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20th-century journalists

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Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
Jaroslav Hašek
Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary (1903–1943)
Syed Abul Ala Maududi
South Asian Islamic scholar, Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (1903–1979)
Kim Seong-su
South Korean educator, activist, journalist, entrepreneur and politician (1891-1955)
Jiří Wolker
Czech poet, journalist and playwright (1900–1924)
Na Hye-sok
writer and painter from Korea (1896-1948)
Ho Jong-suk
independence activist and writer, Journalist, Communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991)
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer
Irakli Tsereteli
Georgian politician (1881-1959)
Dith Pran
Cambodian photojournalist (1942–2008)
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959)
Ivan Olbracht
Czech politician, publicist, politic writer, publicist, bookwriter and writer (1882–1952)
Nikos Sampson
Cypriot politician (1935-2001)
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
former vice president of Mauritius
Otilio Ulate Blanco
President of Costa Rica (1891-1973)
Claudia Jones
Trinidad & Tobago-born black communist and political activist
Mabel Strickland
Anglo-Maltese journalist, newspaper proprietor and politician (1899-1988)
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989)
Lilya Budzhurova
Ukrainian journalist
Saleh Kebzabo
Chadian politician
Kim Il-yeop
Korean writer, poet, journalist, Buddhist nun and activist (1896–1971)
Dimitrije Tucović
Serbian politician (1881-1914)
Anšlavs Eglītis
Latvian writer (1906–1993)
Karel Teige
Czech photographer, literature reviewer, literary theorist, translator, typographer and science writer (1900–1951)
Kim Myung-sun
Korean writer, poet, novelists (1896–1951)
Nikolaus Gross
German resistance fighter (1898–1945)
Vlado Taneski
Macedonian serial killer
Mika Antić
Serbian writer (1932-1986)
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
Pakistani writer
Helen Kim
Korean educator, writer, feminist and social activist (1899-1970)
Chingiz Mustafayev
Azerbaijani journalist (1960–1992)
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi
Iranian activist
Thérèse Sita-Bella
Cameroonian film director
Zakia Zaki
Afghan journalist (1962–2007)
Hana Ponická
Slovak writer (1922–2007)
Johannes Urzidil
German Bohemians writer, poet, historian, and journalist (1896–1970)
Salatyn Asgarova
Azerbaijani journalist and national heroine (1961-1991)
Iorgu Iordan
Romanian linguist (1888-1986)
Jaroslav Durych
Czech poet, playwright, essayist, doctor, religion writer, publicist, translator, bookwriter, writer and historic literature writer (1886–1962)
Ewald Ammende
Baltic German journalist, human rights activist and politician (1893-1936)
Ludu Daw Amar
Burmese writer and journalist (1915–2008)
Ferdinand Peroutka
Czech journalist and writer (1895-1978)
Marvi Sirmed
Pakistani human rights activist
Michèle Rakotoson
Malagasy writer
Vahan Totovents
Armenian activist and writer (1894–1938)
Štefan Lux
journalist, film director (1887-1936)
Aleksandrs Grīns
Latvian author, officer and journalist (1895-1941)
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and Tobago writer (1923–1994)
Živko Čingo
Macedonian writer (1935-1987)
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist (1943–1996)
Jeyhoun Bey Hajibeyli
Azerbaijani publicist, translator and ethnographer (1891–1962)
Carlos Cardoso
Mozambican journalist (1951-2000)
Hayganuş Mark
Turkish writer of Armenian ancestry (1883–1966)
Edvarts Virza
Latvian writer, poet and translator (1883-1940)
Abd al-Masih Haddad
journalist in Syria
André Kamperveen
Surinamese football player and politician (1924-1982)