Go to this resource: http://dbpedia.org/sparql and put the following query: SELECT DISTINCT ?a WHERE { ?a dcterms:subject category:1943_deaths; rdf:type dbpedia-owl:Writer} LIMIT 1000 OR http://www.freebase.com/queryeditor [{ type: "/book/author" "/people/deceased_person/date_of_death|=" : ["1943"] "name" : null "limit" : 700 }]