Historians
Writers, poets: writer| poet| cartoonist| translator
Artists: composer| singer| director| painter| sculptor| architect| photographer
Scientists: philosopher| physicist| biologist| chemist| doctor| psychologist| historian| mathematician| linguist
Public figures: actor| politician| comedian
Artists: composer| singer| director| painter| sculptor| architect| photographer
Scientists: philosopher| physicist| biologist| chemist| doctor| psychologist| historian| mathematician| linguist
Public figures: actor| politician| comedian
| Author (number of quotes) | Description |
| A | |
| Adams, Henry Brooks (7) | American author, journalist, historian |
| B | |
| Bancroft, George (1) | American historian and statesman |
| Barzun, Jacques (1) | French-born American historian |
| Berenson, Bernard (1) | American art historian |
| Boorstin, Daniel J. (2) | American historian, lawyer and author |
| Brogan, Denis William (1) | English author and historian |
| C | |
| Carlyle, Thomas (6) | Scottish-born author and historian |
| Colby, Frank Moore (1) | American author, historian |
| D | |
| Dalberg-Acton, John (2) | English historian, politician, and writer |
| Durant, Will (1) | American author, historian, philosopher |
| E | |
| Ebert, Roger (2) | American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author |
| F | |
| Fuller, Thomas (2) | English clergyman and historian |
| H | |
| Hume, David (1) | Scottish philosopher and historian |
| I | |
| Irving, Washington (2) | American author and historian |
| K | |
| Kingsley, Charles (1) | English author and historian |
| L | |
| Lasch, Christopher (1) | American historian and moralist |
| Livius, Titus (1) | Roman historian |
| Lynes, Russell (1) | American art historian and photographer |
| M | |
| Maurois, Andre (1) | French author, historian |
| Mumford, Lewis (1) | American historian, philosopher of science |
| P | |
| Parkinson, Cyril Northcote (1) | English historian |
| T | |
| Thucydides (1) | Greek historian and author |
| Trevelyan, George M. (1) | British historian |
| U | |
| Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher (1) | America historian and writer |