* 1930 – Frank McCourt, Irish-American author ( d. 2009 )

* 1908 – Rica Erickson, Australian artist, historian, and author ( d. 2009 )

George Barna, a conservative Christian author and researcher, conducted a survey in the United States in 2009 that found gay and lesbian people having a Christian affiliation were more numerous than had been presumed.

* 2009 – Oral Roberts, American television evangelist and author ( b. 1918 )

* Tim Costello ( 1945 – 2009 ), labor and anti-globalization advocate and author

* 1911 – Hortense Calisher, American author ( d. 2009 )

* Allen J. Scott ( born 1938 ), winner of Vautrin Lud Prize in 2003 and the Anders Retzius Gold medal 2009 ; author of numerous books and papers on economic and urban geography, known for his work on regional development, new industrial spaces, agglomeration theory, global city-regions and the cultural economy.

He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, i. e. its spokesman, from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by Swedish author and historian Peter Englund.

* 2009 – John Keel, American journalist and author ( b. 1930 )

* 1920 – Irving Kristol, American pundit, columnist and author ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – John Mortimer, British barrister, screenwriter and author.

* 1987 – Carrie Prejean, American model and author, Miss California USA 2009

* 1932 – John Updike, American author ( d. 2009 )

* 1925 – Dominick Dunne, American author ( d. 2009 )

* 1915 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Stuart Kaminsky, American author ( b. 1934 )

In an interview with King, Published in the USA Weekend in March 2009, the author stated, " People look on writers that they like as an irreplaceable resource.

* 1920 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist and author ( d. 2009 )

* 1917 – Miguel Serrano, Chilean author and diplomat ( d. 2009 )

* 1925 – Stanley Chapman, English architect, designer, and author ( d. 2009 )

* December 20 – Hortense Calisher, American author ( d. 2009 )

* March 31 – H. J. Blackham, British humanist and author ( d. 2009 )

** Edward Upward, British author ( d. 2009 )

** Helen Andelin, American author ( d. 2009 )

* May 8 – Milton Meltzer, American author ( d. 2009 )

Geoffrey Bennington ( Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-226-14428-3 ).

Some researchers ( e. g. Geoffrey C., and C. Swift, 2009 ) believe that the underpricing of IPOs is less a deliberate act on the part of issuers and / or underwriters, than the result of an over-reaction on the part of investors ( Friesen & Swift, 2009 ).

* Not Going Out ( 2007 – 2009 ) as Geoffrey

Supporting interpretations and explanations of contemporary conspicuous consumption are proffered in Consumer Culture ( 1996 ), by C. Lury, Consumer Culture and Modernity ( 1997 ), by D. Slater, Symbolic Exchange and Death ( 1998 ), by Jean Baudrillard, and Spent: Sex, Evolution, and the Secrets of Consumerism ( 2009 ), by Geoffrey Miller.

Winners of the 2009 festival include “ Alamar ” by Pedro González Rubio, “ Presunto culpable ” by Roberto Hernándex and Geoffrey Smith and “ La sirena y el buzo ” by Mercedes Moncada.

In 2009, they reprinted Geoffrey Winthrop Young's first edition of the Trinity Guide, and the St John's Guide.

On March 31, 2009, CSIS lawyer and advisor Geoffrey O ' Brian told the Committee on Public Safety and National Security that CSIS would use information obtained by torture if it could prevent another attack such as 9 / 11 or the Air India bombing.

Her book From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and the Constitution was published by Oxford University Press in 2009, as part of their " Inalienable Rights " series, edited by Geoffrey Stone.

At the most recent county election in 2009 the town elected a Conservative Party councillor, Geoffrey Roper.

High profile present and past residents Geoffrey Rush and Barry Humphries supported the protest action, but the development was finally approved in 2009.

Martin starred alongside Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon in the Broadway revival of Exit the King which played at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre from March 7 to June 14, 2009.

A by-election to fill the vacancies was held in June 2009 and resulted in the election of Councillors Geoffrey Kettle and Geoffrey Peterson.

* Geoffrey Bingham, AM, MM, ( 6 January 1919 – 3 June 2009 ), who returned to Australia and wrote several books reflecting on his experiences, including his conversion to Christian faith in The story of the Rice Cakes, Angel Wings, and Tall Grow the Tallow Woods.

* Campbell-Platt, Geoffrey ( 2009 ).

His most recent collections are The Nerve ( 2002, winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize ), The Sugar Mile ( 2005 ) and Hide Now, which was published in 2008 and shortlisted for both the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2008 and the Forward Prize in 2009.

Lunn is now famous in Queensland for a number of autobiographical books: in June 2009 he was voted as a Queensland Icon as one of 15 " influential artists " in the state's history in a list of 15 which included the Bee Gees, Geoffrey Rush, Powderfinger and David Malouf.

In honor of Beene ’ s fashion legacy, the CFDA, Council of Fashion Designers of America, created the annual Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement award, which was presented in 2009 to the influential designer, Anna Sui.

* Zawicizuz ( Geoffrey Sawicky )-Guitars, Keyboards and Backing Vocals ( 2007 – 2009 )

Works that have been translated into English include Von hier nach dort ( 1978 ) ( From Here to There, translated by Kathleen Thorpe, 1991 ), Das schnelle Glück ( 1980 ) ( Try Your Luck, translated by Kathleen Thorpe, 1994 ), and Ruthless and Other Writings ( translated by Geoffrey Howes, 2003 ), all published by Ariadne Press ; and Wien Metropolis ( 2005 ) ( Metropolis Vienna, translated by Geoffrey C. Howes, published by Green Integer in 2009 ).

* 2009 Geoffrey A. Landis Search

* Brown, Peter & Garver, Geoffrey: Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy ( Berrett-Koehler, 2009 ) ISBN 15767625.