Category: United States, Authors

Categories: United States of America, Notables | Authors

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This category contains profiles of individuals who are/were authors in the United States of America. This category is managed by the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with categorization.

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Helena (Hahn) Blavatsky 12 Aug 1831 Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire - 08 May 1891

Andrew Haines 01 Jan 1820 Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States - 10 Nov 1898

Alexander Haley 11 Aug 1921 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States - 10 Feb 1992

Amelia (Hall) Johnson abt Jan 1858 Canada West - 29 Mar 1922

Martha (Hall) Rideout 26 Nov 1845 Unity, Waldo, Maine, United States - Aug 1927

Samuel Hall 27 Oct 1795 Croydon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States - 24 Jun 1877

Edith Hamilton 12 Aug 1867 Dresden, North German Confederation - 31 May 1963

Jupiter Hammon abt 1711 Long Island, New York Colony - abt 1806

Lorraine Hansberry 19 May 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Jan 1965

Thomas Harbaugh 13 Jan 1849 Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 28 Oct 1924

Michael Harner 27 Apr 1929 Washington County, District of Columbia, United States - 03 Feb 2018

Joel Harris 09 Dec 1848 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 03 Jul 1908

Francis (Hart) Harte 25 Aug 1836 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - 05 May 1902

Mary (Hawes) Terhune 21 Dec 1830 Amelia County, Virginia, USA - 03 Jun 1922

Nathaniel Hawthorne 04 Jul 1804 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 May 1864

Anna (Haywood) Cooper 10 Aug 1858 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 27 Feb 1964

Shirley (Hazzard) Steegmuller 30 Jan 1931 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 12 Dec 2016

Alice (Hegan) Rice 11 Jan 1870 Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 10 Feb 1942

Rachel (Held) Evans 08 Jun 1981 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 04 May 2019

Ernest Hemingway 21 Jul 1899 Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Jul 1961

Ruby (Hendrickson) Jensen 1927 McDonald County, Missouri - 2010

Thomas Higginson 22 Dec 1823 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 09 May 1911

Steven Hill 17 Jan 1954 Ankara, Turkey - 09 Mar 2014

Eleanor (Hodgman) Porter 19 Dec 1868 Littleton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 21 May 1920

Charles Hoffman 07 Feb 1806 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 07 Jun 1884

Kathleen (Hogg) Woodiwiss 03 Jun 1939 Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States - 06 Jul 2007

Charlie (Hogue) Fletcher 17 Aug 1897 Old Piney, Drew, Arkansas, United States - 21 Mar 1977

William Hohri 13 Mar 1927 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 12 Nov 2010

James Holley 24 Feb 1940 Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States - 19 Nov 2012

Else (Holmelund) Minarik 13 Sep 1920 Fredericia, Denmark - 12 Jul 2012

Oliver Holmes 29 Aug 1809 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Oct 1894

Janice (Holt) Giles 28 Mar 1905 Altus, Franklin, Arkansas, United States - 01 Jun 1979

Living Hosking

William Hosokawa 30 Jan 1915 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 09 Nov 2007

Charles Hunter 23 Jul 1920 Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States - 22 Jun 2010

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Momoko Iko 30 Mar 1940 Wapato, Yakima, Washington, United States - 19 Jul 2020

Grant Imahara 23 Oct 1970 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 13 Jul 2020

Laura (Ingalls) Wilder 07 Feb 1867 Pepin, Wisconsin, United States - 10 Feb 1957

Living Ingerman

George Washington Irving 03 Apr 1783 New York City, New York, United States - 28 Nov 1859

Monica (Itoi) Sone 01 Sep 1919 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 05 Sep 2011

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Shirley (Jackson) Hyman 14 Dec 1916 San Francisco, California, USA - 08 Aug 1965

Henry James 15 Apr 1843 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 28 Feb 1916

Living Jenkins

Jane Jennings abt 1840 Ontario, Canada - 31 Dec 1917

John (Jewell) Williams 29 Aug 1922 Texas, United States - 03 Mar 1994

Charlotte (Johnson) McKay 02 Aug 1818 Waterford Flat, Waterford, Oxford, Maine, United States - 10 Apr 1894

Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou 04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014

Pauline Johnson 20 May 1905 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 21 Jul 1994

