Hugh Howey and Amanda Hocking come to mind immediately as authors who managed to build a successful following without the initial support of a large publisher.

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• Muhammad Ali

  Professional Boxer

  Saturday, Jan 17, 1942
  Friday, Jun 03, 2016

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
  Thursday, Sep 03, 1970

• H. L. Mencken

  Journalist

  Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
  Sunday, Jan 29, 1956

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Essayist

  Wednesday, May 25, 1803
  Thursday, Apr 27, 1882

• Francis Of Assisi

  Saint

  Thursday, Jun 24, 1182
  Saturday, Oct 03, 1226

• Vincent Van Gogh

  Painter

  Wednesday, Mar 30, 1853
  Tuesday, Jul 29, 1890

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• Marcus Aurelius

  Roman Emperor

  Saturday, Apr 26, 0121
  Friday, Mar 17, 0180

• Walt Whitman

  Poet

  Monday, May 31, 1819
  Saturday, Mar 26, 1892

• Billy Graham

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  Thursday, Nov 07, 1918
  

• Martin Luther

  Monk

  Saturday, Nov 10, 1483
  Monday, Feb 18, 1546

• Plato

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Donald Trump

  45Th President Of The United States

  Friday, Jun 14, 1946
  

• Napoleon Bonaparte

  Military Commander

  Tuesday, Aug 15, 1769
  Saturday, May 05, 1821

• Nelson Mandela

  Former President Of South Africa

  Thursday, Jul 18, 1918
  Thursday, Dec 05, 2013