Dutch poet, writer and child psychiatrist. The pen name Vasalis of the celebrated poet Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans was the latinized version of her maiden name…
French singer-songwriter and musician (piano, guitar). Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French historian, archaeologist and writer. Her crime fiction policiers have won three International Dagger Awards from the Crime Writers Association, for three successive novels: in…
Peruvian-Spanish writer and political commentator on international affairs with emphasis on Latin America. He is also the writer and presenter of a documentary series for…
Mario Vargas Llosa: A Journey Through Literature and Human Design Mario Vargas Llosa, born on March 28, 1936, in Arequipa, Peru, is a celebrated writer,…
Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina. In 2001, he directed the romantic…
Italian film, stage and television actor. Vannucchi graduated at Silvio d’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1952 and shortly after entered the theatrical company…
French adventurist, writer, and moviemaker; his first film was titled “The Last Trapper” (2004). In 2013, he remade for cinema the famous TV series “Belle…
Canadian writer who was published from 1932, primarily for science fiction, of which he was one of the master writers, prolific and popular. He first…
Dutch film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films between 1975 and 2005, including In for Treatment (1979) and Alissa in Concert (1990). Link…
American-Canadian pro astrologer and writer, the author of “The Astrologer’s Node Book” and “The Mars Book.” One of the first Canadian astrologers achieving international recognition,…
Dutch writer whose debut novel “De grote zaal” (The Great Hall) appeared in 1953 and was within ten years translated into thirteen languages. During her…
American filmmaker. Van Sant’s 1986 movie, “Mala Noche, “gained him critical attention.. In 1989, he released “Drugstore Cowboy, about drug addicts, and the film won…
Dutch writer of some sixty titles, his greatest relevance is as a novelist, yet van Praag was also an essayist and an autobiographical writer. He…
American trance-medium who speaks to disincarnate spirits. Perhaps the most famed medium of the ’90s, he has appeared on many TV shows, including “The Other…
Belgian writer and poet, who died on 14 August 1965 at Ukkel. Link to Wikipedia biography
American astrologer and writer, a frequent contributor to astrology magazines of the 20th century.
Belgian poet and writer, whose nickname was Mister 1830, derived from his habit of walking along the streets of Antwerp clothed as a dandy from…
Belgian poet, short-story writer, and playwright whose reputation rests largely on two collections of poems—Entrevisions (1898; “Glimpses”) and La Chanson d’Ève (1904; “The Song of…
Dutch-American writer, a journalist and historian, famed for his “Story of Mankind,” 1921, “Story of the Bible,” 1923, “America,” 1927 and “R.v.R,” 1930, a fictional…
Belgian actress, she adopted a six-year old girl in 1978. Her adopted daughter is Marie Vinck, also an actress. Van Mieghem made her film debut…
Dutch artist, printmaker, draughtsman and writer. He learnt the rudiments of painting from his mother. Some of his first works, mainly landscapes, were made in…
Flemish writer and one of the leaders of the early Flemish movement. Van Kerckhoven obtained the degree of baccalaurean in medicine and philosophy, but in…
Belgian writer and neuropsychiatrist specialized in children. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Dutch writer. He was active in the Dutch Resistance during WWII. His first book of poetry, published in 1932, was of socialist inspiration. About 50…
Duch orientalist, diplomat, musician (of the guqin), and writer, best known for theJ udge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the…
Eddie Van Halen: A Musical Icon With a Unique Human Design Eddie Van Halen, born on January 26, 1955, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was a legendary…
Belgian radio and TV moderator of the Walloon Broadcaster RTBF. Thomas is the second son of the Belgian novelist and comic book writer Jean Van…
Dutch writer and journalist. He wrote in several genres including prose (novels and detectives), poetry and drama. He died 13 August 1973. Link to Wikipedia…
Patrice Van Eersel: A Journey Through Journalism and Human Design Born on January 30, 1949, in Safi, Morocco, Patrice Van Eersel is a renowned French…
Dutch comedian, actor, singer, writer, and creator of television programs. André van Duin was in a relationship with Wim van der Pluym from 1974 until…
British-South African writer, farmer, explorer, ethnologist, journalist, war hero, philosopher, humanitarian, conservationist, African expeditionary and guru-mystic who served as an advisor to British heads of…
British writer who served as the editor of a science magazine, as well as the author of “Contract Cohabitation” and “Astro-Genetics.”
Dutch writer, poet and influential literary critic. He was youngest the son of the influential Dutch catholic writer, poet, professor in letters and publisher Joseph…
Dutch writer and poet. In 1898 der Leeuw was diagnosed with dyslexia and increasing deafness. In 1928 he was awarded by the Society of Dutch…
French Flemish writer. Van der Meersch came from a family of freethinkers,his father was a Nietzschean atheist , but he converted to Roman Catholicism in…
Dutch psychiatrist, psychotherapist, medical anthropologist and prolific writer on “Metabletics”. Between 1933 and 1936, he earned diplomas in primary school and high school education, the…
French writer and radio presenter, a novelist whose work includes “Les Vacances du Fantôme,” “Cheyenne,” and “Poisson D’amour.” He was awarded the Goncourt prize on…
Italian singer-songwriter. Vallesi began studying piano as a child and he later started working as an arranger and a composer. Put under contract by Caterina…
French writer and poet who was the wife of the famous Peruvian poet César Vallejo. She remained a controversial figure concerning the publication of Vallejo’s…
Biography of Jean Vallée: The Musical Journey of a Human Design Generator Jean Vallée, born Paul Goeders on February 2, 1939, in Verviers, Belgium, was…
Argentine musician, singer, songwriter and self-taught folk composer, author of more than a hundred songs. He died on 12 September 2008. Link to Wikipedia biography…
French singer-songwriter and composer. He became famous for his romantic songs and his disco hits of the 1970s and for having composed and performed several…
French writer who, as a philosopher, critic and poet, spent over four years on one 500-line poem, “The Young Fate,” 1917. Valery, a perfectionist, considered…
German actress, cabaret performer and singer, who founded the Café Grössenwahn (“Café Megalomania”) in 1920, which has been recognized as one of the most important…
Italian actress, playwright, screenwriter, author, and theatre director, she received an Honorary David di Donatello Award on 8 May 2020 at age 99. She survived…
Cuban novelist, poet, scriptwriter, film director and blogger. She studied at the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona, but did not graduate. From 1984 to…
Italian singer, songwriter, author and actor, associated with several songs and theatrical pieces in Milanese Dialect. He died in Milan on 13 October 2003. Link…
Colombian poet and translator. He was the father of Guillermo León Valencia (1909-1971), Colombian president during 1962-1966. His first volume of poetry, Ritos (1898, rev.…