Patrick Loubatière is a French author and journalist, stage director, independent publisher and literature teacher. He is also a chess coach, and a former national champion. His students have been 18 times French chess champions and twice European champions in school categories.

Alison Margaret Arngrim is an American actress and author. Beginning her television career at the age of twelve, Arngrim is a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for her portrayal of Nellie Oleson on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1982.