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Academics

Activists

Adventurers, explorers and pioneers

  • Henry Colden Antill - Australian pioneer. Antill, J. M. (1966). "Antill, Henry Colden (1779–1852)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 1. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
  • "Jack" Stearns Gray (Edith Stearns) - Author of "Up: A True Story of Aviation." OCLC 3183388 Early aviation barnstormer, with boyfriend and later husband George A. Gray. [360][361][362][363][364][365][366][367][368][369][370][371][372][373]
  • Daniel Herszberg (youngest Australian to visit every country in the world)[374] [375][376][377][378]
  • Ben Horton ( National Geographic Explorer, Television Host, and Adventure Photographer) [379] [380] [381] [382] [383] [384]
  • Miguelina Nunez(model and behavioral researcher who set out to prove that a doctoral degree does not confer expertise by publishing in high-impact, scientific journals without graduate credentials as a form of performance art) [385][386][387][388]
  • Donald M. Street Jr. (Sailor) (Chartmaker) [389][390]

Agriculture

Ambassadors and other diplomatic personnel

To distinguish the professions listed here from e.g. political figures read the article Diplomatic rank explaining their official status.

Anthropologists

Archaeologists

Architects

  • Ayssar Arida (born 1971) - architect, urbanist and author; [435]
  • Mario Asnago (1896-1981) - Italian architect, painter and designer [436]
  • Roberto Einaudi - American-Italian architect; [437]
  • Dan Hogman - American architect and artist, known for his high-rise residential and commercial work in San Francisco and China, as well as architectural illustration and sketching; [438] [439] [440]
  • Itai Palti (born 1983) - Israeli-British architect and urbanist. Founder of the Conscious Cities movement. Developer of Science-Informed Design and Conscious Design approaches in architecture and planning. [441] [442] [443]
  • Norman Raab - bridge architect; [444]; [445]; possibly related to the Norman Raab Foundation (I think it would be an uncommon name, so probably(?)
  • Jack Self (born 1987) Architect and writer. Curator of the British Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale with the show "Home Economics". Author of "Real Estates: Life Without Debt" (2014); "Home Economics" (2016); "Mies in London" (2018); Director of REAL foundation and Editor-in-Chief of contemporary culture magazine Real Review. Published widely, including The Guardian, BBC, 032c, Fantastic Man. Article requested 21 June 2018. [446] [447] [448] [449] [450] [451] [452] [453] [454] [455]
  • Roy Stout (born 1928) Founding partner in the renowned Stout & Litchfield partnership, whose works include the listed Somerton Erleigh, Somerton. [456] & Shipton-under-Wychwood [457]
  • Victor F. "Trey" Trahan III, FAIA (born 1960) New Orleans-based architect with an office in New York. Founder of Trahan Architects. Architect Magazine's #1 design firm in America in 2019. Trahan won the 2021 America Prize for Architecture from the Chicago Athenaeum. He was also named the Walton Critic at Catholic University. The firm is leading the renovation for Caesars Superdome. Trahan also did the Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre. [458] [459] [460] [461] [462] [463] [464] [465] [466]
  • Jeremy Sturgess (born 1949) - Canadian architect; [467]

Artists

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  • Rudolf Burda - Czech contemporary artist/sculptor (requested 2024.02.16); [468] [https://kodlcontemporary.com/Rudolf-Burda, [469]
  • Amir Baradaran (requested 2019.06.24) -- Iranian-Canadian ARtificial artist, arts-based creative researcher, public speaker, and author based in New York. He is an Arts-Based Creative Research Associate and Instructor at Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as well as a researcher at Columbia's Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab, where he teaches a graduate-level course on the future of story-telling using augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI). Notable exhibits include [470] Man Na Manam: {AR}ticlulations of the Self!], Franchising the Mona Lisa, and Transient. He is also the founder of the 2019 An[0<nowiki> ther AI in ARt summit], held in New York City.
  • Steve Baylis (requested 2017.09.18) is a painter and graphic designer from Vancouver,Canada.Used to co-own an advertising agency before pursuing art. His art hangs in public, private and corporate collections. He had also created a public art commission for the City of Port Coquitlam. [471] [472] [473] [474] [475] [476] [477] [478] [479] [480] [481]
  • Carington Bowles – engraver, 1723–1794, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18954089; his works are at Yale Center for British Art, Musea Brugge, Australian National Maritime Museum; Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe; A View of His Majesty's Dock Yard at Woolwich; many engavings with famous sights of Rome as the subject [482]
  • Ignasi Mallol Casanovas (born Tarragona,Spain 1892−1940 Bogota,Colombia) Artist, teacher, cultural activist and savior of cultural heritage during the Civil War.[483] [484] ca:Ignasi Mallol i Casanovas
  • Ruji Chapnik (born Rebecca Chapnik on September 18, 1985, USA) - Author and multimedia artist living in Portland, Oregon. Most noted for her "Don Depresso" comics, which use dark humor to tackle controversial issues such as mental illness, drug addiction, and LGBT topics. She is also known for writing instructional articles on the Linux operating system for various blogs and magazines. Graduated with a BA in art from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2007. She has published two comics anthologies and one novel. [485]; [486]; [487]; [488]; [489]; [490]; [491]
  • Carl T Chew (born 1948) - Seattle based American mixed media, digital, fiber, Mailart artist, and retired public school teacher. Work in the collections of The Seattle Art Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, The Whatcom Museum, The Tacoma Art Museum, among others. [492]; [493]; [494]; [495];
  • Luca Clabot (born 1966) - venetian conceptual artist [496]; [497]; [498]
  • John Cole (painter) (1936−2007) - Born in London, Bellingham WA painter was noted for his NW landscapes [499]
  • Lauren Tracy Curtis (born August 1967) - fine artist and illustrator from New Jersey noted for her eclectic style [500]; [501]; [502]; [503];
  • Jimmy Dahlberg (born April 3, 1981, Östersund, Sweden) - Swedish artist; [504]; [505]; [506]; [507]; [508]
  • Hollister J. David - Hop David - artist primarily known for his tessellations and other math art; [509]; [510]; [511]
  • William Ekgren (born in Sweden, July 1918) Swedish beatnik painter and artist active in the US, South America, and Europe. Known for a distinct visual style and three rare psychedelic comic book covers painted in the 1950s ([512]), ([513]).
  • Scott Erickson (artist) - American visual artist and theologian, author of book "Honest Advent". More can be found about him on [514]. See also artandtheology.org and [www.scotterickson.com].
  • Tom Fong - American watercolor artist [515] [516] [517] [518] [519] [520]
  • Ridge Gallagher Hollywood Makeup Artist and Performance Artist. Most popular makeup work with photographer Austin Young for Diamanda Galas, Margaret Cho, and Deven Green; Multiple episodes of Transformation with James St James, and Willam's "Paint Me Bitch" sources- [ridgegallaghermua.com] [521]
  • Anna Gensler (born April 1990 New York, NY) Multimedia artist best known as the creator of "Instagranniepants". This is an ongoing internet-based art project where she takes the harassing messages she gets on internet dating sights such as Tinder, draws naked cartoons of the men who sent them, then posts the results online. [522] [523] [524] [525] [526] [527] [528] [529] [530]
  • John S. Gibb - renowned and award-winning British pencil artist; [531]; [532]
  • John C. Gonzalez (born 1980, Providence, RI) is an American artist working in painting, sculpture, performance, and video. Gonzalez's work often takes the form of extended collaborative projects where he embeds himself within institutions and exchange relationships to explore systems of creativity and expression.[http://www.artnet.com/artists/john%20c.-gonzalez/ [533] [534] [535] [536] [537] [538] [539] [540] [541]
  • Adriaen Haelwegh (1637 - circa 1696. He was an engraver. His work is in numerous collections, including the National Gallery of Art in DC the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Portrait Gallery in London.)\
  • Jody Harrow fine artist, textile designer, and rug designer. Studied in Japan under Serizawa Keisuke, and brought the ancient techniques learned back to the United States to create her line of textiles, Peka Prints, now housed in the private collection of the Cooper Hewitt museum. She is currently the founder of Groundplans, a custom carpet design firm, which she launched at the 1990 ICFF show. Uses trompe l'oeil imagery and embedding Swarovski crystals as well as fiber optic lights into the weaving. In 2015, she published her book, Groundswell by Jo, as digital blog chapters, Parsons School in New York teacher, Docent for the Japan Society of New York [542] [543] [544] [545] [546] [547] [548])
  • Frank Macoy Harshberger (1900−1975) Born in Tacoma, Washington, Harshberger studied art in Paris in 1921, settled in New York in the '20s, where he taught for many years at the Pratt Institute. Though he worked in many styles and media in his career, some of his more striking images are his stylish black & white illustrations, sort of an American Art Deco equivalent to Aubrey Beardsley. (source: [549]) Other sources: ([550]) ([551])
  • Sam Heydt (requested 2020.07.21) is an internationally acclaimed visual artist, published author, film-maker, and lifelong activist who has lived and worked in Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Sydney, Miami, NYC, Udaipur, Auckland, Reykjavik, and Vienna. Esteemed as one of the pioneers of the Recycled Media movement, her work has been been the recipient of a number of awards and has been exhibited in prestigious private collections, galleries, art fairs and film festivals worldwide, as well as major art museums such as the State Hermitage Museum, Russia.)[552] [553] [554][555] [556] [557][558][559] [560][561][562][563][564][565] [566][567] [568][569][570][571][572] [573] [574][575] [576][577] [578][579] [580]
  • Marc Ippon de Ronda (Born June 22nd, 1987) Born and raised in Paris, Marc Ippon de Ronda lives between France and Japan. He is the creative director of ATO Designs since 2014. He is a minimalist sculptor and uses light as the main medium. He finds inspiration in artists such as Jeppe Hein, Anne Veronica Janssens, Dan Flavin, Francois Morellet, and Richard Serra. His work has been featured in private collections, as well as galleries, and major art museums such as Centre Pompidou in Paris. [581] [582]
  • Bob Jones (artist) (born September 24, 1975) - American artist; Contemporary painter and sculptor; born in Phoenix, Arizona. Studied at Illinois State University; Lives in Chicago; Minimalist influence [583]; [584]; [585]
  • Yasumoto Kamehachi - Edo period artist famous for making Iki dolls whose work contributed to the emergence of an extreme sense of realism.[30]
  • Krikor Khandjian (ru:Ханджян, Григор Сепухович, hy:Գրիգոր Խանջյան) - Soviet-Armenian artist known for historical and religious paintings, murals and etches. Holds highest soviet honors, e.g. Member of Academia of Sciences, and People's Artist of USSR. Alternative spellings for name: Grigor Khanjyan, Grigor Khadzhyan, and others. ([586]; [587]; [588])
  • Ildar Khanov (artist) - sculptor, architect, public figure and healer living in Tatarstan who claimed that Jesus Christ bid him erect what is now called the Temple of All Religions ([589]; [590])
  • Ramiz King Media Personality, Afghanistan's first Australian Afghan Reality-TV Star. Famous for shows like Afghan Big Brother, MTV LOVE SCHOOL 4 & Ace of Space 2 ([591]) Media Personality ([592]) ([593])
  • Matsumoto Kisaburō - Edo period artist famous for making Iki dolls whose work contributed to the emergence of an extreme sense of realism.[30]
  • Iris Alexandrov Klum - (Born March 12, 1981 in Sweden) Conceptual artist. Part of artist duo Alexandrov Klum together with husband photographer Mattias Klum. ([www.tierragrande.se/alexandrovklum]; [594]; [595]; [596]; [597]; [598]; [599]; [600]) Bellagavelin (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Eriko Kobayashi, Japanese American glass artist. Official site. This one may be a bit premature, but had a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2023. Here are several independent sources writing about her: [601], [602], [603] (television coverage).
  • Kristi Kohut – American Artist ([604]; [605]; [606]; [607]; [608]; [609]; [610]; [611]; [612]; [613]; [614]; [615]; [616]; [617]; [618]; [619]; [620]; [621]; [622]; [623]; [624])
  • Don Kimes (American Painter Born 1953) ([625]) ([626])([627]) ([628]) ([629]) ([630]) ([631]]) ([632])
  • Dick Kramer (artist) - drawer and photographer who makes a lot of artworks about police, US military, UK military and firefighters (Outdoor Hub; Police One; Nova Business News; Firearms World)
  • Justin Curtis Ermer Lacche - born 1974; American mixed-media artist. Gallery: [633] Public Art Archive [634] News article: [635] News article (see "fifth floor": [636] News article: [637] Artist in Residence: [638] Artist in Residence: [639]
  • Dimitri Likissas (requested 2023.05.18) Belgian painter, born 1969, mentioned on Forbes online and some other magazines. creates works of art through the strategic placement of colored dots. He is listed on [640] [641] [642] [643] [644] [645] [646] [647] gallery representation in the USA: [648] [649] [650] [651] [652] [653] [654] [655] [656]
  • Mallory Page (requested 2019.07.12) Mallory Page (Born: May 18, 1983, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a New Orleans, Louisiana, based artist specializing in large-scale, thinly-layered abstract paintings. Notable exhibits include Longview Museum of Fine Arts [657] Notable publications include Cultured Magazine [658] Other Sources [659]
  • Alexander Rose-Innes (1915 – 1996) - South African Artist [660];[661]
  • Dmitry Samarov (born in Moscow, USSR in 1970) (Painter and writer, living in Chicago) ([662])(author of Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab [663] and Music to My Eyes [664] and Soviet Stamps and ' 'All Hack' ' [665])(For Chicago cabbie, backseat is a trove of art [666]
  • Alan B. Scarritt (Alan B. Scarritt (requested January 24, 2024) (August 14, 1945 - July 1, 2023) was an American conceptual artist whose sculpture, photography, sound and video installations, and works on paper have been displayed in and acquired by prominent institutions in the United States, Europe, and Australia such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)[667]; the Denver Art Museum; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [668]; the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California Berkeley; and the Sculpture Museum in Glaskasten, Germany. He lived in New York. His work has been covered by Art Forum [669] [670], Rhizome [671], The Village Voice [672], Bomb Magazine [673], The New York Times [674], New York Times death notice [675], Scarritt Studios [676]. He co-founded and operated an artist gallery space called Site/Cite/Sight in San Francisco.
  • Dietmar Scherf (born in Graz, Austria, June 1961) Austrian-American contemporary artist ([677]), author, minister ([678]) and entrepreneur living in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He works with mixed media and since 2013 primarily with art photography. He was born into a poverty-stricken family (Book, I Love Me: Avoiding & Overcoming Depression by Dietmar Scherf, ISBN 1887603034, Scherf Books, 1998, p. 213) has four children, Alexander, Deborah, Daniel, David (Book, I Love Me: Avoiding & Overcoming Depression; by Dietmar Scherf, ISBN 1887603034, Scherf Books, 1998, p. 5). As a novelist, he also uses the pen name Alec Donzi (The Consultant by Alec Donzi, ISBN 1887603042, Scherf Books, 2000,)
  • Kemal Seyhan (born June, 1960, Kayseri, Turkey) artist; master in applied arts,University of applied arts Vienna, Austria ; works with oil on canvas, graphite on paper, mixed media, woodcuts and also sculptures [679]; [680]; [681]; [682]; [683]; [684]
  • Bela Silva (born March 26, 1966, Lisbon, Portugal) artist; masters in the fine arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; worked with paint, sculpurs, titles and other art formats; [685]; [686]; [687]; [688] (Portuguese)
  • Amarjit Singh (Vicky) - Born in Panipat, Haryana in 1971 Amarjit is an Indian artist renowned for his Oil on Canvas paintings, one of his paintings was sold for 429,272 USD [689]
  • Victor Sonna (requested 15.03.2021) (b. 1977, Yaounde, Cameroon) is a visual artist and conceptual designer living and working in the Netherlands. [690] His practice spans painting, sculpture, and metal work. Notable exhibitions include Victor Sonna: 1525 (Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2021) [691]. Notable publications include Victor Sonna, 152 (ISBN: 9789082902938) [692]. Other sources: [693]; [694]; [695]; [696]; [697]; [698]; [699];[700]
  • Joan Tuset Suau -- Spanish artist painter/sculptor (requested 2024.11.6); [701][702][703]
  • Randy Walker (artist) (b. 1970 - American born public artist); [704]; [705]; [706]; [707]; [708]; [709]; [710]; [711]; [712]
  • Carlo Zanni (born in 1975 in La Spezia, Italy - Italian contemporary artist and writer). Since the early 2000s Carlo Zanni's practice has explored the use of Internet data to create time-based works that combine a pronounced social consciousness and a focus on identity and the self. He researches alternative selling models for digital art and he is the author of the book “Art in the Age of the Cloud” [713]; [714]. In many ways Carlo Zanni's research finds its roots in Sol Lewitt's statement, “The idea becomes a machine that makes the art” Conceptual art, updated to a more contemporary version: “The idea becomes the code that renders the art” [715]; [716]. Carlo Zanni has been the recipient of a Rhizome.org commission [717] and he has shown in galleries and museums worldwide including: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan [718]; Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona [719]; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles [720]; Marsèlleria, Milan [721]; [722]; [723]; Tent, Rotterdam [724]; MAXXI, Rome [725]; P.S.1, New York [726]; PERFORMA 09, NY [727]; and ICA, London.

