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 (born July 18, 1977) Singapore playwright, poet
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 (born July 18, 1933) Russian poet
