A sage is a wise old man. The following people were known as "the Sage" during their lifetimes: *Thomas Jefferson, the Sage of Monticello * Thomas Carlyle, the Sage of Chelsea, also the Sage of Ecclefechan * Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Sage of Concord * H. L. Mencken, the Sage of Baltimore * Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha (also known as the Wizard of Omaha and the Oracle of Omaha) * Richard Murphy, the Sage of Downham Market, then Sage of Ely * Luis Aragonés, the Sage of Hortaleza The following people were known as "sage" after their death: * Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy