List of diarists

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

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Sortable table of diarists
Last name[a] Wikipedia article Life span Birth[b] Death[c] Notes
Abboud Layal Abboud 1982– 1982 Lebanese singer and dancer
Abdullahu Rreze Abdullahu 1990– 1990 Kosovo Albanian writer
Abutsu-ni Abutsu-ni 1222–1283 1222 1283 Japanese nun and poet
Ackerley J. R. Ackerley 1896–1967 1896 1967 Joe Randolph Ackerley, English literary editor and biographer
Ackermann Louise-Victorine Ackermann 1813–1890 1813 1890 French writer and philosopher
Acland Lady Harriet Acland 1750–1815 1750 1815 English noblewoman and nurse
Adams John Adams 1735–1826 1735 1826 2nd President of the United States, statesman and diplomat
Adams John Quincy Adams 1767–1848 1767 1848 6th President of the United States, statesman and diplomat
Adamson Catherine Adamson 1868–1925 1868 1925 New Zealand homemaker
Aderca Felix Aderca 1891–1962 1891 1962 Romanian novelist, playwright and poet
Agate James Agate 1877–1947 1877 1947 English writer and critic
al-Radi Nuha al-Radi 1941–2004 1941 2004 Iraqi potter and painter
al-Windawi Thura al-Windawi 1983– 1983 Iraqi pharmacologist and political commentator
Alcott Louisa May Alcott 1832–1888 1832 1888 American novelist
Allingham William Allingham 1824–1889 1824 1889 Irish poet
Ambrose Isaac Ambrose 1604–1664 1604 1664 English Puritan
Amiel Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1821–1881 1821 1881 Swiss philosopher, poet and critic
Andræ Hansine Andræ 1817–1898 1817 1898 Danish feminist
Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire 1880–1918 1880 1918 French writer
Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot 1793–1834 1793 1834 English associate of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arishima Takeo Takeo Arishima 1878–1923 1878 1923 Japanese novelist
Artaud Antonin Artaud 1896–1948 1896 1948 French writer and critic
Asquith Lady Cynthia Asquith 1887–1960 1887 1960 English writer
Aubert Elise Aubert 1837–1909 1837 1909 Norwegian fiction and non-fiction writer
Aya Kitō Aya Kitō 1962–1988 1962 1988 Japanese sufferer from spinocerebellar ataxia
Ayton Charles John Ayton 1846–1922 1846 1922 New Zealand gold miner and rabbiter
Badin Gustav Badin 1747–1822 1747 1822 Swedish court servant
Baker Elizabeth Baker 1720–1797 1720 1797 English secretary and geologist
Balfour David Paton Balfour 1841–1894 1841 1894 New Zealand sheep farmer and roading supervisor
Ballard Martha Ballard 1735–1812 1735 1812 American midwife and healer
Bamford Samuel Bamford 1788–1872 1788 1872 English dialect poet and dialect theorist
Banuș Maria Banuș 1914–1999 1914 1999 Romanian poet and essayist
Banzet Sara Banzet 1745–1774 1745 1774 French educator
Baranga Aurel Baranga 1913–1979 1913 1979 Romanian playwright and poet
Barbellion W. N. P. Barbellion 1889–1919 1889 1919 Pseudonym of Bruce Frederick Cummings, English naturalist, essayist & & writer
Barker Mary Anne Barker 1831–1911 1831 1911 Jamaican-born Australian writer
Barwick Archie Barwick 1890–1966 1890 1966 Australian farmer and soldier
Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer 1908–1994 1908 1994 Indian independence activist and writer
Bashkirtseff Marie Bashkirtseff 1858–1884 1858 1884 Ukrainian painter and sculptor (in French)
Bason Fred Bason 1907–1973 1907 1973 English bookseller, broadcaster and writer
Bass Franta Bass 1930–1944 1930 1944 Jewish Czech child poet, Holocaust victim
Baxter Annie Maria Baxter 1816–1905 1816 1905 English-born Australian housewife
Beard Peter Hill Beard 1938– 1938 American photographer in Africa
Beaton Cecil Beaton 1904–1980 1904 1980 English fashion, portrait and war photographer
Ben no Naishi Ben no Naishi 1220–1270 1220 1270 Japanese court lady and poet
Benedict Ruth Benedict 1887–1948 1887 1948 American anthropologist
Benn Tony Benn 1925–2014 1925 2014 English politician
Bennett Alan Bennett 1934– 1934 English writer and playwright
Bennett Arnold Bennett 1867–1931 1867 1931 English novelist
Benson A. C. Benson 1862–1925 1862 1925 Arthur Christopher Benson, English academic, biographer and poet
Berendes Märta Berendes 1639–1717 1639 1717 Swedish mistress of the robes
Bergholz Olga Bergholz 1910–1975 1910 1975 Soviet poet and playwright
Bergounioux Pierre Bergounioux 1949– 1949 French writer
Berr Hélène Berr 1921–1945 1921 1945 French writer on Nazi occupation of Paris
Bestall Alfred Bestall 1892–1986 1892 1986 English illustrator, best known for Rupert Bear stories
Betham Mary Matilda Betham 1776–1852 1776 1852 English poet, woman of letters and miniature portrait painter.
Bilbrough Ethel Bilbrough 1868–1951 1868 1951 English First World War diarist and artist
Bloy Léon Bloy 1846–1917 1846 1917 French novelist, poet and pamphleteer
Blundell Nicholas Blundell 1669–1737 1669 1737 English squire
Blunt Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840–1922 1840 1922 English poet and writer
Bodichon Barbara Bodichon 1827–1891 1827 1891 English educationalist, feminist and traveller
Bollinger George Wallace Bollinger 1890–1917 1890 1917 New Zealand soldier
Bonham Carter Violet Bonham Carter 1887–1969 1887 1969 English politician, daughter of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
Bontempi Teresina Bontempi 1883–1968 1883 1968 Swiss political activist
Booth Stanley Booth 1942– 1942 American music journalist
Boruwłaski Józef Boruwłaski 1739–1837 1739 1837 Polish dwarf musician
Boswell James Boswell 1740–1795 1740 1795 Scottish chronicler of Samuel Johnson
Boyle Jimmy Boyle 1944– 1944 Scottish gangster, sculptor and novelist
Bräker Ulrich Bräker 1735–1798 1735 1798 Swiss autodidact and writer
Brandreth Gyles Brandreth 1948– 1948 English writer and politician
Brant Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant 1880–1970 1880 1970 Brazilian teenage diarist
Brecht Bertolt Brecht 1898–1956 1898 1956 German playwright, poet and politician
Breen Patrick Breen 1795–1868 1795 1868 American member of The Donner Party
Bremer Arthur Bremer 1950– 1950 American attempted assassin of George Wallace
Brereton Sir William Brereton 1604–1661 1604 1661 1st Baronet Brereton, English politician and Roundhead military commander
Brittain Vera Brittain 1893–1970 1893 1970 English author and feminist
Britten Benjamin Britten 1913–1976 1913 1976 English composer
Brown Ford Madox Brown 1821–1893 1821 1893 French-born English painter
Bruce David Bruce 1898–1977 1898 1977 American ambassador
Bryceson Nathaniel Bryceson 1826–1911 1826 1911 English clerk
Bryn Thomas Bryn 1782–1827 1782 1827 Norwegian jurist and civil servant
Bucuța Emanoil Bucuța 1887–1946 1887 1946 Romanian novelist, critic and poet
Bujnicki Kazimierz Bujnicki 1788–1878 1788 1878 Polish writer
Bull Deborah Bull 1963– 1963 English ballet dancer and writer
Bullard Reader Bullard 1885–1976 1885 1976 English diplomat
Bunin Ivan Bunin 1870–1953 1870 1953 Russian/Soviet novelist
Burney Fanny Burney 1752–1840 1752 1840 English novelist, playwright and biographer
Burton Richard Burton 1925–1984 1925 1984 Welsh actor
Bury Elizabeth Bury 1644–1720 1644 1720 English nonconformist
Butler Eleanor Charlotte Butler 1739–1829 1739 1829 One of the once controversial Ladies of Llangollen
Butts Mary Butts 1890–1937 1890 1937 English writer
Byrd William Byrd II 1674–1744 1674 1744 Colonial American diarist