Carroll Jones 31 Dec 1931 Willow, Greer, Oklahoma, United States - 01 Nov 2009

David Jordan 19 Jan 1851 Gainesville, Gainesville, Wyoming, New York, United States - 19 Sep 1931

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Eartha (Keith) Kitt 17 Jan 1927 St Matthews, Calhoun, South Carolina, United States - 25 Dec 2008

Martha Kelley 30 Apr 1906 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Robert Kellogg 05 Mar 1844 Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Feb 1932

Essek Kenyon 25 Apr 1867 Hadley, Saratoga, New York, United States - 19 Mar 1948

Jean-Louis Kerouac 12 Mar 1922 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Oct 1969

Sophie (Kerr) Underwood 23 Aug 1880 Denton, Caroline, Maryland, United States - 06 Feb 1965

Kenneth Kesey 17 Sep 1935 La Junta, Otero, Colorado, USA - 10 Nov 2001

Francis Key 01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843

Daniel Keyes 09 Aug 1927 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA - 15 Jun 2014

Marjorie Kinnan 08 Aug 1896 Washington, D.C., USA - 14 Dec 1953

Lisa Kleypas 1960s

Hiram Kneedler 16 Feb 1859 Frailey Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Jul 1941

Eric Knight 10 Apr 1897 Menston, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England - 15 Jan 1943

Helen (Knothe) Nearing 23 Feb 1904 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Sep 1995

Kathryn Kuhlman 09 May 1907 Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, United States - 20 Feb 1976

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John Lake 18 Mar 1870 St Marys, Perth, Ontario, Canada - 16 Sep 1935

Louis L'Amour 22 Mar 1908 Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States - 10 Jun 1988

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Robert Laxalt 25 Sep 1923 Alturas, Modoc, California, United States - 23 Mar 2001

Nelle Lee 28 Apr 1926 Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States - 19 Feb 2016

Edith Lewis 22 Dec 1882 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States - 11 Aug 1972

Harry Lewis 07 Feb 1885 Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States - 10 Jan 1951

Janet (Lewis) Winters 17 Aug 1899 Chicago, Cook, Illinois - 01 Dec 1998

Anne Lindbergh abt 02 Oct 1940 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Dec 1993

James Lindsay 18 Jun 1906 Zion, Lake, Illinois, United States - 01 Apr 1973

Caroline Lockhart 24 Feb 1871 Eagle Point, Illinois, USA - 25 Jul 1962

Ingersoll Lockwood 02 Aug 1841 Ossining, New York, USA - 30 Sep 1918

Lessel Long 20 Feb 1838 Randolph, Indiana, United States - 30 May 1915

Howard Lovecraft 20 Aug 1890 94 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA - 15 Mar 1937

Robert Ludlum 25 May 1927 New York City, New York - 12 Mar 2001

Elizabeth (Lummis) Ellet 18 Oct 1818 Sodus Point, Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States - 03 Jun 1877

Eileen (Lyman) Brayton 31 Jan 1928 Kirkland, King, Washington, United States - 09 May 2021

Marie (Lyons) Killilea 28 Jun 1913 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 23 Oct 1991

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Alice MacGowan abt 10 Dec 1859 Ohio, United States - 10 Mar 1947

Grace (MacGowan) Cooke abt Sep 1861 Ohio, United States - 1944

Bill Maher 1950s

Mary (Mapes) Dodge 26 Jan 1831 New York City, New York, United States - 21 Aug 1905

William Marston 09 May 1893 Saugus, Massachusetts - 02 May 1947

Benjamin Martin abt 1839 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 17 Aug 1909

Harry Mathews 14 Feb 1930 Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - 25 Jan 2017

Setsuko (Matsunaga) Nishi 17 Oct 1921 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 18 Nov 2012

Everett Maxwell 19 May 1884 Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States - 03 Oct 1962

David (McCants) Du Bois 09 Mar 1925 Seattle, King County, Washington, USA - 28 Jan 2005

John McElroy 25 Aug 1846 Greenup, Kentucky, United States - 1929

Joseph McEvoy 10 Jan 1895 New York, United States - 08 Aug 1958

William McLennan 07 Jul 1861 Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada - 25 Sep 1940

Michael McQuay 03 Jun 1949 Maryland, United States - 27 May 1995

John McVickar 10 Aug 1787 Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - 29 Oct 1868

