J. R. R. Tolkien03 January 1892
Writer
Roald Dahl13 September 1916
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Ted Hughes17 August 1930
Poet and Children's Writer
W. H. Auden21 February 1907
Poet
Harold Pinter10 October 1930
Nobel Prize Winner in Literature
Philip Larkin09 August 1922
Poet
Carol Ann Duffy23 December 1955
Kingsley Amis16 April 1922
Poet, novelist and lecturer
John Berger05 November 1926
Novelist
Adrian Mitchell24 October 1932
Poet
C. Day Lewis27 April 1904
Poet
Tamzin Merchant04 March 1987
Actress
Donovan10 May 1946
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Frieda Hughes01 April 1960
Painter, Poet, Writer, Children's writer
Johnny Marr31 October 1963
Guitarist, Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Record
John Cooper Clarke25 January 1949
Poet
Vita Sackville-West09 March 1892
Writer
Craig Charles11 July 1964
Actor
Benjamin Zephaniah15 April 1958
Actor, Poet, Writer, Singer
Nik Kershaw01 March 1958
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Poet
Michael Rosen07 May 1946
Writer, Children's writer, YouTuber, Novelist,
Genesis P-Orridge22 February 1950
Singer
David Knopfler27 December 1952
Singer
Daniel Tammet31 January 1979
Writer
John Betjeman28 August 1906
Poet, Writer, Journalist, Literary critic
John Webster1578 AD
Playwright, Poet, Writer, Poet lawyer
Stephen Spender28 February 1909
Poet, Writer, Essayist, University teacher,
Diana Vickers30 July 1991
Singer, Poet, Singer-songwriter, Stage actor, Film
Oskar Kokoschka01 March 1886
Painter, Playwright, Writer, Poet, University
Laurie Lee26 June 1914
Screenwriter, Poet, Autobiographer, Journalist
Al Alvarez05 August 1929
Poet, Author, Autobiographer, Literary critic,
Roger McGough09 November 1937
Author, Writer
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Leslie Bricusse29 January 1931
Composer, Musician, Playwright, Lyricist,
John Tavener28 January 1944
Composer, Poet, Musician
Jacob Bronowski18 January 1908
Mathematician, Poet, Non-fiction writer
Kenneth E. Boulding18 January 1910
Economist, University teacher, Philosopher,
Louis MacNeice12 September 1907
Poet, Writer, Playwright
Heathcote Williams15 November 1941
Actor, Poet, Author, Screenwriter, Writer
David Tibet05 March 1960
Musician, Painter, Poet
Jake Thackray27 February 1938
Singer-songwriter, Poet
Stevie Smith20 September 1902
Poet, Illustrator, Novelist, Performer, Writer
R. S. Thomas29 March 1913
Poet, Author, Writer
Thom Gunn29 August 1929
Writer
John Agard21 June 1949
Playwright, Writer, Poet, Children's writer
Alasdair Gray28 December 1934
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Roland Penrose14 October 1900
Paramedic, Art historian, Engineer, Photographer,
Edward Bond18 July 1934
Writer, Screenwriter, Playwright, Poet, Theatre
William Empson27 September 1906
Literary critic, Poet, Writer
Tony Harrison30 April 1937
Poet, Writer, Playwright
Charles Salvador06 December 1952
Poet, Autobiographer, Boxer
Anna Wickham1884 AD
Poet
Robert Service16 January 1874
Writer, Poet, Novelist
Anthony Blackburn10 February 1916
Poet