Why Famous:One of the best poets of his generation, he was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death. He was also well known for being married to American poet Sylvia Plath.
Born: August 17, 1930 Birthplace:Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England
1956-06-16 British Poet and Poet Laureate Ted Hughes marries American writer and poet (The Bell Jar) Sylvia Plath at St George the Martyr Holborn, London.
Amanda Gorman
Joyce Kilmer
Maya Angelou
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Seamus Heaney