List of diarists

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This is an international list of diarists who have Wikipedia pages and whose journals have been published.

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Last name [a] Wikipedia articleLife spanBirth [b] Death [c] Notes
Abboud Layal Abboud 1982–1982Lebanese singer and dancer
Abdullahu Rreze Abdullahu 1990–1990Kosovo Albanian writer
Abutsu-ni Abutsu-ni 1222–128312221283Japanese nun and poet
Ackerley J. R. Ackerley 1896–196718961967Joe Randolph Ackerley, English literary editor and biographer
Ackermann Louise-Victorine Ackermann 1813–189018131890French writer and philosopher
Acland Lady Harriet Acland 1750–181517501815English noblewoman and nurse
Adams John Adams 1735–1826173518262nd President of the United States, statesman and diplomat
Adams John Quincy Adams 1767–1848176718486th President of the United States, statesman and diplomat
Adamson Catherine Adamson 1868–192518681925New Zealand homemaker
Aderca Felix Aderca 1891–196218911962Romanian novelist, playwright and poet
Agate James Agate 1877–194718771947English writer and critic
al-Radi Nuha al-Radi 1941–200419412004Iraqi potter and painter
al-Windawi Thura al-Windawi 1983–1983Iraqi pharmacologist and political commentator
Alcott Louisa May Alcott 1832–188818321888American novelist
Allingham William Allingham 1824–188918241889Irish poet
Ambrose Isaac Ambrose 1604–166416041664English Puritan
Amiel Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1821–188118211881Swiss philosopher, poet and critic
Andræ Hansine Andræ 1817–189818171898Danish feminist
Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire 1880–191818801918French writer
Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot 1793–183417931834English associate of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arishima Takeo Takeo Arishima 1878–192318781923Japanese novelist
Artaud Antonin Artaud 1896–194818961948French writer and critic
Asquith Lady Cynthia Asquith 1887–196018871960English writer
Aubert Elise Aubert 1837–190918371909Norwegian fiction and non-fiction writer
Aya Kitō Aya Kitō 1962–198819621988Japanese sufferer from spinocerebellar ataxia
Ayton Charles John Ayton 1846–192218461922New Zealand gold miner and rabbiter
Badin Gustav Badin 1747–182217471822Swedish court servant
Baker Elizabeth Baker 1720–179717201797English secretary and geologist
Balfour David Paton Balfour 1841–189418411894New Zealand sheep farmer and roading supervisor
Ballard Martha Ballard 1735–181217351812American midwife and healer
Bamford Samuel Bamford 1788–187217881872English dialect poet and dialect theorist
Banuș Maria Banuș 1914–199919141999Romanian poet and essayist
Banzet Sara Banzet 1745–177417451774French educator
Baranga Aurel Baranga 1913–197919131979Romanian playwright and poet
Barbellion W. N. P. Barbellion 1889–191918891919Pseudonym of Bruce Frederick Cummings, English naturalist, essayist & & writer
Barker Mary Anne Barker 1831–191118311911Jamaican-born Australian writer
Barwick Archie Barwick 1890–196618901966Australian farmer and soldier
Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer 1908–199419081994Indian independence activist and writer
Bashkirtseff Marie Bashkirtseff 1858–188418581884Ukrainian painter and sculptor (in French)
Bason Fred Bason 1907–197319071973English bookseller, broadcaster and writer
Bass Franta Bass 1930–194419301944Jewish Czechoslovakian child poet, Holocaust victim
Baxter Annie Maria Baxter 1816–190518161905English-born Australian housewife
Beard Peter Hill Beard 1938–1938American photographer in Africa
Beaton Cecil Beaton 1904–198019041980English fashion, portrait and war photographer
Ben no Naishi Ben no Naishi 1220–127012201270Japanese court lady and poet
Benedict Ruth Benedict 1887–194818871948American anthropologist
Benn Tony Benn 1925–201419252014English politician
Bennett Alan Bennett 1934–1934English writer and playwright
Bennett Arnold Bennett 1867–193118671931English novelist
Benson A. C. Benson 1862–192518621925Arthur Christopher Benson, English academic, biographer and poet
Berendes Märta Berendes 1639–171716391717Swedish mistress of the robes
Bergholz Olga Bergholz 1910–197519101975Soviet poet and playwright
Bergounioux Pierre Bergounioux 1949–1949French writer
Berr Hélène Berr 1921–194519211945French writer on Nazi occupation of Paris
Bestall Alfred Bestall 1892–198618921986English illustrator, best known for Rupert Bear stories
Betham Mary Matilda Betham 1776–185217761852English poet, woman of letters and miniature portrait painter.
Bilbrough Ethel Bilbrough 1868–195118681951English First World War diarist and artist
Bloy Léon Bloy 1846–191718461917French novelist, poet and pamphleteer
Blundell Nicholas Blundell 1669–173716691737English squire
Blunt Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840–192218401922English poet and writer
Bodichon Barbara Bodichon 1827–189118271891English educationalist, feminist and traveller
Bollinger George Wallace Bollinger 1890–191718901917New Zealand soldier
Bonham Carter Violet Bonham Carter 1887–196918871969English politician, daughter of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
Bontempi Teresina Bontempi 1883–196818831968Swiss political activist
Booth Stanley Booth 1942–1942American music journalist
Boruwłaski Józef Boruwłaski 1739–183717391837Polish dwarf musician
Boswell James Boswell 1740–179517401795Scottish chronicler of Samuel Johnson
Boyle Jimmy Boyle 1944–1944Scottish gangster, sculptor and novelist
Bräker Ulrich Bräker 1735–179817351798Swiss autodidact and writer
Brandreth Gyles Brandreth 1948–1948English writer and politician
Brant Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant 1880–197018801970Brazilian teenage diarist
Brecht Bertolt Brecht 1898–195618981956German playwright, poet and politician
Breen Patrick Breen 1795–186817951868American member of The Donner Party
Bremer Arthur Bremer 1950–1950American attempted assassin of George Wallace
Brereton Sir William Brereton 1604–1661160416611st Baronet Brereton, English politician and Roundhead military commander
Brittain Vera Brittain 1893–197018931970English author and feminist
Britten Benjamin Britten 1913–197619131976English composer
Brown Ford Madox Brown 1821–189318211893French-born English painter
Bruce David Bruce 1898–197718981977American ambassador
Bryceson Nathaniel Bryceson 1826–191118261911English clerk
Bryn Thomas Bryn 1782–182717821827Norwegian jurist and civil servant
Bucuța Emanoil Bucuța 1887–194618871946Romanian novelist, critic and poet
Bujnicki Kazimierz Bujnicki 1788–187817881878Polish writer
Bull Deborah Bull 1963–1963English ballet dancer and writer
Bullard Reader Bullard 1885–197618851976English diplomat
Bunin Ivan Bunin 1870–195318701953Russian/Soviet novelist
Burney Fanny Burney 1752–184017521840English novelist, playwright and biographer
Burton Richard Burton 1925–198419251984Welsh actor
Bury Elizabeth Bury 1644–172016441720English nonconformist
Butler Eleanor Charlotte Butler 1739–182917391829One of the once controversial Ladies of Llangollen
Butts Mary Butts 1890–193718901937English writer
Byrd William Byrd II 1674–174416741744Colonial American diarist
Byron Lord Byron 1788–182417881824English poet and traveler
Cabot Meg Cabot 1967–1967American YA author
