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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恨棠 (張) Fee 03 Sep 1908 中國廣東省廣州市 - 03 Jul 1978

春子 (松方) Reischauer 06 Aug 1915 日本東京府 - 23 Sep 1998

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Anne Abbott 10 Apr 1808 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Jun 1908

Shirley (Abbott) Tomkievicz 16 Nov 1934 Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States - 08 Apr 2019

Nelson (Abraham) Algren 28 Mar 1909 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA - 09 May 1981

Edward Acheson 15 Sep 1902 Connecticut, United States - 29 Sep 1966

Louisa Alcott 29 Nov 1832 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Mar 1888

David Alexander 21 Apr 1907 Shelbyville, Kentucky - 21 Mar 1973

Edward Alexander 26 May 1835 Wilkes County, Georgia - 28 Apr 1910

Elizabeth (Allston) Pringle abt 29 May 1845 Pawleys Island, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States - abt 05 Dec 1921

Stephen Ambrose 10 Jan 1936 Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA - 13 Oct 2002

Sherwood Anderson 13 Sep 1876 Camden, Ohio - 08 Mar 1941

Louise (Andrews) Kent 25 May 1886 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Aug 1969

Katharine Anthony 27 Nov 1877 Roseville, Logan Co., Arkansas - 20 Nov 1965

Gloria Anzaldúa 26 Sep 1942 Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, United States - 15 May 2004

Louis Auchincloss 27 Sep 1917 Lawrence, Nassau, New York, United States - 26 Jan 2010

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Alice Bacon 26 Feb 1858 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 01 May 1918

Frederick (Bailey) Douglass Feb 1818 Talbot, Maryland, United States - 20 Feb 1895

Sarah Bailey 22 Apr 1834 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Sep 1896

Margaret Ballard 09 Apr 1900 Greenville, Monroe, West Virginia, United States - 25 Sep 1976

David Balsiger 14 Dec 1945 Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA - 27 Jun 2017

Living Baraboo

Living Baraboo

Clayton Barbeau 11 Apr 1930 Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States - 26 Jul 2019

Warren Barlow 20 Mar 1820 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 17 Jan 1889

Solomon Barrett 21 Apr 1800 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 19 Nov 1882

Luella (Bartlett) Case 30 Dec 1807 Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 1857

Lyman Baum 15 May 1856 Chittenango, Madison, New York, United States - 05 May 1919

Lura Beam 01 Apr 1887 Marshfield, Washington, Maine, United States - May 1978

Norman Beasley 06 Apr 1887 Monguagon Twnp.,Wayne Co., Michigan, USA - 02 Jul 1963

Robert Beecham 25 Mar 1838 New Brunswick, Canada - 13 Sep 1920

Harriet (Beecher) Stowe 14 Jun 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1896

Arthur Bell 17 Jun 1945 Camp Lejeune, Onslow, North Carolina, United States - 13 Apr 2018

Ambrose Bierce 24 Jun 1842 Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States - abt 1914

Elizabeth Bishop 08 Feb 1911 Worcester, Massachusetts - 06 Oct 1979

John Blake 21 Dec 1788 Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 06 Jul 1857

Benjamin Botkin 07 Feb 1901 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jul 1975

Ray Bradbury 22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012

Roark Bradford 21 Aug 1896 Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States - 13 Nov 1948

Marguerite (Breithaupt) Henry 13 Apr 1902 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - 26 Nov 1997

Norman Bridwell 15 Feb 1928 Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States - 12 Dec 2014

Elaine (Brimberg) Dundy 01 Aug 1921 New York City, New York, United States - 01 May 2008

Dorris Brown 29 Feb 1908 Alberta, Louisiana, USA - 12 Dec 2002

Margaret Brown 23 May 1910 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 13 Nov 1952

William Brown 06 Nov 1814 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 06 Nov 1884

Thomas Browning 06 Apr 1909 Shipman, Nelson, Virginia, United States - 29 Nov 2004

William Buck Apr 1934 - Aug 1970

Thomas Buckingham 01 Mar 1671 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut - 19 Nov 1731

Thornton Burgess 14 Jan 1874 Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Jun 1965

John Burroughs 03 Apr 1837 Delaware County, New York, USA - 29 Mar 1921

James Bush 15 Jun 1825 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 11 Nov 1889

Francis Butler 31 Mar 1811 - 06 Dec 1891

Richard Byrd 25 Oct 1888 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1957

William Byrd 28 Mar 1674 Belvidere, Henrico County, Virginia - 26 Aug 1744

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James Cabell 14 Apr 1879 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States - 05 May 1958

Fannie (Caldwell) Macauley abt 22 Nov 1863 Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 06 Jan 1941

John Campbell 08 Jun 1910 Newark, New Jersey, United States - 11 Jul 1971

Lois (Cannings) Evans 01 Dec 1949 Guyana - 30 Dec 2019

John Carr 30 Nov 1906 Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Feb 1977

James Carroll 08 Jan 1852 Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, United States - 10 Jan 1931

Rachel Carson 27 May 1907 Springdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Apr 1964

Asa Carter 04 Sep 1925 Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States - 07 Jun 1979

Wilella Cather 07 Dec 1873 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 24 Apr 1947

Charles Catton 09 Oct 1899 Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, USA - 28 Aug 1978

John (Chaney) London 12 Jan 1876 San Francisco, California, United States - 22 Nov 1916

