This article is an abbreviated list of essayists - individuals notable for writing essays on various topics. For other uses, see Essay (disambiguation). ...

Note: An individual's country of birth is not always indicative of his or her nationality.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Augurio Abeto, The Philippines
• Joseph Addison (1672-1719, England)
• Jean Améry (1912-1978, Austria)
• Kingsley Amis (1922–1995, United Kingdom)
• Martin Amis (born 1949, United Kingdom)
• Matthew Arnold (1822–1888, United Kingdom)
• Anastasia Ashman (born 1964, United States)
• Isaac Asimov (1920–1992, Russia)
• W. H. Auden (1907–1973, United Kingdom)

Augurio Abeto was a noted essayist in Hiligaynon during the Golden Age of Hiligaynon Literature (1920-1940). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Joseph Addison, the Kit-cat portrait, circa 1703–1712, by Godfrey Kneller. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Jean Améry (October 31, 1912 - October 17, 1978) was an Austrian of Jewish descent, noted for having written At the Minds Limits, one of the central texts on the Nazi death camps. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... Photo of Martin Amis by Robert Birnbaum Martin Amis (born August 25, 1949) is an English novelist. ... Matthew Arnold Caricature from Punch, 1881: Admit that Homer sometimes nods, That poets do write trash, Our Bard has written Balder Dead, And also Balder-dash Family tree Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic, who worked as an inspector of schools. ... Anastasia M. Ashman (born 1964 in Berkeley, California) is a cultural essayist and editor specializing in tales of personal adventure. ... Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] – April 6, 1992), pronounced , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов [1], was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) IPA: ;[1], who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. ...

B

• Francis Bacon (1561–1626, England)
• James Baldwin (1924-1987, United States)
• John Perry Barlow (born 1947, United States)
• Julian Barnes (born 1946, United Kingdom)
• Jacques Barzun (born 1907, France)
• Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867, France)
• Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953, United Kingdom)
• Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986, Argentina)
• Alain de Botton (born 1969, Switzerland)
• William Brandon (1914–2002, United States)
• Alfred Brendel (born 1931, Czechoslovakia)
• Christopher Buckley (born 1952, United States)
• Anthony Burgess (1917–1993, United Kingdom)
• Richard de Bury (1287–1345, England)

For other persons named Francis Bacon, see Francis Bacon (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist. ... John Perry Barlow (born Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. ... Barnes as Francophile and Francophone in Bernard Pivots Double je (France 2, March 2005) Julian Patrick Barnes (born January 19, 1946 in Leicester) is a contemporary English writer whose novels and short stories have been seen as examples of postmodernism in literature. ... Jacques Martin Barzun (b. ... “Baudelaire” redirects here. ... Photograph of Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. ... Borges redirects here. ... Alain de Botton, (born 20 December 1969 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a writer. ... William Brandon (21 September 1914 – 11 April 2002) was an American writer and historian. ... Alfred Brendel Alfred Brendel (born January 5, 1931) is an Austrian pianist, born in Czechoslovakia. ... Christopher Buckley Christopher Taylor Buckley (born 1952) is an American political satirist and author of several novels. ... Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993) was a British novelist, critic and composer. ... Richard Aungerville (or Aungervyle) (January 24, 1287 - April 14, 1345), commonly known as Richard de Bury, was an English writer and bishop, He was born near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the son of Sir Richard Aungervyle, who was descended from one of William the Conquerors men. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

C

• Italo Calvino (1923–1985, Italy)
• Albert Camus (1913–1960, Algeria)
• Rafael Cansinos Assens (1882–1964, Spain)
• John Carey (born 1934, United Kingdom)
• Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978, Austria)
• G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936, United Kingdom)
• J. M. Coetzee (b. 1940, Australia)
• William Cobbett (1763–1835, Great Britain)
• Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832, Great Britain)
• Cyril Connolly (1903–1974, United Kingdom)
• Emil Cioran (1911–1995) ll Romania)
• A. J. Cronin (1896-1981, Scotland)

Italo Calvino, on the cover of Lezioni americane: Sei proposte per il prossimo millennio Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) (pronounced ) was an Italian writer and novelist. ... For other uses, see Camus. ... Rafael Cansinos Assens (November 24, 1882 - July 6, 1964) was a Spanish poet, essayist, literary critic and translator. ... John Carey is Merton Professor of English at Oxford University, a distinguished critic, reviewer and broadcaster, and the author of several books, including studies of Donne, Dickens and Thackeray, Pure Pleasure: A Guide to the Twentieth Centurys Most Enjoyable Books, was described, by James Wood in the London Review... Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874–June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. ... John Maxwell Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee (pronounced kut-SAY-uh) (born 9 February 1940) is a South African/Australian author, having emigrated from South Africa in 2002, and having been granted Australian citizenship on 6 March 2006. ... William Cobbett, portrait in oils possibly by George Cooke around 1831. ... Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832), was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities. ... Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 - 26 November 1974) was an English intellectual. ... Emil Cioran Emil Cioran (April 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist. ... Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896–January 6, 1981) was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and nonfiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. ... This article is about the country. ...

D

• Mike Daisey (born 1973, United States)
• Joan Didion (born 1934, United States)
• Annie Dillard (born 1945, United States)
• John Dolan (writer) (born 1955, United States)
• Denis Donoghue (born 1920, Ireland)
• John Dryden (1631–1700, England)

Mike Daisey (born 1973 ) is an American actor, author, and monologist. ... Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934) is an American writer, known as a journalist, essayist, and novelist. ... Annie Dillard (born 30 April 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, best known for her narrative nonfiction. ... John Dolan (Born 1955) is an American poet, writer, and essayist. ... Denis Donoghue (born 1928) is an Irish literary critic. ... John Dryden John Dryden (August 19 {August 9 O.S.}, 1631 - May 12 {May 1 O.S.}, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

E

• Klaus Ebner (born 1964, Austria)
• Umberto Eco (born 1932, Italy)
• T. S. Eliot (1888–1965, United States)
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882, United States)
• Joseph Epstein (born 1937, United States)
• Filip Erceg (born 1979, Croatia)

Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa) and his many essays. ... For other persons named Thomas Eliot, see Thomas Eliot (disambiguation). ... Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century. ... Joseph Epstein is a Chicagoan essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Societys American Scholar magazine or for his recent essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version. ... Filip Erceg (born 1979) is a Croatian writer and political activist. ...

F

• Anne Fadiman (born 1953), United States
• Frantz Fanon (1925-1961, Martinique)
• Richard Farmer (1735–1797, England)
• Benito Jerónimo Feijoo e Montenegro (1676-1764, Spain)
• Ian Frazier (born 1951, United States)
• Robert Fulghum (born 1937, United States)
• Joan Fuster (1922–1992, Catalan Countries)

Anne Fadiman (born August 7, 1953) is an American author, editor and teacher. ... Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961) was an author from Martinique, essayist, psychoanalyst, and revolutionary. ... Richard Farmer (1735 - 1797) was a Shakespearean scholar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Benito Jerónimo Feijoo e Montenegro Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (8 October 1676 - 26 September 1764) was a Galician (Spain) neoclassical monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific thought in Galicia and Spain. ... Ian Frazier is an American writer and humorist who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951. ... Robert Fulghum (born June 4, 1937) is an American author, primarily of short essays. ... Joan Fuster i Ortells Joan Fuster i Ortells ( Sueca, b. ... Grafitti at Belfast. ...

G

• Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951, United States)
• Karl-Markus Gauß (born 1954, Austria)
• Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963, United Kingdom)
• Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002, United States)
• Paul Graham (born 1964, Weymouth, England)

Harry Gamboa, Jr. ... Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell (born September 1, 1963) is a United Kingdom-born, Canadian-raised journalist now based in New York City who has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. ... Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. ... Paul Graham For Paul Graham the photographer, see Paul Graham (photographer). ... , Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

H

• Carla Harryman (born 1952, California)
• William Hazlitt (1778–1830, England)
• Fumi Hirano (born 1955, Japan)
• Christopher Hitchens (born 1949, United Kingdom)
• Hugh Hood (1928–2000, Canada)
• Leigh Hunt (1784–1859, England)

Carla Harryman (born 1952) is a United States poet and playwright associated with the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E group of poets. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... // William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, often esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Fumi Hirano ) is a seiyū and an essayist born on April 23, 1955 in Tokyo who is best known for voicing Lum Invader in anime series Urusei Yatsura (which was her debut seiyū role). ... Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British-American author, journalist and literary critic. ... Hugh Hood (April 30, 1928 - August 1, 2000) was a novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor. ... An artists rendering of James Henry Leigh Hunt James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 - August 28, 1859) was an English essayist and writer. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

J

• Michael Johns (born 1964, United States)
• Samuel Johnson (1709–1784, England)
• Langston Hughes (1902–1967, United states)

Michael Johns (born September 8, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American health care executive, former federal government of the United States official and conservative policy analyst and writer. ... For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

K

• Frank Kermode (born 1919, United Kingdom)
• Chuck Klosterman (born 1972, United States)
• Miroslav Krleza (1893–1981, Croatia)

Sir John Frank Kermode (born 29 November 1919), is a British literary critic. ... Charles John Chuck Klosterman (born June 5, 1972, in Breckenridge, Minnesota) is an American pop-culture journalist, critic, humorist, and essayist. ... Miroslav Krleža. ...

