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Mike Royko

September 19, 1932–April 29, 1997

Lois Ruby

September 11, 1942-–

K. Saab

Peter Sagal

January 31, 1965-–

Bernard Sahlins

August 20, 1922 –June 16, 2013

Erika L. Sanchez

June 4, 1984–

Carl Sandburg

January 6, 1878–July 22, 1967

Lee Sandlin

August 15, 1946–December 14, 2014

Lew Sarrett

May 16, 1888–August 17, 1954

George Saunders

December 2, 1958-–

June Sawyers

October 8, 1957-–

Mary Schmich

November 29, 1953-–

John Schultz

July 28. 1932–May 6, 2017

Donna Seaman

July 5, 1955–

Maureen Seaton

October 20, 1947–

Sandra Seaton

July 10, 1942-–

David Sedaris

December 26, 1956-–

Sidney Sheldon

February 11, 1917–January 30, 2007

Matthew Shenoda

July 14, 1977–

Carol Shields

June 2, 1935–June 16, 2003

Barry Silesky

April 10, 1949-–

Shel Silverstein

September 25, 1930–May 9, 1999

Scott Simon

March 16, 1952-–

Upton Sinclair

September 20, 1878–November 25, 1968

Adam Sleper

December 19, 1973–

Iceberg Slim

August 4, 1918–April 30, 1992

Patti Smith

December 230, 1946-–

Wallace Smith

December 30, 1888–January 31, 1937

Sharon Solwitz

November 10, 1945-–

Patrick Somerville

April 14, 1979-–

Timothy Spears

November 25, 1957-–

Viola Spolin

November 7, 1906–November 22, 1994

Vincent Starrett

October 26, 1886–January 5, 1974

Neil Steinberg

June 10, 1960-–

David Stern

September 12, 1963-–

Richard Stern

February 25, 1928–January 24, 2013

Jacqueline Najuma Stewart

February 1, 1970-–

Marion Strobel

1895–1967

Floyd Sullivan

October 14, 1950-–

Jerry Sullivan

August 21, 1938 –Dec. 2, 2000

Louis Sullivan

September 3, 1856–April 14, 1924

Rachel Swearingen

November 6, 1968–

Dr. Ariel Sylvester, Ed.D

May 8, 1993–

Mary Synon

September 16, 1891–April 1, 1987

Edward Everett Tanner III

May 18, 1921–November 6, 1976

Dorthea Tanning

August 25, 1910–January 31, 2012

Tara Betts

January 7, 1974–

Daniel Taradash

January 29, 1913–February 22, 2003

Booth Tarkington

July 29, 1869–May 19, 1946

Natasha Tarpley

January 6, 1971-–

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