![Nelson Mandela](./images/Mandela.jpg)
Nelson Mandela (born July 18, 1918) South African political leader, activist - Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
Read about Nelson Mandela at
https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography
Listen to a 1990 BBC interview of Nelson Mandela after his release from prison here
Watch a BBC feature on Nelson Mandela
here
![Alfian Sa'at](./images/Saat.jpg)
Alfian Sa'at (born July 18, 1977) Singapore playwright, poet
![Elizabeth Gilbert](./images/Elizabeth Gilbert.jpg)
Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18, 1969) U.S. novelist, memoirist - Eat, Pray, Love (2006)
Visit Elizabeth Gilbert's website https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/bio/
Gilbert talks about anxiety and creativity
here
![Yevgeny Yevtushenko](./images/Yevtushenko.jpg)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko (born July 18, 1933) Russian poet