Comic artists

  • Matteo Lolli - (born the 16 April 1975 in Bologna, Italy).[728] Requested on 29 May 2020. He's known for his Marvel works as a comic artist. In 2008 he was a selected finalist of the ChesterQuest, a worldwide comic book talent search for 12 new artists for Marvel Comics, by C.B.Celbulski [729]. From 2008 to 2012 he worked for Marvel Comics as a penciler on several Marvel Adventure titles, the “all ages” Marvel series.[730], creating new characters such as Sophia "Chat" Sanduval. From 2012 to 2018 he mainly drew Deadpool with writers such as Cullen Bunn, Gerry Duggan. [731]; [732][733]; [734]; [735]; [736]. In 2018-2019 he drew the new Asgardians of The Galaxy series, written by Cullen Bunn.[737]. In 2019 he created the new Marauders, written by Gerry Duggan. [738]. See Asgardians of the Galaxy, Marauders (comic book), and Sophia "Chat" Sanduval for projects they have worked on.

Designers

Graphic artists

Illustrators

  • Sara Andreasson - a Swedish illustrator based in London, United Kingdom [793] [794]
  • Christina Connelly (born 8th December 1987) is an illustrator and designer from Glasgow , Scotland, currently living in Manchester , England. Christina is the Co-Founder and Director of Experience Design of Honey Badger, a Manchester-based agency that designs and delivers measurable change through culture and experience. She is most notable for being the illustrator for comedienne Janey Godley. Her illustration of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Frank Get The Door, was printed onto cards, mugs, t-shirts and later used along with more illustrations for the Frank Get The Door book released in 2020. Christina and Janey donated a percentage of the profits of the sales of the Frank Get The Door merchandise to charities during the Covid 19 pandemic and raised over £30,000. In 2019 Christina was awarded as one of the TechWomen100. Christina worked as a designer for the BBC from 2012 to 2018, working on various games, apps and websites for CBeebies , CBBC and BBC Bitesize. [795] [796] [797] [798] [799] [800] [801] [802]
  • Sam Taylor (illustrator) - a British illustrator based in London, United Kingdom [803] [804] [805]
  • Jay Fosgitt - American comic book illustrator (b. 7 Oct 1974), currently working for Marvel, IDW, and Source Point. Known for his work on My Little Pony, Sesame Street, Betty and Veronica, Avengers, and Deadpool as well as his original creations Dead Duck and Zombie Chick, and Bodie Troll. [806], [807], [808], [809], [810], [811]
  • Alana Dee Haynes - a mixed media artist from Brooklyn, usually working with illustrations on photographs, but dabbling with fashion, sculpture, photography, and murals.[812] [813]
  • Mad Dog Jones - Contemporary digital artist. HPartnered with Phillips auction house for their first ever NFT sale with his Replicator piece. He also recently designed a custom made helmet for British race car driver Lewis Hamilton. [814][815] [816]
  • Martin Justice (1869-1961) - An illustrator and painter active in the early Twentieth Century. Staffer at the Saturday Evening Post, including two covers. Settled in Los Angeles in 1925 and became associated with the movie industry as an artist and director. Numerous works remain available. Some recent appreciative references. [817] [818] [819] [820]
  • Ola Liola (born 7 August 1979) birth name Olga Kushnir is a contemporary illustrator, artist, storyteller, designer. Olga was born in Ukraine, Poltava in 1996 moved to Israel with family. Current residence Berlin, Germany. Graduated from industrial design facility Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. The main motive in her creations is the animal world, which appears in vivid colours layered with dense patterns. Medium: watercolour, ink. [821] [822] [823]

