5901. Ted Gioia

American jazz historian, music critic, pianist, and author known for writing about jazz and blues.

5902. Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Spanish playwright and novelist known for his witty, satirical and innovative comic plays and novels in the first half of the 20th century; author of works such as "Eloísa está debajo de un almendro" and a contributor to Spanish theatre and film.

5903. Reginald Foster

American Catholic priest and Latinist known for his work in the Vatican's Latin Letters Section and for teaching and promoting the Latin language.

5904. León Felipe

Spanish poet and writer, best known by his pen name León Felipe; noted for his powerful declamatory style and for living in exile in Mexico following the Spanish Civil War.

5905. José Hermano Saraiva

Portuguese historian, jurist, professor and politician, widely known as a television presenter and author who popularized Portuguese history through documentaries, books and TV programs.

5906. Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Prominent Spanish playwright and poet of the Baroque/Spanish Golden Age, best known for plays such as La vida es sueño and numerous autos sacramentales and comedias.

5907. C.S. Lewis

British writer, literary scholar, and Christian apologist best known for The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and works of literary criticism and theology.

5908. Munshi Premchand

Indian novelist and short-story writer in Hindi and Urdu, a leading figure of modern Indian literature; author of works such as Godaan, Kafan, Nirmala, and many short stories, writing under the pen name Premchand.

5909. Osho

Indian mystic and spiritual teacher (known as Osho), founder of the Rajneesh movement, known for his teachings on meditation and spirituality and for controversial communal experiments in India and the United States.

5910. W. K. Machiavelli Niccolo; Marriott

5911. Shashi Tharoor

Indian politician, writer and former international diplomat; Member of Parliament; served as an Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations; author of numerous novels and non-fiction books.

5912. Hans Rosling

Swedish physician, academic, and public health expert (1948–2017); professor of international health at Karolinska Institutet, co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, and known for pioneering data visualization and influential TED talks on global development.

5913. Osho

Indian spiritual teacher and mystic, founder of the Rajneesh/Osho movement; author of numerous discourses and books, noted for establishing communes in India and the United States and for controversies surrounding the Oregon commune in the 1980s.

5914. Hayden Carruth

American poet, critic, and editor known for his long career of poetry and literary criticism.

5915. Pope Benedict XVI

German Catholic theologian and priest who served as Pope Benedict XVI from 2005 to 2013; previously Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; resigned in 2013.

5916. Lord Byron

English poet and leading figure of the Romantic movement, 6th Baron Byron; known for works such as Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan and for his influential, often scandalous, public life.

5917. José María Cabodevilla

5918. Jean-David Morvan

French comic-book writer, best known as the writer of the science-fiction series Sillage (Wake) with artist Philippe Buchet and as a prolific author in the Franco-Belgian comics scene; frequent collaborator with various artists.

5919. Ignacio Gómez de Liaño

5920. Teresa de Ávila

Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, theologian, reformer and writer (commonly known as Teresa of Ávila); author of The Interior Castle and The Life of Teresa of Jesus; canonized Catholic saint and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation.

5921. Juan Rulfo

Mexican novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and photographer, best known for the short-story collection El Llano en llamas (1953) and the novel Pedro Páramo (1955); a major figure in 20th-century Latin American literature.

5922. Lion Feuchtwanger

German-Jewish novelist and playwright (1884–1958), known for historical novels and anti-Nazi exile literature, including Jud Süß and The Oppermanns.

5923. François Schuiten

Belgian comic-book artist and illustrator (born 1956), co-creator with Benoît Peeters of the Les Cités Obscures series; known for detailed, architecture-influenced artwork and work in production/design for film and exhibitions.

5924. Cynthia Bourgeault

American Episcopal priest, retreat leader, teacher, and author known for work on Christian contemplative practice, Christian mysticism, and Centering Prayer.

5925. John L. Allen Jr.

American journalist, author, and commentator specializing in Vatican and Catholic Church affairs; founder and editor of the news site Crux and formerly a Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.

