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Printer and publisher Aldus Manutius the Elder.

Aldus Manutius the Elder

(1449 - 1515)

Black and white photograph of a young Marshall McLuhan with a think mustache.

Marshall McLuhan

(1911 - 1980)

American novelist Madeline Miller.

Madeline Miller

Former chairman of the FCC Newton Minow.

Newton Minow

Oil painting portrair Michel de Montaigne in red robes and white collar

Michel de Montaigne

(1533 - 1592)

Black and white photograph of American poet Marianne Moore.

Marianne Moore

(1887 - 1972)

Toni Morrison

(1931 - 2019)

Photograph of Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

(1899 - 1977)

Black and white photograph of Friedrich Nietzsche with a huge mustache.

Friedrich Nietzsche

(1844 - 1900)

American linguist Arika Okrent.

Arika Okrent

English novelist, essayist, and critic George Orwell.

George Orwell

(1903 - 1950)

American novelist Tim O’Brien.

Tim O’Brien

Flann O'Brien in an overcoat standing next to a Dublin Diversion sign

Flann O’Brien

(1911 - 1966)

Dorothy Parker working at her typewriter.

Dorothy Parker

(1893 - 1967)

Russian author Viktor Pelevin.

Viktor Pelevin

Color engraving of Italian poet, scholar, and humanist Petrarch.

Petrarch

(1304 - 1374)

Depiction of Greek philosopher Plato.

Plato

(c. 427 BC - c. 347 BC)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Painting of François Rabelais.

François Rabelais

(1494 - 1553)

Portrait of Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(1712 - 1778)

Color photograph of Oliver Sacks with a white beard and glasses.

Oliver Sacks

(1933 - 2015)

Soldier and writer Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon.

Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon

(1675 - 1755)

Portrait of young Arthur Schopenhauer wearing a brown suit and a cravat.

Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 - 1860)

Japanese diarist and poet Sei Shōnagon.

Sei Shonagon

(c. 966 - c. 1025)