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Oprah Winfrey
American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)
Washington Irving
American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
Hugh Hefner
American businessman and magazine publisher (1926–2017)
William Randolph Hearst
American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Martha Stewart
American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones ( ; born September 14, 1973), known mononymously as Nas ( ), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and record producer. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas began his musical career in 1989 under the moniker "Nasty Nas", and recorded demos under the wing of fellow East Coast rapper Large Professor. Nas made his recording debut on Professor's group, Main Source's 1991 song "Live at the Barbeque".
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons, also known by his stage persona "the Demon", is an Israeli-American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in 1973. Simmons, alongside Stanley, remained a constant member of the band until their dissolution in 2023. Simmons is also known for his long tongue and for his reality television show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which aired from 2006 to 2012. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss.
Larry Flynt
American publisher
John F. Kennedy Jr.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., also referred to as JFK Jr. was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was the son of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tower Heist, and Hercules. He is a producer or executive producer of several films, including the Horrible Bosses series, The Revenant, and War Dogs, and the television series Prison Break.
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939)
George Lincoln Rockwell
American founder of the American Nazi Party (1918–1967)
Dave Eggers
American writer, editor, and publisher
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
American atheist activist (1919–1995)
Milton Glaser
American graphic designer (1929–2020)
Steve Forbes
American businessman and publisher
Master P
American rapper, actor and record executive
Henry Luce
American magazine publisher (1898–1967)
Malcolm Forbes
American publisher (1919–1990)
Bertie Charles Forbes
American financial journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880–1954)
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, publisher, and businesswoman (1922–2012)
Jared Taylor
American white supremacist author (born 1951)
Charlie Jane Anders
American author and commentator
Venus Lux
American pornographic actress
John Yarmuth
American politician
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919)
Serenity
pornographic actress from the United States
James Kirke Paulding
American writer (1778–1860)
Alfred Ely Beach
American businessman (1826–1896)
Margaret Caroline Anderson
American editor, author (1886–1973)
Walter Annenberg
American businessman, ambassador, and philanthropist (1908–2002)
Jann Wenner
American magazine founder
Althea Flynt
Magazine publisher (1953–1987)
Mortimer Zuckerman
American businessman
Eric Corley
American magazine publisher
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Beatified Puerto Rican (1918-1963)
Frank Leslie
English-American engraver, illustrator, and publisher
Briton Hadden
American journalist and co-founder of Time magazine (1898-1929)
Jim Steranko
American artist (born 1938)
William Gaines
American publisher, known for EC Comics and Mad Magazine
Wendell Harrison
American musician
Sidney Harman
American businessman (1918–2011)
James Thomas Fields
American writer and publisher (1817–1881)
Eugene Jolas
American translator (1894-1952)
Gene Scott
US tennis player (1937-2006)
Betty Brosmer
American model and fitness advocate
Katrina vanden Heuvel
American writer, editor, publisher, activist
Harold Ross
American journalist (1892–1951)
Burr McIntosh
American photographer, actor and publisher (1862-1942)
Roger Kimball
American publisher
Jane Heap
American artist, editor, publisher (1883-1964)
Jim Baen
American publisher and editor (1943-2006)
Ted Leonsis
American businessman
Jenette Kahn
DC Comics publisher and editor
Chapman Grant
American zoologist, historian and publisher (1887-1983)
Sidney Shapiro
American translator (1915–2014)
Kim Thompson
american publisher (1956-2013)
Ralph J. Gleason
American music critic (1917–1975)
Gladys Heldman
US sports journalist, founder of World Tennis Magazine
Miriam Leslie
American writer