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Anthony Opal

1983–

Lorena Ornelas

ZZ Packer

January 12, 1973-–

Dominic A. Pacyga

May 1, 1949-–

Clarence Page

June 2, 1947-–

Sara Paretsky

June 8, 1947-–

Gordon Parks

November 30, 1912–March 7, 2006

Deval Patrick

July 31, 1956-–

Joseph Medill Patterson

January 6, 1879–May 26, 1946

Ethel L. Payne

August 4, 1911–May 28. 1991

William Morton Payne

February 14, 1858–1919

Elia W. Peattie

January 5, 1862–July 12, 1935

Richard Peck

April 5, 1934–May 23, 2018

Useni Eugene Perkins,

September 13, 1932–May 7, 2023

Mark Perlberg

1929–2008

Rick Perlstein

September 3, 1969-–

Harry Mark Petrakis

June 5, 1923-–February 2, 2021

Liz Phair

April 17, 1967-–

Christian Piccolini

November 3, 1973–

Sterling Plumpp

January 30, 1940-–

Hilda Satt Polachek

October 12, 1882–May 18, 1967

Robert Polito

October 27, 1951–

John R. Powers

November 30, 1945–January 17, 2013

Richard Powers

June 18, 1957-–

Christina Pugh

February 18, 1966-–

Gilda Radner

June 28, 1946 –May 20, 1989

Henry Rago

1915–1969

George Rawlinson

October 11, 1956-–

David Ray

May 20, 1932–

Clifford Raymond

1875–1959

Opie Read

December 22, 1852-–November 2, 1939

Srikanth Reddy

May 1, 1973–

Craig Rice

June 5, 1908–August 28, 1957

Randy Richardson

November 21, 1961-–

Donald Richberg

July 10, 1881–November 27, 1960

Steven A. Riess

August 26, 1947-–

Salima Rivera

August 19, 1946–May 16, 2004

Ed Roberson

December 26, 1939–

Elizabeth Madox Roberts

October 30, 1881–March 13, 1941

Harriette Gillem Robinet

July 14, 1931-–

Carolyn Rodgers

December 14, 1940–April 2, 2010

E.P. Roe

March 7, 1838–July 19, 1888

Richard Roeper

October 17, 1959- –

Franklin Rosemont

October 2, 1943–April 12, 2009

Deborah Rosen

August 11, 1935-–

Issac Rosenfeld

March 10, 1918–July 14, 1956

Sam Ross

March 12, 1910–March 30, 1998

Charlie Rossiter

December 11, 1942-–

Carlo Rotella

August 24, 1964-–

Phillip Roth

March 19, 1933–May 2, 2018

Veronica Roth

August 19, 1998-–

Mike Royko

September 19, 1932–April 29, 1997

Lois Ruby

September 11, 1942-–

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