Famous Writers - List of Famous Writers - page 3

Writers are the people who produce written material to communicate ideas. Writing encompasses several genres and writers may write for occupational purposes or as an outlet for their creativity. Professional writers include screenwriters, content writers, journalists, etc. whose job entails writing scripts, web content and news reports. Others like short story writers and novelists often begin writing as hobby before converting it to a full time profession. James Howell, a 17th century historian cum writer was the first writer to earn his living from writing alone in the English language; other writers of those times pursued writing as a hobby, not a profession as writing alone never paid enough. The famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe tried to earn a living solely from writing but that resulted in a life of poverty and misery. Times have changed now with writers being paid well for their jobs, encouraging more and more people to try their hands at this art. Writers create written works in a wide range of literary genres with many writers working across genres. Writers can be broadly classified as poets, novelists, journalists, critics, editors, lyricists, playwrights, historians, and biographers. Browse this section to learn about the life and works of famous writers from across the world.

The Most Famous Writers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Joyce MeyerJune 4, 1943AmericanJoyce Meyer is a Christian author and speaker
Charles BukowskiAugust 16, 1920German, AmericanCharles Bukowski was a German-born American novelist, short story writer and poet
Jack WelchNovember 19, 1935AmericanJack Welch is an American business executive famous for serving as the CEO of General Electric
Michael SchurOctober 29, 1975AmericanMichael Schur is an American television actor, producer, and writer
Rhett McLaughlinOctober 11, 1977AmericanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Rhett McLaughlin, the famous YouTube personality; his birthday, his family and personal life, fun trivia facts and more.
Robert GraysmithSeptember 17, 1942AmericanRobert Graysmith is an author best identified for his works on the ‘Zodiac Killer case’
Carlos CastanedaDecember 25, 1925AmericanCarlos Castaneda was an American author who penned ‘The Teachings of Dan Juan’
David IckeApril 29, 1952BritishDavid Icke is a prominent English writer and public speaker
Drew GrantAmericanDrew Grant is an American writer, journalist, editor, and producer
Ruskin BondMay 19, 1934IndianRuskin Bond is an award winning Indian author of British descent
Ben Stein

Ben Stein

Ben Stein is an American writer, actor and lawyer

AmericanNovember 25, 1944146 views

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, poet, social activist, and author of the best-selling novel ‘The Poisonwood Bible’

AmericanApril 8, 1955163 views

Shane Lee Dawson (nee Yaw)

Check out all that you wanted to know about Shane Dawson, the famous American YouTuber, vlogger & actor; his birthday, his family and personal life, his girlfriends, fun trivia facts and more.

AmericanJuly 19, 198883 views

Connor Franta

Check out all that you wanted to know about Connor Franta, the famous American YouTuber, entrepreneur & writer, who publicly came out as gay

AmericanSeptember 12, 1992103 views

Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen was an American film director, screenwriter and film producer

AmericanMarch 16, 1908109 views

Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian film director, producer, editor, short story writer and screenwriter

ItalianSeptember 29, 1912127 views

Joshua Logan

Joshua Lockwood Logan III was an American film and stage director

AmericanOctober 5, 1908122 views

Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-British author and journalist best known for his book ‘Darkness at Noon.’ This biography of Arthur Koestler provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

George Seaton

George Seaton was a distinguished American film director, producer, screenwriter, playwright and theatre director

AmericanApril 17, 1911104 views