Famous Authors

14,304 famous authors with complete biographies, net worth, and life facts.

Most Celebrated Authors & Writers Worldwide

André Gide

Author, Model

Herman Melville

Author, Model

Charles Baudelaire

Author, Model

Émile Zola

Author, Model

Simone de Beauvoir

Scientist, Author

Marcel Proust

Author, Model

Henri Poincaré

Scientist, Author

Walter Scott

Author, Model

Jean-Paul Sartre

Author, Model

Honoré de Balzac

Author, Model

Steve Harvey

Actor, Business Leader, Author

Age 69$160M

Penny Marshall

Actress, Business Leader, Author

Age 83$100M

Lisa Kudrow

Actress, Business Leader, Author

Age 63$70M

Whoopi Goldberg

Actress, Business Leader, Author

Age 70$45M

Gilbert Gottfried

Actor, Business Leader, Author

Age 71$8M

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Politician, Prime Minister, Author

†93

Viswanathan Anand

Athlete, Chess Player, Author

Age 56

Germaine Greer

Actress, Business Leader, Author

Age 87

Steve Irwin

Actor, Business Leader, Author

Age 64

Brie Larson

Actress, Business Leader, Author

Age 37

Mary Pickford

Actress, Business Leader, Author

†87

Frank Gehry

Author, Actor

Age 97

James Cameron

Actor, Business Leader, Author

Age 72

Matthew Perry

Actor, Business Leader, Author

Age 57