Occupation
WRITERS
With 7,302 biographies, Writers are the 4th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Soccer Players, Politicians, and Actors.
People
Pantheon has 7,619 people classified as writers born between 2300 BC and 2006. Of these 7,619, 1,904 (24.99%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Yasmina Reza, Can Xue, and Anselm Grün. The most famous deceased writers include Homer, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and William Shakespeare. As of April 2024, 315 new writers have been added to Pantheon including Lídia Jorge, Carolina Maria de Jesus, and Alain Soral.
Living Writers
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Yasmina Reza
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Can Xue
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Anselm Grün
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Yan Lianke
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Lídia Jorge
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Alain Soral
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Freida McFadden
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.94
John Brockman
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Yevgeny Rein
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Javier Ambrossi
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Sarah Thomas
1981 - Present
HPI: NaN
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 82.87
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)
Go to all RankingsLídia Jorge
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Carolina Maria de Jesus
1914 - 1977
HPI: 55.56
Alain Soral
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Freida McFadden
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.94
John Brockman
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Yevgeny Rein
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Boris Ryzhy
1974 - 2001
HPI: 44.93
Javier Ambrossi
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Sarah Thomas
1981 - Present
HPI: NaN
Larissa Reissner
1895 - 1926
HPI: 60.97
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi
1911 - 1998
HPI: 58.21
Li Ao
1935 - 2018
HPI: 56.38
Places
Most writers were born in United States (1305), United Kingdom (791), and France (689). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (163), New York City (162), and London (117).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as writers in Pantheon are Luqman, Kikkuli, and Enheduanna. The concentration of writers was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. 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.