John (Chanler) Chaloner 10 Oct 1862 New York City, New York, USA - 01 Jun 1935

John Cheever 27 May 1912 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jun 1982

David Child 08 Jul 1794 West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Sep 1874

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Marvin Clark Jan 1840 New York City, New York, United States - 06 Feb 1916

Samuel Clemens 30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910

Stanwood Cobb 06 Nov 1881 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Dec 1982

Hiram Collier 25 May 1860 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States - 03 Nov 1913

Mary (Comegys) Peardon 25 Mar 1898 Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 29 Dec 1988

Mary (Conger) Brainard 03 Jul 1832 Bangor, Franklin, New York, United States - 07 Oct 1905

Robert Conly 11 Jan 1918 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA - 05 Mar 1973

James Cooper 15 Sep 1789 Burlington, New Jersey, United States - 14 Sep 1851

Espie Cornwall 15 Aug 1924 Santa Clara, California, United States - 11 Feb 2005

Rebecca (Cox) Jackson 15 Feb 1795 Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 May 1871

Jean (Craighead) George 02 Jul 1919 District Of Columbia, USA - 15 May 2012

John Crichton 23 Oct 1942 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 04 Nov 2008

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James Dabbs 08 May 1896 Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 30 May 1970

Richard Dana 01 Aug 1815 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 06 Jan 1882

Arnett Dennis 10 Dec 1927 Arlington, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 09 May 2022

Philip Dick 16 Dec 1928 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Mar 1982

Emily Dickinson 10 Dec 1830 Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1886

Josephine (Diebitsch) Peary 22 May 1863 Forestville, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA - 19 Dec 1955

Joseph Doddridge 14 Oct 1769 Bedford, Pennsylvania - 09 Nov 1826

James Donleavy 23 Apr 1926 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 11 Sep 2017

Hazel (Drake) Heald 06 Apr 1896 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States - 04 Feb 1961

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Jubal Early 03 Nov 1816 Franklin County, Virginia, United States - 02 Mar 1894

Charles Alexander Eastman 19 Feb 1858 Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, United States - 08 Jan 1939

Mira Edson 27 Aug 1866 Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States - 08 Oct 1930

Moritz Eisendrath 10 Jul 1902 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 09 Nov 1973

Brooke Ellison 20 Oct 1978 Rockville Centre, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States - 04 Feb 2024

Ralph Emerson 25 May 1803 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Apr 1882

Arthur (Evans) Stacton 27 May 1923 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 19 Jan 1968

Bette (Evensky) Greene 28 Jun 1934 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 02 Oct 2020

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William (Falkner) Faulkner 25 Sep 1897 New Albany, Union, Mississippi, USA - 06 Jul 1962

Walter Farley 26 Jun 1915 Syracuse, New York, USA - 16 Oct 1989

Ronald Farrar 03 Jul 1935 Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 18 May 2020

Howard Fell 06 Jun 1917 Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - 21 Apr 1994

Carol (Fenner) WIlliams 30 Sep 1929 Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States - 16 Feb 2002

James Fields 31 Dec 1817 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 24 Apr 1881

Milton Finger 08 Feb 1914 Denver, Colorado - 18 Jan 1974

Helen (Fiske) Jackson 15 Oct 1830 Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S - 12 Aug 1885

Erma (Fiste) Bombeck 21 Feb 1927 Bellbrook, Greene, Ohio, United States - 22 Apr 1996

Francis Fitzgerald 24 Sep 1896 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 21 Dec 1940

Valentine Fitzpatrick 1886 United States - 1988

Hughie (Florence) Call 20 May 1890 Trent, Taylor County, Texas, USA - 03 Sep 1969

Mary Follett 03 Sep 1868 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts - 18 Dec 1933

Esther Forbes 28 Jun 1891 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Aug 1967

Manning Force 17 Dec 1824 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 08 May 1899

Dian Fossey 16 Jan 1932 San Francisco, California, United States - abt 26 Dec 1985

Julia (Foster) Powell 20 Apr 1973 Austin, Travis, Texas, United States - 26 Oct 2022

Frances Fox 23 Jun 1870 Farmington, Farmington, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Mar 1959

Robert Frost 26 Mar 1874 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 29 Jan 1963

Frances (Fuller) Hunter 08 May 1916 Anna, Union, Illinois, United States - Jul 2009

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Paul Galdone 02 Jun 1907 Budapest, Austria-Hungary - 07 Nov 1986

Zona Gale 26 Aug 1874 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Dec 1938

Ernest Gann 13 Oct 1910 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States - 19 Dec 1991

Theodor Geisel 02 Mar 1904 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Sep 1991

Frederick Gipson 07 Feb 1908 Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA - 14 Aug 1973

William Goldman 12 Aug 1931 Cook County, Illinois, USA - 16 Nov 2018

George Goodrich 12 Dec 1846 Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA - 16 Aug 1935

Lola (Graham) Graham Du Bois 11 Nov 1896 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States - 27 Mar 1977

Roland Grant 24 Aug 1851 Wapping, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America - 21 Aug 1912

Pearl (Gray) Grey 31 Jan 1872 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States - 23 Oct 1939

Francis Gwaltney 09 Sep 1921 Traskwood, Saline, Arkansas, United States - 27 Feb 1981

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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

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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

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

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