Byron Lord Byron 1788–1824 1788 1824 English poet and traveler
Cabot Meg Cabot 1967– 1967 American YA author
Cadogan Alexander Cadogan 1884–1968 1884 1968 English diplomat and civil servant
Calaferte Louis Calaferte 1928–1994 1928 1994 French novelist and essayist
Călinescu Matei Călinescu 1934–2009 1934 2009 Romanian critic and professor
Campbell Alastair Campbell 1957– 1957 Anglo-Scottish journalist, broadcaster and author
Campbell Thomas Campbell 1733–1795 1733 1795 Irish Protestant minister and travel writer
Camprubí Zenobia Camprubí 1887–1956 1887 1956 Spanish Civil War seen from Cuba
Camus Albert Camus 1913–1960 1913 1960 Algerian-born French writer and philosopher
Carr Emily Carr 1871–1945 1871 1945 Canadian artist
Carrington Dora Carrington 1893–1932 1893 1932 English painter
Carroll Jim Carroll 1949–2009 1949 2009 American author, poet and musician
Carroll Lewis Carroll 1832–1898 1832 1898 Pseudonym of Charles L. Dodgson, English writer and mathematician
Casares Adolfo Bioy Casares 1914–1999 1914 1999 Argentine fiction writer and collaborator with Jorge Luis Borges
Casey Richard Casey 1890–1976 1890 1976 Baron Casey, Australian statesman and ambassador
Cassab Judy Cassab 1920–2015 1920 2015 Australian artist
Castillo Abelardo Castillo 1935–2017 1935 2017 Argentine novelist and essayist
Castle Barbara Castle 1910–2002 1910 2002 English politician
Caughey Catherine Caughey 1923–2008 1923 2008 Kenyan-born New Zealand code breaker and occupational therapist
Caverhill Hannah Rebecca Frances Caverhill 1834–1897 1834 1897 New Zealand homemaker
Channon Henry Channon 1897–1958 1897 1958 Anglo-American politician and author
Chaszczewacki Miriam Chaszczewacki 1924–1942 1924 1942 Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Cheever John Cheever 1912–1982 1912 1982 American novelist
Chennault Claire Lee Chennault 1890–1958 1890 1958 American World War II General, head of the Flying Tigers
Chesnut Mary Boykin Chesnut 1823–1886 1823 1886 American who described life in South Carolina in the American Civil War
Choe Bu Choe Bu 1454–1504 1454 1504 Korean official and traveler
Christie Johan Koren Christie 1909–1995 1909 1995 Norwegian air-force major general
Ciano Galeazzo Ciano 1903–1944 1903 1944 Mussolini's Italian foreign minister
Cibulka Hanns Cibulka 1920–2004 1920 2004 German Bohemian poet
Cioran Emil Cioran 1911–1995 1911 1995 Romanian writer and philosopher
Clark Alan Clark 1928–1999 1928 1999 English politician and historian
Clark Andrew Clark 1856–1922 1856 1922 Scottish diarist and cleric
Clark Ossie Clark 1942–1996 1942 1996 English fashion designer
Clark Ralph Clark 1755–1794 1755 1794 Scottish naval officer
Clifford Lady Anne Clifford 1590–1676 1590 1676 English literary patron and correspondent
Cobain Kurt Cobain 1967–1994 1967 1994 American rock musician, Nirvana’s lead singer
Cockburn Henry Cockburn 1779–1854 1779 1854 Lord Cockburn, Scottish judge and writer
Cocks Richard Cocks 1566–1624 1566 1624 English head of trading post in Japan
Cocteau Jean Cocteau 1889–1963 1889 1963 French writer and filmmaker
Coey John Alan Coey 1950–1975 1950 1975 American soldier with the Rhodesian army
Coke Mary Coke 1727–1811 1727 1811 English diarist and correspondent
Cole William Cole 1714–1782 1714 1782 English Anglican cleric and antiquary
Collis Maurice Collis 1889–1973 1889 1973 Irish administrator in Burma and writer
Columbus Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 1451 1506 Cristoforo Colombo, Italian explorer and colonizer
Colville Jock Colville 1915–1987 1915 1987 English civil servant
Condict Jemima Condict 1754–1779 1754 1779 American child diarist
Congar Yves Congar 1904–1995 1904 1995 French Dominican friar and theologian
Coningsby Thomas Coningsby 1550–1625 1550 1625 English soldier and member of parliament
Constant Benjamin Constant 1767–1830 1767 1830 French writer, philosopher and politician
Cooper Ethel Cooper 1871–1961 1871 1961 Australian musician and First World War German detainee
Coppola Eleanor Coppola 1936– 1936 American filmmaker and writer
Corrie Rachel Corrie 1979–2003 1979 2003 American activist
Cory William Johnson Cory 1823–1892 1823 1892 English schoolmaster and scholar
Costantini Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini 1876–1958 1876 1958 Vatican cardinal and Apostolic Chancellor
Coward Noël Coward 1899–1973 1899 1973 English playwright and composer
Cowper Mary Cowper 1685–1724 1685 1724 English courtier
Cox James Cox 1846–1925 1846 1925 New Zealand swagman
Coyet Peter Julius Coyet 1618–1667 1618 1667 Swedish envoy to England
Creevey Thomas Creevey 1768–1838 1768 1838 English politician
Cresswell Nicholas Cresswell 1750–1804 1750 1804 English settler in the American colonies
Cristea Nicolae Cristea 1834–1902 1834 1902 Romanian priest and political activist
Croker John Wilson Croker 1780–1857 1780 1857 Irish-born politician
Crompton Susan Mary Crompton 1846–1932 1846 1932 Australian social welfare reformer
Cronman Fritz Cronman 1640–1680 1640 1680 Swedish diplomat
Crossman Richard Crossman 1907–1974 1907 1974 English politician and writer
Crowley Aleister Crowley 1875–1947 1875 1947 English occultist and poet
Cullwick Hannah Cullwick 1833–1909 1833 1909 English domestic servant and lodging-house keeper
Curie Marie Curie 1867–1934 1867 1934 Polish physicist and chemist
Curvers Alexis Curvers 1906–1992 1906 1992 Belgian writer
Czarkowski-Golejewski Cyryl Czarkowski-Golejewski 1885–1940 1885 1940 Polish landowner and Katyn massacre victim
Czartoryska Klementyna Czartoryska 1780–1852 1780 1852 Polish noblewoman
Czerniaków Adam Czerniaków 1880–1942 1880 1942 Polish head of the Warsaw Ghetto’s Judenrat and Holocaust victim
d'Ewes Simonds d'Ewes 1602–1650 1602 1650 English antiquary and politician
Daae Ludvig Daae 1829–1893 1829 1893 Norwegian jurist and politician
Dabit Eugène Dabit 1898–1936 1898 1936 French writer
Dąbrowska Maria Dąbrowska 1889–1965 1889 1965 Polish novelist and playwright
Dacosta Luísa Dacosta 1927–2015 1927 2015 Portuguese fiction writer and poet
Dallam Thomas Dallam 1575–1630 1575 1630 English organ builder (diary 1598–1599, journey to Turkey)
Danckaerts Jasper Danckaerts 1639–1704 1639 1704 Dutch North American colonist and travel writer
Đặng Đặng Thùy Trâm 1942–1970 1942 1970 Vietnamese army surgeon
Darre Jacob Hersleb Darre 1757–1841 1757 1841 Norwegian chaplain and constitutional assembly representative
Dati Gregorio Dati 1363–1435 1363 1435 Florentine merchant
Davis Emilie Davis 1839–1889 1839 1889 African-American diarist, fl.1860s
Dawbin Anna Dawbin 1816–1905 1816 1905 English-born Australian housewife and foster mother
Day Dorothy Day 1897–1980 1897 1980 American journalist and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
de Beauvoir Simone de Beauvoir 1908–1986 1908 1986 French writer and philosopher
de Biran Maine de Biran 1766–1824 1766 1824 French writer, philosopher and mathematician
de Brakelond Jocelyn de Brakelond 1155–1202 1155 1202 English monk
de Castelbajac Constance de Castelbajac 1859–1886 1859 1886 French aristocrat
de Catt Henri de Catt 1725–1795 1725 1795 Swiss scholar
de Clercq Willem de Clercq 1795–1844 1795 1844 Dutch Protestant revivalist
de Ficquelmont Dorothea de Ficquelmont 1804–1863 1804 1863 Russian diarist in French and salonnière
de Goncourt Edmond de Goncourt 1822–1896 1822 1896 French writer and critic, brother of Jules
