| Author | Birth - Death |
|---|---|
| Alexander Alekhine | 1892 - 1946 |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 1911 - 1995 |
| Raisa Gorbachyova | 1932 - 1999 |
| Anatoly Karpov | 1951 - |
| Viktor Korchnoi | 1931 - |
| Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1984 - |
| Vladimir Kramnik | 1975 - |
| Trofim Lysenko | 1909 - 1976 |
| Marina Oswald | 1939 - 1963 |
| Boris Spassky | 1937 - |
