Authors Starting with “C”
11 authors found
Carl Jung
Was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychologist and pioneering evolutionary theorist who founded the school of analytical psychology.
Carlos Castaneda
American anthropologist and writer. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe a training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus.
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, science communicator, and a leader in the search for extraterrestrial life. He was a distinguished scientist and public advocate for science, inspiring millions with his passion for the universe. Sagan's work included advisory roles for NASA in the 1950s, a professorship at Cornell, and a Distinguished Visiting Scientist position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Charles Darwin
Was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.
Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
Che Guevara
Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist.
Chuck Palahniuk
American novelist who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adult coloring books, as well as several short stories.
Cicero
An accomplished poet, philosopher, rhetorician, and humorist, Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC) was also the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced.
Coco Chanel
Was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularising a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style.
Confucius
Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, 1898–1963) was an Irish-born British writer, literary scholar, and Christian apologist. He is best known for blending imaginative storytelling with theology, producing both enduring works of fiction and influential essays on faith, morality, and reason. His writings continue to shape modern Christian thought and fantasy literature.