With 5,794 biographies, Writers are the 4th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Soccer Players, Politicians, and Actors.
Pantheon has 5,776 people classified as writers born between 2300 BC and 2006. Of these 5,776, 1,366 (23.65%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Milan Kundera, Stephen King, and Paulo Coelho. The most famous deceased writers include William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, and Homer. As of October 2020, 921 new writers have been added to Pantheon including Shota Rustaveli, Lü Dongbin, and Xavier de Maistre.
1929 - Present
HPI: 83.65
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.70
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.69
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.57
1936 - Present
HPI: 79.26
HPI: 79.09
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.45
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.24
1942 - Present
HPI: 77.92
1931 - Present
HPI: 77.36
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.33
1564 - 1616
HPI: 94.55
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.91
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 92.32
1749 - 1832
HPI: 91.73
1821 - 1881
HPI: 91.42
1892 - 1973
HPI: 91.11
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.93
1694 - 1778
HPI: 90.89
1883 - 1924
HPI: 90.26
1828 - 1910
HPI: 90.13
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.96
1809 - 1849
HPI: 89.63
1172 - 1216
HPI: 77.53
796 - 870
HPI: 69.44
1763 - 1852
HPI: 69.03
653 - 729
HPI: 68.11
1867 - 1889
HPI: 67.52
1400 - 1412
HPI: 67.47
1935 - 2020
HPI: 67.46
1602 - 1665
HPI: 67.33
1565 - 1645
HPI: 67.10
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.07
200 - 300
HPI: 66.96
1907 - 1937
HPI: 66.82
Most writers were born in United States (992), United Kingdom (609), and France (563). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (144), New York City (123), and London (84).The most common death places of writers were United States (621), France (613), and United Kingdom (426). By city, these were Paris (287), London (125), and Moscow (100).
The earliest biographies classified as writers in Pantheon are Bharata Muni, Luqman, 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.
Which Writers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Writers since 1700.
Writers are found within the Humanities domain which also includes Philosophers, Historians, Linguists, Journalists, and Critics.