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
Translator from Greek and Latin, poetry scholar, literary historian

Vasiliy Anastasevich
Russia
RussiaTranslator and bibliographer

Lassi Nummi
Finland
FinlandFinnish writer and translator.

Georgiy Kubatyan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian and Russian poet and translator

Nikolaj Gerbel
Russia
RussiaPoet-translator

Theodor Codrescu
Romania
RomaniaMoldovan and Romanian writer and translator.

Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesia
IndonesiaIndonesian poet, essayist and translator.

Valeria Matorina
Russia
RussiaTranslator from English and Polish

Richard W. Sonnenfeldt
Germany
GermanyTranslator of the Nuremberg Trials

Grigoriy Kochur
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian poet, translator, literary scholar, dissident and human rights activist.

Linas Broga
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, translator.

Aleksander Livergant
Russia
RussiaLiterary scholar, translator from English, PhD in art history

Diana Lewis Burgin
USA
USAAmerican translator, literary critic and poet

Boris Brainin
Austria
AustriaAustrian poet, translator of poetry into German.

Hitoshi Igarashi
Japan
JapanTranslator.

Miriam Akavia
Israel
IsraelIsraeli writer and translator

Myrzahan Tnimov
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakh translator

Swetlana Geier
Germany
GermanyLiterary translator from Russian into German.

Pietro Umberto Dini
Italy
ItalyItalian linguist and translator.

Jurgis Kunchinas
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, prose writer, essayist, translator.

Betty Alver
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian poet, prose writer, translator.

Miquel Cabal Guarro
Spain
SpainCatalan translator of Russian literature into Catalan

Wladimir Bienstock
France
FranceRussian-French journalist, writer, translator, collector

Bogdan Zadura
Poland
PolandPolish poet, novelist, essayist, translator

Petr Ivanov
Ukraine
UkraineCandidate of Philological Sciences (1956). Father of film actor Sergei Ivanov.

Fedor Didler
Russia
RussiaTranslator of Russian poets into German

Dierd Faludi
Hungary
HungaryHungarian poet, prose writer, translator.

Vytautas Bloze
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, songwriter, translator.

Stefan Zertis
Moldavian, worked as a translator for Mazepa

Alan Myers
Great Britain
Great BritainTranslator of Russian literature

Ivailo Kalfin
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian politician, diplomat

Petr Hansen
Denmark
DenmarkDanish-Russian literary figure, translator.

Antoine Berman
France
FranceFrench translator

Petr Ravich
France
FranceFrench writer, translator, journalist.

Alexander Zhovtis
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanSoviet and Kazakhstani writer, literary scholar, translator, teacher.

Muhammad Osman Al-Jalal
Egypt
EgyptEgyptian writer and translator.

Eduard Shavann
France
FranceFrench archaeologist and sinologist, professor at the College de France (since 1893).

William Safire
USA
USASpeechwriter for President Nixon

Ryszard Wojnakowski
Poland
PolandPolish translator.

Charu Ashirov
Turkmenistan
TurkmenistanTurkmen Soviet poet, writer and translator

Constance Clara Garnett
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish translator of Russian literature

Vasiliy Planskiy
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian poet, prose writer, translator, religious thinker.

Mikulas Konac
Czech writer

Leonid Dimov
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet and translator

Walter Hasenclever
Germany
GermanyGerman expressionist poet and translator.

John Florio
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish linguist, lexicographer, translator.

Antanas Gailius
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet and translator

Frantisek Kvapil
Czech
CzechCzech poet, translator.

George Skenlan
Great Britain
Great BritainHe was a translator for the USSR national team at the 1966 World Cup

Jakub Zebrowski
Poland
PolandPolish translator of the 17th century.