de Goncourt Jules de Goncourt 1830–1870 1830 1870 French writer, brother of Edmond
de Gouberville Gilles de Gouberville 1521–1578 1521 1578 French seigneur in Cotentin, Normandy
de Graffigny Françoise de Graffigny 1695–1758 1695 1758 French novelist and salonnière
de Guérin Eugénie de Guérin 1805–1848 1805 1848 French writer
de Jesus Carolina Maria de Jesus 1914–1977 1914 1977 Brazilian writer and social activist
de L’Estoile Pierre de L'Estoile 1546–1611 1546 1611 French collector
de Mélito André François Miot de Mélito 1762–1841 1762 1841 French statesman and scholar
de Mofras Eugène Duflot de Mofras 1810–1884 1810 1884 French naturalist and diplomat
de Pougy Liane de Pougy 1869–1950 1869 1950 French dancer and courtesan
De Quincey Thomas De Quincey 1785–1859 1785 1859 English man of letters
de Saint-Jean Robert de Saint-Jean 1901–1987 1901 1987 French writer and journalist
de Thompson Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson 1786–1868 1786 1868 Argentine society hostess
de Tinan Jean de Tinan 1874–1898 1874 1898 French writer
de Veer Gerrit de Veer 1570–1598 1570 1598 Dutch naval officer
de Vernet María Sáez de Vernet 1800–1858 1800 1858 Argentine resident in the Falkland Islands
de Vigny Alfred de Vigny 1797–1863 1797 1863 French writer
Debes Jens Peter Debes 1776–1832 1776 1832 Norwegian judge and politician
Dedekam Sophie Dedekam 1820–1894 1820 1894 Norwegian composer
Dee John Dee 1527–1609 1527 1609 17th-century English mathematician and astronomer of Welsh extraction
Deen Helga Deen 1925–1943 1925 1943 Dutch/German Holocaust victim
Delacroix Eugène Delacroix 1798–1863 1798 1863 French painter
Delafield E. M. Delafield 1890–1943 1890 1943 Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture. (English novelist
Delvaille Bernard Delvaille 1931–2006 1931 2006 French poet and anthologist
Deșliu Dan Deșliu 1927–1992 1927 1992 Romanian poet
Dessì Giuseppe Dessì 1909–1977 1909 1977 Italian novelist and playwright
Diamandy George Diamandy 1867–1917 1867 1917 Romanian politician and social scientist
Dodington George Bubb Dodington 1691–1762 1691 1762 English politician and nobleman
Doherty Pete Doherty 1979– 1979 English rock musician
Dorian Emil Dorian 1893–1956 1893 1956 Romanian poet and physician
Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821–1881 1821 1881 Russian novelist
Dostoyevskaya Anna Dostoyevskaya 1846–1918 1846 1918 Russian wife of Fyodor Dostoevsky
Draenger Gusta Dawidson Draenger 1917–1943 1917 1943 Polish Holocaust victim
Drinker Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker 1735–1807 1735 1807 American Quaker diarist
du Gard Roger Martin du Gard 1881–1958 1881 1958 French writer
Dudeney Alice Dudeney 1866–1945 1866 1945 English novelist (life in Sussex)
Dugdale William Dugdale 1605–1686 1605 1686 English antiquary and historian
Duke Antera Duke –1788 1788 Nigerian slave trader
Duras Marguerite Duras 1914–1996 1914 1996 French novelist and scriptwriter
Dylan Bob Dylan 1941– 1941 American musician and songwriter
Dyott William Dyott 1761–1847 1761 1847 British army General and aide-de-camp of George III
Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt 1877–1904 1877 1904 Swiss explorer and writer
Ebner Christina Ebner 1277–1356 1277 1356 German Dominican mystic
Ebner Margareta Ebner 1291–1351 1291 1351 German Dominican nun
Edwards Dickon Edwards 1971– 1971 British musician and dandy
Elet Jacob Elet Dutch factor on the Slave Coast of West Africa, early18th century
Eliade Mircea Eliade 1907–1986 1907 1986 Romanian historian of religion and mythologist
Eliot George Eliot 1819–1880 1819 1880 Pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, English novelist
Ellis Edward Robb Ellis 1911–1998 1911 1998 American writer and reporter
Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882 1803 1882 American writer
Engel-Wijnberg Selma Engel-Wijnberg 1922–2018 1922 2018 Dutch Holocaust survivor
Eno Brian Eno 1948– 1948 English musician, record producer and polymath
Ernaux Annie Ernaux 1940– 1940 French writer
Evelyn John Evelyn 1620–1706 1620 1706 English writer, scholar and gardener
Faithfull Marianne Faithfull 1946– 1946 English singer and actress
Farington Joseph Farington 1747–1821 1747 1821 English landscape painter
Farmborough Florence Farmborough 1887–1978 1887 1978 English nurse and author
Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner 1792–1869 1792 1869 Australian pioneer and politician
Fay Eliza Fay 1756–1816 1756 1816 English traveller to India
Fenyő Miksa Fenyő 1877–1972 1877 1972 Hungarian politician and poet
Fesch Jacques Fesch 1930–1957 1930 1957 French murderer and Catholic convert
Fiennes Celia Fiennes 1652–1741 1652 1741 English traveler
Filipović Zlata Filipović 1980– 1980 Bosnian child and adult diarist in Sarajevo
Fisher Carrie Fisher 1956–2016 1956 2016 American actress and writer
Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896–1940 1896 1940 American writer
Fjellbu Arne Fjellbu 1890–1962 1890 1962 Norwegian bishop
Fleming Marjorie Fleming 1803–1811 1803 1811 Scottish child diarist (diary 1809–1811)
Fountaine Margaret Fountaine 1862–1940 1862 1940 Lepidopterist
Fox Caroline Fox 1819–1871 1819 1871 English socialite, sister of Barclay
Fox George Fox 1624–1691 1624 1691 English founder of the Quakers
Foxe Samuel Foxe 1560–1630 1560 1630 English politician
Frank Anne Frank 1929–1945 1929 1945 Dutch Holocaust victim, documenting her life in hiding (1941–1945)
Franklin Miles Franklin 1879–1954 1879 1954 Australian author
Fremantle Elizabeth Wynne Fremantle 1789–1857 1789 1857 English wife of Thomas Fremantle, main contributor to The Wynne Diaries
Friend Donald Friend 1915–1989 1915 1989 Australian artist
Fripp Robert Fripp 1946– 1946 English musician
Frisch Max Frisch 1911–1991 1911 1991 Swiss playwright and novelist
Fritz Samuel Fritz 1654–1730 1654 1730 Czech Jesuit missionary and explorer
Fromm Bella Fromm 1890–1972 1890 1972 German wartime diarist and journalist
Fujiwara no Kanezane Fujiwara no Kanezane 1149–1207 1149 1207 Japanese historian and Chief Minister
Fujiwara no Michinaga Fujiwara no Michinaga 966–1028 966 1028 Japanese statesman
Fujiwara no Michinaga Fujiwara no Michinaga 966–1028 966 1028 Japanese poet and statesman
Fujiwara no Sanesuke Fujiwara no Sanesuke 957–1046 957 1046 Japanese Minister of the Right
Fujiwara no Teika Fujiwara no Teika 1162–1241 1162 1241 Japanese scholar and calligrapher
Fuller Buckminster Fuller 1895–1993 1895 1993 Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr., American designer and engineer
Fulton Catherine Fulton 1829–1919 1829 1919 New Zealand community leader and suffragette
Furttenbach Joseph Furttenbach 1591–1667 1591 1667 German architect and mathematician
Gág Wanda Gág 1893–1946 1893 1946 American artist and children's author
Gaitskell Hugh Gaitskell 1906–1963 1906 1963 English politician
Garborg Arne Garborg 1851–1924 1851 1924 Norwegian writer
Gascoyne David Gascoyne 1916–2001 1916 2001 English poet and translator
Gelfand Vladimir Gelfand 1923–1983 1923 1983 Soviet World War II soldier
Gertsyk Eugenia Gertsyk 1878–1944 1878 1944 Russian/Soviet writer and translator
Gibbon Edward Gibbon 1737–1794 1737 1794 English historian and politician
Gide André Gide 1869–1951 1869 1951 French novelist and man of letters
Gillette Chester Gillette 1883–1908 1883 1908 American murderer
Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg 1926–1997 1926 1997 American beat poet
