Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Finnish poet and playwright, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He won

Was a Finnish poet and playwright, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He won the Neustadt Prize for literature in 1984.[1]From 1967 to 1983, he was literary director of the Otava publishing company, and from 1989 to his death owner of the Art House publishing company.[2]

Is a Cuban writer. He has published book of poems, novel, theatre and essay.He lived in exile in the

Is a Cuban writer. He has published book of poems, novel, theatre and essay.He lived in exile in the U.S. between 1945 and 1959, year of the Cuban Revolution. His works were so intimist in the beginning, but he later wrote about social matters.

Is an award-winning Indian photojournalist.Pablo Bartholomew is an independent photographer based in

Is an award-winning Indian photojournalist.Pablo Bartholomew is an independent photographer based in New Delhi, India. He is noted for his photography, as an educator running photography workshops, and as manager of a software company specializing in phot

Cuban writer.He is considered one of the highest exponents of Cuban journalism of this century. Thro

Cuban writer.He is considered one of the highest exponents of Cuban journalism of this century. Through his columns, reports and interviews, he renewed the language and style of this communication media, which led in a very authentic and human way, using the strength and charm of his personal memories that were always linked to the historical reality.

His real name was Pablo Díaz Loyola, and was a Chilean poet.

His real name was Pablo Díaz Loyola, and was a Chilean poet.

Pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean writer and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto

Pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean writer and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto.

Is a Spanish composer and guitarist, and leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style. He is recog

Is a Spanish composer and guitarist, and leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style. He is recognized as a skilled flamenco guitarist all over the world, sometimes called one of the greatest guitarists of all time, in any genre.

One of the immortals of the Indian Renaissance. He was by profession a bacteriologist - a fighter of

One of the immortals of the Indian Renaissance. He was by profession a bacteriologist - a fighter of germs. Circumstances made him a social revolutionary - a fighter of manmade social evils. Towards this end he waged a long, heroic and self-less battle, with his mighty pen. It was mainly against the official and priestly sections of the contemporary society. In the face of all their organized opposition and ill-treatment, he stood apart as an apostle of liberty and unfailing champion of the oppressed classes.

A Thai writer.His first work, There's No Poem From A Poor Man, was published in 1979. In 1995 he won

A Thai writer.His first work, There's No Poem From A Poor Man, was published in 1979. In 1995 he won the S.E.A. Write Award for his collection of poems, Banana Tree Horse.

Was a poet, writer, social reformer and community leader from state of Kerala. He was born in an Ezh

Was a poet, writer, social reformer and community leader from state of Kerala. He was born in an Ezhava of Indian city of Kochi, Kerala. He was influenced by the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru. His famous work was Amrita Pulinam, fetched him many awards. In his childhood he used to work in his father's press.

Is an English poet, songwriter and presenter of radio and television.Pam Ayres was born at Stanford

Is an English poet, songwriter and presenter of radio and television.Pam Ayres was born at Stanford in the Vale in the English county of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). After leaving Farringdon Secondary School at the age of 15, she joined the Civil Service as a clerical assistant.

Is a Jamaican writer, teacher, and scholar and poet. She attended high school in Jamaica and college

Is a Jamaican writer, teacher, and scholar and poet. She attended high school in Jamaica and college in the USA, where she did a first degree in English. A trained language-arts teacher with a PhD in English, she has taught at secondary and tertiary level

Was an English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic.She was born in London. Her mo

Was an English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic.She was born in London. Her mother, Amy Clotilda Howson, was a singer and actress, from a theatrical family. Her mother's father, C E Howson, worked for the London Lyceum Company, as Sir Henry Irving's Treasurer. Her father, Reginald Kenneth Johnson, was a colonial civil servant who spent much of his life working in Nigeria. Her father died when she was 11 years old, leaving debts. Her mother earned a living as a typist. Until Pamela was 22, the family lived at 53 Battersea Rise, Clapham, South London.

Was a Greek newspaper editor, journalist, author, and poet of the romantic school, born in Constanti

Was a Greek newspaper editor, journalist, author, and poet of the romantic school, born in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). He was an admirer of the ancient Greek tradition, while he used an archaic language in his works. Soutsos is known today as a visionary of the revival of the Olympic movement who inspired Evangelis Zappas to sponsor the modern revival of the modern Olympic Games.

