Authors by N

Friedrich Nietzsche 655

German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and cl… 1844–1900

Vladimir Nabokov 193

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor 1899–1977

Isaac Newton 171

British physicist and mathematician and founder of modern c… 1643–1727

Pablo Neruda 136

Chilean poet 1904–1973

Jawaharlal Nehru 110

Indian lawyer, statesman, and writer, first Prime Minister … 1889–1964

Novalis 102

German poet and writer 1772–1801

Anaïs Nin 278

writer of novels, short stories, and erotica 1903–1977

Reinhold Niebuhr 65

American protestant theologian 1892–1971

John Henry Newman 37

English cleric and cardinal 1801–1890

V.S. Naipaul 34

Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Nepalese ancestry 1932–2018

Taslima Nasrin	Poet, columnist, novelist	1962
Samir Nassar		1950
Gamal Abdel Nasser	second president of Egypt	1918–1970
NasserTone	Nasser Ali Albahrani is a dir…	1994
George Jean Nathan	American drama critic and mag…	1882–1958
Melissa Nathan	British writer	1968–2006
David Lane (white nationalist)	American white supremacist, c…	1938–2007
Bruce Nauman	American artist	1941
Joseph Fred Naumann	Catholic archbishop	1949
Michael Nava	American writer	1954
Maciu Navakasuasua	Fijian political organizer
Alexey Navalny	Russian anti-corruption activ…	1976
Marguerite de Navarre	Queen consort of Navarre	1492–1549
Joe Navarro	Author, professional speaker,…	1953
Martina Navrátilová	American-Czech tennis player	1956
Maajid Nawaz	British activist	1977
Gloria Naylor	American writer	1950–2016
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	American children's writer	1933
Nursultan Nazarbayev	first president of Kazakhstan	1940
Vera Nazarian	American writer	1966
Gregory of Nazianzus	Christian saint, bishop, and …	329–389
Divine Ndhlukula	Zimbabwean businesswoman and …	1960
Robert Ndlovu	Archbishop of Harare	1955
Helen Nearing	American writer	1904–1995
Scott Nearing	American activist	1883–1983
Charles Neaves	Scottish theologian, jurist a…	1800–1876
Vasily Nebenzya	Russian diplomat	1962
Sergey Nechayev	Russian revolutionary	1847–1882
Joseph Nechvatal	American artist	1951
Watchman Nee	Chinese church leader	1903–1972
Sharon Needles	American drag performer	1981
Louis Eugène Félix Néel	French physicist	1904–2000
Ari Ne'eman	American autism rights advoca…	1987
Johan Neerman	Belgian architect	1959
Liam Neeson	Northern Irish actor	1952
Daniel Negreanu	Canadian poker player	1974
Antonio Negri	Italian sociologist	1933
Nicholas Negroponte	American computer scientist	1943
Alexander Nehamas	Professor of philosophy	1946
Karl Nehammer	Austrian politician (1972-)	1972
Samuel of Nehardea	Babylonian rabbi	165–257
Jawaharlal Nehru	Indian lawyer, statesman, and…	1889–1964
Sania Nehwal	Indian badminton player	1990
Andrew Neil	Scottish journalist and broad…	1949
Paul Neilan	American novelist
A.S. Neill	Scottish educator and theorist	1883–1973
Sam Neill	Irish-born New Zealand actor	1947
Shaw Neilson	Early twentieth century Austr…	1872–1942
Susan Neiman	American academic	1955
Ulric Neisser	American psychologist	1928–2012
Pietro Nelli	Italian painter	1672–1740
Bill Nelson
Craig Nelson	Scottish footballer	1971
Edward Nelson	American mathematical physici…	1932–2014
Gaylord Nelson	American politician	1916–2005
Horatio Nelson	Royal Navy Admiral	1758–1805
James C. Nelson	Montana Supreme Court Justice	1944–2006
Johnny Nelson	British boxer	1967
Lori Nelson	Actress, model	1933
Maggie Nelson	American writer	1973
Ricky Nelson	American musician (1940-1985)	1940–1985
Ted Nelson	American information technolo…	1937
Willie Nelson	American country music singer…	1933
Petra Němcová	Czech fashion model	1979
David Nemer
Howard Nemerov	Poet	1920–1991
Irène Némirovsky	French novelist who died at t…	1903–1942
Mark Nepo	American writer	1951
Kent Nerburn	Author	1946
Ture Nerman	Swedish socialist	1886–1969
Nero	Emperor of Ancient Rome, 5th …	37–68
Arthur Nersesian	American writer	1958
Jan Neruda	Czech poet, theater reviewer,…	1834–1891
Pablo Neruda	Chilean poet	1904–1973
Gérard de Nerval	French Romantic poet	1808–1855
Pat Neshek	American baseball player	1980
Jonathan Van Ness	American hairstylist and tele…	1987
Mike Ness	Musician, singer, songwriter,…	1962
Marion Nestle	American academic
Benjamín Netanyahu	Israeli prime minister	1949
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands	Queen of the Netherlands 1898…	1880–1962
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands	King of the Netherlands	1967
Henry Nettleship	British schoolteacher	1839–1893
Asahel Nettleton	American theologian	1783–1844
Hillel Neuer	Canadian activist
Gordon Neufeld	Canadian psychologist	1947
Heinrich Neuhaus	Soviet musician	1888–1964
Richard John Neuhaus	Canadian-American Christian w…	1936–2009
John Von Neumann	Hungarian-American mathematic…	1903–1957
Marty Neumeier	American writer	1947
Otto Neurath	austrian economist, philosoph…	1882–1945
Eduardo Nevares	Roman Catholic bishop	1954
Louise Nevelson	American sculptor	1899–1988
José Maria Neves	Cape Verdean politician and f…	1960
Dorothy Nevill	British gardener	1826–1913
Katherine Neville	American novelist	1945
Brooke Nevin	Canadian actress	1982
Mengistu Neway	Commander of the Ethiopian Im…	1919–1961
Tommy Newberry	American writer
Lesslie Newbigin	Christian missionary	1909–1998