(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist
(1894 – 1964) American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright & novelist
(1963 – ) Canadian writer, actor & stand-up comedian
(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor
(1898 – 1971) American humorist
(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist
(1934 – ) writer & editor
(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)
David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
(1907 – 1988) science fiction author
Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)
(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist
(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor
(1913 – 1983) journalist & author
(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic