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Explore New Zealand

List of famous people from New Zealand, including photos when available. The people below are listed by their popularity, so the most recognizable names are at the top of the list. Some of the people below are celebrities born in New Zealand, while others are simply notable locals. If you're from New Zealand you might already know that these prominent figures are also from your hometown, but some of the names below may really surprise you. This list includes people who were born and raised in New Zealand, as well as those who were born there but moved away at a young age.List is made up of people like Gary Braid and Jade Uru.If you want to answer the questions, "Which famous people are from New Zealand?" or "Which celebrities were born in New Zealand?" then this list is a great resource for you.

Famous People From New Zealand

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Famous People From New Zealand | List of Celebrities Born in New Zealand

Reference

List of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/99-famous-people-who-died-young/james707?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous people who died</a> of tuberculosis, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/30-child-actors-who-died-young/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">celebrities who died</a> from tuberculosis AKA consumption includes information like the victim's hometown and other biographical information when available. You might also be interested in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-died-of-lung-cancer/reference">celebrity lung cancer deaths</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-died-of-emphysema/reference">celebs who died from emphysema</a>. Unfortunately many famous people's lives have been cut short because of tuberculosis, including actors, musicians and athletes.This is a list that features victims of lung disease&nbsp;like Andrew Jackson and Vivien Leigh.This list answers the questions, &quot;Which celebrities have died from tuberculosis?&quot; and &quot;Which famous people died due to tuberculosis?&quot;These notable tuberculosis deaths include modern and past famous men and women, from politicians to religious leaders to writers. Everyone on this list has has tuberculosis as a cause of death somewhere in their public records, even if it was just one contributing factor for their death.&nbsp;

Famous People Who Died of Tuberculosis

Famous People Who Died of Tuberculosis | List of Celebrity Tuberculosis Deaths

Poetry

List of famous writers and poets who died of tuberculosis. The study and treatment of tuberculosis led to the discovery of pasteurization and antibiotics. At its height many poets and writers were TB patients. The number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease reported in the United States has decreased each year since 1993. As the general standard of living and medical care improved in the United States, the incidence of death due to TB a.k.a consumption decreased. Here is a full list of all writers and poets who succumbed to death as TB victims

Famous Poets And Writers Who Died Of Tuberculosis

Famous Poets And Writers Who Died Of Tuberculosis | Victims of TB

Notable Famous Deaths

Female Professionals

List of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-authors/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous female authors</a>, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. This greatest female authors list contains the most prominent and top females known for being authors. There are thousand of females working as authors in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. Historic authors have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a female aspiring to be a author then the people below should give you inspiration. People here include everyone from Anne Hollander to Dani Shapiro. While this isn't a list of all female authors, it does answer the questions "Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-biologists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous female</a> authors?" and "Who are the best female authors?"

Famous Female Authors

Famous Female Authors | List of Top Female Authors

Katherine Mansfield

Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer and poet who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At the age of 19, she left New Zealand and settled in England, where she became a friend of writers such as D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. Mansfield was diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in 1917; the disease claimed her life at the age of 34.

Writer

Lists about novelists, poets, short story authors, journalists, essayists, and playwrights, from simple rankings to fun facts about the men and women behind the pens.

People Who Write

Some of the most powerful, influential women in history were authors, writers, and poets. What better way to make your point, affect the world around you, inspire other women to fight for their dreams. or even just simply put your stamp on the world than to have your writing published. Who are the best female authors in history? &nbsp; The female authors featured on this list have gone down in history as the absolute greatest women writers. Many movies have been made either from some of their works, or even based on their lives and what shaped them as a writer. This list of the best female authors has been ranked by the community. Vote up the female authors you think are the best and see how your favorites rank. &nbsp; This list features the best female authors of all time, many of whom wrote best-selling books that are still considered classics today including, Gertrude Stein, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, &nbsp;Agatha Christie, Maya Angelou, Flannery O’Connor, and Kate Chopin. If the female writer you think is the best isn't already on the list, add her below.

Toni Morrison

The Best Female Authors of All Time

Best Female Authors | List of the Greatest Women Writers

Ranker Books

Lists of celebrated short fiction by author and region and curated collections you should add to your home library.

The Art of the Short Story

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List of the best short story writers of all time. From Voltaire to George Saunders, a complete list of the greatest short story authors who have written works in English or whose works have been translated into English.&nbsp;Usually, short fiction features a small cast of characters and is focused on one incident or anecdote and one overall mood, such as <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/romantic/" target="_blank">romance</a>, <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/funny/" target="_blank">humor</a>, or <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/sad%20love/" target="_blank">sadness</a>. Complex stories with sweeping timelines and superfluous characters are not often written in the short story medium, because there is simply not enough time to develop more than one or two cohesive thoughts. The best short story writers think that writing short-fiction is a completely&nbsp;separate art form than writing a novel, but some would argue that <a href="https://commaful.com/writers/" target="_blank">writing short stories</a> is great practice for writing a full length work of fiction.&nbsp;Because of the constraints of page length, great short story writers have to use language that is descriptive and quickly sets the scene or develops their characters. Hemingway is notoriously good at short, pithy stories. One of his most famous is the world's shortest short story: “For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” Very short stories are also known as flash-fiction.Like Hemingway, the best short story authors can paint a picture with their words in a short amount of time. If you like books but don't have time to read novels, reading short stories could be a great option for you. Many of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-novelists-of-all-time/ranker-books">the best novelists of all time</a>&nbsp; have also written good short stories. Often, this type of fiction is sold in short story collections or anthologies. Use this list to discover new authors of short-fiction and vote on your favorites.

Ernest Hemingway

The Best Short Story Writers of All Time

Best Short Story Writers | Greatest Authors of Short-Fiction

Lists about and ranking the best poets and poems of all times, including rhymes, haiku, sonnets, free verse, blank verse, epics, ballads, love poems, villanelles, and even limericks. 

Poetry? Oh Noetry!

Poets

Who are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-voice-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best female</a> poets? This list includes great female poets such as Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sylvia Plath, and Emily Dickinson. The women on this list have all changed poetry in their own way and left their mark on the genre. Women have been writing poetry through many eras and generations, but the poets on this list are the best.Written works have the ability to make us feel. They make us want to believe, be inspired, and live vicariously through the stories on the page. Whether short or long form, poetry is often illusory, and full of rich imagery or hidden meaning. It is these elements which provoke readers to dig deeper. The best poems and poets are read throughout the ages. They are passed from generation to generation and taught throughout schools to young students. Poets and their poetry have the ability to take readers places and into worlds never imagined. Poets can often be tortured souls or great thinkers who allow readers a new view on the world. These greatest women poets provide the kind of emotional connection to the written word that few can. Vote up the best woman poets on the list below, or add the women poets you think are the top if they aren't already on the list.

Audre Lorde

The Best Female Poets of All Time

Best Female Poets | Greatest Women Poet List

Celebrities

How many celebrities named Katherine can you think of? The famous Katherines below have many different professions, including notable actors named Katherine, famous musicians named Katherine, and even comedians named Katherine.

Katy Perry is certainly one of the most famous Katherines on this list. One of the famous Katies, she&nbsp;was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson and adopted the stage name Katy Perry in the mid-2000s. She has had nine Billboard Hot 100 singles including &ldquo;Teenage Dream&rdquo; and &ldquo;Firework.&rdquo;

Another of the famous people with the first name Catherine is Catherine O&#39;Hara.&nbsp;One of the famous actors named Katheryn, the Hollywood veteran &nbsp;has appeared in such films as Beetlejuice, Best in Show, and Home Alone. She also starred in the popular TV series, Schitt&#39;s Creek. Katharine Hepburn, Kathy Bates, and Catherine Keener are also actresses named Katherine.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is also one of the famous Catherines. She has appeared in such films as&nbsp;Chicago,&nbsp;The Mask of Zorro, and&nbsp;Feud: Bette and Joan. She won an Oscar for <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/academy-award-for-best-supporting-actress-winners/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best actress in a supporting role</a> for&nbsp;Chicago.&nbsp;

Did we forget one of your favorite famous women named Katherine? Just add them to the list!

Who Is The Most Famous Katherine In The World?

75+ Famous Katherines | List of Famous People Named Katherine

Celebrity Lists

Lists about the company behind the search engine that changed the world and the many wonderful things you'll find on it.

Google It

Lists of our favorite celebrities and public figures who give just about everyone the warm fuzzies.

Wonderful People We All Love

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Who are the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time" target="_blank">most influential people in history</a>? Here&#39;s a good place to start. This is a list of every&nbsp;person who has ever been immortalized in a Google Doodle, in order from the very first to the most recent. The first Google Doodle appeared on on August 30, 1998, in honor of Burning Man, surprising visitors to the search engine homepage. It wasn&#39;t until 2001 that the very first real person was commemorated. In November of that year, a Google Doodle honored Claude Monet, artistically drawn in the style of the painter&#39;s famous water lilies. For more than a decade since, Google has celebrated artists, inventors, poets, musicians, activists, mathematicians, scientists, singers, architects, and hundreds of other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-made-the-world-a-better-place/josh-heller" target="_blank">people&nbsp;who have made positive contributions</a> to the world as we know it. Every famous person who has been in a Google Doodle is listed in the order in which his or her Doodle appeared on the famous website, along with the date&mdash;or multiple dates, when applicable. While most of these cool and interesting people were honored on their birthdays, many others have been recognized on important anniversaries of their work.&nbsp;There is also a picture of each person&#39;s Google Doodle, and videos for important men and women like Freddie Mercury, Jules Verne, and Maya Angelou, whose Doodles were interactive.&nbsp;

Katherine Mansfield

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