Ginz Petr Ginz 1928–1944 1928 1944 Czechoslovak author, artist, editor, and Holocaust victim
Gjerdrum Carl Ferdinand Gjerdrum 1821–1902 1821 1902 Norwegian jurist and businessman
Gladstone Mary Gladstone 1847–1927 1847 1927 English political diarist
Glückel of Hameln Glückel of Hameln 1647–1727 1647 1727 German businesswoman and diarist in Yiddish
Go-Nara Emperor Go-Nara 1495–1557 1495 1557 Japanese Emperor
Goebbels Joseph Goebbels 1897–1945 1897 1945 Nazi German Propaganda Minister
Goma Paul Goma 1935–2020 1935 2020 Romanian dissident writer
Gombrowicz Witold Gombrowicz 1904–1969 1904 1969 Polish writer
Gradowski Zalman Gradowski 1910–1944 1910 1944 Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Grant Elizabeth Grant 1797–1885 1797 1885 Scottish traveler and writer
Grant Richard E. Grant 1957– 1957 Swazi/English actor
Gray Francine du Plessix Gray 1930– 1930 Franco-American author
Green Julien Green 1900–1998 1900 1998 American author, writing in French
Greene Bob Greene 1947– 1947 American journalist
Gregory Augusta, Lady Gregory 1852–1932 1852 1932 Irish dramatist and theatre manager
Grenfell Joyce Grenfell 1910–1979 1910 1979 English actress and writer
Gretton H. W. Gretton 1914–1983 1914 1983 New Zealand poet, teacher and soldier
Greville Charles Greville 1794–1865 1794 1865 English civil servant and cricketer
Grimké Charlotte Forten Grimké 1837–1914 1837 1914 American abolitionist and women's rights activist
Grote Harriet Grote 1792–1878 1792 1878 English salonnière and biographer
Groult Benoîte Groult 1920–2016 1920 2016 French writer
Guevara Che Guevara 1928–1967 1928 1967 Argentine revolutionary
Guibert Hervé Guibert 1955–1991 1955 1991 French writer and AIDS activist
Guinness Alec Guinness 1914–2000 1914 2000 English actor
Guyotat Pierre Guyotat 1940– 1940 French writer
Hagendorf Peter Hagendorf 1601–1679 1601 1679 German mercenary in the Thirty Years' War
Haldeman Harry Robbins Haldeman 1926–1993 1926 1993 American political aide involved in Watergate
Halder Franz Halder 1884–1972 1884 1972 German army general
Hall Peter Hall 1930–2017 1930 2017 English theater and film director
Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjöld 1905–1961 1905 1961 Swedish Secretary-General of the United Nations
Hammond Richard Hammond 1969– 1969 English TV presenter
Hanazono Emperor Hanazono 1297–1348 1297 1348 Japanese Emperor
Hansjakob Heinrich Hansjakob 1837–1916 1837 1916 German Catholic priest, historian and novelist
Hara Takashi Hara Takashi 1856–1921 1856 1921 Japanese Prime Minister
Hardy Mary Hardy 1733–1809 1733 1809 English farmer and brewer's wife from Whissonsett, Norfolk
Haring Keith Haring 1958–1990 1958 1990 American artist
Harmaja Saima Harmaja 1913–1937 1913 1937 Finnish poet and tuberculosis victim
Harris Howell Harris 1714–1773 1714 1773 Welsh preacher
Harris and Klebold Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold 1981–1999 1981 1999 American schoolboy perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
Harrison Sabrina Ward Harrison 1975– 1975 Canadian artist and author
Hasenbosch Leendert Hasenbosch 1695–1724 1695 1724 Castaway Dutch sailor
Hauge Olav H. Hauge 1908–1994 1908 1994 Norwegian horticulturalist and poet
Haugland Jens Haugland 1910–1991 1910 1991 Norwegian jurist and politician
Havet Mireille Havet 1898–1932 1898 1932 French writer
Hawker Peter Hawker 1786–1853 1786 1853 English army officer and sportsman
Hayden Mary Hayden 1862–1942 1862 1942 Irish historian
Haydon Benjamin Haydon 1786–1846 1786 1846 English painter
Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–1893 1822 1893 19th President of the United States
Henslowe Philip Henslowe 1550–1615 1550 1615 English theatre producer
Herbert Dorothea Herbert 1767–1829 1767 1829 Irish poet
Herzberg Abel Herzberg 1893–1989 1893 1989 Dutch lawyer and writer
Heyde Maria Heyde 1837–1913 1837 1913 German missionary and translator in Tibet
Highsmith Patricia Highsmith 1923–1995 1923 1995 American author
Hillesum Etty Hillesum 1914–1943 1914 1943 Dutch Holocaust victim.
Hilton George Hilton 1673–1725 1673 1725 English gentleman diarist[2]
Himmler Heinrich Himmler 1900–1945 1900 1945 Nazi and commander of the SS[3]
Hinde Edmund C. Hinde 1830–1909 1830 1909 American participant in the 1850s California Gold Rush
Hinel Anna Maria Hinel 1924–1943 1924 1943 Polish underground activist and Holocaust victim
Hitchcock Henry Hitchcock (Missouri lawyer) 1829–1902 1829 1902 American lawyer serving under General William Tecumseh Sherman
Hoare Louisa Gurney Hoare 1784–1836 1784 1836 English writer on education
Hoare Richard Hoare 1758–1838 1758 1838 Second baronet Hoare, English antiquary and traveler
Hobhouse John Hobhouse 1786–1869 1786 1869 English politician and Member of Parliament
Hoby Lady Margaret Hoby 1571–1633 1571 1633 English gentlewoman
Holden Edith Holden 1871–1920 1871 1920 English artist, teacher and naturalist
Holland William Holland 1746–1818 1746 1818 English country clergyman
Holstein-Gottorp Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 1759–1818 1759 1818 Queen of Sweden and Norway
Hone Philip Hone 1780–1851 1780 1851 American mayor and New York socialite
Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844–1889 1844 1889 English poet and priest
Horney Karen Horney 1885–1952 1885 1952 German psychoanalyst
Howard Lyall Howard 1896–1955 1896 1955 Australian engineer and businessman
Imam Jahanara Imam 1929–1994 1929 1994 Bangladeshi writer and political activist
Inge William Ralph Inge 1860–1954 1860 1954 English cleric and author
Inglis Julia, Lady Inglis 1833–1904 1833 1904 English diarist with an account of the 1857 Siege of Lucknow
Inman Arthur Crew Inman 1895–1963 1895 1963 American poet who wrote a diary of 17 million words
Isherwood Christopher Isherwood 1904–1986 1904 1986 English-American novelist
Ishin Sūden Ishin Sūden 1569–1633 1569 1633 1569–1633), Japanese Zen Rinzai monk and advisor
Iwaszkiewicz Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz 1894–1980 1894 1980 Polish writer, poet and dramatist
Izumi Shikibu Izumi Shikibu 976– 976 Japanese poet
Jacob Rosamond Jacob 1888–1960 1888 1960 Irish writer
Jacob Violet Jacob 1863–1946 1863 1946 Scottish novelist and poet
James Alice James 1848–1892 1848 1892 American sister of novelist Henry and philosopher William
Jarman Derek Jarman 1942–1994 1942 1994 English painter, filmmaker and gardener
Jenkins Joseph Jenkins 1818–1898 1818 1898 Welsh-born Australian swagman and self-educator
Jenkins Roy Jenkins 1920–2003 1920 2003 Welsh-born British politician and biographer
Jespersen Finn Varde Jespersen 1914–1944 1914 1944 Norwegian orienteer and air force lieutenant
Jones John Beauchamp Jones 1810–1866 1810 1866 American novelist and Confederate War Department clerk
Jones Liz Jones 1958– 1958 English writer and journalist
Josselin Ralph Josselin 1617–1683 1617 1683 Rural English cleric (diary 1641–1683)
Jouhandeau Marcel Jouhandeau 1888–1979 1888 1979 French writer
Joyce Stanislaus Joyce 1884–1955 1884 1955 Irish scholar and writer
Jun Takami Jun Takami 1907–1965 1907 1965 1907–1965), Japanese novelist and poet
Jünger Ernst Jünger 1895–1998 1895 1998 German entomologist and Wehrmacht officer
Kafka Franz Kafka 1883–1924 1883 1924 German-language Jewish Czech novelist
Kafū Nagai Kafū Nagai 1879–1959 1879 1959 1879–1959), Japanese author and playwright