Painters

  • Abhijeet Bahadure(painter) (Watercolor Artist & Art Educator Based In Nagpur India) ([824][825][826] [827] [828][829][830][831] [832]
  • Steven Alexander (painter) - American contemporary abstract painter; [833]; [834]; [835]; [836]; [837]
  • Gilles Archambault (painter) (Requested August 6, 2024) Gilles Archambault (1947-2011) was born in Montréal in 1947. He made his first foray into the field of visual arts as an advertising photographer. This self-taught artist began painting in 1978 and devoted himself professionally to this activity the following year. While he first became known as a watercolour painter, he had worked in acrylics since the turn of the millennium. Gilles was one of the founding members of “The Canadian Watercolor Society” (C.W.S.). Being a skilled illustrator, he created the original Harfang des Neiges wine label and produced over 80 book covers, most of which were for Les Editions Libre Expression, in Montreal. [838], [839], [840], [841]
  • Marion Boddy-Evans - contemporary South African-born Scottish painter and art teacher/writer; [842], [843]
  • Bryce Brown (artist) (Requested June 09, 2015) New Zealand exhibiting artist, international, born March 1971. Painting since 1999 with many solo exhibitions, work in the John Deere International Art Collection. References; [844] [845]
  • Johnna Bush Alabama Portrait, Wildlife and Landscape Artist. Currently resides in Grove Hill, Alabama. [846] [847]
  • Jane Cartney (born 1951) - contemporary Scottish expressionist painter and musician; based in Weston-super-Mare, near Bristol, England; [848], [849]
  • Claire Christerson (multimedia artist) - born in Manhattan in 1992, Christerson is a visual artist whose work includes painting, drawing, ceramics, and video. Christerson received a BFA in photography in 2015. Christerson has featured work in dozens of shows, including internationally. They identify as non-binary and use they/them pronouns. [850];[851];[852];[853]; [854];[855];[856];[857];[858]
  • Matt Dangler (born 1984) - Painter and Illustrator; [859]; [860]; [861]; [862]; [863]
  • Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee -- Marine artist; Panelist at the Houston Arts Alliance. [864][865][866]
  • Sarah Graham (photorealist artist) (Photorealist artist. Born 1977 in Hitchin, United Kingdom. Sarah is well known for painting the artwork for UK band Kaiser Chiefs' album Souvenir in 2012. Sarah's work is studied in schools across the world and was featured in a UK GCSE Art examination paper in 2015. Sarah is diagnosed as Bipolar and is a mental health advocate. In 2023 she ran a fundraising campaign "Samarivans" raising over £43'500 for the charity Samaritans, which brought praise from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the form of a "Points of Light" award.)Artist's website Creative Boom article - Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life Prime Minister's Points of Light awards
  • Adrián Gómez Guzmán (b. 1962, a Costa Rican artist who lives and works in San José, Costa Rica.) (Sensaciones del Caribe; An Afternoon With Afro Latino Travels Host Kim Haas (PBS Host and Producer); 5 questions for Costa Rican artist Adrián Gómez)
  • Hong Sung-dam - Korean painter ([867]; [868]; [869];[870]; [871])
  • Matt Kane (artist) - American born painter and generative artist. A leader in the Crypto art movement. ([872];[873];[874];[875];[876];[877];[878];[879];[880];[881];[882];[883];)
  • Alan Lachman - American born painter. Contemporary Expressionist Artist. Born 1936 in New York City. Has been painting for 60 years. Alan Lachman studied at Syracuse University, the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League in New York City. Parents: Irving Lachman & Molly Lachman (ne: Applebaum). Siblings: Diane Lachman Calmis & Andrea Lachman Wasser. Two children: April Lachman Vassaro (born 1961, now deceased) and Lawrence Lachman. ([884]; [885]; [886])
  • Chau-Chin Lee - (born 1941) Kaohsiung-based abstract painter ([887])
  • Winston Megoran - English artist of maritime and naval themes; noted for book-jacket illustrations of the Mariners Library series (1948–1963) ([888])
  • Rithika Merchant - Indian artist (born 1986), Merchant has collaborated with Chloé, a French fashion house on multiple collections for which she was awarded the Vogue India Young Achiever of the Year Award at its Women of the Year Awards 2018. She was also named one of Vogue Magazine’s Vogue World 100 Creative Voices.; [www.rithikamerchant.com]; [889] [890][891][892] [893][894]
  • Vincenzo Molaroni - (1859–1912) Italian pottery painter ([895]; [italianpotterymarks.freeforums.org/molaroni-pesaro-t530.html])
  • John Pelham Napper - (1916–2001) English experimental artist; known for radiance of colour and precision; wide variety of styles ([896]; [897])
  • Patrick Gorman Pettis - Italian-American Fine Arts Modern Impressionist from Saratoga NY ([898]; [899])
  • Angelo Romano - Spanish painter; known for his angels, small protective talismans and for his murals that decorate many public spaces in Europe and the U.S. ([900])
  • Carlos Lucien Romero - Afro/Hispanic/American Avant-garde digital painter ([901]; [902])
  • Vitus Shell (born 20 November 1978) -- mixed-media collage painter in Monroe, Louisiana geared toward the black experience through images deconstructing, sampling, and remixing identity, civil rights, and contemporary black culture; in residence at the Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts, Mass MoCA, Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, Skowhegan School of Art, Tougaloo Art Colony, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Hermitage Artist Retreat, and Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. Participating in exhibits at The McKenna Museum of African American Art, New Orleans, LA, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ, New Orleans Museum of Art, University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR, Cue Art Foundation, NYC, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, Tennessee Art Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN, Miami University, Oxford, OH ; painted murals for the National Civil Rights Museum’s NBA Pioneers exhibit, Indianola City Pool in Indianola, MS, Union Parish Elementary School in Farmerville, LA; and being commissioned to do public art by the Memphis UrbanArt Commission. Received Joan Mitchell MFA Award and Camille Hanks-Cosby Scholarship. [903] [904] [905]
  • Kenneth Showell - (October 22, 1939 - May 10, 1997) An American abstract painter. His early work was associated with Lyrical Abstraction, Color field painting, and Abstract expressionism. He was represented by the David Whitney Gallery and his work is held by the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. An extensive oral history is available in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian.([906][907][908][909] [910][911] [912][913][Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years of Printmaking Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH, 1999 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, 1996][914])
  • Gene Speck - American landscape painter. Born 1936 in South Dakota. ([915])
  • Rudolf Wacker, Austrian artist, 1883-1939, associated with Neue Sachlichkeit. [916] [917]. A tiny bit more than a stub at de:Rudolf Wacker
  • Seamus Wray - American artist; [918]; [919].
  • Liz Kelly Zook (Liz Kelly Zook is a Pop artist from Murfreesboro, TN who is known for her bold line and her fun subject matter. She has been featured in magazines and news articles in Middle Tennessee. She has been accredited as one of the strong female artists of the area who has inspired many of the college students to pursue their dreams as artists. Requested 4/24/2017) ([920] [921] [922])

