Famous Writers - List of Famous Writers - page 31

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
Amy Clampitt

Amy Clampitt

Amy Clampitt was an American poet and author known for works marked by dense language and complex allusions

AmericanJune 15, 1920108 views

Alphonse Daudet

Alphonse Daudet is a renowned novelist from France with more than three dozen works of literature to his credit

FrenchMay 13, 1840159 views

Alton Brown

Alton Brown is a famous American TV personality, reality television star, celebrity chef, actor and author

AmericanJuly 30, 1962178 views

Allen Tate

Allen Tate was an American poet who also served as the official poet laureate of the United States

AmericanNovember 19, 1899103 views

Allan Cunningham

Allan Cunningham was a renowned Scottish author and poet

Alan Sillitoe

Alan Sillitoe was an English writer who has penned numerous short stories, screenplays, and poems

BritishMarch 4, 192883 views

Ahmet Zappa

Ahmet Zappa is an American writer, actor and publisher

AmericanMay 15, 1974206 views

Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld is a celebrated Israeli author

IsraeliFebruary 16, 1932116 views