Famous writers

person who uses written words to communicate ideas and to produce literary works

9,940 people

All Alive Deceased
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

1564 – 1616 · Age 52
Deceased
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

1946 · Age 79
Alive
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

1889 – 1945 · Age 56
Deceased
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

1879 – 1955 · Age 76
Deceased
Aristotle

Aristotle

Deceased
Confucius

Confucius

Deceased
Karl Marx

Karl Marx

1818 – 1883 · Age 64
Deceased
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

1452 – 1519 · Age 67
Deceased
Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

1642 – 1727 · Age 84
Deceased
Plato

Plato

Deceased
Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

1870 – 1924 · Age 53
Deceased
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1809 – 1865 · Age 56
Deceased
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

1869 – 1948 · Age 78
Deceased
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Deceased
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

1942 · Age 83
Alive
Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

1828 – 1910 · Age 82
Deceased
Socrates

Socrates

Deceased
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

1809 – 1882 · Age 73
Deceased
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749 – 1832 · Age 82
Deceased
Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770 – 1827 · Age 56
Deceased
The Buddha

The Buddha

Deceased
George Washington

George Washington

1732 – 1799 · Age 67
Deceased
Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

1802 – 1885 · Age 83
Deceased
Michelangelo

Michelangelo

1475 – 1564 · Age 88
Deceased
Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

1889 – 1977 · Age 88
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q36180