeron Ka Kaisa Ho Basant, Rakhi Ki Chunauti and Vida, openly talk about the freedom movement. They are said to have inspired great numbers of Indian youth to participate in the Indian Freedom Movement. Here is the opening stanza of Jhansi ki Rani:

Was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century. Like his contemporary Sukanta Bhattachary

Was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century. Like his contemporary Sukanta Bhattacharya, Mukhopadhyay developed strong political beliefs at an early age. He was deeply committed to the cause of social justice, and was active in left-wing stu

A major Bengali poet, writer and editor of India, and a Reader in English literature at City College

A major Bengali poet, writer and editor of India, and a Reader in English literature at City College, Kolkata, was born in 1958 at Krishnanagar. His poetry is incisive, satiric, provocative, manipulative, and most of all, entertainingly contemporary which brings a fresh new idiom to Bengali poetry.His first book of poems was published in the late 70s and now he has 26 books to his credit - 20 of poems, 2 of translations and one travelogue on America. His poems have been translated into English, French and several Indian languages and published in prestigious journals and anthologies.

Was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India, independence fighter, and iconoclastic reformer. Known as M

Was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India, independence fighter, and iconoclastic reformer. Known as Mahakavi Bharati (the laudatory epithet Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet in Tamil), he is celebrated as one of India's greatest poets. Bharati was prolific and adept in both the prose and poetry forms, and his rousing compositions helped rally the masses to support the Indian independence movement in South India. Bharati lived during an eventful period of Indian history; his contemporaries included other prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement such as Mahatma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sri Aurobindo and V.V.S.Aiyar.

A finance journalist from Mumbai, India.Dalal is presently the Consulting Editor of MoneyLIFE Magazi

A finance journalist from Mumbai, India.Dalal is presently the Consulting Editor of MoneyLIFE Magazine, which is a personal finance fortnightly. Earlier, she was a columnist for the Indian Express and Consulting Editor for The Financial Express. She has previously written for the Business Standard and The Economic Times, and in the 1990s was Financial Editor of the The Times of India.Since 2000, Dalal was a serving member of the 'Investor Protection and Education Fund' for six years, this fund was established by the Government of India's Department of Company Affairs. She was a member of the 'Narayana Murthy Committee on Corporate Governance' think tank instituted by the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and was also on SEBI's Primary Market Advisory Committee.

Was a Brazilian journalist and educator, who was a strong proponent of quality in public education i

Was a Brazilian journalist and educator, who was a strong proponent of quality in public education in his country. The municipality of Sud Mennucci, São Paulo has been named in his honor.In 1920, he was the coordinator of the school census of the state, which led the reorganization of the state secretary of education into 15 regional offices. Briefly after that, he was appointed as the director of the regional office of Campinas.

Was a renowned Hindi poet from Varanasi, who is known for his revolutionary writings and his 'protes

Was a renowned Hindi poet from Varanasi, who is known for his revolutionary writings and his 'protest-poetry' [3][4], along with Muktibodh.Known as the angry young man of Hindi poetry due to his rebellious writings [5], during his lifetime, he published just one collection of poems, 'Samsad se Sarak Tak', '???? ?? ???? ??' (From the Parliament to the Street), but another collection of his work, titled "Kal Sunana Mujhe" '?? ????? ????' was released posthumously, which in 1979, went on to win the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi [6

An Indian poet and editor living in London and New Delhi. He is the editor of Atlas, and editorial d

An Indian poet and editor living in London and New Delhi. He is the editor of Atlas, and editorial director of Aark Arts.[1]Sen's education took place in India, the United Kingdom and the United States. He studied at St Columba’s School and read literature at Delhi University. As an Inlaks Scholar, he received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York. Sen was an international poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, and a visiting scholar at Harvard University.

An Indian social worker and accomplished author. She is known for her philanthropic work through the

An Indian social worker and accomplished author. She is known for her philanthropic work through the Infosys Foundation. Among other things, she has initiated a move to provide all government schools in Karnataka with computer and library facilities. She also teaches computer science and writes fiction. Dollar Sose (Dollar daughter-in-law), a book originally she wrote in Kannada and later translated to English as Dollar Bahu was adopted as a television serial in 2001