Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a Philippine broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist.Law, when he was on the staff of the E

Was a Philippine broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist.Law, when he was on the staff of the Evening News, he was one of the many journalists arrested and detained at Camp Crame. After his three months of imprisonment, being bankrupt he bred fighting cocks, calling the champion breed he developed Newshawk. He commented on current issues on radio and hosted Straight from the Shoulder, a television show in which current events were analyzed and was the original host of the television show Brigada Siete. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He also worked on other newspapers, including the Philippine Star.

Was an Estonian journalist, politician and head of state. Eenpalu was educated at the Hugo Treffner

Was an Estonian journalist, politician and head of state. Eenpalu was educated at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium in Tartu. Between 1909 and 1914 he studied law at Tartu University and later graduated from Moscow University.

Is a Finnish writer. She has written tens of historical novels and many factual books about history.

Is a Finnish writer. She has written tens of historical novels and many factual books about history.

Viswanathan began writing Opal Mehta while attending Bergen County Academies, a public magnet high s

Viswanathan began writing Opal Mehta while attending Bergen County Academies, a public magnet high school in Hackensack, New Jersey.[1] After receiving an early acceptance to Harvard, she showed her work to Katherine Cohen of IvyWise (a private college admissions consultancy), whom Kaavya's parents had hired to help with admission. Cohen contacted the William Morris Agency, which suggested that Viswanathan work with a division of Alloy Entertainment. Alloy is a media firm responsible for packaging the Gossip Girl book series and Ann Brashares' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Viswanathan eventually signed a two-book deal with Little,

Was a South African novelist. His debut novel, Thirteen Cents, won the 2001 Commonwealth Writers Pri

Was a South African novelist. His debut novel, Thirteen Cents, won the 2001 Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book written by an African writer. He also worked in advertising and as a screenwriter, at the time of his death he was working as an edi

Was a writer from Orissa, India. In Oriya, the name Kabibara means the gifted poet.He was born in Ke

Was a writer from Orissa, India. In Oriya, the name Kabibara means the gifted poet.He was born in Kedarpur village of undivided Balasore district. His poems include Kedar Gouri, Chandrabhaga, Nandikeshwari, Usha, Parvati, Chilika, Mahajatra – Jajatikeshari, Tulasistabaka, Urbashi, Darabara, Dasaratha Biyoga, Savitri Charita and Mahendra Giri. Besides he has written more than fifteen essays.

Popularly known as Kadammanitta, was an Indian poet. He was born in Kadammanitta province of Pathana

Popularly known as Kadammanitta, was an Indian poet. He was born in Kadammanitta province of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. His childhood experiences, especially the Patayani songs, imparted strong influence in his literary work. With his powerful and m

A Japanese author.Kaga was born in Tokyo, and studied psychiatry and criminology at the University o

A Japanese author.Kaga was born in Tokyo, and studied psychiatry and criminology at the University of Tokyo Medical School. He worked in a hospital and then prison before going to France in 1957 for further studies. After returning to Japan in 1960, Kaga took up university teaching, and was a psychology professor at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (1965-1969) and Sophia University (1969 - 1979).Kaga wrote several novels based on his time in France, including Arechi o tabi suru monotachi (Travelers through the Wasteland) and Furandoru no fuyu (Winter in Flanders) which won the Minister of Education Award for New Artists in 1968. His 1973 novel Kaerazaru natsu (?????, A Summer Long Gone), on the tragic consequences of a young man's military indoctrination during World War II received the Tanizaki Prize. His 1982 historical fiction about World War II, Ikari no nai fune (Riding the East Wind), has been translated to English to good reviews.

Was a popular Danish trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration w

Was a popular Danish trombonist and jazz composer. He is well known for a successful collaboration with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson.After the war, Winding joined Benny Goodman's band, and later moved on to Stan Kenton's orchestra. Winding participated in the first of the Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949, appearing on 4 of the 12 tracks (while Johnson appears on the other eight, having participated on the other two sessions). In 1954, at the urging of producer Ozzie Cadena, he joined forces with Johnson to produce a highly successful series of trombone duet recordings, which were initially on Savoy Records and then on the Columbia Records label. While at Columbia, Kai experimented with different instrumentation in brass ensembles and also used a trombonium on at least one album that featured a trombone octet. Winding also arranged and/or composed many of the tracks he and Johnson recorded.

Is a Finnish composer.Kaija Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg and Paris, where she

Is a Finnish composer.Kaija Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg and Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Her studies and research at IRCAM have had a major influence on her music and her characteristically luxuriant and mysterious textures are often created by combining live music and electronics. Although much of her catalogue comprises chamber works, from the mid-nineties she has turned increasingly to larger forces and broader structures, such as the opera L’amour de loin, premiered at the 2000 Salzburg Festival (with a US premiere at the Santa Fe Opera in 2002), and Oltra mar for chorus and orchestra, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic.

