Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Kambanelis is currently one of the most popular Greek artists living in Athens. A survivor of the Ma

Kambanelis is currently one of the most popular Greek artists living in Athens. A survivor of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, he authored a Mauthausen cantata[1] with music by Mikis Theodorakis[2]. He also authored at least 12 films, two of which he directed himself. In addition, he is known as a song author. He is also a member of the board of Morfotiko Idryma Ethnikis Trapezis cultural society,

Was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.He published books including The Sea Bed and Other

Was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.He published books including The Sea Bed and Other Stories (1958) and The Dancers Inherit the Party (1960) (which was included in its entirety in a New Directions annual a few years later), and some of his

An Australian fantasy/eco-thriller author and marine scientist.Ian Irvine was born in Bathurst, New

An Australian fantasy/eco-thriller author and marine scientist.Ian Irvine was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in 1950. He was educated at Chevalier College and the University of Sydney where he received a PhD in marine science, studying the management of contaminated sediments.Setting up his own environmental consulting firm in 1986, Irvine received contracts in Australia as well as international locations such as Mauritius, Bali, Fiji and Western Samoa. During the course of his career he played a role in developing Australia's national guidelines for protection of the oceanic environment.

Was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Fleming is best remembered for

Was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. Additionally, Fleming wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and two non-fiction books.

Was an Australian poet from Adelaide closely connected with the Jindyworobak Movement, which he was

Was an Australian poet from Adelaide closely connected with the Jindyworobak Movement, which he was associated with from 1939 onwards. In 1941 he moved to Sydney and became involved in Australia First. He was a friend of Miles Franklin, and attracted positive criticism from Xavier Herbert.He was a strong critic of white Australians' treatment of Indigenous people. The Australian literary historian, Brian Clunes Ross has written

Is a Pampanga based journalist, professor at the Holy Angel University, and photojournalist. Flora h

Is a Pampanga based journalist, professor at the Holy Angel University, and photojournalist. Flora has been actively writing for many local newspapers but he is most popular as a provincial journalist of Sun.Star Pampanga.

Is a Romanian avant-garde composer.He began composing his mature works in the early 1970's. In 1976

Is a Romanian avant-garde composer.He began composing his mature works in the early 1970's. In 1976 he founded the Hyperion Ensemble, which he describes as "a multimedia group dedicated to experimental music." Several of Dumitrescu's early works for solo contrabass were recorded by the noted avant-garde bassist Fernando Grillo.

Was a Greek composer and one of the most important modernist composers of the 20th century. He was a

Was a Greek composer and one of the most important modernist composers of the 20th century. He was a major figure in the postwar development of musical modernism.

Is a British-Greek writer, photographer, political analyst, and television producer who has contribu

Is a British-Greek writer, photographer, political analyst, and television producer who has contributed to a range of media, including the BBC, al-Jazeera, Channel 4[1], and specializes in the Middle East.

Was a famous Sufi. His father came from Tangier and his family belonged to the Moroccan tribe of the

Was a famous Sufi. His father came from Tangier and his family belonged to the Moroccan tribe of the Sanhaja. He is especially well-known as the founder of a Sufi school or tariqa, which was based on the teachings of Ibn Masarrah, and as the author of Mahasin al-Majalis (The Attractions of Mystical Sessions).

Was a Moroccan scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions call

Was a Moroccan scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla (Voyage). His journeys lasted for a period of nearly thirty years and covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world and beyond, extending from North Africa, West Africa, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East, a distance readily surpassing that of his predecessors and his near-contemporary Marco Polo.

Was a Moroccan scholar in medicine, alchemy, botany, astronomy, mathematics, a renowned poet and cha

Was a Moroccan scholar in medicine, alchemy, botany, astronomy, mathematics, a renowned poet and chancellor of the Marinid sultan Abu al Hassan. He is the author of both prose and poetry.

Is a Somali poet who wrote his poems in the 1960s. He was the first Somali poet to put his poems on

Is a Somali poet who wrote his poems in the 1960s. He was the first Somali poet to put his poems on paper and in print.[citation needed] Two of his poems appeared in the magazines Sahan (Reconnaissance) and Horseed (Vanguard), although most of them still

Was a Kurdish writer, novelist and translator. He was born in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan and stu

Was a Kurdish writer, novelist and translator. He was born in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan and studied Law at the University of Baghdad, graduating in 1937. From 1942 to 1944, he served as a judge in the cities of Irbil and Halabja. In 1939, he, along with Alaaddin Sajadi, founded the Kurdish literary periodical Gelawêj. He acted as the publisher and the Editor in Chief of that journal. Gelawêj was published until 1949. It was during this period that he became involved in politics. In 1944 he became the head of the local branch of Komeley Jiyanewey Kurd (J.K.) in Sulaimaniya. Subsequently, this branch evolved to serve the entirety of Iraqi Kurdistan. When the J.K. changed its name on the 16th of July 1945, to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (K.D.P.)

