Do Gerhart Hauptmann and Rex Stout have an occupation in common? 
Gerhart Hauptmann: Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. Rex Stout: Rex Todhunter Stout ( ; December 1, 1886 – October 27, 1975) was an American writer noted for his detective fiction.
yes