Famous Writers - List of Famous Writers - page 77

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
Asia Argento

Asia Argento

Asia Argento is an Italian actress, model, writer, and director

ItalianSeptember 20, 1975372 views

Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian writer and professor made famous by his debut novel, ‘Things Fall Apart’

NigerianNovember 16, 1930165 views

James Wright

James Wright was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet

AmericanDecember 13, 1927203 views

Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte was a novelist and author who wrote the famous novel ‘Jane Eyre’

BritishApril 21, 1816186 views

Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, fiction writer and critic from the Romantic period

BritishFebruary 10, 1775176 views

Charles Kingsley

Charles Kingsley was a minister of the Church of England, Christian Socialist, novelist, university professor, historian and amateur naturalist

BritishJune 12, 1819183 views

Munshi Premchand

Munshi Premchand was one of the greatest writers of modern Hindi and Urdu literature

IndianJuly 31, 1880227 views

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens is a famous English novelist of the Victorian era, known for books like ‘Oliver Twist’, and ‘Great Expectations’

BritishFebruary 7, 1812212 views

Lord Byron

Lord Byron was a famous English poet, politician and a leading figure in the Romantic Movement

BritishJanuary 22, 1788189 views