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Main character of the American animated series The Simpsons.

American journalist and editor. In 1966 he published Perspectives, a collection of aphorisms on human nature and society.

French critic and writer. A figure of the Romantic movement, he pioneered art criticism in the press. His major work is Mademoiselle de Maupin.

Carl Sandburg

1878 – 1967 · United States

American poet and biographer. A major American modern poet, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his biography of Lincoln.

American novelist and poet. He is best known for Portrait of Jennie, which moves between fantasy and reality. He also left several volumes of lyric poetry.

Roman elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He left four books of Elegies, largely devoted to his love for the woman he called Cynthia.

Daniel Defoe

1660 – 1731 · United Kingdom

English writer regarded as a pioneer of the modern English novel. His best-known work is Robinson Crusoe.

Australian supermodel and businesswoman. She worked as a Victoria's Secret Angel and founded the organic skincare brand KORA Organics.

Benjamin Disraeli

1804 – 1881 · United Kingdom

British politician and novelist. He served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, modernized the Conservative Party, and authored numerous novels.

American animator and entrepreneur. He built the Disney empire and created Mickey Mouse.

A collection of Jewish oral law and wisdom

American criminal profiler and author, an expert in criminal psychology. Her books include "The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths."