John Ruskin
English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era
journalist
Arthur Ransome
English author and journalist
Frederic Raphael
American-born, British BAFTA and Academy Award winning screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist.
Ishmael Reed
American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture
Ruth Reichl
American chef, food writer, co-producer of PBS’s Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, culinary editor for the Modern Library, host of PBS’s Gourmet’s Adventures With Ruth, and the last editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine
David Remnick
American journalist and writer
George Orwell
English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic
George Packer
US journalist, novelist, and playwright
Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer, critic, and satirist based in New York; she was best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles
George Plimpton
American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman