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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist, essayist, and illustrator. He is best known for his satirical works,…

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William Penn

William Penn was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom. He founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a…

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William Pickens

William Pickens was born in Anderson County, South Carolina in 1881. * He was the son of former slaves. * He attended Talladega…

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William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs was an American writer and artist who was a major figure of the Beat Generation. * He was born in St. Louis,…

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William Saroyan

William Saroyan was an American-Armenian writer who was born in Fresno, California in 1908. He is best known for his short…

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William Stafford

William Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1914. He was a conscientious objector during World War II. He taught at Lewis…

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William Steig

William Steig was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1907. He was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of children's books. His most…

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William W. Purkey

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William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, England in 1770. He was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in poetry. His…

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Winston S. Churchill

Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England. * He was a British statesman, soldier, writer, and…

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Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on July 13, 1934. * He is a playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist. * He was…

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. * He was born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27,…

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X. Williamson

Zion Williamson was born on July 6, 2000, in Salisbury, North Carolina. * He played college basketball for the Duke Blue…

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Yana Toboso

Yana Toboso is a Japanese mangaka born on January 24, 1984 in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture. * She is best known for her manga…

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Yann Martel

Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963. * His parents were Canadian diplomats, so he grew up in many different countries. * He…

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Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer. * He was born in Osaka, Japan in 1899. * He studied literature…

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Yehuda Bauer

Yehuda Bauer was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1926. * He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1939. * He fought in the…

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor,…

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