List of famous British writers of the 20th century with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
They have penned some of the most classic tales of romance that have kindled a feeling of love in the most brazen of hearts, created characters whose fame extends beyond the novel and tides, conceived plots that have captivated the minds and sense of many for decades, and written lines that have been the most quoted and the most recognized ones – British literary connoisseurs are not holding it back and giving British literature a new avenue with every passing decade and century. Though 19th century literature undoubtedly belonged to the British (with the greatest minds at pen, a counted few including Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde), they continued their dominance well into the 20th century as well. If you don’t believe us, here’s a sneak peek. JRR Tolkien, one of the greatest 20th century writers was a British. He was the man behind epic works of fantasy including ‘The Hobbit’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and so on. Tolkien did not just create characters and plots but an entire mythology to go with them. Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie is a British who is credited for creating two of the most well-known literary sleuths, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. If you love the James Bond series of spy novels, you have a British to thank – Ian Fleming. Other famous British writers include William Golding, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh and so on. Take a look at some of the famous British writers of the 20th century.
Lucy Hawking
02 November 1969
England
Scorpio
Ricky Gervais25 June 1961
Reading
Cancer
Geri Halliwell06 August 1972
Watford
Leo
Alex Garland26 May 1970
London, United Kingdom
Gemini
Morrissey22 May 1959
Manchester
Gemini
Richard Ayoade12 June 1977
Whipps Cross
Gemini
Van Morrison31 August 1945
Belfast
Virgo
Edgar Wright18 April 1974
Poole
Aries
Malcolm McDowell13 June 1943
Horsforth
Gemini
Richard Hammond19 December 1969
Solihull
Sagittarius
T. E. Lawrence16 August 1888
19 May 1935
Tremadog
Leo
Charles Salvador06 December 1952
Luton
Sagittarius
Christiane Amanpour12 January 1958
London
Capricorn
Peter Serafinowicz10 July 1972
Liverpool
Cancer
Victoria Coren Mitchell18 August 1972
Hammersmith
Leo
E. L. James07 March 1963
London
Pisces
David Icke29 April 1952
Leicester
Taurus