Cadogan Alexander Cadogan 1884–196818841968English diplomat and civil servant
Calaferte Louis Calaferte 1928–199419281994French novelist and essayist
Călinescu Matei Călinescu 1934–200919342009Romanian critic and professor
Campbell Alastair Campbell 1957–1957Anglo-Scottish journalist, broadcaster and author
Campbell Thomas Campbell 1733–179517331795Irish Protestant minister and travel writer
Camprubí Zenobia Camprubí 1887–195618871956Spanish Civil War seen from Cuba
Camus Albert Camus 1913–196019131960Algerian-born French writer and philosopher
Carr Emily Carr 1871–194518711945Canadian artist
Carrington Dora Carrington 1893–193218931932English painter
Carroll Jim Carroll 1949–200919492009American author, poet and musician
Carroll Lewis Carroll 1832–189818321898Pseudonym of Charles L. Dodgson, English writer and mathematician
Casares Adolfo Bioy Casares 1914–199919141999Argentine fiction writer and collaborator with Jorge Luis Borges
Casey Richard Casey 1890–197618901976Baron Casey, Australian statesman and ambassador
Cassab Judy Cassab 1920–201519202015Australian artist
Castillo Abelardo Castillo 1935–201719352017Argentine novelist and essayist
Castle Barbara Castle 1910–200219102002English politician
Caughey Catherine Caughey 1923–200819232008Kenyan-born New Zealand code breaker and occupational therapist
Caverhill Hannah Rebecca Frances Caverhill 1834–189718341897New Zealand homemaker
Channon Henry Channon 1897–195818971958Anglo-American politician and author
Chaszczewacki Miriam Chaszczewacki 1924–194219241942Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Cheever John Cheever 1912–198219121982American novelist
Chennault Claire Lee Chennault 1890–195818901958American World War II General, head of the Flying Tigers
Chesnut Mary Boykin Chesnut 1823–188618231886American who described life in South Carolina in the American Civil War
Choe Bu Choe Bu 1454–150414541504Korean official and traveler
Christie Johan Koren Christie 1909–199519091995Norwegian air-force major general
Ciano Galeazzo Ciano 1903–194419031944Mussolini's Italian foreign minister
Cibulka Hanns Cibulka 1920–200419202004German Bohemian poet
Cioran Emil Cioran 1911–199519111995Romanian writer and philosopher
Clark Alan Clark 1928–199919281999English politician and historian
Clark Andrew Clark 1856–192218561922Scottish diarist and cleric
Clark Ossie Clark 1942–199619421996English fashion designer
Clark Ralph Clark 1755–179417551794Scottish naval officer
Clifford Lady Anne Clifford 1590–167615901676English literary patron and correspondent
Cobain Kurt Cobain 1967–199419671994American rock musician, Nirvana’s lead singer
Cockburn Henry Cockburn 1779–185417791854Lord Cockburn, Scottish judge and writer
Cocks Richard Cocks 1566–162415661624English head of trading post in Japan
Cocteau Jean Cocteau 1889–196318891963French writer and filmmaker
Coey John Alan Coey 1950–197519501975American soldier with the Rhodesian army
Coke Mary Coke 1727–181117271811English diarist and correspondent
Cole William Cole 1714–178217141782English Anglican cleric and antiquary
Collis Maurice Collis 1889–197318891973Irish administrator in Burma and writer
Columbus Christopher Columbus 1451–150614511506Cristoforo Colombo, Italian explorer and colonizer
Colville Jock Colville 1915–198719151987English civil servant
Condict Jemima Condict 1754–177917541779American child diarist
Congar Yves Congar 1904–199519041995French Dominican friar and theologian
Coningsby Thomas Coningsby 1550–162515501625English soldier and member of parliament
Constant Benjamin Constant 1767–183017671830French writer, philosopher and politician
Cooper Ethel Cooper 1871–196118711961Australian musician and First World War German detainee
Coppola Eleanor Coppola 1936–1936American filmmaker and writer
Corrie Rachel Corrie 1979–200319792003American activist
Cory William Johnson Cory 1823–189218231892English schoolmaster and scholar
Costantini Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini 1876–195818761958Vatican cardinal and Apostolic Chancellor
Coward Noël Coward 1899–197318991973English playwright and composer
Cowper Mary Cowper 1685–172416851724English courtier
Cox James Cox 1846–192518461925New Zealand swagman
Coyet Peter Julius Coyet 1618–166716181667Swedish envoy to England
Creevey Thomas Creevey 1768–183817681838English politician
Cresswell Nicholas Cresswell 1750–180417501804English settler in the American colonies
Cristea Nicolae Cristea 1834–190218341902Romanian priest and political activist
Croker John Wilson Croker 1780–185717801857Irish-born politician
Crompton Susan Mary Crompton 1846–193218461932Australian social welfare reformer
Cronman Fritz Cronman 1640–168016401680Swedish diplomat
Crossman Richard Crossman 1907–197419071974English politician and writer
Crowley Aleister Crowley 1875–194718751947English occultist and poet
Cullwick Hannah Cullwick 1833–190918331909English domestic servant and lodging-house keeper
Curie Marie Curie 1867–193418671934Polish physicist and chemist
Curvers Alexis Curvers 1906–199219061992Belgian writer
Czarkowski-Golejewski Cyryl Czarkowski-Golejewski 1885–194018851940Polish landowner and Katyn massacre victim
Czartoryska Klementyna Czartoryska 1780–185217801852Polish noblewoman
Czerniaków Adam Czerniaków 1880–194218801942Polish head of the Warsaw Ghetto’s Judenrat and Holocaust victim
d'Ewes Simonds d'Ewes 1602–165016021650English antiquary and politician
Daae Ludvig Daae 1829–189318291893Norwegian jurist and politician
Dabit Eugène Dabit 1898–193618981936French writer
Dąbrowska Maria Dąbrowska 1889–196518891965Polish novelist and playwright
Dacosta Luísa Dacosta 1927–201519272015Portuguese fiction writer and poet
Dallam Thomas Dallam 1575–163015751630English organ builder (diary 1598–1599, journey to Turkey)
Danckaerts Jasper Danckaerts 1639–170416391704Dutch North American colonist and travel writer
Đặng Đặng Thùy Trâm 1942–197019421970Vietnamese army surgeon
Darre Jacob Hersleb Darre 1757–184117571841Norwegian chaplain and constitutional assembly representative
Dati Gregorio Dati 1363–143513631435Florentine merchant
Davis Emilie Davis 1839–188918391889African-American diarist, fl.1860s
Dawbin Anna Dawbin 1816–190518161905English-born Australian housewife and foster mother
Day Dorothy Day 1897–198018971980American journalist and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
de Beauvoir Simone de Beauvoir 1908–198619081986French writer and philosopher
de Biran Maine de Biran 1766–182417661824French writer, philosopher and mathematician
de Brakelond Jocelyn de Brakelond 1155–120211551202English monk
de Castelbajac Constance de Castelbajac 1859–188618591886French aristocrat
de Catt Henri de Catt 1725–179517251795Swiss scholar
de Clercq Willem de Clercq 1795–184417951844Dutch Protestant revivalist
de Ficquelmont Dorothea de Ficquelmont 1804–186318041863Russian diarist in French and salonnière
de Goncourt Edmond de Goncourt 1822–189618221896French writer and critic, brother of Jules
de Goncourt Jules de Goncourt 1830–187018301870French writer, brother of Edmond
de Gouberville Gilles de Gouberville 1521–157815211578French seigneur in Cotentin, Normandy
de Graffigny Françoise de Graffigny 1695–175816951758French novelist and salonnière
de Guérin Eugénie de Guérin 1805–184818051848French writer
