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“What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.”
| Kamal Ahmed, Comedian (1966) |
| Sidney Altman, Scientist (1939) |
| Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman (1956) |
| Anne Baxter, Actress (1923) |
| Joseph Cannon, Politician (1836) |
| Angela Carter, Novelist (1940) |
| Owen Hart, Entertainer (1965) |
| Joseph Joubert, Writer (1754) |
| Edwin Land, Inventor (1909) |
| Frederick Kelly, Athlete (1974) |
| Stanislaw Lec, Poet (1966) |