Biographies by Occupation
| Occupation | Name | Nationality | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poet, Author | Pyers, Paul S., jr. | American | fl. 1980 |
| Psycholinguist, Authority on deafness and ASL, Author, Activist | Lane, Harlan | American | 19 August 1936- |
| Teacher, Advocate, Author | Jacobs, Leo Marcus | American | 13 July 1918-24 December 1998 |
| Author, Novelist, Historian | Muse, Helen E. | American | fl. 1961 |
| Author, Bookbinder | Desloges, Pierre | French | 21 September 1742-sometime after 1794 |
| Editor, Author | Briscoe, Connie | American, Afro-American/Black | 31 December 1952- |
| Author, Poet, Activist, Educational administrator | Smith, Linwood | American, Afro-American/Black | 1943?-14 November 1982 |
| Poet, Author | Witte, Horst | German | 5 June 1913-30 April 1991 |
| Author | Newton, Pauline | American | fl. 2000 |
| Poet, Author | Allen, Elizabeth | American? | fl. 1832 |
| Author, Journalist | Martineau, Harriet | English, British | 12 June 1802-27 June 1876 |
| Activist, Author | Witzleben, Margarette von | German | 22 February 1853-1 February 1917 |
| Author, Writer, Physicist, Scientist | Langford, David "Dave" | British | 10 April 1953- |
| Author | Pitrois, Yvonne | French | 14 December 1880-23 April 1937 |
| Poet, Author | Ronsard, Pierre de | French | 11 September 1524-27 December 1585 |
| Author | Dunbar, Joyce | British | fl. 1995 |
| Author, Deaf-blind | Wood, Marjorie Dick McGuffin | Canadian, born American | 1903-18 November 1988 |
| Linguist, Anthropologist, Scientist, Author, Professor | Padden, Carol | American | 1955- |
| Teacher, Educational administrator, Author | Newman, Lawrence R. | American | 23 March 1925- |
| Advocate, Author | Bowe, Frank George | American | 29 March 1947- |