Photographers

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  • Douglas Barkey - American-born photographer, raised in Argentina, multiple international exhibitions, originated intentional camera movement as mode of photographic expession; [923] [924] [925]
  • Brian Bielmann - (born October 30, 1957, Buffalo, New York) American surf photographer based in Haleiwa, Hawaii since 1975. His photographs have appeared in magazines, newspapers, movies, and major ad campaigns. He has received photography awards from American Photo Magazine, Billabong XXL, Red Bull Illume, and Transworld. His photos have appeared on the cover of over 150 magazines. ([926]; [927]; [928]; [929]; [930])
  • Jon Carmichael - (born July 6, 1986) American contemporary landscape and astrophotographer based in Las Vegas, known for his famous photograph of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse, considered "history's most amazing photo." [931][932][933]; he was invited to unveil this photograph by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. [934]; his work was first discovered by Sir Elton John and is featured in John's private collection. [935]; [936]
  • Robert Carrithers - involved in underground music, art and club scenes in the early 1980s. He was a freelance photographer covering cultural events for various magazines and newspapers in New York, London and Paris. He photographed personalities in the club scene in New York and has had several gallery exhibits[937]
  • River Clark - fashion photographer; in permanent photography collection at the Guggenheim; numerous books and publications including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Bazaar, Playboy; [938]; [939]
  • Charlie Clift - portrait photographer and mental health campaigner. Clift's work has been subject to group and solo exhibitions including "Tribute Ink at the The National Army Museum, London" (solo), "Let’s Talk, public outdoor solo exhibition in Guildhall Yard in association with Guildhall Gallery, London" (solo), "10 Years of Premier Skills, solo exhibition, House of Commons, Westminster Palace, London" (solo) as well as numerous group exhibitions. He has won the following awards: American Photography AP40, AP39, AP38; Communication Arts Photo Annual 2024, Association of Photographers 2022, Spotlight awards and many others. His official portrait of BAFTA TV and Film awards are part of the official BAFTA Archive documenting the history of the British television and film industry. His campaign 'Let's Talk' spotlighting the importance of conversations for mental health was widely exhibited across the UK and Clift continues to give public talks about the subject sharing his own story of depression. His other campaigning work includes portraits of foodbank volunteers during the Covid pandemic. References [940]; [941];[942];[943];[944];[945];[946];[947];[948];[949];[950];[951];[952]
  • Shola Creative, - award-winning Nigerian Veteran photographer. Born and raised in Ekiti State, Notable for taking photos of Nigerian celebrities and turning ordinary people into celebrities since 1997 [[953]] his continuous effort in advancing photography in Nigeria got him recognition from the Lagos state government
  • Richard K. Dean - American Photographer, world-traveled and most well known for his photography work in the Glens Falls and Lake George New York area. His photographs from the ground and air are the largest collection of photos of the Adirondack Mountains. ([954])
  • Bryan Denton - photojournalist based in Beirut, Lebanon; notable for his extensive coverage of the Libyan Revolution for The New York Times; the first solo exhibition will be at New York University's Gulf and Western Gallery ([955]); [956]; [957]
  • Benjamin Donaldson - American fine-art photographer; work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Jen Bekman Gallery; [958]; work featured in The New Yorker, Details, Nylon and Sueddeutsche Zeitung magazines; photography lecturer, Yale School of Art; ([959])
  • A.C. Duff (born 1893 New York City died March 7, 1920 Brooklyn, New York City) - American photographer Adrian Cornelius Duff/The Demon Photographer/The Camera Kid, aerial photographer and videographer of NYC in 1912, enlisted in World War I, and a well-known US newspaper photographer by 1914 [960] [961][962] [963] [964]
  • Christopher Gillette wildlife biologist, photographer, and professional animal handler born who specializes in working up close and hands-on with crocodiles, alligators, sharks, and snakes, and is known to train and habituate large and wild gators and crocs; works on film projects for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Animal Planet, History Channel, CNN, NBC, E!, Travel Channel, The Weather Channel, etc. [965][966]
  • Erik Almas - Norwegian photographer and cinematographer. Usually known for his surrealistic and panoramic-styled photos that are whimsical and unusual. Won many awards throughout the years since he was around 22 and has created photos used in ads made by big brands like Toyota, Nike, Hyatt, Microsoft, etc. Also featured in "Luerzers Archive's 200 Best Advertising photographers Worldwide, 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 & 2016-2017" [967][968]interview
  • Trevor Godinho (born December 18, 1982) - Indian-born Canadian celebrity and fashion photographer; published in many international magazines including Maxim, Playboy (French and U.S. editions); Alfa Norway, Elle Canada, Zoo Weekly Australia, Che Belgium, UMM Canada; has photographed celebrities including Michael Douglas, Nicolas Cage, Edward North, Jeff Bridges, Clive Owen, et al.; interviewed for ROOM100 ([969]) interviewed for PRUVOLOGY.com ([970]) interviewed for Woman.ca ([971])and Fashion One TV in Los Angeles; graduated from Sheridan College and University of Toronto (2008); [972]; works internationally out of New York City and other locations
  • Rex Hazlewood - an Australian that collated the Rex Hazlewood Photo Collection containing photos Sydney and New South Wales 1909-1957 commons:Category:David ‘Rex’ Hazlewood d:Q112058787
  • John Kippin - [973]; [974]
  • Brooke Lark (Formerly Brooke McLay) Author of several published cookbooks, well-known food photographer, content creator, and teacher within the blogging and photography community. Contributor to Unsplash, a free stock photo website. [975] [976] [977] [978] [979]
  • Troy Lilly - nature photographer; author of ForestWander Nature Photography; File:Elakala Waterfalls Swirling Pool Mossy Rocks.jpg; [980]; [981]; [982]; [983]; [984]; [985]
  • Hollister Lowe - American photographer (portraitist) whose work has appeared in Allure, i-D, Vogue Italia, Vogue Nippon, and Sunday Times Magazine. Advertising clients include Ralph Lauren Tommy Hilfiger. Portraiture is in the permanent collection of The National Portrait Gallery London ([986])
  • Marc McAndrews - American Photographer, most known for his book 'Nevada Rose' with large format photographs from 33 legal Nevada brothels ([www.marcmcandrews.com]; [987]; [988])
  • Bertil Nilsson (artist) (born 1981) - Swedish art photographer living in England [989]; Known for unique work with dance and circus; First monograph Undisclosed: Images of the Contemporary Circus Artist [990] published in 2011; exhibited internationally in both galleries and public institutions including museums; extensive coverage of work online and in international press [991]
  • Kenneth Parker - American fine-art landscape photographer; represented in multiple galleries nationally including the Weston Gallery ([992]); assistant to Eliot Porter; praise by Paul Caponigro; [993]; [994]; [995]
  • Stuart Pilkington - British photographer and curator. Street portrait photographer documenting the people of Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, and Manchester. Photographed film directors such as Terry Gilliam, Alan Parker, and Peter Greenaway for the BFI, London. A member of Documenting Britain and Fèis, his work is to be exhibited at Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, and French Institute for Scotland in 2015. Known as a curator in the photography community bringing together the unknown with the well-known. His projects have been featured by the BBC, Esquire, National Public Radio, PDN, Huck Magazine, Professional Photographer and many more; [996];[997];[998];[999];[1,000]
  • Jeeva Rajgopaul - South African photographer (and physical science high school teacher) who used his photography to counter the propaganda of the South African apartheid government. He was the first South African to receive the Eli Weinberg Scholarship for Documentary Photography at the University of Cape-Town (UCT) in conjunction with Duke University, North Carolina, USA, which enabled him to study photography at the International Centre for Photography in New York, USA. His works have appeared in a number of books, magazines and newspapers and he has had exhibitions locally and abroad. ; [1,001] [1,002] [1,003]
  • Jake Rajs (born 1952) - landscape and architectural photographer; published 16 coffee table books by Rizzoli, Monacelli Press and Random House ([1,004]; [1,005])
  • Mike Rosenthal (photographer) - American director and photographer, has been featured on numerous seasons of America's Next Top Model as a photographer and guest judge (cycles 9, 11, 5, 7, 13, 8, 16, 12, 10, 17), and is the resident photographer and judge of Asia's Next Top Model [1,006] Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 2)
  • Rukes (Drew Ressler) - Worldwide EDM photographer for artists such as Zedd, Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Martin Garrix and festivals around the world like Ultra Music Festival [1,007]; multiple exhibitions including W Hotel New York, covered by Wall Street Journal [1,008]; Named #1 in top 50 music photographers right now by Complex [1,009]
  • Allen Russ - landscape and architectural photographer; [1,010]; [1,011]; [1,012]; [1,013]; publications/reviews: [1,014]; [1,015]; [1,016]
  • Rainer W. Schlegelmilch (born 1941) - Formula 1, sports car and automobile photographer; 50 years of consistent motorsport archive since 1962; 42 editorial books published by 2012; international exhibitions; [1,017]; [1,018]; [1,019]; [1,020]; [1,021]
  • Andrew Stuart (photographer) (Born in Los Angeles California January 22, 1978, an American professional photographer best known for his work with rock bands like Foo Fighters, Slayer, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood. His professional career began in 2008 when he began documenting Slayer's, World Painted Blood album while working for the band's management. He went on to work with artists like Foo Fighters, Social Distortion, Mick Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, Kat Von D, Nine Inch Nails, Dave Grohl, ZZ Top, and Many More. Stuart's photographs have appeared in print and online publications including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Guitar player Magazine, Guitar World Magazine, Revolver Magazine, Metal Hammer, Premier Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drumhead magazine. He has photographed commercial images for ESP guitars, Ernie Ball, Shure, Journeys, EMP pickups, Kat Von D Beauty. His photography has also been used for album artwork including Foo Fighters/ Sonic Highways, Dave Grohl/ PLAY, Fireball Ministry/ Remember the Story, Fu Manchu/ Gigantoid, ZZ Top/Live Greatest Hits from Around the World)(Photography website [1,022]; interview with Leica Camera: [1,023]; Allmusic album credits [1,024]; Foo Fighters Sonic Highways album photography credit
  • George Tatakis (Γιώργος Τατάκης - Born in Athens, Greece October 6, 1981). Best known for his black-and-white work, inspired by the traditions in Greece. His professional photographic career started in 2015, when he quit his profession as an electrical engineer and started traveling across Greece. He was photographing snapshots during local peculiar customary events in Greece. This work formed the first project 'Ethos', which was presented in his exhibition at the Benaki Museum in downtown Athens. This work later moved to the Fragonard Museum in Grasse, Cannes, this time focusing in photographs portraying women wearing local traditional attires. One of his photographs represented Greece at the exhibition 'Another Europe' in London. It is there where he visited an exhibition by Alex Prager and he started thinking differently about directed and posed photography. These two events made him start his next project 'Caryatis'. A study of local traditional women's costumes across Greece. The main artistic difference from 'Ethos' was that Tatakis now directed the images and posed the models. This work gained recognition and received tens of international awards, including the second place in portraits at the Sony World Photography Awards. Sources: Website, Benaki Exhibition, Fragonard Exhibition, Another Europe, New York Times, Sony Awards
  • Fedor Telkov - award-winning Russian photographer ([1,025]; [1,026])
  • Salvatore Vitale (Artist) - Swiss-based photographer and publisher. [1,027] Official Website, [1,028] How To Secure a Country (Book), [1,029] Article Le Monde, [1,030], Interview Deutschlandfunkkultur, [1,031], Article British Journal of Photography, [1,032] Fotozentrum Winterthur, [1,033] Nearest Truth, [1,034] Swiss Design Awards.
  • A.D. Wheeler, New York-based photographer and writer. Notable for photos of historically significant abandoned and non-abandoned sites, for example [1,035], Official Website, [1,036], PBS feature video, [1,037], Magazine article
  • Alice Wheeler, Seattle-based photographer. Notable for photos of musicians, the countercultural scene, street protests, etc. See, for example Art Zone: Alice Wheeler, Seattle Channel
  • Albert Witzel (1879–1929) – Active 1902 through early 1920s. Founder of Witzel Studios. Noted for publicity photographs of silent-era movie stars. A number of existing images in Wikipedia/Wikimedia are credited to Witzel. [1,038] [1,039]

Sculptors

Astronomers

Authors

Fiction writers, dramatists and poets

Non-fiction writers

A–B

C–D

  • Montgomery Carmichael (1856–1936), author of In Tuscany: Tuscan towns, Tuscan types and the Tuscan tongue (1902), The Life of John William Walshe, F. S.; translator, Rosmersholm: a play in four acts / by Henrik Ibsen (1890), Francia's masterpiece; an essay on the beginnings of the Immaculate conception in art (1909); editor and translator, The Lady Poverty: a XIII. century allegory (1901); co-author, Sketches on the old road through France to Florence (1905); [1,117]
  • Dan Carrison - author of Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way and From the Bureau to the Boardroom: 30 Management Lessons from the FBI; former member of the USMC [1,118] [1,119]
  • Sheldon Charrett - author of several Paladin Press titles, including several in their New ID category ([1,120]) with titles going back all the way to 1997.
  • Onur Cinar - Author of several books on application development on Android platform, such as Android Quick APIs Reference, Pro Android C++ with the NDK, Android Apps with Eclipse, Android Best Practices, by Apress. [1,121] Onur Cinar also works for Skype.
  • Kenneth Cloke - Mediator, dialogue facilitator, conflict resolution systems designer, teacher, public speaker, author of numerous books and articles ([1,122]), and a pioneer and leader in the field of mediation and conflict resolution for the last 37 years.) ([1,123]) Co-Founder of Mediators Beyond Borders International. ([1,124]; [1,125]) Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution. Education: B.A. University of California, Berkeley 1963; J.D. U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Law School 1966; Ph.D. U.C.L.A. 1980; LLM U.C.L.A. Law School 1980; Post-doctoral work at Yale University School of Law 1980; Graduate, National Judicial College, Reno. Nevada 1981 ([1,126]) Member of SLATE. Other sources: ([1,127]) Editor NOTE: This article could be under the profession of mediator, but it doesn't exist. Requested by FractalFriend (contributions), who has made a public declaration indicating that they have a conflict of interest with regard to Kenneth Cloke.
  • Elliot D. Cohen - philosopher and author ; co-founder, in 1992, of the Society for Philosophy, Counseling and Psychotherapy (ASPCP), the first association of philosophical counseling in the U.S. ([1,128]); inventor of logic-based therapy (LBT), a philosophical counseling variant of rational emotive behavior therapy ([1,129]); founder and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Applied Philosophy; blogger for Psychology Today ([1,130]); ethics editor of Free Inquiry ([1,131]); contributing writer and freelance journalist for political news sites ([1,132]); inventor of artificial-intelligence technology for checking reasoning for fallacies ([1,133])
  • Adryan Corcione - journalist; contributor to Teen Vogue ([1,134]), "Vice" ([1,135]) and "Mic" ([1,136]) ;
  • Barbara Corcoran (writer) - Fiction Author, b. 1911, d. 2003 (not the "Shark Tank" celebrity / entrepreneur / author Barbara Corcoran). Barbara Corcoran was a prolific writer, most notable for the many young adult novels she authored. She was an alumnus of Wellesley College, began her career writing for Federal Writers Project during the Great Depression as a playwright, and shifted to young adult novels in the 1950s. (includes pen-names Gail Hamilton and Paige Dixon). Her books won a number of awards. This entry was added May 9, 2021. ([1,137]) ([1,138]); Kirkus Reviews for Stay Tuned, Wolf at the Door, Family Secrets. Publishers Weekly reviews for Family Secrets, I am the Universe, The Hideaway;
  • Jessica Cording - an American dietician who is also an author [1,139] [1,140]
  • Subhorup Dasgupta (req. 2014-11-30) - DOB: November 2, 1965. Hyderabad-based writer, educator and activist, social media evangelist, creator of SoCh, a platform for connecting local changemakers with needed support, part of several community based initiatives like Our Sacred Space, a cultural center in Secunderabad, Writers' Carnival, a bi-annual training workshop for writers, and the annual Hyderabad Bloggers' Meet, now in its fourth edition. Writes on simplicity, responsibility and frugality as the key components of preserving what is good about societal development. Tea and Jazz educator, conducts tea appreciation programs and jazz listening sessions. Heads Eight Winds, a business solution suite that aims to correct the imbalanced approach to consumption based economies. Personal philosophy appears to a mix of Buddhism and atheism. Popular blogger, among topranked Indian bloggers in several categories (Source: [www.indiblogger.com].),; [1,141]; [1,142]; [1,143]; [1,144]; [1,145]; [1,146]
  • Thomas Donaldson (biographer) (requested April 28, 2021) - Friend and biographer of Walt Whitman. The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women, Frederic Rowland Marvin, p. 181.