Was a Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. I

Was a Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. Istrati was first noted for the depiction of one homosexual character in his work.

Is a Greek composer, musician and teacher in music.

Is a Greek composer, musician and teacher in music.

Was a renowned Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic. He penned numerous

Was a renowned Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic. He penned numerous books, collections of essays and a historical outline of Sanskrit literature. He is the first person who has presented Sanskrit literature in DEVNAGRI Hindi Language , as earlier all books related to Sanskrit literature were being written in Sanskrit.

Was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and ajournalist who is particularly remembered for

Was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and ajournalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad (Hindi: ???????), the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work 'Him Tarangini' (Hindi: ??? ???????) in 1955 [1].His noted works are 'Him Kirtini', 'Him Tarangini', 'Yug Charan', and 'Sahitya Devta', and his most noted poems are, 'Dip Se Dip Jale', 'Kaisa Chhand Banaa Deti hei'.. and 'Pushp ki Abhilaasa' [2

Was a writer, publisher, poet, editor, linguist and an intellectual giant in the field of Jainism as

Was a writer, publisher, poet, editor, linguist and an intellectual giant in the field of Jainism as well as Hindi literature. A budding poet, he wrote under the nom de plume of "Premi". Although belonging to the Digambara sect of Jainism, he adopted a non-sectarian attitude and published and translated many Digambara as well as Svetambara works. Working as a clerk in a firm in Mumbai he rose to establish his own publishing house and bookstore Hindi Granth Ratnakar Karyalay which published works of many of the biggest names in Indian literature

Also known as Anak Agung Nyoman Pandji Tisna or I Gusti Nyoman Pandji Tisna or just Pandji Tisna, wa

Also known as Anak Agung Nyoman Pandji Tisna or I Gusti Nyoman Pandji Tisna or just Pandji Tisna, was the 11th generation of Padji Sakti dynasty of Buleleng, Singaraja, in the northern part of Bali, Indonesia. He succeeded his father, Anak Agung Putu Djelantik, in 1944. On the last page of Pandji Tisna's book "I Made Widiadi" written in 1955, he wrote his life-story chronologically, that he was a writer and novelist. He refused to be king of Buleleng, but being the eldest son, the Japanese occupancy troops forced him to be "syucho" after the death of his father in 1944.

Was a famous Marathi author and social activist. He was born in a Brahmin family in a town palghad i

Was a famous Marathi author and social activist. He was born in a Brahmin family in a town palghad in Ratnagiri district konkan region of rural Maharashtra. He also had a younger brother. Despite poor financial conditions he completed his B.A.His father was a freedom fighter. Sane Guruji was also very much influenced by his mother. He graduated with a degree in Marathi and Sanskrit and earned a Master's degree in Philosophy, later joining the teaching profession. He chose to teach in the rural schools, forgoing a perhaps larger salary he could have earned by teaching wealthier students. He also worked as a hostel warden

A Gujarati author. He was the recipient of Jnanpith Award in 1985.

A Gujarati author. He was the recipient of Jnanpith Award in 1985.

Is a Greek writer and artist. He studied film directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia

Is a Greek writer and artist. He studied film directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia at Rome. He worked as an assistant director and assistant producer in Greek and foreign films, he illustrated book covers and record sleeves, and he also was a radio producer for the Greek Service of the BBC. He directed short silent films, and a documentary on bouzouki musicians[1] and he was part of the editorial group for the periodical Pali (1964-1966).[2]

Was a Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, and translator. He was the first person known to t

Was a Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, and translator. He was the first person known to translate the whole of the Bible into the modern Ukrainian language and was also the first to write historical novels in Ukrainian. His most famous contribu

Was a Georgian poet and one of the leaders of Georgian symbolist movement. Under the Soviet Union, h

Was a Georgian poet and one of the leaders of Georgian symbolist movement. Under the Soviet Union, his obligatory conformism and the loss of his friends at the height of Stalin’s Great Purge heavily affected Iashvili who committed suicide at the Writers’