In 1942, a young Jewish girl was given a journal on June 12th for her thirteenth birthday. In it she would record her thoughts and feeling of what it was like for her and her family to hide and try to escape from the Nazis, only to later be caught. Tragically, through other witness accounts, we learn of Ms. Franks death while in captivity giving her diary a more poignant feel.

Anne Frank is certainly not the first to keep a diary of her thoughts and activities.   Today’s list will center on just a few of the famous diaries throughout history and up to our modern times..

1.  Henry David Thoreau -writer

2.  Andy Warhol – artist

3.  Ronald Reagan – President of US

4.  Beatrix Potter – Writer

5.  John Adams – President of US

6.  Madeleine L’Engle – writer

7.  Stevie Nicks – musician

8.  Kurt Cobain – musician

9.  Bridget Jones – fictional diary keeper

10.  Princess Diaries – fictional diary keeper

These men and women kept journals that were published , often posthumously or were used as part of their work. Today, many people use their blogs as a way to record this type of personal thoughts and activities.