Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, public intellectual, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
 West is an outspoken voice in American leftist politics, and as such has been critical of many center-left figures, including President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
 He has held professorships at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of Paris during his career.
 He is also a frequent commentator on politics and social issues in many media outlets.
David John Connolly (born 1954) is an English-born Greek literary translator.
 He has translated poetry and novels from Greek to English, including writing by Nikiforos Vrettakos, Odysseas Elytis, Kiki Dimoula and Nikos Engonopoulos.
Davíd Lee Carrasco (born November 21, 1944) is a Mexican-American academic historian of religion, anthropologist, and Mesoamericanist scholar.
 As of 2001 he holds the inaugural appointment as Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of Latin America Studies at the Harvard Divinity School, in a joint appointment with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Department of Anthropology at Harvard University.
 Carrasco previously taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Princeton University and is known for his research and extensive publications on Mesoamerican religion and history, his public speaking as well as wider contributions within Latin American studies and Latino/a studies.
 He has made powerful critical statements about Latino contributions to US democracy in public dialogues with Cornel West, Toni Morrison, and Samuel P. Huntington.
 His work is known primarily for his illuminating writings on the ways human societies orient themselves with sacred places.
Race Matters is a social sciences book by Cornel West.
 The book was first published on April 1, 1993 by Beacon Press.
 The book analyzes moral authority and racial debates concerning skin color in the United States.
 The book questions matters of economics and politics, as well as ethical issues and spirituality, and also addresses the crisis in black leadership.
 West's collection of moral essays on race relations in America was on the "New York Times" best-seller lists for many weeks.
 The profound book continues to be as important today as it was 25 years ago.
 Beacon Press will publish a 25th Anniversary edition on December 5, 2017.
Tragoudia Gia Tous Mines (Songs For The Months; Greek: Τραγούδια Για Τους Μήνες ) is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 1996.
 It was written and arranged by Dimitris Papadimitriou and the lyrics are poems by Sappho, Maria Polydouri, Kostas Karyotakis, Odysseas Elytis and Michalis Ganas, as well as traditional couplets.
 It sold over 60,000 copies in Greece and was certified Platinum.
 The vinyl collector's edition release of the album was in the form of a small record player.
 The CD album's package and the disk itself featured extensive artwork following mostly a theme on the sky and the constellations.
Odysseas Elytis (Greek: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης , ] , pen name of Odysseas Alepoudellis, Greek: Οδυσσέας Αλεπουδέλλης ; 2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996) was regarded as a major exponent of romantic modernism in Greece and the world.
 In 1979 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Tavis Smiley ( ; born September 13, 1964) is an American talk show host and author.
 Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana.
 After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles.
 Smiley became a radio commentator in 1991 and, starting in 1996, he hosted the talk show "BET Talk" (later renamed "BET Tonight") on Black Entertainment Television (BET).
 After Smiley sold an exclusive interview of Sara Jane Olson to ABC News in 2001, BET declined to renew his contract that year.
 Smiley then began hosting "The Tavis Smiley Show" on National Public Radio (NPR) (2002–04) and currently hosts "Tavis Smiley" on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on weekdays and "The Tavis Smiley Show" on Public Radio International (PRI).
 From 2010 to 2013, Smiley and Cornel West joined forces to host their own radio talk show, "Smiley & West".
 They were featured together interviewing musician Bill Withers in the 2009 documentary film "Still Bill".
 He is the new host of "Tavis Talks" on BlogTalkRadio's Tavis Smiley Network.
Kyriakos Charalambides (Greek: Κυριάκος Χαραλαμπίδης , Kyriacos Charalambides) is one of the most renowned and celebrated living Cypriot poets.
 His poetry, essays, translations, and critical analysis celebrate the ideas of Western civilisation, expressed through the language and history of Greek culture.
 His poetic opus adds to the tradition established by such modern Greek poets as Constantine P. Cavafy, Giorgos Seferis and Odysseas Elytis.
 His poetry though holds steadfastly to the Greek Cypriot linguistic register.
Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA: MJT, ICAO: LGMT) is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.
Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color is the fifth studio album by American rapper Brother Ali.
 It was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on September 18, 2012.
 Entirely produced by Jake One, it includes a guest appearance from Dr. Cornel West.
 It reached number 44 on the "Billboard" 200 chart.
 It sold 10,000 copies in its first week of release.

Question: Who was born first, Odysseas Elytis or Cornel West?
Answer: Odysseas Elytis