5926. W. James Bradley

5927. Nicanor Parra

Chilean poet, mathematician and physicist best known for founding the 'antipoetry' movement. Author of influential works such as Poemas y antipoemas (1954); a major figure in 20th-century Latin American literature and brother of folklorist Violeta Parra.

5928. Alfonso Zapico

Spanish cartoonist and illustrator known for his work in graphic novels and comics.

5929. José Antonio Marina

Spanish philosopher, writer and educator known for his work on intelligence, creativity, ethics and pedagogy; author of numerous essays and books on education and cognitive theory.

5930. Francisco Fernández-Carvajal

Spanish Catholic priest and author known for devotional writings on prayer, particularly the 'Hablar con Dios' (Talking with God) series.

5931. Franz Jalics SJ

Jesuit (SJ) priest and spiritual writer known for teachings on Christian meditation and contemplative prayer.

5932. Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz

Swiss French-language novelist, poet and essayist (1878–1947), a major figure in 20th-century Swiss literature, known for novels rooted in the rural life of the canton of Vaud (notably Derborence) and for his influence on theater and literary adaptations.

5933. Franz Jägerstätter

Austrian farmer and conscientious objector who refused to serve in the Nazi armed forces; convicted and executed in 1943. He was later recognized by the Catholic Church and beatified for his moral stance.

5934. Benito de Nursia

6th-century monk and saint, founder of Western monasticism, author of the Rule of Saint Benedict and founder of the monastery at Monte Cassino; regarded as a patron saint of Europe.

5935. Ashwini Parashar

5936. Joy Hakim

American author and former journalist and teacher, best known for writing accessible history books for young readers, including the 'A History of US' series.

5937. Vadim Babenko

5938. Gurcharan Das

Indian author, essayist and former business executive best known for books on India's economy and society, including 'India Unbound' and 'The Difficulty of Being Good.'

5939. Nelson DeMille

American author of thriller and suspense novels, best known for works such as Plum Island, The General's Daughter, and the John Corey series.

5940. Paul Bloom

Canadian-born psychologist and professor (Yale University), known for research on cognitive development and moral psychology and author of popular books such as Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, and Against Empathy.

5941. Stephen W. Hawking

Theoretical physicist and cosmologist known for work on black hole thermodynamics and Hawking radiation; author of popular science books such as A Brief History of Time and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.

5942. Osho

Indian spiritual teacher and mystic (born Chandra Mohan Jain), later known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and widely as Osho; founder of the Rajneesh movement, prolific author of spiritual discourses, and a controversial figure for his communities and legal conflicts in the United States.

5943. Taisen Deshimaru

Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist teacher who brought Zen practice to Europe, founded the Association Zen Internationale, taught widely in France and across Europe, and was a disciple of Kodo Sawaki.

5944. John Bradshaw

American educator, counselor, motivational speaker and author best known for work on family systems, recovery and the 'inner child' (books include Homecoming and Healing the Shame That Binds You; hosted PBS programs).

5945. Terence Dickinson

Canadian astronomer, science writer and photographer, best known for accessible popular astronomy books such as NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe.

5946. Jane Pettigrew

British food and tea writer, author, broadcaster and consultant known for books and work on tea, cookery and culinary history.

5947. Derek Kirk Kim

Korean American cartoonist, writer, and animator, best known for the graphic short-story collection Same Difference and Other Stories and for work across comics and television.

5948. Antonio Escohotado

Spanish philosopher and essayist known for his writings on the history of drugs, liberal thought, and critiques of drug prohibition and anti-commercial attitudes (notably 'Historia general de las drogas').

5949. Matthieu Ricard

French Buddhist monk, author, translator and photographer; formerly trained as a molecular biologist, known for books and public work on meditation, compassion and altruism and collaborations with neuroscientists.

5950. Rafael Sánchez Mazas

Spanish writer, journalist, and politician; a founder and prominent member of the Falange Española, active in 20th-century Spanish literature and politics.