Is an English football striker, who currently plays for Falkirk after signing a one year deal with a

Is an English football striker, who currently plays for Falkirk after signing a one year deal with an option of another year.Lovell, sometimes known affectionately to fans as 'The Shovel', started his career in 1998 when he joined Bournemouth. He then signed for Portsmouth, and went on loan to Exeter City, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers before signing for Scottish Premier League club Dundee in the summer of 2002. He spent three seasons at Dens Park, scoring 35 goals in 98 competitive appearances.

Was an Egyptian poet. Nagi was also a doctor in internal medicine. Nagi's most famous poem is "El At

Was an Egyptian poet. Nagi was also a doctor in internal medicine. Nagi's most famous poem is "El Atlal" or "The Ruins" which was eventually sang by famous Egyptian singer Om Kalthoom. He was a co founder of the Cairo Society for Romantic Poetry. He married Samia Sami and had three daughters: Amira (who had a daughter named Samia and a son named Mohammed), Dawheya (who went to live in America and had a son- Ahmad, and a daughter- Shahira), and Mohassen.

A Kannada weekly published from Mangalore. Ibrahim Saeed was a senior journalist and had served Sanm

A Kannada weekly published from Mangalore. Ibrahim Saeed was a senior journalist and had served Sanmarga for three decades as editor until he was given the office of state president of Jamat-e-Isalmi Hind, Karnataka and Goa division. He was also a chief of Da’wah wing of Jamat-e-Islami for its Karnataka unit. Saeed was born and educated in Mangalore.Ibrahim Saeed launched Sanmarga weekly in 1979 after quitting his job in a nationalized bank.

Is a Jewish writer born in Lithuania. Meras was born in 1934 in Kelme, a town in northwestern Lithua

Is a Jewish writer born in Lithuania. Meras was born in 1934 in Kelme, a town in northwestern Lithuania, which contained one of the country's oldest Jewish communities. His family perished during the fateful and tragic summer of 1941 when the Nazis undert

Also known as Robert Beck and born as Robert Lee Maupin, was an African American writer who started

Also known as Robert Beck and born as Robert Lee Maupin, was an African American writer who started out as a pimp and whose writings were particularly successful among black audiences.

A Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Science

A Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.In 2006, Okouchi collaborated with director Goro Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and its sequel Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 in 2008.

Is a Polish Jewish author who writes about the Holocaust.Ida Fink was born in Zbaraz, Poland. in 192

Is a Polish Jewish author who writes about the Holocaust.Ida Fink was born in Zbaraz, Poland. in 1921. She was a student of music at Lwow Conservatory. In 1941-1942, she spent two years in the Zbaraz ghetto, before escaping with the help of Aryan papers. After the Holocaust she married and had a daughter. In 1957, Fink immigrated to Israel.[1] She settled in Holon, where she worked as a music librarian and an interviewer for Yad Vashem. She published her first story in 1971. Today, she lives with her sister in Ramat Aviv.[2]

Danish translator and official, was born and raised in Gentofte, Denmark as the first of two childre

Danish translator and official, was born and raised in Gentofte, Denmark as the first of two children. Her parents, mag.art Karen Nyrop and mag.art Anders Carl Christensen, were both engaged to teach French language for listeners at the Danish State Broadcast when it started around 1926.Ludvigsen lost her father at the age of fourteen, but her mother Karen managed the very popular radio lessons until 1953 and provided for her family by numerous translations of classic and modern French literature.

Was a Dutch author. She wrote books for adults and children. In most of her books, Vos wrote about h

Was a Dutch author. She wrote books for adults and children. In most of her books, Vos wrote about her experiences as a Jewish girl during the Second World War. Her best known book was Wie niet weg is wordt gezien (English: Who isn't gone will be seen), which was awarded with a Dutch literature prize for children's books in 1982.

Was a journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist. He was involved in Freedom and People's Rights

Was a journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist. He was involved in Freedom and People's Rights Movement (??????, jiyu minken undo?), which appears to have forced him into a nomadic lifestyle. He was born Wada Tsuneshige into a family of samurai in Soma Nakamura han and later married into the Idos, who were an Azabu-stationed samurai family. Reizan is his pseudonym. His wife was Ido Sumi. He graduated from Sendai Teaching College, which in the Meiji period became the Faculty of Education of Tohoku University. Reizan worked as a journalist and an editor-in-chief at various newspapers including Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, Sanyo Shimbun, and Tokyo Yokohama Shimbun. He was a prolific writer who wrote and edited 27 books, the subjects of which ranged from criminal law to Chinese poetry.

Was a Cuban virtuoso pianist and composer. He was influential in the creolization of Cuban music.A c

Was a Cuban virtuoso pianist and composer. He was influential in the creolization of Cuban music.A child prodigy, he was taught by pianist Juan Miguel Joval, later by composer and tutor Nicolás Ruiz Espadero in 1859, and by the visiting American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.