de Jesus Carolina Maria de Jesus 1914–197719141977Brazilian writer and social activist
de L’Estoile Pierre de L'Estoile 1546–161115461611French collector
de Mélito André François Miot de Mélito 1762–184117621841French statesman and scholar
de Mofras Eugène Duflot de Mofras 1810–188418101884French naturalist and diplomat
de Pougy Liane de Pougy 1869–195018691950French dancer and courtesan
De Quincey Thomas De Quincey 1785–185917851859English man of letters
de Saint-Jean Robert de Saint-Jean 1901–198719011987French writer and journalist
de Thompson Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson 1786–186817861868Argentine society hostess
de Tinan Jean de Tinan 1874–189818741898French writer
de Veer Gerrit de Veer 1570–159815701598Dutch naval officer
de Vernet María Sáez de Vernet 1800–185818001858Argentine resident in the Falkland Islands
de Vigny Alfred de Vigny 1797–186317971863French writer
Debes Jens Peter Debes 1776–183217761832Norwegian judge and politician
Dedekam Sophie Dedekam 1820–189418201894Norwegian composer
Dee John Dee 1527–16091527160917th-century English mathematician and astronomer of Welsh extraction
Deen Helga Deen 1925–194319251943Dutch/German Holocaust victim
Delacroix Eugène Delacroix 1798–186317981863French painter
Delafield E. M. Delafield 1890–194318901943Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture. (English novelist
Delvaille Bernard Delvaille 1931–200619312006French poet and anthologist
Deșliu Dan Deșliu 1927–199219271992Romanian poet
Dessì Giuseppe Dessì 1909–197719091977Italian novelist and playwright
Diamandy George Diamandy 1867–191718671917Romanian politician and social scientist
Dodington George Bubb Dodington 1691–176216911762English politician and nobleman
Doherty Pete Doherty 1979–1979English rock musician
Dorian Emil Dorian 1893–195618931956Romanian poet and physician
Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821–188118211881Russian novelist
Dostoyevskaya Anna Dostoyevskaya 1846–191818461918Russian wife of Fyodor Dostoevsky
Draenger Gusta Dawidson Draenger 1917–194319171943Polish Holocaust victim
Drinker Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker 1735–180717351807American Quaker diarist
du Gard Roger Martin du Gard 1881–195818811958French writer
Dudeney Alice Dudeney 1866–194518661945English novelist (life in Sussex)
Dugdale William Dugdale 1605–168616051686English antiquary and historian
Duke Antera Duke –17881788Nigerian slave trader
Duras Marguerite Duras 1914–199619141996French novelist and scriptwriter
Dylan Bob Dylan 1941–1941American musician and songwriter
Dyott William Dyott 1761–184717611847British army General and aide-de-camp of George III
Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt 1877–190418771904Swiss explorer and writer
Ebner Christina Ebner 1277–135612771356German Dominican mystic
Ebner Margareta Ebner 1291–135112911351German Dominican nun
Edwards Dickon Edwards 1971–1971British musician and dandy
Elet Jacob Elet Dutch factor on the Slave Coast of West Africa, early18th century
Eliade Mircea Eliade 1907–198619071986Romanian historian of religion and mythologist
Eliot George Eliot 1819–188018191880Pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, English novelist
Ellis Edward Robb Ellis 1911–199819111998American writer and reporter
Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–188218031882American writer
Engel-Wijnberg Selma Engel-Wijnberg 1922–201819222018Dutch Holocaust survivor
Eno Brian Eno 1948–1948English musician, record producer and polymath
Ernaux Annie Ernaux 1940–1940French writer
Evelyn John Evelyn 1620–170616201706English writer, scholar and gardener
Faithfull Marianne Faithfull 1946–1946English singer and actress
Farington Joseph Farington 1747–182117471821English landscape painter
Farmborough Florence Farmborough 1887–197818871978English nurse and author
Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner 1792–186917921869Australian pioneer and politician
Fay Eliza Fay 1756–181617561816English traveller to India
Fenyő Miksa Fenyő 1877–197218771972Hungarian politician and poet
Fesch Jacques Fesch 1930–195719301957French murderer and Catholic convert
Fiennes Celia Fiennes 1652–174116521741English traveler
Filipović Zlata Filipović 1980–1980Bosnian child and adult diarist in Sarajevo
Fisher Carrie Fisher 1956–201619562016American actress and writer
Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896–194018961940American writer
Fjellbu Arne Fjellbu 1890–196218901962Norwegian bishop
Fleming Marjorie Fleming 1803–181118031811Scottish child diarist (diary 1809–1811)
Fountaine Margaret Fountaine 1862–194018621940Lepidopterist
Fox Caroline Fox 1819–187118191871English socialite, sister of Barclay
Fox George Fox 1624–169116241691English founder of the Quakers
Foxe Samuel Foxe 1560–163015601630English politician
Frank Anne Frank 1929–194519291945Dutch Holocaust victim, documenting her life in hiding (1941–1945)
Franklin Miles Franklin 1879–195418791954Australian author
Fremantle Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle 1789–185717891857English wife of Thomas Fremantle, main contributor to The Wynne Diaries
Friend Donald Friend 1915–198919151989Australian artist
Fripp Robert Fripp 1946–1946English musician
Frisch Max Frisch 1911–199119111991Swiss playwright and novelist
Fritz Samuel Fritz 1654–173016541730Czech Jesuit missionary and explorer
Fromm Bella Fromm 1890–197218901972German wartime diarist and journalist
Fujiwara no Kanezane Fujiwara no Kanezane 1149–120711491207Japanese historian and Chief Minister
Fujiwara no Michinaga Fujiwara no Michinaga 966–10289661028Japanese statesman
Fujiwara no Michinaga Fujiwara no Michinaga 966–10289661028Japanese poet and statesman
Fujiwara no Sanesuke Fujiwara no Sanesuke 957–10469571046Japanese Minister of the Right
Fujiwara no Teika Fujiwara no Teika 1162–124111621241Japanese scholar and calligrapher
Fuller Buckminster Fuller 1895–199318951993Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr., American designer and engineer
Fulton Catherine Fulton 1829–191918291919New Zealand community leader and suffragette
Furttenbach Joseph Furttenbach 1591–166715911667German architect and mathematician
Gág Wanda Gág 1893–194618931946American artist and children's author
Gaitskell Hugh Gaitskell 1906–196319061963English politician
Garborg Arne Garborg 1851–192418511924Norwegian writer
Gascoyne David Gascoyne 1916–200119162001English poet and translator
Gelfand Vladimir Gelfand 1923–198319231983Soviet World War II soldier
Gertsyk Eugenia Gertsyk 1878–194418781944Russian/Soviet writer and translator
Gibbon Edward Gibbon 1737–179417371794English historian and politician
Gide André Gide 1869–195118691951French novelist and man of letters
Gillette Chester Gillette 1883–190818831908American murderer
Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg 1926–199719261997American beat poet
Ginz Petr Ginz 1928–194419281944Czechoslovak author, artist, editor, and Holocaust victim
Gjerdrum Carl Ferdinand Gjerdrum 1821–190218211902Norwegian jurist and businessman
Gladstone Mary Gladstone 1847–192718471927English political diarist
Glückel of Hameln Glückel of Hameln 1647–172716471727German businesswoman and diarist in Yiddish
Go-Nara Emperor Go-Nara 1495–155714951557Japanese Emperor
