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.

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

Valeria Matorina
Russia
RussiaTranslator from English and Polish

Charu Ashirov
Turkmenistan
TurkmenistanTurkmen Soviet poet, writer and translator

Antoine Berman
France
FranceFrench translator

Lassi Nummi
Finland
FinlandFinnish writer and translator.

Alan Myers
Great Britain
Great BritainTranslator of Russian literature

William Safire
USA
USASpeechwriter for President Nixon

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

Petr Hansen
Denmark
DenmarkDanish-Russian literary figure, translator.

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

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

Miquel Cabal Guarro
Spain
SpainCatalan translator of Russian literature into Catalan

Bogdan Zadura
Poland
PolandPolish poet, novelist, essayist, translator

Frantisek Kvapil
Czech
CzechCzech poet, translator.

Muhammad Osman Al-Jalal
Egypt
EgyptEgyptian writer and translator.

Betty Alver
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian poet, prose writer, translator.

Petr Ravich
France
FranceFrench writer, translator, journalist.

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

Georgiy Kubatyan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian and Russian poet and translator

Swetlana Geier
Germany
GermanyLiterary translator from Russian into German.

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

Miriam Akavia
Israel
IsraelIsraeli writer and translator

Constance Clara Garnett
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish translator of Russian literature

Myrzahan Tnimov
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanKazakh translator

Hans Bjorkegren
Sweden
SwedenSwedish poet, writer, historian and translator

Jakub Zebrowski
Poland
PolandPolish translator of the 17th century.

Ryszard Wojnakowski
Poland
PolandPolish translator.

Stefan Zertis
Moldavian, worked as a translator for Mazepa

Nikolaj Gerbel
Russia
RussiaPoet-translator

Leonid Dimov
Romania
RomaniaRomanian poet and translator

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

Fedor Didler
Russia
RussiaTranslator of Russian poets into German

Mikulas Konac
Czech writer

Dierd Faludi
Hungary
HungaryHungarian poet, prose writer, translator.

Ivailo Kalfin
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian politician, diplomat

Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesia
IndonesiaIndonesian poet, essayist and translator.

Linas Broga
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, translator.

Tadeush Lopalevskiy
Poland
PolandPolish poet, novelist, playwright

Faber Yakobus
France
FranceHe is known primarily as an interpreter of Aristotle, who made a very valuable contribution to philosophical literature for that time.

Richard W. Sonnenfeldt
Germany
GermanyTranslator of the Nuremberg Trials

Diana Lewis Burgin
USA
USAAmerican translator, literary critic and poet

Alexey Artiushkov
Translator from Greek and Latin, poetry scholar, literary historian

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

Pietro Umberto Dini
Italy
ItalyItalian linguist and translator.

Theodor Codrescu
Romania
RomaniaMoldovan and Romanian writer and translator.

Walter Hasenclever
Germany
GermanyGerman expressionist poet and translator.

Vasiliy Anastasevich
Russia
RussiaTranslator and bibliographer

Vytautas Bloze
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian poet, songwriter, translator.

Hitoshi Igarashi
Japan
JapanTranslator.

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