Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa
1963 -

The Icelandic author and civil engineer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir grew up in Reykjavik. She now lives in the suburb of S...

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Koestler, Arthur
1905 - 1983

The British author and journalist Arthur Koestler was born in Budapest to a Hungarian father and an Austrian mother who...

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Whitehead, Colson
1969 -

American writer Art Colson Chipp Whitehead spent his early years at 139th Riverside in Harlem, a tough place by his...

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Smith, Patti
1946 -

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is a rock musician, poet and artist, the oldest of four siblings born in Chicago, Illinois. She...

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