Goebbels Joseph Goebbels 1897–194518971945Nazi German Propaganda Minister
Goma Paul Goma 1935–202019352020Romanian dissident writer
Gombrowicz Witold Gombrowicz 1904–196919041969Polish writer
Gradowski Zalman Gradowski 1910–194419101944Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Grant Elizabeth Grant 1797–188517971885Scottish traveler and writer
Grant Richard E. Grant 1957–1957Swazi/English actor
Gray Francine du Plessix Gray 1930–1930Franco-American author
Green Julien Green 1900–199819001998American author, writing in French
Greene Bob Greene 1947–1947American journalist
Gregory Augusta, Lady Gregory 1852–193218521932Irish dramatist and theatre manager
Grenfell Joyce Grenfell 1910–197919101979English actress and writer
Gretton H. W. Gretton 1914–198319141983New Zealand poet, teacher and soldier
Greville Charles Greville 1794–186517941865English civil servant and cricketer
Grimké Charlotte Forten Grimké 1837–191418371914American abolitionist and women's rights activist
Grote Harriet Grote 1792–187817921878English salonnière and biographer
Groult Benoîte Groult 1920–201619202016French writer
Guevara Che Guevara 1928–196719281967Argentine revolutionary
Guibert Hervé Guibert 1955–199119551991French writer and AIDS activist
Guinness Alec Guinness 1914–200019142000English actor
Guyotat Pierre Guyotat 1940–1940French writer
Hagendorf Peter Hagendorf 1601–167916011679German mercenary in the Thirty Years' War
Haldeman Harry Robbins Haldeman 1926–199319261993American political aide involved in Watergate
Halder Franz Halder 1884–197218841972German army general
Hall Peter Hall 1930–201719302017English theater and film director
Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjöld 1905–196119051961Swedish Secretary-General of the United Nations
Hammond Richard Hammond 1969–1969English TV presenter
Hanazono Emperor Hanazono 1297–134812971348Japanese Emperor
Hansjakob Heinrich Hansjakob 1837–191618371916German Catholic priest, historian and novelist
Hara Takashi Hara Takashi 1856–192118561921Japanese Prime Minister
Hardy Mary Hardy 1733–180917331809English farmer and brewer's wife from Whissonsett, Norfolk
Haring Keith Haring 1958–199019581990American artist
Harmaja Saima Harmaja 1913–193719131937Finnish poet and tuberculosis victim
Harris Howell Harris 1714–177317141773Welsh preacher
Harris and Klebold Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold 1981–199919811999American schoolboy perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
Harrison Sabrina Ward Harrison 1975–1975Canadian artist and author
Hasenbosch Leendert Hasenbosch 1695–172416951724Castaway Dutch sailor
Hauge Olav H. Hauge 1908–199419081994Norwegian horticulturalist and poet
Haugland Jens Haugland 1910–199119101991Norwegian jurist and politician
Havet Mireille Havet 1898–193218981932French writer
Hawker Peter Hawker 1786–185317861853English army officer and sportsman
Hayden Mary Hayden 1862–194218621942Irish historian
Haydon Benjamin Haydon 1786–184617861846English painter
Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–18931822189319th President of the United States
Henslowe Philip Henslowe 1550–161515501615English theatre producer
Herbert Dorothea Herbert 1767–182917671829Irish poet
Herzberg Abel Herzberg 1893–198918931989Dutch lawyer and writer
Heyde Maria Heyde 1837–191318371913German missionary and translator in Tibet
Highsmith Patricia Highsmith 1923–199519231995American author
Hillesum Etty Hillesum 1914–194319141943Dutch Holocaust victim.
Hilton George Hilton 1673–172516731725English gentleman diarist[2]
Himmler Heinrich Himmler 1900–194519001945Nazi and commander of the SS[3]
Hinde Edmund C. Hinde 1830–190918301909American participant in the 1850s California Gold Rush
Hinel Anna Maria Hinel 1924–194319241943Polish underground activist and Holocaust victim
Hitchcock Henry Hitchcock (Missouri lawyer) 1829–190218291902American lawyer serving under General William Tecumseh Sherman
Hoare Louisa Gurney Hoare 1784–183617841836English writer on education
Hoare Richard Hoare 1758–183817581838Second baronet Hoare, English antiquary and traveler
Hobhouse John Hobhouse 1786–186917861869English politician and Member of Parliament
Hoby Lady Margaret Hoby 1571–163315711633English gentlewoman
Holden Edith Holden 1871–192018711920English artist, teacher and naturalist
Holland William Holland 1746–181817461818English country clergyman
Holstein-Gottorp Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 1759–181817591818Queen of Sweden and Norway
Hone Philip Hone 1780–185117801851American mayor and New York socialite
Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844–188918441889English poet and priest
Horney Karen Horney 1885–195218851952German psychoanalyst
Howard Lyall Howard 1896–195518961955Australian engineer and businessman
Imam Jahanara Imam 1929–199419291994Bangladeshi writer and political activist
Inge William Ralph Inge 1860–195418601954English cleric and author
Inglis Julia, Lady Inglis 1833–190418331904English diarist with an account of the 1857 Siege of Lucknow
Inman Arthur Crew Inman 1895–196318951963American poet who wrote a diary of 17 million words
Isherwood Christopher Isherwood 1904–198619041986English-American novelist
Ishin Sūden Ishin Sūden 1569–1633156916331569–1633), Japanese Zen Rinzai monk and advisor
Iwaszkiewicz Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz 1894–198018941980Polish writer, poet and dramatist
Izumi Shikibu Izumi Shikibu 976–976Japanese poet
Jacob Rosamond Jacob 1888–196018881960Irish writer
Jacob Violet Jacob 1863–194618631946Scottish novelist and poet
James Alice James 1848–189218481892American sister of novelist Henry and philosopher William
Jarman Derek Jarman 1942–199419421994English painter, filmmaker and gardener
Jenkins Joseph Jenkins 1818–189818181898Welsh-born Australian swagman and self-educator
Jenkins Roy Jenkins 1920–200319202003Welsh-born British politician and biographer
Jespersen Finn Varde Jespersen 1914–194419141944Norwegian orienteer and air force lieutenant
Jones John Beauchamp Jones 1810–186618101866American novelist and Confederate War Department clerk
Jones Liz Jones 1958–1958English writer and journalist
Josselin Ralph Josselin 1617–168316171683Rural English cleric (diary 1641–1683)
Jouhandeau Marcel Jouhandeau 1888–197918881979French writer
Joyce Stanislaus Joyce 1884–195518841955Irish scholar and writer
Jun Takami Jun Takami 1907–1965190719651907–1965), Japanese novelist and poet
Jünger Ernst Jünger 1895–199818951998German entomologist and Wehrmacht officer
Kafka Franz Kafka 1883–192418831924German-language novelist in Czechoslovakia
Kafū Nagai Kafū Nagai 1879–1959187919591879–1959), Japanese author and playwright
Kahlo Frida Kahlo 1907–195419071954Mexican painter
Kajūji Mitsutoyo Kajūji Mitsutoyo 1576–1612157616121576–1612), Japanese noble
Kálli Leszli Kálli Colombian kidnap victim
Kamal Sufia Kamal 1911–199919111999Bangladeshi writer and political activist
Karpiński Wojciech Karpiński 1943–1943Polish critic and historian of ideas
Kästner Erich Kästner 1899–197418991974German satirist and children's writer
Kazin Alfred Kazin 1915–198819151988American writer and critic
Kelekar Ravindra Kelekar 1925–201019252010Indian activist and writer
Kellner Friedrich Kellner 1885–197018851970German justice inspector and author
Kemble Fanny Kemble 1809–189318091893English actress
Kessler Harry Graf Kessler 1868–193718681937Anglo-German diplomat and writer
Kierkegaard Søren Kierkegaard 1813–185518131855Danish philosopher and theologian
Kilvert Francis Kilvert 1840–187918401879English country cleric
Kimura Kenkadō Kimura Kenkadō 1736–1802173618021736–1802), Japanese scholar and artist
King Cecil Harmsworth King 1901–198719011987English newspaper proprietor
King William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874–195018741950Canadian Prime Minister
Kirstein Lincoln Kirstein 1907–199619071996American writer, impresario and connoisseur
Klee Paul Klee 1879–194018791940Swiss-German painter
Klemperer Victor Klemperer 1881–196018811960German scholar and writer
Klepper Jochen Klepper 1903–194219031942German writer and poet
Knopwood Robert Knopwood 1763–193817631938English-born Australian clergyman
Kobayashi Issa Kobayashi Issa 1763–182817631828Japanese Jōdo Shinshū lay priest
Kohnová Věra Kohnová 1929–194219291942Czechoslovak Holocaust victim
Kōichi Kido Kōichi Kido 1889–1977188919771889–1977), Japanese imperial advisor
Koker David Koker 1921–194519211945Dutch Holocaust victim
Koller Karl Koller 1898–195118981951German air force general
Kollwitz Käthe Kollwitz 1867–194518671945German artist
Konoe Nobutada Konoe Nobutada 1565–161415651614Japanese courtier and poet
Konstantinova Ina Konstantinova 1924–194419241944Soviet World War II partisan
Koren Christiane Koren 1764–181517641815Danish-born Norwegian poet and playwright
Kowalska Faustina Kowalska 1905–193819051938Polish mystic, saint and secretary of Divine Mercy
Krajewska Teodora Krajewska 1854–193518541935Polish-born Austro-Hungarian physician and writer
Kraus Marianne Kraus 1765–183817651838German painter and travel writer
Kunikida Doppo Kunikida 1871–190818711908Japanese novelist and poet
Kuzmin Mikhail Kuzmin 1872–193618721936Russian writer
L’Engle Madeleine L’Engle 1918–200719182007American author
Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf 1858–194018581940Swedish writer, first female winner of Nobel Prize for Literature
Landucci Luca Landucci 1436–151614361516Florentine Italian apothecary
Langford Gladys Langford 1890–197218901972London wartime schoolteacher
Larbaud Valery Larbaud 1881–195718811957French author
Lascelles Alan Lascelles 1887–188118871881English royal courtier and civil servant
Laskier Rutka Laskier 1929–194319291943Polish Holocaust chronicler
Last Nella Last 1889–196818891968English housewife
Latham Mark Latham 1961–1961Australian Labor Party politician
Laukhard Friedrich Christian Laukhard 1757–182217571822German novelist and theologian
Leadbeater Mary Leadbeater 1758–182617581826Irish writer
Léautaud Paul Léautaud 1872–195618721956French writer and author of Le Journal Littéraire
Lechoń Jan Lechoń 1899–195618991956Polish critic and diplomat
Lees-Milne James Lees-Milne 1908–199719081997English biographer, historian and secretary of National Trust Country House Committee
Leseur Élisabeth Leseur 1866–191418661914French mystic
Lestrade Didier Lestrade 1958–1958French author and AIDS activist
Lewis C. S. Lewis 1898–196318981963Irish-born English children's writer and theologian
Lewis Norman Lewis 1908–200319082003English journalist and travel writer
Lindbergh Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1906–200119062001American wife of aviator, who described the kidnapping of their child
Lipszyc Rywka Lipszyc 1929–194519291945Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Lister Anne Lister 1791–184017911840English landowner, diarist and lesbian
Lockhart R. H. Bruce Lockhart 1887–197018871970English secret agent and author
Louÿs Pierre Louÿs 1870–192518701925French writer
Love Courtney Love 1964–1964American actress and rock musician
Lowndes Marie Belloc Lowndes 1868–194718681947French-born English novelist and playwright, sister of Hilaire Belloc
Lugovskaya Nina Lugovskaya 1918–199319181993Soviet Russian artist (diary 1928–1937)
Luttrell Narcissus Luttrell 1657–173216571732English historian and politician
Mac Amhlaigh Dónall Mac Amhlaigh 1926–198919261989Irish writer
Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur 1766–185017661850English-born Australian pastoralist and merchant
Machyn Henry Machyn 1496–156314961563English clothier
Maclean Alasdair Maclean 1926–199419261994Scottish poet
Macmillan Harold Macmillan 1894–198618941986UK Prime Minister
Macnaughtan Sarah Broom Macnaughtan 1864–191618641916Scottish-born novelist and wartime social volunteer
Macready William Macready 1793–187317931873English actor
Maeterlinck Maurice Maeterlinck 1862–194918621949Belgian writer
Mahler-Werfel Alma Mahler-Werfel 1879–196418791964German musician, wife of Gustav Mahler
Malik Charles Malik 1906–198719061987Lebanese philosopher and diplomat
Malina Judith Malina 1926–201519262015German-born American actress and co-founder of Living Theatre
Manet Julie Manet 1878–196618781966French painter and art collector
Manley Edna Manley 1900–198719001987Jamaican sculptor and painter
Mann Klaus Mann 1906–194919061949German-born American writer
Mann Thomas Mann 1875–195518751955German novelist, Nobel Prize for Literature
Manningham John Manningham –16221622English lawyer
Manoliu Petru Manoliu 1903–197619031976Romanian novelist and newspaper editor
Mansfield Katherine Mansfield 1888–192318881923New Zealand modernist fiction writer
Marais Mathieu Marais 1665–173716651737French jurist
Marie of Romania Marie of Romania 1875–193818751938English-born Romanian queen consort
Marienescu Atanasie Marian Marienescu 1830–191518301915Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian folklorist
Martin Joachim Martin 1842–189718421897French carpenter
Massalska Helena Apolonia Massalska 1763–181517631815Polish noblewoman
Mathew Mary Mathew 1724–177717241777Irish householder
Mathew Sarah Mathew 1805–189018051890New Zealand housewife
Matome Ugaki Matome Ugaki 890–194589019451890–1945), Japanese admiral
Matsudair Ietada Matsudaira Ietada (Fukōzu) 1555–160015551600Japanese samurai
Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō 1644–169416441694Japanese haiku and renga poet
Matthew Christopher Matthew 1939–1939English writer and broadcaster
McCafferty Megan McCafferty 1973–1973American YA author
McCrae Georgiana McCrae 1804–189018041890English-born Australian painter
McNaughton Kit McNaughton 1887–195318871953Australian wartime nurse
Mehta Durgaram Mehta 1809–187618091876Indian Gujarati reformer and essayist
Mencken H. L. Mencken 1880–195618801956American essayist and scholar
Merton Thomas Merton 1915–196819151968Trappist monk and writer
Miaskowski Wojciech Miaskowski –16541654Polish nobleman and Sejm member
Michihiko Hachiya Michihiko Hachiya 1903–198019031980Japanese medical practitioner and Hiroshima survivor
Michitsuna no Haha Michitsuna no Haha 935–995935995Japanese writer
Mihaly Jo Mihaly 1902–198919021989German dancer and writer
Milburn Clara Milburn 1883–196118831961Wartime (WWII) English housewife
Miles Hallie Eustace Miles 1868–195518681955English writer, restaurateur, and activist
Minamoto no Michichika Minamoto no Michichika 1149–120211491202Japanese statesman
Minet Pierre Minet 1909–197519091975French writer
Mitchison Naomi Mitchison 1897–199918971999Scottish novelist and poet
