Ilyas Malayev
(1936-2008) Poet. Ilyas Malayev was a well-known musician and poet in Uzbekistan, before emigrating to the United States and living in Forest Hills, New York.
County: Queens
Laura Z. Hobson
(1900-1986) Novelist. Laura Z. Hobson was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and died in New York City.
Melvin Dixon
(1950-1992) Novelist, poet.
Mildred Miller
(1910-2007) Writer. M. M. Graff wrote about gardening and New York City’s Central Park.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
(1831-1919) Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England in 1831. Barr moved with three of her daughters to New York in 1869.
Lin Carter
(1930-1988) Novelist. Linwood Vrooman Carter was known as an author of science fiction and fantasy.
Arthur Buchwald
(1925-2007) Humorist. Art Buchwald was born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1925 and died in Washington, D.C. in 2007. He lived part of his childhood in Queens, New York. Mr. Buchwald was known for his popular newspaper columns.
William Diehl
(1924-2006) Writer. William Diehl was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, in 1924, and died in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2006. He wrote nine novels and had nearly completed a tenth.
Isadore Barmash
(1921-2006) Writer. Isadore Barmash was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He wrote articles for the New York Times for 26 years.
Wilson Rantus
(1807-1861) Writer, educator, editor. “The Anglo African,” was an abolitionist instrumental in establishing a weekly black newspaper and a school for black children in Jamaica; he lived on Douglas Avenue.