Translator

Discover renowned translators who have played a pivotal role in bridging language barriers and facilitating global communication. Explore a comprehensive list of celebrities in the field of translation, including notable authors, scholars, and activists who have made significant contributions to cultural exchange and international understanding.

Alexey Artiushkov
Alexey Artiushkov
Translator from Greek and Latin, poetry scholar, literary historian
Vasiliy Anastasevich
Vasiliy Anastasevich
Russia
Translator and bibliographer
Lassi Nummi
Lassi Nummi
Finland
Finnish writer and translator.
Georgiy Kubatyan
Georgiy Kubatyan
Armenia
Armenian and Russian poet and translator
Nikolaj Gerbel
Nikolaj Gerbel
Russia
Poet-translator
Theodor Codrescu
Theodor Codrescu
Romania
Moldovan and Romanian writer and translator.
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesia
Indonesian poet, essayist and translator.
Valeria Matorina
Valeria Matorina
Russia
Translator from English and Polish
Richard W. Sonnenfeldt
Richard W. Sonnenfeldt
Germany
Translator of the Nuremberg Trials
Grigoriy Kochur
Grigoriy Kochur
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, translator, literary scholar, dissident and human rights activist.
Linas Broga
Linas Broga
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, translator.
Aleksander Livergant
Aleksander Livergant
Russia
Literary scholar, translator from English, PhD in art history
Diana Lewis Burgin
Diana Lewis Burgin
USA
American translator, literary critic and poet
Boris Brainin
Boris Brainin
Austria
Austrian poet, translator of poetry into German.
Hitoshi Igarashi
Hitoshi Igarashi
Japan
Translator.
Miriam Akavia
Miriam Akavia
Israel
Israeli writer and translator
Myrzahan Tnimov
Myrzahan Tnimov
Kazakhstan
Kazakh translator
Swetlana Geier
Swetlana Geier
Germany
Literary translator from Russian into German.
Pietro Umberto Dini
Pietro Umberto Dini
Italy
Italian linguist and translator.
Jurgis Kunchinas
Jurgis Kunchinas
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, prose writer, essayist, translator.
Betty Alver
Betty Alver
Estonia
Estonian poet, prose writer, translator.
Miquel Cabal Guarro
Miquel Cabal Guarro
Spain
Catalan translator of Russian literature into Catalan
Wladimir Bienstock
Wladimir Bienstock
France
Russian-French journalist, writer, translator, collector
Bogdan Zadura
Bogdan Zadura
Poland
Polish poet, novelist, essayist, translator
Petr Ivanov
Petr Ivanov
Ukraine
Candidate of Philological Sciences (1956). Father of film actor Sergei Ivanov.
Fedor Didler
Fedor Didler
Russia
Translator of Russian poets into German
Dierd Faludi
Dierd Faludi
Hungary
Hungarian poet, prose writer, translator.
Vytautas Bloze
Vytautas Bloze
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet, songwriter, translator.
Stefan Zertis
Stefan Zertis
Moldavian, worked as a translator for Mazepa
Alan Myers
Alan Myers
Great Britain
Translator of Russian literature
Ivailo Kalfin
Ivailo Kalfin
Bulgaria
Bulgarian politician, diplomat
Petr Hansen
Petr Hansen
Denmark
Danish-Russian literary figure, translator.
Antoine Berman
Antoine Berman
France
French translator
Petr Ravich
Petr Ravich
France
French writer, translator, journalist.
Alexander Zhovtis
Alexander Zhovtis
Kazakhstan
Soviet and Kazakhstani writer, literary scholar, translator, teacher.
Muhammad Osman Al-Jalal
Muhammad Osman Al-Jalal
Egypt
Egyptian writer and translator.
Eduard Shavann
Eduard Shavann
France
French archaeologist and sinologist, professor at the College de France (since 1893).
William Safire
William Safire
USA
Speechwriter for President Nixon
Ryszard Wojnakowski
Ryszard Wojnakowski
Poland
Polish translator.
Charu Ashirov
Charu Ashirov
Turkmenistan
Turkmen Soviet poet, writer and translator
Constance Clara Garnett
Constance Clara Garnett
Great Britain
English translator of Russian literature
Vasiliy Planskiy
Vasiliy Planskiy
Ukraine
Ukrainian poet, prose writer, translator, religious thinker.
Mikulas Konac
Mikulas Konac
Czech writer
Leonid Dimov
Leonid Dimov
Romania
Romanian poet and translator
Walter Hasenclever
Walter Hasenclever
Germany
German expressionist poet and translator.
John Florio
John Florio
Great Britain
English linguist, lexicographer, translator.
Antanas Gailius
Antanas Gailius
Lithuania
Lithuanian poet and translator
Frantisek Kvapil
Frantisek Kvapil
Czech
Czech poet, translator.
George Skenlan
George Skenlan
Great Britain
He was a translator for the USSR national team at the 1966 World Cup
Jakub Zebrowski
Jakub Zebrowski
Poland
Polish translator of the 17th century.