Index: wp-admin/includes/list-table-media.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/list-table-media.php	(revision 15969)
+++ wp-admin/includes/list-table-media.php	(working copy)
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@
 
 	case 'author':
 ?>
-		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><?php the_author() ?></td>
+		<td <?php echo $attributes ?>><a href="upload.php?author=<?php the_author_meta('ID'); ?>"><?php the_author() ?></a></td>
 <?php
 		break;
 
@@ -420,7 +418,7 @@
 ?>
 		</td>
 		<td class="author column-author">
-			<?php $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author ); echo $author->display_name; ?>
+			<?php the_author(); ?>
 		</td>
 <?php
 		if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' == $post->post_date && 'date' == $column_name ) {