J
Henry James
15 Apr 1843 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 28 Feb 1916
Living Jenkins
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
K
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
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
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
Kathryn Kuhlman
09 May 1907 Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, United States - 20 Feb 1976
L
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
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
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
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
M
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
Everett Maxwell
19 May 1884 Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States - 03 Oct 1962
John McElroy
25 Aug 1846 Greenup, Kentucky, United States - 1929
John McVickar
10 Aug 1787 Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA - 29 Oct 1868
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
Frederick Mitchel
04 Dec 1839 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 19 Aug 1918
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
M cont.
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
N
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
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
William Nothdurft
04 Apr 1947 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 19 Jun 2022
O
Mary O’Connor
25 Mar 1925 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 03 Aug 1964
John Osteen
21 Aug 1921 Paris, Lamar County, Texas - 23 Jan 1999
P
Thomas Page
23 Apr 1853 Oakland Plantation, Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia - 01 Nov 1922
James Parton
09 Feb 1822 Canterbury, Kent, England - 17 Oct 1891
John Patric
22 May 1902 Snohomish, Washington, United States - 31 Aug 1985
George Patten
25 Dec 1808 Newport, Rhode Island, United States - 28 Apr 1882
Arthur Pennock
1869 Great Bend, Champion, Jefferson, New York, United States - 22 Apr 1931
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
James Phelan
07 Dec 1856 Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States - 30 Jan 1891
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
R
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
Living Reyés
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
Louise Rorabacher
10 Apr 1906 Worden, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 26 Dec 1993
James Rowe
08 Feb 1938 McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States - 21 Apr 1989
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
S
Jerome Salinger
01 Jan 1919 New York, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010
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
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
S cont.
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
John Speed
Sep 1853 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 02 Feb 1909
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
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
John Steinbeck
27 Feb 1902 Salinas, Monterey, California, USA - 20 Dec 1968
Lester Sumrall
15 Feb 1913 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 28 Apr 1996
Harold Synan
01 Dec 1934 Hopewell, Virginia, United States - 15 Mar 2020
T
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
Ross Thomas
19 Feb 1926 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 18 Dec 1995
Hunter Thompson
18 Jul 1937 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA - 20 Feb 2005
James Thompson
09 Sep 1844 Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana, USA - 15 Feb 1901
John Thompson
06 Sep 1872 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 21 Aug 1940
Mortimer Thomson
02 Sep 1831 Riga, Monroe County, New York, United States - 25 Jun 1875
Henry Thoreau
12 Jul 1817 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 06 May 1862
Reuben Torrey
28 Jan 1856 Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America - 26 Oct 1928
U
V
Henry van Dyke
10 Nov 1852 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Apr 1933
John Vieg
26 Nov 1904 Fort Dodge, Iowa - 12 Feb 1988
Kurt Vonnegut
11 Nov 1922 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. - 11 Apr 2007
W
Leslie Waller
01 Apr 1923 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 29 Mar 2007
Robert Warren
24 Apr 1905 Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky, United States - 15 Sep 1989
William Warren
27 May 1825 La Pointe, Michilimackinac, Michigan Territory - 01 Jun 1853
John Watson
09 Jan 1878 Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, United States - 25 Sep 1958
Francis Webb
abt 21 Mar 1828 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 May 1894
Edwin Whipple
08 Mar 1819 Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States - 16 Jun 1886
Elwyn White
11 Jul 1899 Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, USA - 01 Oct 1985
Walter Whitman
31 May 1819 West Hills, Suffolk, New York, United States - 26 Mar 1892
Henry Whitney
01 Dec 1873 New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 20 May 1936
Collin Wilcox
21 Sep 1924 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 12 Jul 1996
Allen Will
28 Jul 1868 Manassas, Prince William, Virginia - 10 Mar 1934
Nathaniel Willis
20 Jan 1806 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 20 Jan 1867
Joseph Wilson
17 Sep 1844 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Apr 1928
Thomas Wolfe
02 Mar 1930 Richmond, Virginia, USA - 14 May 2018
Georgie Wood
12 Jan 1911 Campbell, Virginia, United States - 18 Oct 2001
Comer Woodward
13 Nov 1908 Vanndale, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 17 Dec 1999