21st-century translators

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953)

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

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

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015)

Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist (born 1982)

Ukrainian poet

Spanish writer (1951–2022)

Chilean poet

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal (born 2 April 1955) is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X).

Estonian poet, philosopher, translator, politician and culture critic (1941–2021)

Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018)

Romanian writer

Canadian writer and hyperpolyglot (born 1978)

Iranian writer (1921–2012)

Ukrainian writer

Macedonian writer

Swedish writer

Islamic scholar

Spanish writer (1941-2005)

Ukrainian writer, diplomat and dissident

Hungarian poet, translator

German writer and translator (1940–2019)

Albanian politician

Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011)

Uruguayan writer and translator

Lebanese poet, journalist and activist

Spanish essayist and university professor

Estonian poet and translator (born 1958)

Czech writer and translator

Brazilian comedian and writer

French psychoanalyst, author & editor (1924–2012)

Italian-Brazilian writer, translator and journalist (1937–2025)

poet, translator

Russian poet

Israeli rabbi and educator (1937–2020)

Albanian politician

French philosopher, literary critic, and translator (1940-2007)

Peruvian writer

Estonian poet, translator, and singer (born 1977)

Swedish writer (born 1939)

Russian poet, author and translator (1961-2016)

Dutch writer (1962-)

Ukrainian novelist, poet, playwright, and translator

Uzbekistani poet

Icelandic writer (1932–2023)

British scholar (1924–2013)

Irish poet (1941–2020)

American philosopher

Estonian poet and author (1936–2022)

Spanish poet and translator (born 1940)

American Japanologist (1921–2007)

Greek translator

Ukrainian poet, translator

Portuguese actor, screenwriter and translator (1948–2022)

Danish poet, writer, and translator (born 1962)

Hungarian novelist

Spanish poet (1962-2003)

Ukrainian journalist, poet and writer