L

• Tomislav Ladan (born 1932, Serbia)
• Laila Lalami (born 1968, Morocco)
• Charles Lamb (1775–1834, England)
• Shankar Lamichhane, Nepal
• Corinne Lee (United States)
• C. S. Lewis (1898–1963, Ireland)
• Tim Lilburn (Canada)
• Xun Lu (1881-1936, China)

Tomislav Ladan (born 1932, Ivanjica, Serbia) is a Croatian essayist, critic, novelist, and polymath. ... Anthem:  Serbia() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn 1 Albanian 2 Demonym Serbian Government Parliamentary Democracy  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica    -  First state 7th century   -  Serbian Kingdom3 1217   -  Serbian Empire 1345   -  Independence lost... Laila Lalami (Arabic: ليلى العلمي , born 1968) is a Moroccan American author and essayist. ... Charles Lamb (1775-1834) Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 –- 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Shankar Lamichhane (Nepali: शंकर लमिछने) is a Nepalese essayist and a winner of Madan Puraskaar, the highest national honor in literary achievement. ... Corinne Lee (neé Corinne S. Greiner) is an author of poems, short stories, and essays. ... Clive Staples Jack Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... Tim Lilburn (born in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet. ...

M

• Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), Belgium)
• Norman Mailer (1923–2007, United States)
• Jorge Majfud (born 1969, Uruguay)
• Nathan McCall (born 1955, United States)
• Mary McCarthy (1912–1989, United States)
• Tim McKay (born 1947, United States)
• H. L. Mencken (1880–1956, United States)
• Arthur Miller (1915–2005, United States)
• Pankaj Mishra (born 1969, India)
• Donald Grant Mitchell (1822–1908, United States)
• Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592, France)

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, Belgian author Count Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist. ... Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. ... Jorge Majfud was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay, in 1969. ... Nathan McCall (born 1955) is an African-American author who grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American author and critic. ... Tim McKay, (1947- July 30, 2006) lived in northern California for most of his life. ... H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (September 12, 1880, Baltimore – January 29, 1956, Baltimore), was a journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of the American English. ... Arthur Bob Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. ... Pankaj Mishra is a novelist, literary critic and essayist. ... Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) was an American essayist and novelist. ... Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (French pronounced ) (February 28, 1533–September 13, 1592) was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance. ...

N

• V. S. Naipaul (born 1932, Trinidad and Tobago)
• Ukichiro Nakaya (1900-1962, Japan)
• Virgil Nemoianu (born 1940, Romania)
• Celeste Newbrough (born 1939, United States)
• Kathleen Norris (poet) (born 1947, United States)

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, KB, TC (b. ... Virgil Nemoianu (born March 12, 1940) is a Romanian-American essayist, literary critic, and philosopher of culture. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... for the novelist Kathleen Norris, see Kathleen Norris Kathleen Norris (b. ...

O

• Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938, United States)
• Guy d'Obonner (born 1956, Ireland)
• George Orwell (1903–1950, United Kingdom)

Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author and the Roger S. Berlind 52 Professor in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University, where she has taught since 1978. ... George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950) who was an English writer and journalist well-noted as a novelist, critic, and commentator on politics and culture. ...

P

• Noel Perrin (1927–2004, United States}
• Sam Pickering (born 1941, United States)
• Mestrius Plutarch (46–127, Boeotia, Ancient Greece)
• Katherine Ann Porter (1890–1980, United States)
• Kevin Prufer (born 1969, United States)
• Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849, United States)

Noel Perrin (September 18, 1927 – November 21, 2004) was an American essayist and a professor at Dartmouth College. ... Sam Pickering . Samuel F. Pickering is professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. ... Mestrius Plutarch (c. ... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... Katherine Ann Porter (15 May 1890 - 18 September 1980) was a celebrated American journalist, essayist, short story writer and novelist. ... Kevin D. Prufer (born 1969) is an American academic, editor, essayist, and poet. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ...

