Occupation
WRITERS
With 7,302 biographies, Writers are the 4th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Soccer Players, Politicians, and Actors.
People
Pantheon has 7,314 people classified as writers born between 2300 BC and 2006. Of these 7,314, 1,646 (22.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Paulo Coelho, Stephen King, and Haruki Murakami. The most famous deceased writers include Homer, Dante Alighieri, and Jules Verne. As of April 2024, 10 new writers have been added to Pantheon including Hazel Brugger, Gints Zilbalodis, and Akiane.
Living Writers
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Paulo Coelho
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.49
Haruki Murakami
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.40
David Woodard
1964 - Present
HPI: 78.20
J. K. Rowling
1965 - Present
HPI: 76.63
Herta Müller
1953 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Elfriede Jelinek
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.31
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Isabel Allende
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.20
Eckhart Tolle
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.13
Patrick Modiano
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.09
J. M. G. Le Clézio
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.61
Deceased Writers
Go to all RankingsHomer
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Fyodor Dostoevsky
1821 - 1881
HPI: 93.20
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
HPI: 92.59
Dante Alighieri
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
J. R. R. Tolkien
1892 - 1973
HPI: 90.69
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Hans Christian Andersen
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Leo Tolstoy
1828 - 1910
HPI: 89.82
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.52
Voltaire
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Newly Added Writers (2025)
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Hazel Brugger
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Gints Zilbalodis
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Akiane
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.75
R. F. Kuang
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.44
June Eric-Udorie
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.55
Michael Green
HPI: 29.59
Tomi Adeyemi
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.15
Sarah Haider
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.37
Ritu Menon
2000 - Present
HPI: 22.68
Amarna Miller
1990 - Present
HPI: NaN
Places
Most writers were born in United States (1230), United Kingdom (762), and France (676). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (161), New York City (151), and London (110).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as writers in Pantheon are Luqman, Kikkuli, and Enheduanna. The concentration of writers was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier writers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Writers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Writers since 1700.
