Obama, Barack

Barack Obama, born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He made history as the first...

Ocampo, Silvina

Silvina Ocampo (28 July 1903 – 14 December 1993) was an Argentine short story writer, poet, and artist. Born in Buenos Aires, she was the youngest of the si...

Oesterheld, Héctor Germán

Héctor Germán Oesterheld (born 23 July 1919; disappeared and presumed dead 1977), also known by the common abbreviation HGO, was an Argentine journalist, co...

Ojeda, Mónica

Mónica Ojeda Franco, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1988, is an acclaimed Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, and poet. She has demonstrated an affinity...

Olazábal, Pablo Silva

Pablo Silva Olazábal, born on March 18, 1964, in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, is a distinguished writer and journalist renowned for his dedication to promoting and...

Onetti, Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos Onetti (July 1, 1909 – May 30, 1994) was a renowned Uruguayan novelist and short-story writer. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Onetti’s existential...

Orczy, Emma

Emma Orczy, born in Hungary on September 23, 1865, was a British novelist and playwright famed for her "Scarlet Pimpernel" series. She moved to London in 18...

Orozco, Olga

Olga Orozco (real name Olga Noemí Gugliotta Orozco) was an Argentine poet, born on March 17, 1920, in Toay, La Pampa, Argentina. She was a recipient of the ...

Ortiz, Adalberto

Adalberto Ortiz Quiñones (1914–2003) was a distinguished Afro-Ecuadorian novelist, poet, and diplomat from Esmeraldas. Known for integrating Afro-Ecuadorian...

Orwell, George

George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. He was born on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, ...

Ospina, William

William Ospina, born on 2 March 1954 in Herveo, Tolima, is a distinguished Colombian poet, essayist, and novelist. He is renowned for his novel "El país de ...