E–G

H–M

  • Barbara Todd Hager (Métis Canadian author of two books: Honour Song and On Her Way: The Life and Music of Shania Twain. Produced, written and directed over 150 TV episodes and documentaries that have been broadcast on APTN, CBC, CTV and ZDF. Winner of the 2019 Indspire Award for Arts.) ([1,216] [1,217] [1,218] [1,219])
  • Ryan Hampton (author) (Ryan Hampton is the author of “American Fix: Inside the American Opioid Addiction Crisis – and How to End It” published by St. Martin's Press.[1,220] He is also a national opioid addiction recovery activist.[1,221] Hampton was a White House assistant during the Clinton administration and became addicted to opioids shortly after leaving the White House in 2001. He was homeless and entered treatment for his addiction in 2015.[1,222] He works with the addiction advocacy group Facing Addiction. Hampton's rise to prominence is attributed to his social media presence and political views. He was a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[1,223] Hampton identifies as a Democrat but has worked with Republicans like Jeb Bush and celebrities such as Dr. Mehmet Oz to urge action by Donald Trump on the opioid crisis.[1,224] Hampton is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. He lives in Pasadena, California.[1,225] In 2017, Hampton was named a William J. Clinton distinguished lecturer at the University of Arkansas School of Public Policy for his work and activism on the opioid crisis. [1,226] [1,227]) ([1,228] [1,229] [1,230] [1,231] [1,232] [1,233] [1,234] [1,235] [1,236])
  • Michael Harriot (black american writer) (The Grio articles, The Guardian article, al.com inteview)
  • Nancy Grass Hemmert - author of Public Speaking in American English, (Allyn & Bacon, 2008) and co-author of Relationships Inside Out (Kendell Hunt, 2014). Foremost expert in training non-native English speakers in the art of public speaking for American English speaking audiences. Also, an expert in intercultural communication training and education. Santa Monica College ([1,237]) Los Angeles County Academy ([www.losangelescountyacademy.org/Bios/NancyHemmert.html]). Also known for her service work she conducts with students. ([1,238]) ([1,239])
  • Daniel Hernandez, Daniel Michael Hernandez (1980- ) - Mexican-American author of Down & Delirious in Mexico City, (Scribner, 2011) and former correspondent for Vice News Tonight on HBO. Former bureau chief of Vice News in Mexico City. Current culture staff writer at Los Angeles Times, former staff writer at The New York Times. See official bio, 'Daniel Hernandez is transformed by Mexico City'. Known for appearances on local and national radio and television programs commenting on politics, culture, Latino identity. Also known for his food and drug-war videos from Mexico for the VICE network. Author of 'The Haunting of Girls Town' for Epic magazine. References: 1 [2][1,240] [1,241][1,242] 8
  • Booton Herndon (1915–1995) - writer; wrote histories of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Ford empire, wrote biographies on Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Guy Lombardo, Fulton Lewis, Desmond Doss, Bergdorf Goodman, and a work on The Humor of JFK; [1,243]; [1,244]
  • Alan G. Jamieson - is/was based in Alberta/Canada [[1,245]] and wrote plenty of books between 1960 and 2018. He is the author of books like Lords of the Sea: A History of the Barbary Corsairs, Faith and Sword: A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict (Globalities), Exploiting the Sea: Aspects of Britain's Maritime Economy since 1870, Ebb Tide in the British Maritime Industries: Change and Adaptation, 1918-1990 and A People of the sea : the maritime history of the Channel Islands which are widely used in the Wikipedia as references. He has already got some identifiers like VIAF and ISNI but perhaps already past away.[1,246], [1,247] Works by or about Alan G. Jamieson in libraries (WorldCat catalog); [1,248]
  • Gregory Paul Johnson - author of Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned Living in 140 Square Feet ([1,249]), published by Gibbs-Smith ([1,250]); interviewed by numerous international media outlets; [1,251]
  • A. C. Kermode (Alfred Cotterill Kermode) - books include Mechanics of Flight (1932) and Flight Without Formulae (1940); Works by or about Alfred Cotterill Kermode in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  • Simon Kingsnorth - (Requested October 2015) Author of Digital Marketing Strategy: An integrated approach to online marketing and contributing author to the books Understanding Digital Marketing and Understanding Social Media by Damian Ryan. Brother of award-winning author Paul Kingsnorth. Also a senior digital marketing businessman and speaker. [1,252]
  • Sharon Lebell One of the first to popularize Stoicism for for a general audience with her bestselling 1995 translation of the work of Epictetus, The Art of Living, influential in the growth of modern Stoicism. Speaker at major Stoicism conferences. [1,253] [https://dailystoic.com/sharon-lebell/[1,254].
  • Ralph D. Lorenz - Author of several books on Aerospace Engineering and Planetary Science e.g. Spinning Flight: Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras and Skipping Stones (Springer, 2006), Titan Unveiled (Princeton, 2010), Dune Worlds (Springer 2014), Cassini-Huygens Owners Workshop Manual (Haynes, 2017) [1,255]. He has made several TV appearances
  • Frank Abbott Magruder author of American Government: A Consideration of the Problems of Democracy d:Q51093851 [1,256]
  • Carlos Malvar - author of Not Quite Unreal; toured with a speechless project for the British Council Literature Department ([1,257]); Korea Literature Translation Institute's writer-in-residence (a one-week program);[1,258]; [1,259]; [1,260]
  • Danine Manette - author of Ultimate Betrayal-Recognizing, Uncovering and Dealing with Infidelity; media pundit on HLN's Dr Drew On-Call; professional model; criminal investigator; [1,261]; [1,262]; [1,263]; [1,264]; [1,265]
  • Drew Manning - American fitness and diet author. Wrote book titled Fit2Fat2Fit. Drew voluntarily decided to stop eating correctly and working out in an attempt to gain so that he may better understand the psyche of his overweight/obese clientele. Drew also has a website that tracked his journey of gaining and losing weight.[1,266] and [1,267] and [1,268]
  • Steve Maraboli - American author, behavioral science academic. Wrote, Unapologetically You (ISBN 0979575087), Life, the Truth, and Being Free (ISBN 1496086244), The Power of One (ISBN 097957501X), La Vida, La Verdad, y Ser Libre (ISBN 0979575044) He is the creator of Psycho-Neuro-Actualization™; a counseling/coaching methodology. [1,269] [1,270]
  • Ron Martinsen - (Requested August 19, 2015) Ronald Robert Martinsen (born May 6, 1970 Baton Rouge, Louisiana) co-author of Using Visual Basic 4, Special Edition (ISBN 1-56529-998-1), Using Visual Basic 5, Special Edition (ISBN 0-7897-0922-8) Printing 101 Notebook: An Introduction to Fine Art Photography Printing [1,271]. Ron is also an internationally renown photographer with images published in magazines around the world including GQ France, Robb Report Russia and more [1,272] and blogger [1,273]. Ron's also contributed articles on photography [1,274] and data protection [1,275] on Scott Kelby's blog Scott Kelby. Ron is also a featured photographer for NEC [1,276] and is a successful engineer / inventor at Microsoft for 21 years who has six patents issued by the US Finally Ron is mentioned in MSDE and referenced in Noiseware.
  • D. J. MacLennan - Writer and cryonicist. Featured in New Scientist magazine, June 2016 - 'Why I signed up to have my head cryogenically frozen'. Author of cryonics book Frozen to Life: A Personal Mortality Experiment (Anatta Books, 2015). Contributor of chapters 'The Wonder of Indeterminacy' and 'Buddhism and Cryonics' to cryonics anthology The Prospect of Immortality - Fifty Years Later (Ria University Press, 2014).
  • Harvey McKinnon - Canadian born author, filmmaker and one of Canada's top fundraising experts [1,277][1,278] [1,279]. Co-author of the best-selling "Power of Giving" [1,280], he has also published several books on fundraising including Hidden Gold [1,281], The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks [1,282], Tiny Essentials of Monthly Committed Giving, and How to Create Lifelong Donors Through Monthly Giving. He has also appeared in a variety of media outlets including the Globe and Mail [1,283], National Observer [1,284], the Georgia Straight[1,285] [1,286], The National Observer[1,287], The Chronicle of Philanthropy [1,288], and many others. He has also worked on numerous films, including producing The Nature of David Suzuki [1,289], Danube Blues[1,290], Jeff Gibbs: Life Voyages [1,291], Legacy of Jon Gates [1,292], Sangoma: Traditional Healers in Modern Society [1,293], Side By Side: Women Against AIDS in Zimbabwe [1,294], writing for At Home in the Universe: The Life and Times of William Shatner [1,295], and directing Black Sea, Voyage of Healing [1,296].
  • Danielle McLaughlin (lawyer) - New Zealand born, U.S.-based lawyer [1,297] and author of The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took The Law Back From Liberals (2013), with Michael Avery. Her published work has been reviewed by The New York Times [1,298], the Washington Independent Review of Books [1,299], the L.A. Review of Books [1,300], and The Daily Beast [1,301] among others, and examines the strategies employed by conservative and libertarian lawyers, academics, judges and policy makers, grounded in theories of constitutional originalism and small government, in various areas including international law and policy, privacy rights, and economic and property rights. Danielle has appeared as a guest on the Sean Hannity Show, discussing the IRS 501(c)(4) ideological profiling scandal [1,302], as well as various radio outlets including This Is Hell! with Chuck Merz [1,303], the Jim Bohannon Show and David Alpern's For Your Ears Only. Danielle has co-authored articles on the federal courts and marriage equality for the Chronicle of Higher Education [1,304] and Truthout [1,305] with Michael Avery. Danielle honed her writing skills early in her career as a public relations consultant and marketing manager in London, England and in Vail, Colorado. Prior to that, Danielle was a consulting engineer in her native New Zealand.
  • Lex B. Meyer (Lex B. Meyer is a pastor, Bible teacher, and author. Lex is the founder of UNLEARN, a ministry that focuses on seeking the truth, and exposing the lies we have inherited. He has a degree in Theology, and has devoted most of his life to studying and teaching the Bible. ([1,306], [1,307], [1,308])
  • Bryan Miller (food writer) (req. 2015-07-15) - former restaurant critic and food writer, The New York Times; magazine writer; Works by or about Bryan Miller in libraries (WorldCat catalog); [1,309]; [1,310]; [1,311]; [1,312]
  • Robert Mole - author; British civil servant; twice Mentioned in Despatches; awarded a Burma Star; wrote The Temple Bells Are Calling, an autobiography of his posting in Burma incorporating the politics of Burma from 1824 to 1948 during the Japanese occupation of Burma; [1,313]; Works by or about Robert Mole in libraries (WorldCat catalog); [1,314]
  • Amy Morin - author of the viral article turned book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. Her book is available in 34 languages. She is a psychotherapist, lecturer at Northeastern, and international bestselling author. Her other books include 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do and 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do. Her TEDx talk is one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 9 million views. [1,315]; [1,316]; [1,317]

