List of writers

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This is a list of the 600 best-known writers, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#	Name	Age
1	William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet (1564–1616)	1564–1616
2	Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)	80
3	Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)	1879–1955
4	Confucius5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician	551 BC–479 BC
5	Karl MarxGerman-born philosopher (1818–1883)	1818–1883
6	Leonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)	1452–1519
7	Plato4th-century BCE Greek philosopher	427 BC–349 BC
8	Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)	1809–1865
9	Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist (1869–1948)	1869–1948
10	Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator	100 BC–44 BC
11	Leo TolstoyRussian author (1828–1910)	1828–1910
12	Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)	1749–1832
13	Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)	1809–1882
14	Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)	83
15	Socrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopher	470 BC–399 BC
16	The BuddhaIndian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)	501 BC–501 BC
17	George WashingtonFounding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)	1732–1799
18	Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)	1265–1321
19	Victor HugoFrench novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)	1802–1885
20	Pablo PicassoSpanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)	1881–1973
21	Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)	1889–1977
22	Martin LutherGerman priest and theologian (1483–1546)	1483–1546
23	MichelangeloItalian artist and architect (1475-1564)	1475–1564
24	VoltaireFrench writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)	1694–1778
25	Friedrich NietzscheGerman philosopher (1844-1900)	1844–1900
26	Fyodor DostoyevskyRussian novelist and philosopher (1821–1881)	1821–1881
27	Immanuel KantGerman philosopher (1724-1804)	1724–1804
28	René DescartesFrench philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)	1596–1650
29	Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFounding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)	1881–1938
30	Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist (1835–1910)	1835–1910
31	Charles DickensEnglish novelist and social critic (1812–1870)	1812–1870
32	John F. KennedyPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)	1917–1963
33	Miguel de CervantesSpanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)	1547–1616
34	Martin Luther King Jr.American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)	1929–1968
35	Rabindranath TagoreBengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)	1861–1941
36	Salvador DalíSpanish artist (1904–1989)	1904–1989
37	VirgilRoman poet (1st century BC)	70 BC–19 BC
38	Alexander PushkinRussian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)	1799–1837
39	Hans Christian AndersenDanish writer and poet (1805–1875)	1805–1875
40	Franz KafkaBohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)	1883–1924
41	Anton ChekhovRussian dramatist and author (1860–1904)	1860–1904
42	Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)	1936–2025
43	Jean-Jacques RousseauGenevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)	1712–1778
44	Mao Zedong1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)	1893–1976
45	Niccolò MachiavelliFlorentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)	1469–1527
46	Augustine of HippoChristian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)	354–430
47	Adam SmithScottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)	1723–1790
48	MolièreFrench playwright and actor (1622–1673)	1622–1673
49	Edgar Allan PoeAmerican writer and literary critic (1809–1849)	1809–1849
50	Thomas JeffersonFounding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)	1743–1826
51	Oscar WildeIrish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)	1854–1900
52	Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)	80
53	Otto von BismarckGerman statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)	1815–1898
54	Lord ByronEnglish Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)	1788–1824
55	Walt DisneyAmerican animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)	1901–1966
56	Benjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman (1706–1790)	1706–1790
57	SophoclesAncient Greek playwright	496 BC–406 BC
58	Laozi6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism	571 BC–501 BC
59	Marco PoloVenetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)	1254–1324
60	Nicolaus CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543)	1473–1543
61	George OrwellBritish writer and journalist (1903–1950)	1903–1950
62	PythagorasGreek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)	551 BC–491 BC
63	John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician (1632-1704)	1632–1704
64	James JoyceIrish novelist and poet (1882–1941)	1882–1941
65	Ernest HemingwayAmerican author and journalist (1899–1961)	1899–1961
66	Gabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)	1927–2014
67	Thomas AquinasItalian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)	1225–1274
68	Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGerman mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)	1646–1716
69	J. R. R. TolkienEnglish writer and philologist (1892–1973)	1892–1973
70	Richard WagnerGerman composer (1813–1883)	1813–1883
71	Albert CamusFrench philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)	1913–1960
72	EuclidAncient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)	323 BC–285 BC
73	Henry FordAmerican business magnate (1863–1947)	1863–1947
74	Jane AustenAuthor, novelist, writer (1775–1817)	1775–1817
75	Jean-Paul SartreFrench existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)	1905–1980
76	CiceroRoman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)	107 BC–43 BC
77	Stephen HawkingBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)	1942–2018
78	Friedrich EngelsGerman philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)	1820–1895
79	Jimmy CarterPresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)	1924–2024
80	Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)	1887–1965
81	Agatha ChristieEnglish mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)	1890–1976
82	Li BaiClassical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)	701–762
83	Paul the ApostleEarly Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)	5–66
84	Blaise PascalFrench mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)	1623–1662
85	Sarah BernhardtFrench stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)	1844–1923
86	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGerman philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)	1770–1831
87	Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)	1899–1986
88	MadonnaAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)	68
89	AvicennaPersian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)	980–1037
90	Jawaharlal NehruPrime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964	1889–1964
91	Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025	62
92	Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)	1858–1919
93	Dwight D. EisenhowerPresident of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)	1890–1969
94	Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783)	1707–1783
95	Marcel ProustFrench novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)	1871–1922
96	Roald AmundsenNorwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)	1872–1928
97	Jules VerneFrench writer (1828–1905)	1828–1905
98	Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States (1913–1921)	1856–1924
99	Alfred HitchcockBritish filmmaker (1899–1980)	1899–1980
100	Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)	97