Kahlo Frida Kahlo 1907–1954 1907 1954 Mexican painter
Kajūji Mitsutoyo Kajūji Mitsutoyo 1576–1612 1576 1612 1576–1612), Japanese noble
Kálli Leszli Kálli Colombian kidnap victim
Kamal Sufia Kamal 1911–1999 1911 1999 Bangladeshi writer and political activist
Karpiński Wojciech Karpiński 1943– 1943 Polish critic and historian of ideas
Kästner Erich Kästner 1899–1974 1899 1974 German satirist and children's writer
Kazin Alfred Kazin 1915–1988 1915 1988 American writer and critic
Kelekar Ravindra Kelekar 1925–2010 1925 2010 Indian activist and writer
Kellner Friedrich Kellner 1885–1970 1885 1970 German justice inspector and author
Kemble Fanny Kemble 1809–1893 1809 1893 English actress
Kessler Harry Graf Kessler 1868–1937 1868 1937 Anglo-German diplomat and writer
Kierkegaard Søren Kierkegaard 1813–1855 1813 1855 Danish philosopher and theologian
Kilvert Francis Kilvert 1840–1879 1840 1879 English country cleric
Kimura Kenkadō Kimura Kenkadō 1736–1802 1736 1802 1736–1802), Japanese scholar and artist
King Cecil Harmsworth King 1901–1987 1901 1987 English newspaper proprietor
King William Lyon Mackenzie King 1874–1950 1874 1950 Canadian Prime Minister
Kirstein Lincoln Kirstein 1907–1996 1907 1996 American writer, impresario and connoisseur
Klee Paul Klee 1879–1940 1879 1940 Swiss-German painter
Klemperer Victor Klemperer 1881–1960 1881 1960 German scholar and writer
Klepper Jochen Klepper 1903–1942 1903 1942 German writer and poet
Knopwood Robert Knopwood 1763–1938 1763 1938 English-born Australian clergyman
Kobayashi Issa Kobayashi Issa 1763–1828 1763 1828 Japanese Jōdo Shinshū lay priest
Kohnová Věra Kohnová 1929–1942 1929 1942 Czechoslovak Holocaust victim
Kōichi Kido Kōichi Kido 1889–1977 1889 1977 1889–1977), Japanese imperial advisor
Koker David Koker 1921–1945 1921 1945 Dutch Holocaust victim
Koller Karl Koller 1898–1951 1898 1951 German air force general
Kollwitz Käthe Kollwitz 1867–1945 1867 1945 German artist
Konoe Nobutada Konoe Nobutada 1565–1614 1565 1614 Japanese courtier and poet
Konstantinova Ina Konstantinova 1924–1944 1924 1944 Soviet World War II partisan
Koren Christiane Koren 1764–1815 1764 1815 Danish-born Norwegian poet and playwright
Kowalska Faustina Kowalska 1905–1938 1905 1938 Polish mystic, saint and secretary of Divine Mercy
Krajewska Teodora Krajewska 1854–1935 1854 1935 Polish-born Austro-Hungarian physician and writer
Kraus Marianne Kraus 1765–1838 1765 1838 German painter and travel writer
Kunikida Doppo Kunikida 1871–1908 1871 1908 Japanese novelist and poet
Kuzmin Mikhail Kuzmin 1872–1936 1872 1936 Russian writer
L’Engle Madeleine L’Engle 1918–2007 1918 2007 American author
Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf 1858–1940 1858 1940 Swedish writer, first female winner of Nobel Prize for Literature
Landucci Luca Landucci 1436–1516 1436 1516 Florentine Italian apothecary
Langford Gladys Langford 1890–1972 1890 1972 London wartime schoolteacher
Larbaud Valery Larbaud 1881–1957 1881 1957 French author
Lascelles Alan Lascelles 1887–1881 1887 1881 English royal courtier and civil servant
Laskier Rutka Laskier 1929–1943 1929 1943 Polish Holocaust chronicler
Last Nella Last 1889–1968 1889 1968 English housewife
Latham Mark Latham 1961– 1961 Australian Labor Party politician
Laukhard Friedrich Christian Laukhard 1757–1822 1757 1822 German novelist and theologian
Leadbeater Mary Leadbeater 1758–1826 1758 1826 Irish writer
Léautaud Paul Léautaud 1872–1956 1872 1956 French writer and author of Le Journal Littéraire
Lechoń Jan Lechoń 1899–1956 1899 1956 Polish critic and diplomat
Lees-Milne James Lees-Milne 1908–1997 1908 1997 English biographer, historian and secretary of National Trust Country House Committee
Leseur Élisabeth Leseur 1866–1914 1866 1914 French mystic
Lestrade Didier Lestrade 1958– 1958 French author and AIDS activist
Lewis C. S. Lewis 1898–1963 1898 1963 Irish-born English children's writer and theologian
Lewis Norman Lewis 1908–2003 1908 2003 English journalist and travel writer
Lindbergh Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1906–2001 1906 2001 American wife of aviator, who described the kidnapping of their child
Lipszyc Rywka Lipszyc 1929–1945 1929 1945 Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Lister Anne Lister 1791–1840 1791 1840 English landowner, diarist and lesbian
Lockhart R. H. Bruce Lockhart 1887–1970 1887 1970 English secret agent and author
Louÿs Pierre Louÿs 1870–1925 1870 1925 French writer
Love Courtney Love 1964– 1964 American actress and rock musician
Lowndes Marie Belloc Lowndes 1868–1947 1868 1947 French-born English novelist and playwright, sister of Hilaire Belloc
Lugovskaya Nina Lugovskaya 1918–1993 1918 1993 Soviet Russian artist (diary 1928–1937)
Luttrell Narcissus Luttrell 1657–1732 1657 1732 English historian and politician
Mac Amhlaigh Dónall Mac Amhlaigh 1926–1989 1926 1989 Irish writer
Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur 1766–1850 1766 1850 English-born Australian pastoralist and merchant
Machyn Henry Machyn 1496–1563 1496 1563 English clothier
Maclean Alasdair Maclean 1926–1994 1926 1994 Scottish poet
Macmillan Harold Macmillan 1894–1986 1894 1986 UK Prime Minister
Macnaughtan Sarah Broom Macnaughtan 1864–1916 1864 1916 Scottish-born novelist and wartime social volunteer
Macready William Macready 1793–1873 1793 1873 English actor
Maeterlinck Maurice Maeterlinck 1862–1949 1862 1949 Belgian writer
Mahler-Werfel Alma Mahler-Werfel 1879–1964 1879 1964 German musician, wife of Gustav Mahler
Malik Charles Malik 1906–1987 1906 1987 Lebanese philosopher and diplomat
Malina Judith Malina 1926–2015 1926 2015 German-born American actress and co-founder of Living Theatre
Manet Julie Manet 1878–1966 1878 1966 French painter and art collector
Manley Edna Manley 1900–1987 1900 1987 Jamaican sculptor and painter
Mann Klaus Mann 1906–1949 1906 1949 German-born American writer
Mann Thomas Mann 1875–1955 1875 1955 German novelist, Nobel Prize for Literature
Manningham John Manningham –1622 1622 English lawyer
Manoliu Petru Manoliu 1903–1976 1903 1976 Romanian novelist and newspaper editor
Mansfield Katherine Mansfield 1888–1923 1888 1923 New Zealand modernist fiction writer
Marais Mathieu Marais 1665–1737 1665 1737 French jurist
Marie of Romania Marie of Romania 1875–1938 1875 1938 English-born Romanian queen consort
Marienescu Atanasie Marian Marienescu 1830–1915 1830 1915 Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian folklorist
Martin Joachim Martin 1842–1897 1842 1897 French carpenter
Massalska Helena Apolonia Massalska 1763–1815 1763 1815 Polish noblewoman
Mathew Mary Mathew 1724–1777 1724 1777 Irish householder
Mathew Sarah Mathew 1805–1890 1805 1890 New Zealand housewife
Matome Ugaki Matome Ugaki 890–1945 890 1945 1890–1945), Japanese admiral
Matsudair Ietada Matsudaira Ietada (Fukōzu) 1555–1600 1555 1600 Japanese samurai
Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō 1644–1694 1644 1694 Japanese haiku and renga poet
Matthew Christopher Matthew 1939– 1939 English writer and broadcaster
McCafferty Megan McCafferty 1973– 1973 American YA author
McCrae Georgiana McCrae 1804–1890 1804 1890 English-born Australian painter
McNaughton Kit McNaughton 1887–1953 1887 1953 Australian wartime nurse
Mehta Durgaram Mehta 1809–1876 1809 1876 Indian Gujarati reformer and essayist
Mencken H. L. Mencken 1880–1956 1880 1956 American essayist and scholar
