Saul Bellow was an award-winning American writer. Among his many distinctions are a Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, and the National Book Award for Fiction 3 times

Stephen Jay Gould (10 September, 1941 – 20 May, 2002) was a paleontologist who wrote science books for both scientists as well as the general public.

Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his novel Flowers for Algernon, a 1958 short story that won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960.