21st-century British essayists

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

British playwright (1930–2008)

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013)

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life, he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality - Non-Daily.

English American author and journalist (1949–2011)

Turkish writer (born 1971)

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

english novelist, essayist and short story writer (born 1975)

British physicist (1946-)

British-American philosopher and writer

British writer and academic

British activist (born 1977)

British documentary filmmaker (born 1955)

British writer (1929–2009)

Israeli-born British jazz musician and author

Kittian-British writer (born 1958)

British transhumanist philosopher (born 1959)

philosopher

Islamic scholar, writer and diplomat (1921–2010)

Chinese artist

British poet

British psychologist

Yugoslav philosopher

British American columnist and editor of Current Affairs magazine

British philosopher

English journalist and novelist (1876-1923)