Herman (Melvill) Melville 01 Aug 1819 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 28 Sep 1891

Arthur Miller 17 Oct 1915 Harlem (Manhattan), New York - 10 Feb 2005

Henry Miller 26 Dec 1891 Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City, New York - 07 Jun 1980

Margaret (Miller) Davidson 27 Jun 1787 New York, United States - 27 Jun 1844

Frederick Mitchel 04 Dec 1839 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 19 Aug 1918

Edith (Mitchell) Dabbs 10 Nov 1906 Dalzell, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 28 Feb 1991

Margaret (Mitchell) Marsh 08 Nov 1900 Atlanta, Georgia USA - 16 Aug 1949

Elizabeth Moore 18 Feb 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Nov 2006

Jacob Moore 31 Oct 1797 Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 01 Sep 1853

Anne (Morrow) Lindbergh 22 Jun 1906 Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA - 07 Feb 2001

Florence (Morse) Kingsley 14 Jul 1859 Poe, Medina, Ohio, United States - 28 Oct 1937

Robert Moton 26 Aug 1867 Amelia, Virginia, United States - 31 May 1940

Audie Murphy 20 Jun 1925 Kingston, Hunt, Texas, United States - 28 May 1971

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Marzieh (Nabil) Gail 01 Apr 1908 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 16 Oct 1993

Wakako (Nakamura) Yamauchi 24 Oct 1924 Westmoreland, Imperial, California, United States - 24 Aug 2018

Charles Nash 18 Feb 1856 Granby, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - abt 1926

Scott Nearing 06 Aug 1883 Morris Run, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Aug 1983

Lucretia (Newman) Coleman 17 Jun 1856 Dresden, Ontario, Canada - 31 Jul 1948

Michiko (Nishiura) Weglyn 29 Nov 1926 Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States - 25 Apr 1999

Charles Norris 23 Apr 1881 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 25 Jul 1945

Frank Norris 05 Mar 1870 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 25 Oct 1902

John Northrop 1836 New York, United States - 22 Sep 1923

William Nothdurft 04 Apr 1947 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 19 Jun 2022

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Mary O’Connor 25 Mar 1925 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 03 Aug 1964

Lydia (Odell) Baxter 02 Sep 1809 Petersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 22 Jun 1874

Blanche Oelrichs 01 Oct 1890 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA - 05 Nov 1950

Katherine (O'Flaherty) Chopin 08 Feb 1850 St. Louis City, Missouri, United States - 22 Aug 1904

John Osteen 21 Aug 1921 Paris, Lamar County, Texas - 23 Jan 1999

Bernard Ottolegui 15 Mar 1861 Charleston, USA - 11 Jul 1937

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Thomas Page 23 Apr 1853 Oakland Plantation, Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia - 01 Nov 1922

Thocmetony (Paiute) Winnemucca abt 1844 Humboldt Sink, Nevada - 17 Oct 1891

Helen (Palmer) Geisel 11 Sep 1898 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 23 Oct 1967

Emilie (Papin) Borden 30 Mar 1873 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri - 07 Dec 1962

Caroline (Parke) Snedeker 23 Mar 1871 New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana, United States - 22 Jan 1956

Beverly (Parker) Stobaugh 02 Feb 1930 Centreville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States - 06 Feb 1990

James Parton 09 Feb 1822 Canterbury, Kent, England - 17 Oct 1891

John Patric 22 May 1902 Snohomish, Washington, United States - 31 Aug 1985

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George Patten 25 Dec 1808 Newport, Rhode Island, United States - 28 Apr 1882

Emma (Payne) Corwin 10 May 1854 Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - 04 Mar 1924

Arthur Pennock 1869 Great Bend, Champion, Jefferson, New York, United States - 22 Apr 1931

Charlotte (Perkins) Gilman 03 Jul 1860 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - 17 Aug 1935

William Perrin 24 Mar 1834 Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States - 14 Sep 1891

Arthur Perry 27 Feb 1830 Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 09 Jul 1905

Bliss Perry 25 Nov 1860 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Feb 1954

Truman (Persons) Capote 30 Sep 1924 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 25 Aug 1984

James Phelan 07 Dec 1856 Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States - 30 Jan 1891

Pauline (Phelps) Short 13 Nov 1870 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 06 Jan 1963