N–S

  • Jon Negroni - Author of The Pixar Theory [1,318], a serial novel explaining the theory through original characters called The Pixar Detective [1,319], and Killerjoy. Blogs about theories and news about Pixar [1,320]
  • Krista Neher - Author of 6 books on digital marketing, social media and personal branding. [1,321]. Krista's most recent book "Digital Marketing That Actually Works: The Ultimate Guide" has a companion workbook "Implementing Digital Marketing That Actually Works: The Ultimate Planner" with over 40 additional resources including templates, action planners, quick-start guides, tips and tricks to supplement the material covered in the book. She is also a contributing author to search engine journal and her author page can be found here: [1,322]. She was featured in an article on Medium, with more info: [1,323].
  • Osita Nwanevu (writer living in Baltimore, USA) (The New Republic articles, The Guardian articles)
  • The Office Hobo - Nom de plume of the contemporary writer whose experiment of living in his Los Angeles office for nearly two years got him noticed as a social agitator. The Office Hobo got his start on his blog [www.theofficehobo.com] and published subsequent articles in L.A. Weekly [1,324]; [1,325]. An interview with the anonymous writer appeared in the June 2014 issue of Germany's Business Punk Magazine [print version only]. In 2014, The Office Hobo moved out of his office and into his truck camper. Though the actual identity of the author is unknown, his blurred image has been on national television, featured on the Fusion TV channel in September 2014 [1,326]. The Office Hobo is reporting to be completing a memoir titled Home-Free: My Life as The Office Hoboon his time living in his office, though no report of its publication has been mentioned yet.
  • Maxim Popenker - Russian programmer who is a firearm hobbyist, wrote seven books about guns (both in English and Russian) and has been working for several domestic and foreign gun magazines [1,327] [1,328]
  • Philip Porter (author) - author and publisher, writer of several Jaguar titles and director of Porter Press International. Founder of Jaguar E-type Club and the International XK Club. [1,329] [1,330] [1,331] [1,332] [1,333]
  • Crystal Renaud - author of Dirty Girls Come Clean (Moody Publishers, 2011). Founder of Dirty Girls Ministries assisting women addicted to pornography and sexual addiction ([1,334]; [1,335]; [1,336])
  • Carey Roberts - American columnist, men's-rights activist and anti-feminist; conservative commentator on political correctness; [1,337]
  • Martin Rosenbaum - freedom-of-information journalist; blogger for the BBC (since 2006); [1,338]; [1,339]; [1,340]
  • Yalqun Rozi Uyghur author, editor of Uyghur textbooks, now jailed by China. [1,341][1,342] [1,343]
  • Neil P. Ruzic - author of Where the Winds Sleep - Man's Future on the Moon, a Projected History (1970; Garden City, New York: Doubleday; OCLC 73907); innovator; part of Operation Paperclip (NASA's Von Braun group)
  • Suzanne Samples - English professor and author of the memoir Frontal Matter: Glue Gone Wild (Running Wild Press, 2018) and its follow-up, Stargazing in Solitude (Running Wild Press, 2021). Both books provide raw insight into her diagnosis with terminal brain cancer at the age of 36. Frontal Matter: Glue Gone Wild was named a Best Indie Book of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews and was given to all 2019 Golden Globe nominees.[1,344][1,345][1,346][1,347][1,348][1,349][1,350] [1,351] [1,352] [1,353]
  • Jared Sawyer Jr. - founder of National Youth Empowerment Initiative and author of three books; starred in BBC's Around the World in 80 Faiths; actor known for his roles in Tyler Perry's Boo 2: A Made Halloween, My Harvest Is Near, and The Best of Enemies; was a child prodigy first appearing on ABC Nightline [1,354] [1,355]
  • Amit Singh - author, technical writer, columnist, etc., see [1,356]
  • Judah Smith (author) - Judah Smith and his wife are the lead pastors of the City Church in Seattle, Washington. He has written several books including Jesus Is ____.: Find a New Way to Be Human and Life Is _____.: God's Illogical Love Will Change Your Existence. [https://books.google.com/books/about/How_s_Your_Soul.html?id=clKWtwEACAAJ&source=kp_author_description
  • Tineka Michelle Smith (African-American Author, Commentator and United Nations Consultant) [1,357] [1,358] [1,359] [1,360] [1,361] [1,362] [1,363] [1,364] [1,365] [1,366]
  • Clarence Snyder - American author, sobriety activist, and evangelical leader. Born in Cleveland, OH (1902), died in Casselberry, FL (1984). He was an integral part of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous and devised the sponsorship program. [1,367]
  • Earl Swift - American author of seven books, including "Auto Biography," "The Big Roads" and the forthcoming "Chesapeake Requiem" (HarperCollins). (Sources: Forbes review [1,368] NPR interview [1,369] Chesapeake Requiem [1,370] author site [1,371])

T–Z

  • Unto Tähtinen - philosopher; author of Ahimsa - Non-Violence in Indian Tradition; Works by or about Unto Tähtinen in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  • Susanne Tedrick - Author of Women of Color of Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators; co-author of "Innovating for Diversity, Lessons from Top Companies Achieving Business Success through Inclusivity"; technical trainer at Microsoft. [1,372] [1,373][1,374][1,375][1,376] [1,377][1,378][1,379][1,380][1,381][1,382]
  • Jennifer Ashley Tepper - theater historian, Broadway producer; author of The Untold Stories of Broadway, consultant on tick...tick...BOOM!, creator of the Jonathan Larson Project, programming director for 54 Below ; {https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/broadway-untold-stories-jennifer-ashley-tepper-1234940387/}
  • Mary Anne Venning – 19th century woman writer on natural history and other subjects, principally for young adults, but with strong grounding in the sciences she writes about. She channeled her interest in the natural world into the "acceptable" field of writing, creating works of great depth. Her books include Rudiments of Conchology ..., A Botanical Catechism, A Geographical Present; Being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World and Rudiments of Mineralogy [1,383]
  • Kai D. Wright, Author of "Follow the Feeling: Brand Building in a Noisy World" (Wiley), Lecturer at Columbia University, Businessman (currently Global Consulting Partner at Ogilvy), Public Speaker, Forbes 30 under 30 recipient.[1,384][1,385][1,386] [1,387][1,388]
  • Raghda Zaid (blogger) (born 1991) - author of Baghdad Girl blog,Baghdad Girl blog: Part 2, [1,389] ; [1,390] ; [1,391] ; [1,392] ; [1,393] ; [1,394]
  • David Zweig (journalist) (born 1974) - American journalist and fiction writer. Author of Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self Promotion based on his widely read article for The Atlantic "What Do Fact-Checkers and Anesthesiologists Have in Common?" Invisibles has been translated into five languages and received coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Salon, Wired, Fortune, Forbes, and the author was interviewed on numerous public radio programs and TV shows, including CBS This Morning, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX, and the CBC. Zweig is also a well known writer on technology, media and psychology for outlets such as The Atlantic and The New York Times. His 3,000 word takedown in Salon on errors in the David Brooks book "The Road to Character" was widely read and cited, including a citation in the Sunday New York Times itself, by Margaret Sullivan, the paper's Public Editor, where it was noted that Zweig's piece led to Brooks's publisher altering the text of the book for future editions and the Times making corrections on past Brooks columns. (The piece is also linked to in David Brooks (journalist)#Criticism.) Zweig's 2,000 word feature on the front page of The New York Times real estate section on his move from the city to the suburbs was widely read and cited as well, and also generated backlash on social media.

Biologists

Botanists

Edith Van Allen Murphy (1879-1968) - California botanist who interviewed and befriended Native Americans, published a book about ethnobotany [1,395]

Business people

Chefs

Chemists

Computer scientists, engineers and programmers

  • Ayham Issa - Software engineer and developer; Intern; Nationally ranked for Website Coding & Development. Specialist in Python, C++, C#, and website markup languages like HTML and CSS. Founder of Ayham's PC Repair[1,420], a company for hardware repair and technological support.
  • Omkhar Arasaratnam - Omkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation(OpenSSF). He is a Canadian-American computer scientist, technology executive, and investor. He specializes in cybersecurity, software engineering and cryptography. He has several patents and books [1,421] and is frequently mentioned in the news regarding open source software security [1,422] [1,423]. Arasaratnam is also well known at major conferences like RSA[1,424] and DefCon [1,425]
  • David Holz is the founder of Midjourney, a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that allows users to generate unique artwork such as characters, images and depictions through short text prompts. He also founded LeapMotion, now Ultraleap[1,478], the world’s most advanced hand-tracking technology. Forbes 30 under 30 2015.
  • Pravesh K Kothari - Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University [57] Received the Presburger [58] award[59] in 2024, Sloan Fellowship in 2022 [60], and an NSF Career Award in 2021. Included here to address the red links on multiple wikipedia articles (e.g., [61], [62], [63]). Homepage at Princeton University[64] Scholar profile at the Institute for Advanced Study [65]
  • Tuoc Luong - CEO of Shanda Online and Shanda Innovations America; Ex-SVP of Yahoo Search Division; Vietnamese-American executive in high tech / Silicon Valley; [1,500]
  • Leon M'laiel (Independent iOS Developer & Designer; known for Non-Jailbroken iOS Security Research; Most known for his iPhone Third-Party App Installation System "Zestia", Mentioned by [1,501] [1,502] [1,503])
  • Onur Mutlu (Onur Mutlu is a computer engineer who is a Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich [1,504]. He is an ACM Fellow [1,505][1,506], IEEE Fellow [1,507][1,508], and a member of the Academy of Europe [1,509]. He previously held the Strecker Early Career Professorship [1,510] at Carnegie Mellon University. He received various honors for his research, including the IFIP Working Group 10.4 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing in 2024 [1,511], IEEE High Performance Computer Architecture Test of Time Award in 2021 [1,512], Persistent Impact Prize of the Non-Volatile Memory Systems Workshop in 2022 [1,513], Intel Outstanding Researcher Award in 2021 [1,514], IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award in 2020 [1,515][1,516], and ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award in 2019 [1,517][1,518].)

