Artists & Writers

Medieval era

Henry Suso

March 21, 1295 – January 25, 1366

German Dominican friar and mystic

Ancient era

Enheduanna

c. 2300 BCE – c. 2300 BCE

Akkadian princess; Sumerian high priestess of Nanna at Ur; poet and philosopher

Ancient era

Berossus

c. 400 BCE – c. 300 BCE

3rd-century BC Babylonian writer, priest and astronomer

Ancient era

Sin-leqi-unninni

c. 1200 BCE – c. 1100 BCE

Babylonian scribe

Ancient era

Hemiunu

c. 2500 BCE – c. 2501 BCE

Ancient Egyptian prince and vizier

Ancient era

Senenmut

c. 1600 BCE – 1463 BCE

Egyptian architect (1600-1463)

Ancient era

Amenhotep III

1400 BCE – 1351 BCE

Ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

Ancient era

Manetho

b. c. 201 BCE

3rd-century BC Egyptian historian and priest

Medieval era

Bahram Chobin

c. 600 CE – 592 CE

Sasanian general and political leader (died 591)

Medieval era

Borzuya

c. 500 CE – c. 600 CE

Persian scientist

Ancient era

Bozorgmehr

c. 450 CE – c. 501 CE

6th-century Iranian sage and dignitary

Contemporary era

Dido

b. December 25, 1971

English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

Early Modern era

Sophonisba

c. 1531 – November 16, 1625

Italian painter (c.1532-1625)

Ancient era

Juba II

52 BCE – 23 CE

Crown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)

Modern era

Nehemiah

August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022

American actor and painter (1919–2022)

Medieval era

Antarah ibn Shaddad

525 CE – 608 CE

Arabian warrior and poet

Medieval era

Al-Khansa

575 CE – 645 CE

Arab poet

Hatim al-Tai

d. 578 CE

6th-century Arab chieftain and poet

Ancient era

Callimachus

320 BCE – 243 BCE

3rd-century BC Greek poet, scholar and librarian

Ancient era

Plotinus

205 CE – 270 CE

Hellenistic Platonist philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism (c. 204/5–270)

Ancient era

Philo of Alexandria

15 BCE – 45 CE

Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE)

Ancient era

Origen

185 CE – 254 CE

Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)

Ancient era

Clement of Alexandria

150 CE – 215 CE

Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215)

Ancient era

Athanasius of Alexandria

296 CE – May 2, 373 CE

Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)

Ancient era

Anthony the Great

251 CE – 357 CE

Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)

Ancient era

Pachomius

292 CE – May 9, 348 CE

Egyptian saint

Ancient era

Simeon Stylites

389 CE – September 2, 459 CE

Christian ascetic saint

Ancient era

Ephrem the Syrian

306 CE – June 9, 373 CE

Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)

Ancient era

John Chrysostom

349 CE – September 14, 407 CE

Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)

Ancient era

Tertullian

150 CE – 220 CE

Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)

Ancient era

Lucian of Samosata

120 CE – c. 200 CE

2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Ancient era

Apollodorus of Damascus

50 CE – 125 CE

2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer

Ancient era

Porphyry

233 CE – 301 CE

3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

Ancient era

Iamblichus

240 CE – 320 CE

Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)

Ancient era

Libanius

314 CE – 393 CE

Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)

Ancient era

Ammianus Marcellinus

330 CE – 395 CE

4th-century Roman historian and soldier

Ancient era

Ulpian

170 CE – 228 CE

Early 3rd century Roman jurist

Ancient era

Bardaisan

July 11, 154 CE – 222 CE

Syrian gnostic, scientist, philosopher and poet (154-222)

Ancient era

Nestorius

381 CE – 451 CE

Christian theologian (c. 386–c. 451)

Ancient era

Romanos the Melodist

490 CE – 556 CE

Greek hymnographer

Maulvi Abdul Haq

Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer

Modern era

Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari

December 25, 1880 – May 10, 1936

Former president of the Indian National Congress (1880–1936)

Modern era

Mumtaz Shahnawaz

1912 – 1948

Pakistani diplomat

Modern era

Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah

December 25, 1921 – September 10, 2000

Pakistani writer

Modern era

Samuel Martin Burke

July 3, 1906 – October 9, 2010

Pakistani diplomat, author and professor

Modern era

Chittaranjan Das

November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925

Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)

Modern era

Madan Mohan Malaviya

December 25, 1861 – November 12, 1946

Indian educator and politician

Modern era

Acharya Narendra Deva

October 30, 1889 – February 19, 1956

Indian politician

Modern era

Sarat Chandra Bose

September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950

Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)

Modern era

Bina Das

August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986

Indian revolutionary and nationalist

Modern era

Taraknath Das

June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1958

Indian revolutionary (1884–1958)

Gurdit Singh

Punjabi Qissa writer

Sidhu Murmu

Indian political activist and writer

Modern era

Ananta Singh

December 1, 1903 – January 25, 1979

Bengali revolutionary

Modern era

Yashpal

December 3, 1903 – December 26, 1976

Hindi writer (1903–1976)

Modern era

Subramania Siva

October 4, 1884 – July 23, 1925

Indian independence activist, writer, and editor (1884–1925)

Early Modern era

Sangolli Rayanna

August 15, 1796 – January 26, 1831

Indian freedom fighter

Modern era

Ishar Singh

1892 – 1966

Punjabi poet

Modern era

Hamidur Rahman

1928 – November 19, 1988

Bangladeshi sculptor

Contemporary era

Ruhul Amin

b. 1971

Film director