Sylvia Plath 27 Oct 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1963

Edgar Poe 19 Jan 1809 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Oct 1849

Frederick Price 03 Jan 1932 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States - 12 Feb 2021

Mario Puzo 15 Oct 1920 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - 02 Jul 1999

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John Ranck 16 Aug 1912 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 04 Feb 1979

John Ransom 20 Mar 1843 Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 23 Sep 1919

Woodrow Rawls 24 Sep 1913 Scraper, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States - 16 Dec 1984

Agnes Repplier 01 Apr 1855 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Dec 1950

Living Reyés

Elizabeth (Riddle) von Hutten 14 Feb 1874 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Jan 1957

James Rigney 17 Oct 1948 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 16 Sep 2007

William Rives 04 May 1793 Union Hill, Amherst, Virginia, United States - 25 Apr 1868

Nicholas Rodriguez 1990s 3549

Octavia (Rogers) Albert 24 Dec 1853 Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA - 18 Aug 1889

Al Roker 1950s

Louise Rorabacher 10 Apr 1906 Worden, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 26 Dec 1993

Susan (Rosenblatt) Sontag 16 Jan 1933 New York, United States - 28 Dec 2004

James Rowe 08 Feb 1938 McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States - 21 Apr 1989

June (Runyan) Riddick 19 Oct 1929 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - 06 Dec 2020

Terry Ryan 14 Jul 1946 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States - 16 May 2007

Charles Ryrie 02 Mar 1925 St Louis, Missouri, United States of America - 16 Feb 2016

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Jerome Salinger 01 Jan 1919 New York, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010

Noriko (Sawada) Flynn 11 Feb 1923 Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 07 Feb 2003

Richard Scarry 05 Jun 1919 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Apr 1994

Robert Schambach 03 Apr 1926 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Jan 2012

Duncan Schiedt 13 May 1921 Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States - 12 Mar 2014

Barclay Schoyer 13 Jun 1911 Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Mar 1978

Coretta (Scott) King 27 Apr 1927 Marion, Perry, Alabama, United States - 30 Jan 2006

Henry Scott 03 Oct 1814 New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States - 06 Jan 1886

O'Dell Scott 23 May 1898 Los Angeles, California, USA - 15 Oct 1989

William Scott 24 Dec 1886 McCracken, Kentucky, United States - 13 Nov 1951

Richard Shaver 07 Oct 1907 Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Nov 1975

Upton Sinclair 20 Sep 1878 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 25 Nov 1968

Burrhus Skinner 20 Mar 1904 Gibson, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Aug 1990

Jean Smith 13 Oct 1932 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 01 Sep 2019

Katherine (Smith) Riggs 28 Sep 1856 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Aug 1923

Lula (Smith) McCullers 17 Feb 1917 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States - 29 Sep 1967

Peter Smith 1940s - 2010s

John Speed Sep 1853 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 02 Feb 1909

Virginia (Spencer) Carr 20 Jul 1929 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States - 10 Apr 2012

Joel Spingarn 17 May 1875 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 26 Jul 1939

Gardiner Spring 24 Feb 1785 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Aug 1873

Ann (Stackhouse) Rule 22 Oct 1931 Lowell, Kent, Michigan, United States - 26 Jul 2015

Charles Stanley 25 Sep 1932 Dry Fork, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States - 18 Apr 2023

Charles Stearns 24 Sep 1817 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Sep 1887

Francis Steegmuller 03 Jul 1906 New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 20 Oct 1994

John Steinbeck 27 Feb 1902 Salinas, Monterey, California, USA - 20 Dec 1968

Lois (Steinmetz) Arquette 28 Apr 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 15 Jun 2016

Lester Sumrall 15 Feb 1913 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 28 Apr 1996

Jacqueline (Susan) Susann 20 Aug 1918 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Sep 1974

Harold Synan 01 Dec 1934 Hopewell, Virginia, United States - 15 Mar 2020

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Francis Talbot 25 Jan 1889 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Dec 1953

Newton Tarkington 29 Jul 1869 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 19 May 1946

Albert Terhune 21 Dec 1872 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA - 18 Feb 1942

Corbett Thigpen 08 Jan 1919 Wiley, Rabun, Georgia, United States - 19 Mar 1999

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