Earth scientists

Economists

A–M

N–Z

  • Jose R. Otaola (1945) - Basque-Spanish-American educator and biologist; UPRM, UIPR, a; [1,580]
  • Scott D. Pearson - Executive Director, District of Columbia Public Charter School Board; [1,581]; [1,582]; [1,583]; [1,584]
  • Martha T. Roth - Dean of Humanities, University of Chicago; Professor of Assyriology, Oriental Institute, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Committee on Jewish Studies, and the College; Editor-in-Charge, Chicago Assyrian Dictionary; [1,585]
  • George Van Santvoord - Principal of Hotchkiss School,[1,586]
  • Kiran Bir Sethi- teacher, educator, social entrepreneur and thought leader who is the Founder/Director of the Riverside School, Ahmedabad, the founder of ‘aProCh’ ( A Protagonist in Every Child) – an initiative to make our cities more child friendly and she pioneered the global Design for Change movement. A former graphic and interior designer, Kiran graduated from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has been a global luminary in education and design thinking.) ([1,587], [1,588][1,589])
  • Shailendra Sharma - Traditional Kriya Yoga Guru, Founder of Siddha Siddhanta Yoga Academy in Govardhan India, Author of nine independent books in 4 languages, 4 books are part of Library of Congress (LC)] link [1,590] Fifth Guru in the linage of great immortal guru Babaji. shailendrasharma.com [1,591] [1,592] [1,593] [1,594]
  • Rakesh Vohra George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor at the [University of Pennsylvania]; [1,595]
  • James W. Walters (1945-)Professor of Religion and Bioethics at Loma Linda University School of Religion; [1,596] Co-founder of Adventist Today Author of several publications including but not limited to: [Living is Loving: Relationships Matter Most (Washington DC: Review and Herald Publishing Assoc., 1985)] [Bioethics Today, A New Ethical Vision (Loma Linda University Press, 1988), editor. [War No More? Options in Nuclear Ethics (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989), editor] [Facing Limits: Ethics and Health Care for the Elderly (Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1993), edited with Gerald R. Winslow] [Choosing Who's to Live: Ethics and Aging (University of Illinois Press, 1996), editor] [What is a Person? An Ethical Exploration (University of Illinois Press, 1997)] [Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics, The Priority of the Personal (Syracuse University Press, 2003)] [The Predicament of Belief in Dialogue, Philip Clayton and Steven Knapp and 8 Discussants (in press), edited with Philip Clayton][1,597]
  • Neil L. Waters - Professor of History; Kawashima Professor of Japanese Studies at Middlebury College in Vermont; noted for speaking out against Wikipedia as a citable reference. Required subject of study at DeVry University Online..... [1,598] and [1,599]
  • Patricia Zander (1943–2008) - British-American pianist and instructor; ARCM, LRAM, Royal College of Music, London; studied with Cyril Smith; longtime faculty member of the New England Conservatory; students included Yo-Yo Ma, Judith Gordon, and Max Levinson; toured and recorded with Ma; [1,600]

Engineers

  • Jan Arps - Published a formula to predict how much crude a well will produce and when it will run dry. Used by almost every oil company in the world today.[1,601]Should be combined with an Arps equation article.
  • Dan E. Arvizu Current Laboratory Director of NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Arvizu became the eighth Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on January 15, 2005. Dr. Arvizu also is a Senior Vice President with Midwest Research Institute, which manages NREL on behalf of the DOE. Prior to joining NREL, Dr. Arvizu was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Federal and Industrial Client Groups with CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd. Before joining CH2M HILL, he was an executive with Sandia National Laboratories, where he directed Research Centers for Advanced Energy Technology, Material and Process Sciences, and Technology Commercialization [1,602] [1,603] [1,604]
  • Fabian Bartos (Youngest 30 Under Thirty 2016, Leyden High School Student. 3D Printed Electric Violin and Electric Cello, etc. White House printed and presented at White House.) ([1,605])
  • Allen Baum - principal engineer, Intel named on over 17 patents in the area of processor architectures;[1,606]
  • Gary Boone - Fairly famous as the co-creator of the Texas Instruments TMS1000 microcontroller, sometimes described as the first single-chip microprocessor in history. Recognized by the Smithsonian, subject of stories in the New York Times, Washington Examiner and IEEE Spectrum, sole inventor of U.S. patent 3,757,306 and co-inventor of U.S. patent 4,074,351, and so on. Texas Instruments TMS1000 [1,607] [1,608] [1,609] [1,610] [1,611] [1,612] [1,613][1,614] [1,615] and the books "Computer Structures: Principles and Examples" by Daniel P. Siewiorek, "Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing with Texas Instruments" by Steven F. Barrett and Daniel J. Pack, and "Encyclopedia of World Scientists" by Elizabeth H. Oakes.

Entertainers

Actors

A–N

N–Z

Choreographers

Comedians

  • Matthew Broussard - Rising stand-up comedian, actor, and creator of the popular "Monday Punday" website [1,804]. He frequently performs at New York's Comedy Cellar and recently appeared on "Conan" and "the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." He has a half-hour Comedy Central stand-up special, as well acting appearances on popular shows such as "The Mindy Project" and "Roast Battle." [1,805]
  • Sherman Edwards (comedian) - had a scene in war of the worlds but was eventually cut. voted 2012's best stand up comedian by the Chicago reader[1,806]. 2012 INNY award winner for 'Best in Stand Up' [1,807]
  • Matt Golightly - stand-up comic; appeared on the The Bob & Tom Show (April 11, 2008) - American comedian; [1,808]- American comedian; [1,809] - Professional, Touring stand-up comic based out of Austin, Texas
  • Danny 'Slim' Gray [1,810] - pioneer[1,811] of Black British comedy. Subject of the the documentary Black British and Funny[1,812] by Mo Gilligan for Black History Month on Channel 4. First Black British comedian to play the Comedy Store (LA).
  • Joe Machi [1,813] - comedian based in New York City; recurring panelist on the satirical talk show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld as the "Frightened Correspondent"; finalist on the reality television talent show Last Comic Standing and winner of its first ever "Sudden Death Round". [1,814]
  • LP (Comic) [1,815] Writer/Comedian/Videographer/on-stage performer based in San Diego, CA. Primarily known for his onstage performances in San Diego as well as his groundbreaking comedy concept recording "Black Reparations." [1,816] The track was released on February 28th, 2021. LP is rumored to currently be working on a comic book.
  • Katy Olson (comedian), Comedian, Actress, met her long lost biological half sister in a class at Columbia University [1,817] Olson Is in the upcoming film, The Paper Store starring [Richard Kind]. She was also featured in the series Stand Up or Shut Up, which aired on the [Starz] Network in 2006. The story of her reunion with her sister received widespread media attention. [1,818], [1,819]
  • Matt Saincome (satirist), Founder of popular music satire site The Hard Times [1,820] Co-author of The Hard Times book. [1,821] As a journalist he wrote for Rolling Stone, Vice, SF Weekly. He founded a tech start up OutVoice, which helps freelancers get paid easier. [1,822]. More info about Matt can be found on The Hard Times wikipedia page
  • Brian Simpson (comedian) – (requested January 23 2025) American comedian, has a Netflix special. [1,823][1,824][1,825]

Filmmakers

Place new filmmaker requests under the most-appropriate subcategory below.

Directors

Documentary filmmakers

  • Guillaume Coudray, a French documentary director and producer fr [1,891] [1,892]
  • Ian McAllister Ian McAllister [1,893] is the director of several environmental conservation films, including the recently released Great Bear Rainforest Film: Land of the Spirit Bear [1,894], shot in IMAX format and released worldwide. He is also a professional photographer and author of over a dozen books documenting the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, and Executive Director of Pacific Wild [1,895], a British Columbia conservation organization.
  • Kevin McMahon (Kevin McMahon is an award-winning Canadian director, writer and producer of feature documentaries and documentary TV series.) [1,896]; [1,897]; Canadian Made; National Parks Project; [1,898]; Waterlife; [1,899]; [1,900];
  • Gunjan Menon Gunjan Menon is a conservation filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer from India known for her impact-driven wildlife and human interest stories. Her work has been broadcast on Animal Planet, Discovery India, BBC Earth, National Geographic among other Indian platforms. She has won multiple accolades with over 40 International awards and nominations across 14 countries so far for her work including her film, The Firefox Guardian being shortlisted for a student BAFTA award. [1,901]. She is a TEDx speaker [1,902], an advocate for shifting the limelight to lesser-known habitats and species. She was awarded the 'Rising Star' award in 2020 for her contributions to nature, conservation and science media and her outstanding achievements alongside extended impact. [1,903] She is the co-founder-CEO of ‘Beyond Premieres’, an organisation that supports filmmakers to create tangible impact through their art. [1,904] [1,905]
  • Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond - documentary filmmakers; Academy Award winners; created PBS documentary An American Family (1973); [1,906]
  • Diana Rodgers (award winning film director, producer, author, and a registered dietitian) directed the film Sacred Cow about the polarizing war between meat eatres and vegans, and how beef is a healthy food and can be raised in an environmentally beneficial and ethical way which won an award at the Nature Beyond Borders Film Festival ([1,907]). She is an international speaker [1,908] and is co-author of the best selling book, Sacred Cow along with longtime friend and collegue Robb Wolf. She is also the host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast [1,909] and has written Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go and The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook which is a homesteading guide and cookbook. Prior to her work as an author and dietitian, Diana worked for National Public Radio, in the natural foods industry and was also an accomplished painter and fine furniture maker.
  • Dianne Whelan - (Born 1965) - Dianne Whelan is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, photographer, author and multimedia artist. She is the first person on earth to traverse the Great Trail; She completed the trek in 2021 over a 5 year period of time traversing 16,000 miles [1,910]

Producers

Screenwriters

Other filmmakers

(casting directors, cinematographers, special-effects people, et al.)

Film editors

Magicians

Musicians

Performance artists

Producers

Publicist


Radio personalities

See also the list of requests for Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biography/By profession#Disc jockeys.

