Famous writers

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

9,940 people

All Alive Deceased
Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

1813 – 1883 · Age 69
Deceased
John Paul II

John Paul II

1920 – 2005 · Age 84
Deceased
J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

1892 – 1973 · Age 81
Deceased
Euclid

Euclid

Alive
Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

1924 – 2024 · Age 100
Deceased
Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

1887 – 1965 · Age 77
Deceased
Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

1942 – 2018 · Age 76
Deceased
Jane Austen

Jane Austen

1775 – 1817 · Age 41
Deceased
Ovid

Ovid

Deceased
Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre

1905 – 1980 · Age 74
Deceased
Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels

1820 – 1895 · Age 74
Deceased
Henry Ford

Henry Ford

1863 – 1947 · Age 83
Deceased
Herodotus

Herodotus

Alive
Li Bai

Li Bai

0701 – 0762 · Age 61
Deceased
Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

1623 – 1662 · Age 39
Deceased
Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

0005 – 0066 · Age 61
Deceased
Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt

1844 – 1923 · Age 78
Deceased
Avicenna

Avicenna

0980 – 1037 · Age 57
Deceased
Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

1858 – 1919 · Age 60
Deceased
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

1770 – 1831 · Age 61
Deceased
Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

1899 – 1986 · Age 86
Deceased
Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

1889 – 1964 · Age 74
Deceased
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

1890 – 1976 · Age 85
Deceased
Madonna

Madonna

1958 · Age 67
Alive
Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

1964 · Age 61
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q36180