John Aubrey
English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer
Saint Augustine
Theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa
Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher
Jane Austen
English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century
Natalie Babbitt
American writer and illustrator of children’s books
Babur
Founder of the Mughal Empire and first Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent
Gaston Bachelard
French philosopher
Bernard Bailyn
American historian, author, and academic specializing in U.S. Colonial and Revolutionary-era History
Beryl Bainbridge
English writer from Liverpool
Nicholson Baker
American novelist and essayist