The elderly Lévinas was a distinguished French public intellectual, whose books reportedly sold well.

When she was 9 years old, she composed and delivered an hour-long speech in Latin to some of the most distinguished intellectuals of the day.

Shostakovich also joined a group of 25 distinguished intellectuals in signing a letter to Leonid Brezhnev asking not to rehabilitate Stalin.

Al- Baradoni was not only a prominent poet, but a distinguished intellectual in local and Arab cultural affairs.

In the establishment and direction of the first organization of Albanian creators took part some of the most distinguished intellectuals.

Instead of distinguished intellectuals, Thomas learns that his companions are ordinary citizens with everyday jobs who were arrested, as he was, for political dissent.

Dutta, a distinguished intellectual, has written a book and published several articles for various publications on the evolution and history of little magazines.

Some of Kerala's distinguished intellectuals have edited the weekly during various periods.

Woeser is one of the most distinguished female intellectuals in contemporary China, and her blog gave a true account of current events in Tibet.

It gave a platform to essayist Jorge Mañach and many other distinguished Cuban intellectuals.