It must inquire not merely about the circumstances of the time in general, but in particular about the writer's position with regard to these things, the interests and motives, the leading ideas of his literary activity.
| Sandy Adams, Politician (1956) |
| Morey Amsterdam, Actor (1908) |
| Lester Bangs, Critic (1948) |
| Dan Dailey, Actor (1913) |
| Wade Davis, Scientist (1953) |
| Paul Eluard, Poet (1895) |
| King George VI, Royalty (1895) |
| Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1919) |
| Raj Kapoor, Actor (1924) |
| Charles Lawrence, Politician (1709) |
| Louis Agassiz, Scientist (1873) |
| Vicente Aleixandre, Poet (1984) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Musician (1788) |
| Stanley Baldwin, Statesman (1947) |
| Maurice Baring, (1945) |
| John Harvey Kellogg, Businessman (1943) |