Moen Petter Moen 1901–194419011944Norwegian resistance fighter
Moore George Fletcher Moore 1798–188617981886Irish-born Australian settler, explorer and linguist
Morissette Alanis Morissette 1974–1974Canadian singer and songwriter
Morley Helena Morley 1880–197018801970Brazilian young-adult writer
Morrice Roger Morrice 1628–170216281702English Puritan minister and political commentator
Morris Mary Morris 1921–199719211997Irish wartime nurse
Moscheles Ignaz Moscheles 1794–187017941870Bohemian composer and pianist
Mouchotte René Mouchotte 1914–194319141943French air force pilot
Mountbatten Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–1979190019791st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), UK naval officer and statesman
Mowle Mary Braidwood Mowle 1827–185718271857English-born Australian settler
Mrożek Sławomir Mrożek 1930–201319302013Polish dramatist and cartoonist
Muggeridge Malcolm Muggeridge 1903–199019031990English journalist and satirist
Mukhina Lena Mukhina 1924–199119241991Soviet teenager during Siege of Leningrad
Mullin Chris Mullin 1947–1947English Labour politician and writer
Munby Arthur Munby 1828–191018281910English poet, barrister, and solicitor
Murasaki Shikibu Murasaki Shikibu 973–10319731031Japanese novelist and lady in waiting
Murdoch Iris Murdoch 1919–199919191999Anglo-Irish novelist
Murgescu Costin Murgescu 1919–198919191989Romanian economist and diplomat
Musil Robert Musil 1880–194218801942Austrian novelist and philosopher
Nabe Marc-Édouard Nabe 1958–1958French writer, painter and guitarist
Nakayama Tadachika Nakayama Tadachika 1131–1195113111951131–1195), Japanese court noble and writer
Nałkowska Zofia Nałkowska 1884–195418841954Polish writer and dramatist
Nansen Odd Nansen 1901–197319011973Norwegian architect and humanitarian
Nicks Stevie Nicks 1948–1948American singer/songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
Nicolson Harold Nicolson 1886–196818861968English diplomat, politician and author
Nijinska Bronislava Nijinska 1891–197218911972Polish/Russian ballet dance
Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky 1890–195018901950Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
Nijō Lady Nijō 1258–130712581307Japanese noblewoman
Nin Anaïs Nin 1903–197719031977Cuban/French lover of Henry Miller, writer of erotica, pornography and poetry
Nolens Leonard Nolens 1947–1947Belgian poet
Nordahl Konrad Nordahl 1897–197518971975Norwegian trade unionist and politician
Ó Mealláin Tarlach Ó Mealláin Irish Franciscan friar, fl.1641–1650
Ó Súilleabháin Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin 1780–183717801837Irish draper and teacher
O’Brien Florence Vere O'Brien 1854–193618541936English-born Irish philanthropist and craftwoman
O’Crohan Tomas O'Crohan 1856–193718561937Irish islander
Oates Joyce Carol Oates 1938–1938American author
Obisesan Akinpelu Obisesan 1889–196318891963Nigerian businessman and politician
Odoyevtseva Irina Odoyevtseva 1895–199018951990Russian/Soviet poet and novelist
Oglander John Oglander 1585–165515851655English politician
Olsen John Olsen 1945–1945Australian artist
Oltmans Willem Oltmans 1925–200419252004Dutch journalist
Ōoka Tadasuke Ōoka Tadasuke 1677–1762167717621677–1762), Japanese samurai
Ording Arne Ording 1898–196718981967Norwegian historian and politician
Origo Iris Origo 1902–198819021988English-born biographer
Orton Joe Orton 1933–196719331967English playwright
Orwell George Orwell 1903–195019031950English journalist, essayist and critic
Østvedt Einar Østvedt 1903–198019031980Norwegian historian and educator
Ozick Cynthia Ozick 1928–1928American author
Paget Walburga, Lady Paget 1839–192918391929German writer and friend of Queen Victoria
Pakenham Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford 1905–200119052001English politician and reformer
Palin Michael Palin 1943–1943English Monty Python team member, actor and travel writer
Parker Jim Parker 1897–198018971980New Zealand sportsman and business executive
Partridge Frances Partridge 1900–200419002004English writer
Patton George S. Patton 1885–194518851945American World War II general
Pausch Georg Pausch 1740–179617401796German soldier in British service
Pavels Claus Pavels 1769–182217691822Norwegian bishop
Pavese Cesare Pavese 1908–195019081950Italian poet, novelist and critic
Payne John Otunba Payne 1839–190618391906Nigerian court registrar
Peacock Nicholas Peacock Irish farmer, fl. mid–18th century
Peale Charles Willson Peale 1741–182717411827Colonial American painter
Pearson Drew Pearson 1897–196918971969American journalist and broadcaster
Pelli Giuseppe Bencivenni Pelli 1729–180817291808Italian civil servant and essayist
Pepys Elizabeth Pepys 1640–166916401669French-born wife of Samuel Pepys
Pepys Emily Pepys 1833–187718331877English child diarist (diary 1844–1845)
Pepys Samuel Pepys 1633–170316331703English civil servant (diary 1660–1669)
Percy Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland 1716–177617161776English peeress
Perechodnik Calel Perechodnik 1916–194419161944Polish Jewish ghetto policeman and Holocaust victim
Pernet Diane Pernet Paris-based American fashion critic
Peter Frances Dallam Peter 1843–186418431864United States Civil War diarist
Petkevičaitė-Bitė Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė 1861–194318611943Lithuanian fiction writer
Pickard Tom Pickard 1946–1946English poet and filmmaker
Piglia Ricardo Piglia 1941–201719412017Argentine critic and novelist
Pilkington Karl Pilkington English radio and TV personality
Pillai Ananda Ranga Pillai 1709–176117091761Indian dubash of French India
Pizarnik Alejandra Pizarnik 1936–197219361972Argentine poet
Pla Josep Pla 1897–198118971981Catalan writer
Plath Sylvia Plath 1932–196319321963American poet
Platter Thomas Platter the Younger 1574–162815741628Swiss-born physician and traveller
Polidori John William Polidori 1795–182117951821English poet, writer and physician
Polk James K. Polk 1795–18491795184911th President of the United States
Popa Grigore T. Popa 1892–194818921948Romanian physician and intellectual
Porter Agnes Porter 1752–181417521814English governess
Pottekkatt S. K. Pottekkatt 1913–198219131982Indian writer and politician
Potter Beatrix Potter 1866–194318661943English children's book writer and illustrator
Powell Anthony Powell 1905–200019052000English novelist and biographer
Powell Dawn Powell 1896–196518961965American writer
Pozzi Catherine Pozzi 1882–193418821934French writer, Paul Valery's lover
Pram Christen Pram 1756–182117561821Norwegian/Danish economist and writer
Pravda Hana Maria Pravda 1916–200819162008Czechoslovak/English actress and Holocaust survivor
Prishvin Mikhail Prishvin 1873–195418731954Russian/Soviet writer
Pulszky Ferenc Pulszky 1814–189718141897Hungarian politician
Pușcariu Sextil Pușcariu 1877–194818771948Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian linguist and philologist
Pym Barbara Pym 1913–198019131980English novelist
Qiu Miaojin Qiu Miaojin 1969–1995196919951969–1995), Taiwanese novelist
Queneau Raymond Queneau 1903–197619031976French writer
Rabe John Rabe 1882–195018821950German diplomat and Nazi official
Rachlew Lillemor Rachlew 1902–198319021983Norwegian Antarctic explorer
Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1920–192519201925President and later Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Raiden Tameemon Raiden Tameemon 1767–1865176718651767–1865), Japanese sumo wrestler
Rainer Francisc Rainer 1874–194418741944Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian pathologist and anthropologist
Ralfe Catherine Hester Ralfe 1831–191218311912New Zealand dressmaker and teacher
Ranfurly Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly 1913–200119132001Countess of Ranfurly (1913–2001), English secretary and diplomatic employee
Reagan Ronald Reagan 1911–20041911200440th President of the United States
Reenstierna Märta Helena Reenstierna 1753–184117531841Swedish gentlewoman
Reich Wilhelm Reich 1897–195618971956Austrian physician and psychoanalyst
Repington Charles à Court Repington 1858–192518581925English military officer and war correspondent
Rétif Nicolas-Edme Rétif 1734–180617341806French novelist
Rich Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick 1625–167816251678Countess of Warwick (1625–1678), Irish maid of honour
Rickman Alan Rickman 1946–201619462016English actor and director
Ritchie Charles Ritchie 1906–199519061995Canadian diplomat
Robinson Henry Crabb Robinson 1775–188717751887English lawyer
Rollins Henry Rollins 1961–1961American singer for Black Flag
Rondeau Gérard Rondeau 1953–201619532016French photographer
Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt 1858–19191858191926th President of the United States
Rorem Ned Rorem 1923–202219232022American composer
Rosenthal Barbara Rosenthal 1948–1948American avant-garde New Media artist/writer/performer
Rosetti Radu R. Rosetti 1877–194918771949Romanian general and military historian
Ruess Everett Ruess 1914–193419141934American artist, poet and explorer
Rühmkorf Peter Rühmkorf 1929–200819292008German writer
Ruskin John Ruskin 1819–190018191900English art critic and philanthropist
Russell Robert Russell 1808–190018081900English-born Australian architect
Ryder Dudley Ryder 1691–175616911756English Lord Chief Justice (diary 1715–16)
Sadoul Jacques Sadoul 1881–195618811956French lawyer, politician and writer
Saeed Hakeem Muhammad Saeed 1920–199819201998Indian/Pakistani medical researcher and philanthropist
Salmonì Rubino Romeo Salmonì 1920–201119202011Italian author and Holocaust survivor
Sand George Sand 1804–187618041876French writer
Sanuto Marino Sanuto 1466–153614661536Venetian historian
Sarton May Sarton 1912–199519121995American poet and novelist
Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–198019051980French writer and philosopher
Sarzo Rudy Sarzo 1950–1950Cuban-American rock bassist, notably of Ozzy Osbourne fame
Sassoon Siegfried Sassoon 1886–196718861967English poet and author
Satō Eisaku Satō 1901–1975190119751901–1975), Japanese Prime Minister
Savicheva Tanya Savicheva 1930–194419301944Soviet child in the World War II Siege of Leningrad
Schelvis Jules Schelvis 1921–201619212016Dutch historian and Holocaust survivor
Schlesinger Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. 1917–200719172007American historian and political adviser
Schmelzer Norbert Schmelzer 1921–200819212008Dutch Catholic politician and diplomat
Schmidt Frederik Schmidt 1771–184017711840Danish-born Norwegian priest and poet
Scott Robert Falcon Scott 1868–191218681912English Antarctic explorer
Scott Sir Walter Scott 1771–183217711832Scottish novelist and poet
Sei Shōnagon Sei Shōnagon 966–10259661025Japanese court lady and writer
Shaw George Bernard Shaw 1856–195018561950Irish Nobel Prize-winning playwright
Shelley Mary Shelley 1797–185117971851English novelist and travel writer
Sheridan Betsy Sheridan 1758–183717581837Irish writer, sister of the satirist Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Shields Robert Shields 1918–200719182007American teacher
Shifrin Efim Shifrin 1956–1956Soviet/Russian actor and singer
Shiner Michael Shiner 1805–188018051880American freed slave and Navy Yard worker
Shirer William L. Shirer 1904–199319041993American journalist and contemporary historian
Shore Emily Shore 1819–183918191839English young adult
Silfverstolpe Malla Silfverstolpe 1782–186117821861Swedish salon hostess
Simcoe Elizabeth Simcoe 1762–185017621850English wife of Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Șiugariu Ion Șiugariu 1914–194519141945Romanian poet
Sixx Nikki Sixx 1958–1958American bassist/songwriter for Mötley Crüe
Skinner John Skinner 1772–183917721839English cleric and antiquarian
Slier Philip Slier 1923–194319231943Dutch typesetter and Holocaust victim
Smart Elizabeth Smart 1987–1987American abduction victim and broadcaster
Somov Konstantin Somov 1869–193918691939Russian painter
Soutar William Soutar 1898–194318981943Scottish poet
Spark Alexander Brodie Spark 1792–185617921856Scottish-born Australian merchant and settler
Sparwenfeld Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld 1655–172716551727Swedish diplomat and linguist
Spender Stephen Spender 1909–199519091995English poet
Spiegel Renia Spiegel 1924–194219241942Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Steinbeck John Steinbeck 1902–196819021968American novelist
Steinhardt Nicolae Steinhardt 1912–198919121989Romanian writer and monk
Stendhal Stendhal 1783–184217831842Pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle, French novelist
Stevenson Frances Stevenson 1888–197218881972English mistress and second wife of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George
Stevenson Margaret Stevenson 1807–187418071874English-born Australian satirist
Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson 1850–189418501894Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer
Stilwell Joseph Stilwell 1883–194618831946American World War II general
Stock Joseph Stock 1740–181317401813Irish Protestant bishop
Stoika Constantin T. Stoika 1892–191618921916Romanian poet, translator and army officer
Stott Gordon Stott, Lord Stott 1909–199919091999Lord Stott (1909–1999), Scottish advocate
Strauss Richard Strauss 1864–194918641949German composer
Strong Roy Strong 1935–1935English gardener and aesthete
Sugawara no Takasue no Musume Sugawara no Takasue no Musume 1008–105910081059Japanese writer
Sukemasa Irie Sukemasa Irie 1905–198519051985Japanese essayist and Grand Chamberlain of Japan
Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff 1920–199219201992English historical novelist for children and young adults
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Symonds Richard Symonds 1617–166016171660English Civil War diaries
Takashi Nagai Takashi Nagai 1908–1951190819511908–1951), Japanese Catholic physician and Nagasaki survivor
Takizawa Bakin Takizawa Bakin 1867–1948186719481867–1948), Japanese gesaku writer
Tarnow Fanny Tarnow 1779–186217791862German fiction and non-fiction writer
Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840–189318401893Russian composer
Templeton Strong George Templeton Strong 1820–187518201875American lawyer
Teonge Henry Teonge 1620–169016201690English naval chaplain (diaries 1675–76 and 1678–79)
Terdiman Daniel Terdiman American award-winning journalist
Tersmeden Carl Tersmeden 1715–179717151797Swedish admiral
Thomas Mary Thomas 1787–183517871835English-born Australian poet
Thomlinson John Thomlinson 1692–176116921761English cleric (diary 1717–1722)
Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1817–186218171862American author and philosopher
Thrale Hester Thrale 1740–182117401821Welsh author, friend and confidante of Samuel Johnson
Tipper Kathleen Tipper 1919–1919English wartime clerk
Tolstaya Sophia Tolstaya 1844–191918441919Russian wife of author Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy 1828–191018281910Russian novelist and social reformer
Treloar William Treloar 1843–192318431923English haberdasher and Lord Mayor of London (diary 1906–1907)
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Tripathi Govardhanram Tripathi 1855–190718551907Indian Gujarati-language writer
Truitt Anne Truitt 1921–200419212004American artist
Truman Harry S. Truman 1884–19721884197233rd President of the United States
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Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva 1892–194118921941Russian poet and writer
Tuck George Albert Tuck 1884–198118841981New Zealand builder and soldier
Turner Thomas Turner 1729–179317291793English shopkeeper
Tyszkiewicz Anna Tyszkiewicz 1779–186717791867Polish noblewoman
Uda Emperor Uda 866–931866931866–931), Japanese Emperor
Udall Ida Hunt Udall 1858–191518581915American homesteader
Umewaka Minoru I Umewaka Minoru I 1828–1909182819091828–1909), Japanese Noh actor
Vaid Krishna Baldev Vaid 1927–202019272020Indian fiction writer and playwright
Varma C. Raja Raja Varma –19051905Indian painter
Vassiltchikov Marie Vassiltchikov 1917–197819171978Russian princess involved in plot to kill Hitler
Victoria Queen Victoria 1819–190118191901British queen and empress
Villard Léonie Villard 1890–196218901962French critic and university professor
Vivien Renée Vivien 1877–190918771909French and English writer
Voinescu Alice Voinescu 1885–196118851961Romanian writer, translator and university professor
von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749–183217491832German writer and statesman
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von Zinzendorf Karl von Zinzendorf 1739–181317391813Saxon Austrian civil servant
Wagner Cosima Wagner 1837–193018371930German daughter of Franz Liszt, second wife of Richard Wagner
Wagner Richard Wagner 1813–187318131873German composer
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Walter Jakob Walter 1788–186417881864German soldier in the Napoleonic Wars
Warhol Andy Warhol 1928–198719281987American artist
Waugh Evelyn Waugh 1903–196619031966English novelist
Webb Beatrice Webb 1858–194318581943English sociologist and social reformer
Weil Simone Weil 1909–194319091943French philosopher
Weimann Gisela Weimann 1943–1943German multimedia artist
Weinsberg Hermann Weinsberg 1518–159715181597German city councilor in Cologne
Weisse Johan Peter Weisse 1832–188618321886Norwegian philologist
Welch Denton Welch 1915–194819151948English writer and painter
Wesley John Wesley 1703–179117031791English theologian and founder of the Methodist movement
West Algernon West 1832–192118321921English civil servant
Whisker Alexander Whisker 1819–190718191907New Zealand soldier
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Wiesel Elie Wiesel 1928–201619282016Romanian-American author
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Williams-Wynn Charlotte Williams-Wynn 1807–186918071869English gentlewoman
Wilmot Katherine Wilmot 1773–182417731824Irish traveller
Wilson Edmund Wilson 1895–197218951972American writer and critic
Wilson Edward Adrian Wilson 1872–191218721912English naturalist and Antarctic explorer
Wilson Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet 1864–192218641922English military officer
Windham William Windham 1750–181017501810English statesman and orator
Winslow Anna Green Winslow 1759–178017591780American child diarist
Wojnarowicz David Wojnarowicz 1954–199219541992American painter and performer
Wold Knut Getz Wold 1915–198719151987Norwegian economist and civil servant
Woodford Robert Woodford 1606–166416061664English lawyer
Woodforde James Woodforde 1740–180317401803English rural cleric
Woodmason Charles Woodmason 1720–178917201789American author, poet and loyalist (South Carolina journal late 1760s)
Woodruff Wilford Woodruff 1807–1898180718984th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Woolf Virginia Woolf 1882–194118821941English author and feminist
Wordsworth Dorothy Wordsworth 1771–185517711855English poet, sister of William Wordsworth
Wyatt Woodrow Wyatt 1918–199719181997American politician and journalist
Wyndham Joan Wyndham 1921–200719212007English memoirist
Yi Kyu-won Yi Kyu-won 1833–190118331901Korean military official
Yi Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin 1545–159815451598Korean admiral and military general
Yoko Moriwaki Yoko Moriwaki 1932–194519321945Japanese diarist and Hiroshima victim
Young Zina D. H. Young 1821–190118211901President of the Relief Society
Zaciu Mircea Zaciu 1928–200019282000Romanian critic and literary historian
Żeromski Stefan Żeromski 1864–192518641925Polish novelist and dramatist
Zheng Xiaoxu Zheng Xiaoxu 1860–193818601938Chinese politician, poet and calligrapher
Zherebtsova Polina Zherebtsova 1985–1985Russian Chechen documentarian and poet
Zissu A. L. Zissu 1888–195618881956Romanian writer and Jewish spokesman
Żychliński Ludwik Żychliński 1837–190118371901Polish military officer
Żychliński Teodor Żychliński 1830–190918301909Polish herald and author


Diaries of disputed authenticity

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Notes

  1. ↑ Last name is usually the final name given. Middle names are ignored (e.g. George Bubb Dodington) except when it is known to be a double-barrelled surname (e.g. Violet Bonham Carter). Names with a nobiliary or onomastic particle include the particle (e.g. d’Ewes and de Brakelond are listed under D). Names with a generational suffix have the suffix ignored (e.g. William Byrd II is listed as Byrd). Japanese, Korean, & Chinese names are given in full, with the surname or family name first. Vietnamese names give the surname or family name first (e.g. Đặng Thùy Trâm is listed as Đặng). Pseudonyms are given as the main name (e.g. Lewis Carroll). Glückel of Hameln is listed as Glückel of Hameln. Marie of Romania is listed as Marie of Romania. Arishima Takeo is the correct name for Takeo Arishima.
  2. ↑ Approximate dates are simplifed and given in italics to facilitate sorting.
  3. ↑ Approximate dates are simplifed and given in italics to facilitate sorting.

References

  1. ↑ The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492–1493, edited and translated by Oliver Dunn and James E. Kelley Jr.(London: University of Oklahoma Press, c. 1989)
  2. ↑ The Rake's Diary: The Journal of George Hilton, edited by Anne Hillman (Curwen Archive Texts, Kendal, 1994), ISBN   9781897590010
  3. ↑ "Himmler diaries found in Russia reveal daily Nazi horrors". bbc.co.uk. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ↑ Eaton, Horace Ainsworth, Thomas De Quincey: A Biography, New York, Oxford University Press, 1936; reprinted New York, Octagon Books, 1972, p. 525.
  5. ↑ Pascoe, Peggy (December 1993). "Backing into the Obvious: Facts and Faith in Mormon Family History" . Reviews in American History (review). 21 (4): 622–627. doi:10.2307/2703403. JSTOR   2703403.
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