Merton Thomas Merton 1915–1968 1915 1968 Trappist monk and writer
Miaskowski Wojciech Miaskowski –1654 1654 Polish nobleman and Sejm member
Michihiko Hachiya Michihiko Hachiya 1903–1980 1903 1980 Japanese medical practitioner and Hiroshima survivor
Michitsuna no Haha Michitsuna no Haha 935–995 935 995 Japanese writer
Mihaly Jo Mihaly 1902–1989 1902 1989 German dancer and writer
Milburn Clara Milburn 1883–1961 1883 1961 Wartime (WWII) English housewife
Miles Hallie Eustace Miles 1868–1955 1868 1955 English writer, restaurateur, and activist
Minamoto no Michichika Minamoto no Michichika 1149–1202 1149 1202 Japanese statesman
Minet Pierre Minet 1909–1975 1909 1975 French writer
Mitchison Naomi Mitchison 1897–1999 1897 1999 Scottish novelist and poet
Moen Petter Moen 1901–1944 1901 1944 Norwegian resistance fighter
Moore George Fletcher Moore 1798–1886 1798 1886 Irish-born Australian settler, explorer and linguist
Morissette Alanis Morissette 1974– 1974 Canadian singer and songwriter
Morley Helena Morley 1880–1970 1880 1970 Brazilian young-adult writer
Morrice Roger Morrice 1628–1702 1628 1702 English Puritan minister and political commentator
Morris Mary Morris 1921–1997 1921 1997 Irish wartime nurse
Moscheles Ignaz Moscheles 1794–1870 1794 1870 Bohemian composer and pianist
Mouchotte René Mouchotte 1914–1943 1914 1943 French air force pilot
Mountbatten Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–1979 1900 1979 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), UK naval officer and statesman
Mowle Mary Braidwood Mowle 1827–1857 1827 1857 English-born Australian settler
Mrożek Sławomir Mrożek 1930–2013 1930 2013 Polish dramatist and cartoonist
Muggeridge Malcolm Muggeridge 1903–1990 1903 1990 English journalist and satirist
Mukhina Lena Mukhina 1924–1991 1924 1991 Soviet teenager during Siege of Leningrad
Mullin Chris Mullin 1947– 1947 English Labour politician and writer
Munby Arthur Munby 1828–1910 1828 1910 English poet, barrister, and solicitor
Murasaki Shikibu Murasaki Shikibu 973–1031 973 1031 Japanese novelist and lady in waiting
Murdoch Iris Murdoch 1919–1999 1919 1999 Anglo-Irish novelist
Murgescu Costin Murgescu 1919–1989 1919 1989 Romanian economist and diplomat
Musil Robert Musil 1880–1942 1880 1942 Austrian novelist and philosopher
Nabe Marc-Édouard Nabe 1958– 1958 French writer, painter and guitarist
Nakayama Tadachika Nakayama Tadachika 1131–1195 1131 1195 1131–1195), Japanese court noble and writer
Nałkowska Zofia Nałkowska 1884–1954 1884 1954 Polish writer and dramatist
Nansen Odd Nansen 1901–1973 1901 1973 Norwegian architect and humanitarian
Nicks Stevie Nicks 1948– 1948 American singer/songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
Nicolson Harold Nicolson 1886–1968 1886 1968 English diplomat, politician and author
Nijinska Bronislava Nijinska 1891–1972 1891 1972 Polish/Russian ballet dance
Nijinsky Vaslav Nijinsky 1890–1950 1890 1950 Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
Nijō Lady Nijō 1258–1307 1258 1307 Japanese noblewoman
Nin Anaïs Nin 1903–1977 1903 1977 Cuban/French lover of Henry Miller, writer of erotica, pornography and poetry
Nolens Leonard Nolens 1947– 1947 Belgian poet
Nordahl Konrad Nordahl 1897–1975 1897 1975 Norwegian trade unionist and politician
Ó Mealláin Tarlach Ó Mealláin Irish Franciscan friar, fl.1641–1650
Ó Súilleabháin Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin 1780–1837 1780 1837 Irish draper and teacher
O’Brien Florence Vere O'Brien 1854–1936 1854 1936 English-born Irish philanthropist and craftwoman
O’Crohan Tomas O'Crohan 1856–1937 1856 1937 Irish islander
Oates Joyce Carol Oates 1938– 1938 American author
Obisesan Akinpelu Obisesan 1889–1963 1889 1963 Nigerian businessman and politician
Odoyevtseva Irina Odoyevtseva 1895–1990 1895 1990 Russian/Soviet poet and novelist
Oglander John Oglander 1585–1655 1585 1655 English politician
Olsen John Olsen 1945– 1945 Australian artist
Oltmans Willem Oltmans 1925–2004 1925 2004 Dutch journalist
Ōoka Tadasuke Ōoka Tadasuke 1677–1762 1677 1762 1677–1762), Japanese samurai
Ording Arne Ording 1898–1967 1898 1967 Norwegian historian and politician
Origo Iris Origo 1902–1988 1902 1988 English-born biographer
Orton Joe Orton 1933–1967 1933 1967 English playwright
Orwell George Orwell 1903–1950 1903 1950 English journalist, essayist and critic
Østvedt Einar Østvedt 1903–1980 1903 1980 Norwegian historian and educator
Ozick Cynthia Ozick 1928– 1928 American author
Paget Walburga, Lady Paget 1839–1929 1839 1929 German writer and friend of Queen Victoria
Pakenham Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford 1905–2001 1905 2001 English politician and reformer
Palin Michael Palin 1943– 1943 English Monty Python team member, actor and travel writer
Parker Jim Parker 1897–1980 1897 1980 New Zealand sportsman and business executive
Partridge Frances Partridge 1900–2004 1900 2004 English writer
Patton George S. Patton 1885–1945 1885 1945 American World War II general
Pausch Georg Pausch 1740–1796 1740 1796 German soldier in British service
Pavels Claus Pavels 1769–1822 1769 1822 Norwegian bishop
Pavese Cesare Pavese 1908–1950 1908 1950 Italian poet, novelist and critic
Payne John Otunba Payne 1839–1906 1839 1906 Nigerian court registrar
Peacock Nicholas Peacock Irish farmer, fl. mid–18th century
Peale Charles Willson Peale 1741–1827 1741 1827 Colonial American painter
Pearson Drew Pearson 1897–1969 1897 1969 American journalist and broadcaster
Pelli Giuseppe Bencivenni Pelli 1729–1808 1729 1808 Italian civil servant and essayist
Pepys Elizabeth Pepys 1640–1669 1640 1669 French-born wife of Samuel Pepys
Pepys Emily Pepys 1833–1877 1833 1877 English child diarist (diary 1844–1845)
Pepys Samuel Pepys 1633–1703 1633 1703 English civil servant (diary 1660–1669)
Percy Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland 1716–1776 1716 1776 English peeress
Perechodnik Calel Perechodnik 1916–1944 1916 1944 Polish Jewish ghetto policeman and Holocaust victim
Pernet Diane Pernet Paris-based American fashion critic
Peter Frances Dallam Peter 1843–1864 1843 1864 United States Civil War diarist
Petkevičaitė-Bitė Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė 1861–1943 1861 1943 Lithuanian fiction writer
Pickard Tom Pickard 1946– 1946 English poet and filmmaker
Piglia Ricardo Piglia 1941–2017 1941 2017 Argentine critic and novelist
Pilkington Karl Pilkington English radio and TV personality
Pillai Ananda Ranga Pillai 1709–1761 1709 1761 Indian dubash of French India
Pizarnik Alejandra Pizarnik 1936–1972 1936 1972 Argentine poet
Pla Josep Pla 1897–1981 1897 1981 Catalan writer
Plath Sylvia Plath 1932–1963 1932 1963 American poet
Platter Thomas Platter the Younger 1574–1628 1574 1628 Swiss-born physician and traveller
Polidori John William Polidori 1795–1821 1795 1821 English poet, writer and physician
Polk James K. Polk 1795–1849 1795 1849 11th President of the United States
Popa Grigore T. Popa 1892–1948 1892 1948 Romanian physician and intellectual
Porter Agnes Porter 1752–1814 1752 1814 English governess
Pottekkatt S. K. Pottekkatt 1913–1982 1913 1982 Indian writer and politician
Potter Beatrix Potter 1866–1943 1866 1943 English children's book writer and illustrator
Powell Anthony Powell 1905–2000 1905 2000 English novelist and biographer
Powell Dawn Powell 1896–1965 1896 1965 American writer