Q

• Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859, England)

Thomas de Quincey from the frontispiece of Revolt of the Tartars, Thomas de Quincey (August 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859) was an English author and intellectual. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

R

• Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1985, United States)
• Richard Rodriguez (born 1944, United States)
• Bertrand Russell (1872–1970, United Kingdom)

Kenneth Rexroth (December 22, 1905 – June 6, 1982) was an American poet, translator and critical essayist. ... Richard Rodriguez (born 31 July 1944) is a Mexican-American writer who became famous for his 1982 book, Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (ISBN 0-553-27293-4), a narrative about his development as a literate, American student. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. ...

S

• Edward Said (1935–2003, Palestine)
• John Ralston Saul (born 1947, Canada)
• Robert Schumann (1810–1856, Germany)
• David Sedaris (born 1956, United States)
• Rafael Calvo Serer (1916–1988, Spain)
• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950, Ireland)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822, England)
• Clay Shirky (born ???, United States)
• Andrew Slattery (born 1981, Australia)
• Jean Edward Smith (born 1932, United States)
• Walid Soliman (born 1975, Tunisia)
• Rebecca Solnit, United States
• Susan Sontag (1933–2004, United States)
• Lytton Strachey (1880–1932, United Kingdom)

Edward Wadie Saïd, Arabic: , , (1 November 1935 – 25 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and Palestinian activist. ... Flag Palestine and Transjordan were incorporated (under different legal and administrative arrangements) into the British Mandate of Palestine, issued by the League of Nations to Great Britain on 29 September, 1923 Capital Not specified Organizational structure League of Nations Mandate High Commissioner  - 1920 — 1925 Sir Herbert Louis Samuel  - 1945 — 1948... Image:Bigphotojonralstonsaulcc. ... For other persons named Robert Schumann, see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... David Sedaris (born December 26, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist and radio contributor. ... Rafael Calvo Serer (1916-1988) was a University Professor of History of Spanish Philosophy, a writer, essayist. ... George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was a world-renowned Irish author. ... Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822; pronounced ) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets of the English language. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Clay Shirky is a writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. ... Andrew Slattery (born 1981) is a contemporary poet and screenwriter. ... Jean Edward Smith is an accomplished educator and biographer having authored such works as Grant, John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, and Presently he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University. ... Walid Soliman is writer, essayist and translator, born on April 11, 1975 in Tunis (Tunisia). ... Rebecca Solnit is a noted writer/essayist from San Francisco. ... Image needed Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, novelist, filmmaker, and activist. ... Giles Lytton Strachey (March 1, 1880–January 21, 1932) was a British writer and critic. ...

T

• Vijay Tendulkar (b. 1928) India
• United States)
• Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russia
• Lionel Trilling (1905–1975, United States)
• George W. S. Trow (1943-2006, United States)

Vijay Tendulkar (born in 1928) in Kolhapur, India. ... Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy(Lyof, Lyoff) (September 9 [O.S. August 28] 1828 – November 20 [O.S. November 7] 1910) (Russian: , IPA:  ), commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer – novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher – as well as pacifist Christian anarchist and educational reformer. ... Lionel Trilling (July 4, 1905 – November 5, 1975) was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. ... George William Swift Trow Jr. ...

V

• Andrew Vachss (born 1942, United States)
• Gore Vidal (born 1925, United States)
• François de Voltaire (1697–1778, France)

Andrew Vachss & Honey Pit Bull, courtesy of Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. ... Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925) (pronounced and , ) is an American author of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays, and the scion of a prominent political family. ... For other uses, see Voltaire (disambiguation). ...

W

• Richard Wagner (1813–1883, Germany)
• Rebecca West (1892–1983, United Kingdom)
• E. B. White (1899–1985, United States)
• Oscar Wilde (1852-1900), Ireland)
• Tom Wolfe (born 1931, United States)
• Virginia Woolf (1882–1941, United Kingdom)

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Dame Rebecca West, DBE (December 21, 1892–March 15, 1983), whose real name was Cicely (she later changed it to Cicily) Isabel Fairfield, was a British-Irish feminist and writer famous for her novels and for her relationship with H. G. Wells. ... Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York – October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine) was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ... For the early 20th century American novelist, see Thomas Wolfe. ... For the American writer, see Virginia Euwer Wolff. ...

Y

• Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987, France)

Marguerite Yourcenar was the pseudonym of French novelist Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8, 1903 - December 17, 1987). ...

See also

• List of writers