Is a Chinese-born American broadcast journalist who has been a television anchor in New York City si

Is a Chinese-born American broadcast journalist who has been a television anchor in New York City since 1981. She graduated with honors from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania with a BA in English Literature, and earned a Masters Degree at Stanford University in California in Asian Studies. She began her career as a street reporter for KPIX in San Francisco. In December 1979 she became co-anchor of the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts on KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

Was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom dur

Was a Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, known for his cultural engagement and his martyrdom during World War II. He is commemorated as a martyr in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on August 14 with Maximilian Kolbe.

Was the younger brother of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. He is the author of numerous novels and plays,

Was the younger brother of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. He is the author of numerous novels and plays, as well as a history of the Kraszewski family.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Hindi satirists. Born on 18 September 1906 in the North India

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Hindi satirists. Born on 18 September 1906 in the North Indian town of Hathras as Prabhunath Garg, he wrote under his poetic alias "Kaka Hathrasi". Kaka wrote very sharp satires on the social and political evils, double morals, greed and corruption engulfing India at that time. Kaka's unique style of satires became very popular and is copied by many aspiring as well as established satirists in India.

A Japanese writer. He wrote "Military Comfort woman (?????, Jugun-ianfu?)" in 1973.[citation needed

A Japanese writer. He wrote "Military Comfort woman (?????, Jugun-ianfu?)" in 1973.[citation needed

Is a Finnish composer.Born in Forssa, he studied composition at the Sibelius Academy under Einojuhan

Is a Finnish composer.Born in Forssa, he studied composition at the Sibelius Academy under Einojuhani Rautavaara, receiving a diploma in 1971. He continued his studies for a year in Berlin with Boris Blacher. His teaching positions include music theory at the University of Helsinki from 1974 to 1988, and a professorship at the Sibelius Academy from 1988 to 1993. He became composer-in-residence for the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 1992, and conductor Osmo Vänskä has recorded many of his recent large-scale works with the orchestra. Aho has worked as a freelance composer, with a state scholarship, since 1993. He lives in Helsinki.

Was a noted Oriya poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist. He was one of the members of

Was a noted Oriya poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist. He was one of the members of the Oriya literary group Sabuja Gosthi (the Green Group). Influenced by the romantic thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore, during the thirties when the progressive Marxist movements was in full flow in Oriya Literature, Kalindi Charan panigrahi, the brother of Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi,the founder of Marxist Trend in Orissa , formed a group circa 1920 called “Sabuja Samiti.

Was an Estonian poet who lived as an exile for most of his adult life. He became a refugee in 1944 a

Was an Estonian poet who lived as an exile for most of his adult life. He became a refugee in 1944 and settled in Stockholm for many years. In Sweden he headed the "Exile Writer's Union" in 1987.[1] His last collections of poetry were published in Estonia

Was a Tunisian-born French, television presenter, anchorwoman and television personality. She was kn

Was a Tunisian-born French, television presenter, anchorwoman and television personality. She was known to many French and Belgian television viewers for her role in the French version of Super Nanny,[1] which began airing on M6 on 1 February 2005.

Distinguish Egyptian composer and music author (1922-2003).Kamal graduated from the school of applie

Distinguish Egyptian composer and music author (1922-2003).Kamal graduated from the school of applied arts, and work after graduating in 1942 at the Ministry of Social Affairs; however he joined the evening classes at the Higher Institute of Arabic music.

Was an Egyptian writer. He was born in Al Qala'a district in Cairo, Egypt.

Was an Egyptian writer. He was born in Al Qala'a district in Cairo, Egypt.

Was a major fiction-writer of the Bengali language.[1] The novel Antarjali Jatra is considered his m

Was a major fiction-writer of the Bengali language.[1] The novel Antarjali Jatra is considered his most notable work.[2]Majumdar was the son of Prafullachandra Majumdar and Renukamoyee Majumdar. Prafullachandra used to serve in the police department. Renukamoyee had keen literary interest and thus Kamalkumar was exposed to modern literary thoughts and trends from his childhood.

Popularly known as Kamal Siddiqui, is an economist and social scientist from Bangladesh. In 1971, he

Popularly known as Kamal Siddiqui, is an economist and social scientist from Bangladesh. In 1971, he actively participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. A career civil servant by profession, he served as the Principal Secretary to the government of Bangladesh until 2006. In 2005 he was elected for five years as the Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child of United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR) based in Geneva.[2] He is the master-mind of the multi-volume Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh publsihed in 2008 by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.[3]

Was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. A native of Mysor

Was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. A native of Mysore, India, Markandaya was a graduate of Madras University, and afterwards published several short stories in Indian newspapers. After India declared its independence, Markandaya moved to Britain, though she still labeled herself an Indian expatriate long afterwards.

Is a well-known Indian writer who writes in English as well as Malayalam, her native language. She i

Is a well-known Indian writer who writes in English as well as Malayalam, her native language. She is considered to be one of the outstanding Indian poets writing in English, although her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and auto