Pozzi Catherine Pozzi 1882–1934 1882 1934 French writer, Paul Valery's lover
Pram Christen Pram 1756–1821 1756 1821 Norwegian/Danish economist and writer
Pravda Hana Maria Pravda 1916–2008 1916 2008 Czechoslovak/English actress and Holocaust survivor
Prishvin Mikhail Prishvin 1873–1954 1873 1954 Russian/Soviet writer
Pulszky Ferenc Pulszky 1814–1897 1814 1897 Hungarian politician
Pușcariu Sextil Pușcariu 1877–1948 1877 1948 Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian linguist and philologist
Pym Barbara Pym 1913–1980 1913 1980 English novelist
Qiu Miaojin Qiu Miaojin 1969–1995 1969 1995 1969–1995), Taiwanese novelist
Queneau Raymond Queneau 1903–1976 1903 1976 French writer
Rabe John Rabe 1882–1950 1882 1950 German diplomat and Nazi official
Rachlew Lillemor Rachlew 1902–1983 1902 1983 Norwegian Antarctic explorer
Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1920–1925 1920 1925 President and later Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Raiden Tameemon Raiden Tameemon 1767–1865 1767 1865 1767–1865), Japanese sumo wrestler
Rainer Francisc Rainer 1874–1944 1874 1944 Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian pathologist and anthropologist
Ralfe Catherine Hester Ralfe 1831–1912 1831 1912 New Zealand dressmaker and teacher
Ranfurly Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly 1913–2001 1913 2001 Countess of Ranfurly (1913–2001), English secretary and diplomatic employee
Reagan Ronald Reagan 1911–2004 1911 2004 40th President of the United States
Reenstierna Märta Helena Reenstierna 1753–1841 1753 1841 Swedish gentlewoman
Reich Wilhelm Reich 1897–1956 1897 1956 Austrian physician and psychoanalyst
Repington Charles à Court Repington 1858–1925 1858 1925 English military officer and war correspondent
Rétif Nicolas-Edme Rétif 1734–1806 1734 1806 French novelist
Rich Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick 1625–1678 1625 1678 Countess of Warwick (1625–1678), Irish maid of honour
Rickman Alan Rickman 1946–2016 1946 2016 English actor and director
Ritchie Charles Ritchie 1906–1995 1906 1995 Canadian diplomat
Robinson Henry Crabb Robinson 1775–1887 1775 1887 English lawyer
Rollins Henry Rollins 1961– 1961 American singer for Black Flag
Rondeau Gérard Rondeau 1953–2016 1953 2016 French photographer
Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt 1858–1919 1858 1919 26th President of the United States
Rorem Ned Rorem 1923–2022 1923 2022 American composer
Rosenthal Barbara Rosenthal 1948– 1948 American avant-garde New Media artist/writer/performer
Rosetti Radu R. Rosetti 1877–1949 1877 1949 Romanian general and military historian
Ruess Everett Ruess 1914–1934 1914 1934 American artist, poet and explorer
Rühmkorf Peter Rühmkorf 1929–2008 1929 2008 German writer
Ruskin John Ruskin 1819–1900 1819 1900 English art critic and philanthropist
Russell Robert Russell 1808–1900 1808 1900 English-born Australian architect
Ryder Dudley Ryder 1691–1756 1691 1756 English Lord Chief Justice (diary 1715–16)
Sadoul Jacques Sadoul 1881–1956 1881 1956 French lawyer, politician and writer
Saeed Hakeem Muhammad Saeed 1920–1998 1920 1998 Indian/Pakistani medical researcher and philanthropist
Salmonì Rubino Romeo Salmonì 1920–2011 1920 2011 Italian author and Holocaust survivor
Sand George Sand 1804–1876 1804 1876 French writer
Sanuto Marino Sanuto 1466–1536 1466 1536 Venetian historian
Sarton May Sarton 1912–1995 1912 1995 American poet and novelist
Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 1905 1980 French writer and philosopher
Sarzo Rudy Sarzo 1950– 1950 Cuban-American rock bassist, notably of Ozzy Osbourne fame
Sassoon Siegfried Sassoon 1886–1967 1886 1967 English poet and author
Satō Eisaku Satō 1901–1975 1901 1975 1901–1975), Japanese Prime Minister
Savicheva Tanya Savicheva 1930–1944 1930 1944 Soviet child in the World War II Siege of Leningrad
Schelvis Jules Schelvis 1921–2016 1921 2016 Dutch historian and Holocaust survivor
Schlesinger Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. 1917–2007 1917 2007 American historian and political adviser
Schmelzer Norbert Schmelzer 1921–2008 1921 2008 Dutch Catholic politician and diplomat
Schmidt Frederik Schmidt 1771–1840 1771 1840 Danish-born Norwegian priest and poet
Scott Robert Falcon Scott 1868–1912 1868 1912 English Antarctic explorer
Scott Sir Walter Scott 1771–1832 1771 1832 Scottish novelist and poet
Sei Shōnagon Sei Shōnagon 966–1025 966 1025 Japanese court lady and writer
Shaw George Bernard Shaw 1856–1950 1856 1950 Irish Nobel Prize-winning playwright
Shelley Mary Shelley 1797–1851 1797 1851 English novelist and travel writer
Sheridan Betsy Sheridan 1758–1837 1758 1837 Irish writer, sister of the satirist Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Shields Robert Shields 1918–2007 1918 2007 American teacher
Shifrin Efim Shifrin 1956– 1956 Soviet/Russian actor and singer
Shiner Michael Shiner 1805–1880 1805 1880 American freed slave and Navy Yard worker
Shirer William L. Shirer 1904–1993 1904 1993 American journalist and contemporary historian
Shore Emily Shore 1819–1839 1819 1839 English young adult
Silfverstolpe Malla Silfverstolpe 1782–1861 1782 1861 Swedish salon hostess
Simcoe Elizabeth Simcoe 1762–1850 1762 1850 English wife of Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Șiugariu Ion Șiugariu 1914–1945 1914 1945 Romanian poet
Sixx Nikki Sixx 1958– 1958 American bassist/songwriter for Mötley Crüe
Skinner John Skinner 1772–1839 1772 1839 English cleric and antiquarian
Slier Philip Slier 1923–1943 1923 1943 Dutch typesetter and Holocaust victim
Smart Elizabeth Smart 1987– 1987 American abduction victim and broadcaster
Somov Konstantin Somov 1869–1939 1869 1939 Russian painter
Soutar William Soutar 1898–1943 1898 1943 Scottish poet
Spark Alexander Brodie Spark 1792–1856 1792 1856 Scottish-born Australian merchant and settler
Sparwenfeld Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld 1655–1727 1655 1727 Swedish diplomat and linguist
Spender Stephen Spender 1909–1995 1909 1995 English poet
Spiegel Renia Spiegel 1924–1942 1924 1942 Polish Jewish Holocaust victim
Steinbeck John Steinbeck 1902–1968 1902 1968 American novelist
Steinhardt Nicolae Steinhardt 1912–1989 1912 1989 Romanian writer and monk
Stendhal Stendhal 1783–1842 1783 1842 Pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle, French novelist
Stevenson Frances Stevenson 1888–1972 1888 1972 English mistress and second wife of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George
Stevenson Margaret Stevenson 1807–1874 1807 1874 English-born Australian satirist
Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson 1850–1894 1850 1894 Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer
Stilwell Joseph Stilwell 1883–1946 1883 1946 American World War II general
Stock Joseph Stock 1740–1813 1740 1813 Irish Protestant bishop
Stoika Constantin T. Stoika 1892–1916 1892 1916 Romanian poet, translator and army officer
Stott Gordon Stott, Lord Stott 1909–1999 1909 1999 Lord Stott (1909–1999), Scottish advocate
Strauss Richard Strauss 1864–1949 1864 1949 German composer
Strong Roy Strong 1935– 1935 English gardener and aesthete
Sugawara no Takasue no Musume Sugawara no Takasue no Musume 1008–1059 1008 1059 Japanese writer
Sukemasa Irie Sukemasa Irie 1905–1985 1905 1985 Japanese essayist and Grand Chamberlain of Japan
Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff 1920–1992 1920 1992 English historical novelist for children and young adults
Swete John Swete 1752–1821 1752 1821 English cleric and artist
Symonds Richard Symonds 1617–1660 1617 1660 English Civil War diaries
Takashi Nagai Takashi Nagai 1908–1951 1908 1951 1908–1951), Japanese Catholic physician and Nagasaki survivor
Takizawa Bakin Takizawa Bakin 1867–1948 1867 1948 1867–1948), Japanese gesaku writer
Tarnow Fanny Tarnow 1779–1862 1779 1862 German fiction and non-fiction writer
Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840–1893 1840 1893 Russian composer
Templeton Strong George Templeton Strong 1820–1875 1820 1875 American lawyer
Teonge Henry Teonge 1620–1690 1620 1690 English naval chaplain (diaries 1675–76 and 1678–79)
Terdiman Daniel Terdiman American award-winning journalist
Tersmeden Carl Tersmeden 1715–1797 1715 1797 Swedish admiral
Thomas Mary Thomas 1787–1835 1787 1835 English-born Australian poet
Thomlinson John Thomlinson 1692–1761 1692 1761 English cleric (diary 1717–1722)
Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1817–1862 1817 1862 American author and philosopher
Thrale Hester Thrale 1740–1821 1740 1821 Welsh author, friend and confidante of Samuel Johnson
Tipper Kathleen Tipper 1919– 1919 English wartime clerk
Tolstaya Sophia Tolstaya 1844–1919 1844 1919 Russian wife of author Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy 1828–1910 1828 1910 Russian novelist and social reformer
Treloar William Treloar 1843–1923 1843 1923 English haberdasher and Lord Mayor of London (diary 1906–1907)
Trench Melesina Trench 1768–1827 1768 1827 Irish writer and poet
Tripathi Govardhanram Tripathi 1855–1907 1855 1907 Indian Gujarati-language writer
Truitt Anne Truitt 1921–2004 1921 2004 American artist
Truman Harry S. Truman 1884–1972 1884 1972 33rd President of the United States
Truscott Meta Truscott 1917–2014 1917 2014 (1917–2014), Australian chronicler and local historian (diaries 1934–2014)
Tsekhanovsky Mikhail Tsekhanovsky 1889–1965 1889 1965 Russian/Soviet artist and illustrator
Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva 1892–1941 1892 1941 Russian poet and writer
Tuck George Albert Tuck 1884–1981 1884 1981 New Zealand builder and soldier
Turner Thomas Turner 1729–1793 1729 1793 English shopkeeper
Tyszkiewicz Anna Tyszkiewicz 1779–1867 1779 1867 Polish noblewoman
Uda Emperor Uda 866–931 866 931 866–931), Japanese Emperor
Udall Ida Hunt Udall 1858–1915 1858 1915 American homesteader
Umewaka Minoru I Umewaka Minoru I 1828–1909 1828 1909 1828–1909), Japanese Noh actor
Vaid Krishna Baldev Vaid 1927–2020 1927 2020 Indian fiction writer and playwright
Varma C. Raja Raja Varma –1905 1905 Indian painter
Vassiltchikov Marie Vassiltchikov 1917–1978 1917 1978 Russian princess involved in plot to kill Hitler
Victoria Queen Victoria 1819–1901 1819 1901 British queen and empress
Villard Léonie Villard 1890–1962 1890 1962 French critic and university professor
Vivien Renée Vivien 1877–1909 1877 1909 French and English writer
Voinescu Alice Voinescu 1885–1961 1885 1961 Romanian writer, translator and university professor
von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749–1832 1749 1832 German writer and statesman
von Heyking Elisabeth von Heyking 1861–1925 1861 1925 German novelist and travel writer
von Zinzendorf Karl von Zinzendorf 1739–1813 1739 1813 Saxon Austrian civil servant
Wagner Cosima Wagner 1837–1930 1837 1930 German daughter of Franz Liszt, second wife of Richard Wagner
Wagner Richard Wagner 1813–1873 1813 1873 German composer
Walker Alice Walker 1944– 1944 American author
Walter Jakob Walter 1788–1864 1788 1864 German soldier in the Napoleonic Wars
Warhol Andy Warhol 1928–1987 1928 1987 American artist
Waugh Evelyn Waugh 1903–1966 1903 1966 English novelist
Webb Beatrice Webb 1858–1943 1858 1943 English sociologist and social reformer
Weil Simone Weil 1909–1943 1909 1943 French philosopher
Weimann Gisela Weimann 1943– 1943 German multimedia artist
Weinsberg Hermann Weinsberg 1518–1597 1518 1597 German city councilor in Cologne
Weisse Johan Peter Weisse 1832–1886 1832 1886 Norwegian philologist
Welch Denton Welch 1915–1948 1915 1948 English writer and painter
Wesley John Wesley 1703–1791 1703 1791 English theologian and founder of the Methodist movement
West Algernon West 1832–1921 1832 1921 English civil servant
Whisker Alexander Whisker 1819–1907 1819 1907 New Zealand soldier
White Gilbert White 1720–1793 1720 1793 English naturalist and Anglican cleric
Whiteley Opal Whiteley 1897–1992 1897 1992 American naturalist and nature writer
Whitlam Margaret Whitlam 1919–2012 1919 2012 Australian Olympic swimmer, writer and social campaigner
Whitney Dorothy Payne Whitney 1887–1968 1887 1968 American social activist and lecturer
Wiesel Elie Wiesel 1928–2016 1928 2016 Romanian-American author
Wilkes John Wilkes 1725–1797 1725 1797 English journalist and politician
Williams Kenneth Williams 1926–1988 1926 1988 English comic actor
Williams-Wynn Charlotte Williams-Wynn 1807–1869 1807 1869 English gentlewoman
Wilmot Katherine Wilmot 1773–1824 1773 1824 Irish traveller
Wilson Edmund Wilson 1895–1972 1895 1972 American writer and critic
Wilson Edward Adrian Wilson 1872–1912 1872 1912 English naturalist and Antarctic explorer
Wilson Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet 1864–1922 1864 1922 English military officer
Windham William Windham 1750–1810 1750 1810 English statesman and orator
Winslow Anna Green Winslow 1759–1780 1759 1780 American child diarist
Wojnarowicz David Wojnarowicz 1954–1992 1954 1992 American painter and performer
Wold Knut Getz Wold 1915–1987 1915 1987 Norwegian economist and civil servant
Woodford Robert Woodford 1606–1664 1606 1664 English lawyer
Woodforde James Woodforde 1740–1803 1740 1803 English rural cleric
Woodmason Charles Woodmason 1720–1789 1720 1789 American author, poet and loyalist (South Carolina journal late 1760s)
Woodruff Wilford Woodruff 1807–1898 1807 1898 4th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Woolf Virginia Woolf 1882–1941 1882 1941 English author and feminist
Wordsworth Dorothy Wordsworth 1771–1855 1771 1855 English poet, sister of William Wordsworth
Wyatt Woodrow Wyatt 1918–1997 1918 1997 American politician and journalist
Wyndham Joan Wyndham 1921–2007 1921 2007 English memoirist
Yi Kyu-won Yi Kyu-won 1833–1901 1833 1901 Korean military official
Yi Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin 1545–1598 1545 1598 Korean admiral and military general
Yoko Moriwaki Yoko Moriwaki 1932–1945 1932 1945 Japanese diarist and Hiroshima victim
Young Zina D. H. Young 1821–1901 1821 1901 President of the Relief Society
Zaciu Mircea Zaciu 1928–2000 1928 2000 Romanian critic and literary historian
Żeromski Stefan Żeromski 1864–1925 1864 1925 Polish novelist and dramatist
Zheng Xiaoxu Zheng Xiaoxu 1860–1938 1860 1938 Chinese politician, poet and calligrapher
Zherebtsova Polina Zherebtsova 1985– 1985 Russian Chechen documentarian and poet
Zissu A. L. Zissu 1888–1956 1888 1956 Romanian writer and Jewish spokesman
Żychliński Ludwik Żychliński 1837–1901 1837 1901 Polish military officer
Żychliński Teodor Żychliński 1830–1909 1830 1909 Polish herald and author

Diaries of disputed authenticity

See also

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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