Famous writers

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

31,794 people

All Alive Deceased
Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

1932 – 2011 · Age 79
Deceased
Zoroaster

Zoroaster

Deceased
Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

1928 – 2014 · Age 86
Deceased
John Keats

John Keats

1795 – 1821 · Age 25
Deceased
Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak

1890 – 1960 · Age 70
Deceased
Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

1533 – 1592 · Age 59
Deceased
Romain Rolland

Romain Rolland

1866 – 1944 · Age 78
Deceased
Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

1897 – 1945 · Age 47
Deceased
André Gide

André Gide

1869 – 1951 · Age 81
Deceased
Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

1921 – 1992 · Age 70
Deceased
Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

1182 – 1226 · Age 44
Deceased
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

1792 – 1822 · Age 29
Deceased
Walter Scott

Walter Scott

1771 – 1832 · Age 61
Deceased
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

1941 · Age 84
Alive
Du Fu

Du Fu

0712 – 0770 · Age 58
Deceased
Ptolemy

Ptolemy

0100 – 0170 · Age 70
Deceased
Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

1906 – 1989 · Age 83
Deceased
Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

1804 – 1881 · Age 76
Deceased
Alain Delon

Alain Delon

1935 – 2024 · Age 88
Deceased
Chanakya

Chanakya

Deceased
Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

1943 · Age 82
Alive
Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck

1892 – 1973 · Age 80
Deceased
Henri Bergson

Henri Bergson

1859 – 1941 · Age 81
Deceased
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Sienkiewicz

1846 – 1916 · Age 70
Deceased
Mimar Sinan

Mimar Sinan

1490 – 1588 · Age 98
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q36180