examples:
Henrik Ibsen
realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
William Shakespeare
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Emile Zola
French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
Roosevelt Theodore
26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
messia
the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
Gaio Giulio Cesare Ottaviano
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
types:
negoziatore
someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
persuasore
someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
propagandista
a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government
reporter
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
scrittore
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
biografo
someone who writes an account of a person's life
coautore
a writer who collaborates with others in writing something
disc-jockey
a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
librettista
author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta
panflettista
a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)
cantore,
poeta
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
oratore
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
telecronista
someone who reports news stories via television
tragediografo
a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
ritrattista
a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power