Famous humorists
intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking
189 people
Mark Twain
1835
– 1910
· Age 74
Deceased
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
1978
· Age 48
Alive
François Rabelais
1494
– 1553
· Age 59
Deceased
George Carlin
1937
– 2008
· Age 71
Deceased
Jaroslav Hašek
1883
– 1923
· Age 39
Deceased
Jerome K. Jerome
1859
– 1927
· Age 68
Deceased
Nora Ephron
1941
– 2012
· Age 71
Deceased
P. G. Wodehouse
1881
– 1975
· Age 93
Deceased
Jerry Seinfeld
1954
· Age 71
Alive
Yuri Nikulin
1921
– 1997
· Age 75
Deceased
René Goscinny
1926
– 1977
· Age 51
Deceased
Edward Lear
1812
– 1888
· Age 75
Deceased
J
Joe Flaherty
1941
– 2024
· Age 82
Deceased
Verka Serduchka
1973
· Age 52
Alive
Shane Dawson
1988
· Age 37
Alive
Rex Stout
1886
– 1975
· Age 88
Deceased
James Thurber
1894
– 1961
· Age 66
Deceased
Stephen Leacock
1869
– 1944
· Age 74
Deceased
El Risitas
1956
– 2021
· Age 65
Deceased
Thomas Hood
1799
– 1845
· Age 45
Deceased
Ilya Ilf
1897
– 1937
· Age 39
Deceased
Ivan Urgant
1978
· Age 47
Alive
Maxim Galkin
1976
· Age 49
Alive
Arkady Averchenko
1881
– 1925
· Age 43
Deceased
Jean Webster
1876
– 1916
· Age 39
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q12406482