this list includes film directors, poets, general authors, mangakas, webtoon artists, etc.

• a.k. ramanujan
• mahmoud darwish
• agha shahid ali
• ocean vuong
• jalal al-din rumi
• kobayashi issa
• matsuo basho
• ai yazawa
• junji ito
• liang azha
• taejun pak
• mo xiang tong xiu
• wong kar-wai
• satyajit ray
• satoshi kon
• frantz fanon
• kwame nkrumah
• akimi yoshida