  • Aaron Camaro - Decibel Geek co-host; Crossfire Wrestling Ring Announcer; on-air staff early 2000s for WIFC [2,024]
  • Caroline Casey (radio host) - radio talk-show host, KPFA's Something's Happening; author, Making the Gods Work for You (Random House, 1998); [2,025]
  • Gettysburg Ghost Gals - Gettysburg Ghost Gals "live" Radio Show hosts on liveparanormal.com; 2014 Gettysburg historical and paranormal worldwide radio show with celebrity guests and live from haunted locations throughout America. [2,026], [2,027]
  • Kevin Hughes (radio host) British radio and TV personality. Presnetns heart south Wales drive time has done report and showbiz for British , Australian and Canadian TV and radio shows. [2,028] [2,029]
  • Fred Palmer - WATH co-owner and NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee [2,030]
  • Mark L. Plotkin - Former WTOP political analyst and radio show host and advocate for DC statehood [2,031]
  • Christy Taylor - night-show host and music director, XETRA-FM (San Diego, CA); worked for WXRK, WZMR, WFLY, WWYL, WDRE (formerly WXXP) and WICB; [2,032]; WXRK; WZMR; WFLY; [2,033]
  • Norman Wilson (radio host) - (full title is Dr. Norman G Wilson, not to be confused with Rev. Norman G Wilson) Host of the well known Christian radio show The Wesleyan Hour. Also an international evangelist, he had preached alongside and/or was personally acquainted with Billy Graham, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Cliff Barrows, and George Beverley Shay. He was also the author of many books such as Follow the Leader: A Daily Spiritual Journal, People Just Like Us, The Call to Contentment: Life Lessons by the Beatitudes (which he co-authored with Jerry Brecheisen), Journey into Holiness: Experiencing Gods Power for Holy Living, and many others. He has served for many years in the pastorate, taught in a Christian liberal arts college, and been part of a concert and recording ministry. His latest album is entitled "Thinkin' About Home." Norman G. Wilson and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of three grown children and the grandparents of eight. They live in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been called "the most influential Wesleyan minister since John Wesley." by the General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church at the time of his retirement, Jerry Pence. ([2,034]) ([2,035])
  • Kenneth Wooddell - Requested 2023-10-10 - Kenneth Wooddell was born June 27, 1926, and worked as a sportscaster, predominantly in Coles County, Illinois. He died Sept. 15, 2023, in Mattoon, Illinois. Wooddell was World War II veteran who worked for WLBH radio in Mattoon, Illinois, and was the voice of the Eastern Illinois University panthers, broadcasting more than 1,800 games. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Eastern Illinois University hall of fame in 1995. He won the Illinois Broadcaster Pioneer award in 2013. Sept. 19, 2023, was named Kenneth L. Wooddell day in Mattoon, Illinois. Disclosure: I am Wooddell's grandson and, therefore, unable to create this article without conflict of interest. I can, however, provide source material to someone who wants to do so. Sources: [2,036] ; [2,037] (note incorrect death date) ; [2,038]
  • Tim Lichfield (radio host) - Born as Timothy Charles Lichfield, in July 1981 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, is a British radio, TV presenter and personality. He is also known as Tiger Tim. Lichfield started his career at Sandwell Hospital Radio in 1996, then quickly moved up in the industry. His past radio stations include London's Capital Radio, Capital Disney & BRMB. At BRMB, Tim was known as "Tiger Tim" for some time and presented various shifts, but most notably overnights from 2000-2004. Whilst working in Birmingham, Tim also presented 4-6am on Capital Gold and produced Tom Ross on the Breakfast Show, which he would cover when Tom was off. Tim also worked as an audio producer, creating the two station's on-air production-https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/2094555

Television personalities

Environmentalists

Espionage and intelligence

Fashion

Feminist figures

  • Anna Coote, British co-author of various feminist books, writer and advocate on social policy Guardian profile
  • Jane Flax, Feminist philosopher from Harvard University and scholar of postmodernism, gender relations, and psychoanalysis. Author of Thinking Fragments and the article "Postmodernism and gender relations in feminist theory" which both have over 2000 Google Scholar citations.
  • Alice Gilbert, judge, a founding member of the Michigan chapter of NOW. [2,168]

Film Directors

Folklorists

Geographers

Historians

Inventors

  • Alan Cocconi (link is current a redirect to AC Propulsion) - engineer, inventor, and developer of technology needed for modern electric cars and airplanes; founder of AC Propulsion; has registered several patents [2,242] [2,243] [2,244]. A few refs: [2,245]; [2,246]; [2,247]; [2,248]; [2,249]; [2,250]; [2,251]
  • Ariel R. Davis - inventor of the first slider multiple tap autotransformer dimmer and numerous other patents relating to stage lighting. Davis filed for the transformer patent (USRE23409 E)[2,252]in 1941. He also created the first slider cross connect panel for connecting lighting circuits to individual dimmers. founded the Ariel Davis Mfg. Co. [2,253]
  • Nachiket Deval - Indian entrepreneur, designer, and mechanical engineer; founder of Coeo Labs; inventor of VAPCare, intelligent secretion management and oral hygiene system that reduces the risk of ventilator-associated infections for patients in critical care and 'Saans, a low-cost, portable breathing support device for babies with respiratory problems; His invention has received the Commonwealth Secretary-General's Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in London in 2019. [2,254][2,255], [2,256][2,257][2,258][2,259][2,260][2,261][2,262]
  • Normand Dubé French-Canadian genius ultralight airplane developer and convicted criminal [2,263]
  • Riccardo Giraldi - Italian Inventor, Designer and Creative Director. Explores new technologies focusing on user experience and designed experiences that connect physical and digital. Award winner designer shaping the future of human computer interaction. Now Creative Director at Microsoft working on HoloLens [2,264]. Invented Escape Flight [2,265],[2,266],[2,267],[2,268],[2,269], Mind Controlled Scalextric (first mind controlled race game) [2,270],[2,271],[2,272], Creative Director of Google Web Lab[2,273],[2,274],[2,275], Honda The Experiment, EELs [2,276], and numerous other award-winning projects [2,277],[2,278],[2,279]. Speaker at FITC [2,280], Cannes, Imagination Day, Kikk [2,281], Glugg[2,282] [2,283]. [2,284],[2,285],[2,286], [2,287],[2,288],[2,289],[2,290]
  • Johnathan Goodwin - co-founder of SAE Energy; [2,291]; [2,292]
  • Stephen M. Key - award-winning inventor and patent holder of the SpinLabel Rotating Label Technology.[2,293] Licensed over 30 products in the past 30 years. Co-Founder of inventRight - Helping people bring ideas to market for over 10 years. Author of the One Simple Idea book series. [2,294];[2,295]
  • Franco Kraiselburd - Scientist, Entrepreneur & Inventor. Recognized as 2024 MIT Innovator Under 35 LATAM & MIT IU35 Pioneer of the Year (2024) [2,296], La Nacion (Argentina)'s 24 people of 2024 [2,297] and 2024 Crain's Cleveland 20 in their 20s [2,298]. Franco is a 22-year old (02/12/2002) Biomedical Engineer from Case Western Reserve University who worked in the lab of Arnold Caplan [2,299], the creator of the world's first cell therapy [2,300]; co-created Artemis, a scalable scaffold for regenerative medicine applications [2,301], the Technological Institute of Monterrey (Mexico), and SXSW [2,302]
  • Jan Vinzenz Krause - German businessman; director, Institute for Condom Consultancy; invented a spray-on condom; [2,303];[2,304]
  • Emanuel E. Landsman - Inventor, MIT professor, IEEE awardee, and founder of the electronics company APC. [2,305]
  • William R. Pape - Co-Founder of Verifone, EVP and Co-Founder of TraceGains, Inc. Holder of multiple patents, professor, rancher, author, blogger, co-designer of the first commercial spell checker system for computers. [2,306]
  • Frank J. Richtig Blacksmith; regarded for much of the 20th century as among the greatest custom knife-makers in the United States.[2,307] Perhaps best known for inventing a steel heat-treatment process that achieved exceptional results[2,308]
  • David Rodgers: If, as asserted at [2,309] he "is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry" when he worked at Skinner & Eddy then clearly he deserves an article. Currently just mentioned in passing in the Skinner & Eddy article. Here's a finding aid to a collection about him. Also, a pretty solid essay on HistoryLink. We have a Commons category about him.
  • Stephen L. Rush - inventor of organic hydrolysis and combination ethanol / bio-diesel plant [2,310], "Systems and Processes for Cellulosic Ethanol Production" application Ser. No. 12/014,090, filed January 14, 2008; [2,311]
  • David Schurig - EE professor, inventing invisibility cloak; [2,312]
  • Charlie Sobcov - Ottawa student who invented window decals transparent to humans, but not to birds; [2,313]
  • Allan Thieme - Inventor of the Amigo in 1968, the world's first power operated vehicle, more commonly known as a mobility scooter. Thieme's company Amigo Mobility is still operating in Michigan. In 1977, the Social Security Administration added power operated vehicles (Amigos) to coverage under Medicare [2,314]. In 1982, Amigo Mobility was #212 on Inc.'s Fastest Growing Companies list [2,315] and Allan Thieme was named the US Small Businessman of the Year. In 2012, Allan Thieme of Amigo Mobility was named the Michigan Manufacturer of the Year [2,316].

Journalists

See also the list of requests for Documentary Filmmakers.

Law

Criminals

Detectives and police

Lawyers

LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) figures

Linguists

  • Łukasz Sicinski - Polish linguist; lecturer at Indiana University; works on Slavic linguistics as well as Slavic cinema; [2,682]
  • Corey Shepherd - a linguist who travelled to Russia, learned Russian and came to appreciate the cultures of the North Caucasus. In spring 2021, he established a website called ‘East of Elbrus’ [2,683]
  • Łukasz Sicinski - Polish linguist; lecturer at Indiana University; works on Slavic linguistics as well as Slavic cinema; [2,684]
  • Karen Sullivan - Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Queensland. [2,685]
  • Wolfgang Wolck - Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus SUNY at Buffalo; internationally renowned sociolinguist; Quechua expert & enthusiast; created the concept of "ethnolects"; Ethnolect [2,686]

Mathematicians

Medical people

Military figures

  • Col. Keith W. Balts (requested August 5, 2021) - Former Director of Space Forces of the United States Air Forces Central Command, Commander, 30th Space Wing and Western Range, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, Recipient of Master Space Command Badge. I have included three links to information about him, but there is even more for those who care to look. [2,687] [2,688] [2,689]
  • Peter Kemmis Betty MC (1916-2016) - Gurkha officer (Lieutenant Colonel). The Times obituary October 5 2016 and Telegraph obituary 5 October 2016.
  • Donald Weldon Brann Major General; Deputy Chief of Staff, 15th Army. Died falling from cliff in Austria while hunting, less than 8 days after death of General Patton; Born September 26, 1895 to December 29, 1945; [2,690], [2,691]
  • Ronald John Lamont or Ronald John David Lamont. New Zealand Pilot, previously a Royal New Zealand Air Force, acrobatic and commercial pilot. Has flown in every Warbirds Over Wānaka airshow since its inception in 1988. Currently a volunteer flight instructor for the New Zealand Warbirds Association, board member for the New Zealand Airshow Association and leads incident management for the Wanaka Search and Rescue service. He was awarded a Queens Service Medal for services to aviation in the Queens birthday honours list in 2020. [2,721] [2,722]
  • Salim Baig Mirza (Requested 27 October 2022) - A Pakistani Cold war era F-86F Sabre fighter pilot who participated in the 1965 War & 1971 War and shot down Indian warplanes.[101]

American Medal of Honor recipients