Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Non-Fiction Writers, including Jordan Belfort, Svetlana Alexievich, Caroline Kennedy, George Orwell and Helmut Schmidt

Famous 20th Century Non-Fiction Writers

Jordan BelfortJordan Belfort

09 July 1962

American

George OrwellGeorge Orwell

25 June 1903

British

Geri HalliwellGeri Halliwell

06 August 1972

British

Mackenzie PhillipsMackenzie Phillips

10 November 1959

American

Caroline KennedyCaroline Kennedy

27 November 1957

American

Sam HarrisSam Harris

09 April 1967

American

Gertrude BellGertrude Bell

14 July 1868

British

Sela WardSela Ward

11 July 1956

American

Alan CummingAlan Cumming

27 January 1965

Scottish

Morris ChestnutMorris Chestnut

01 January 1969

American

Tom ClancyTom Clancy

12 April 1947

American

Sean HannitySean Hannity

30 December 1961

American

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David IckeDavid Icke

29 April 1952

British

Ruskin BondRuskin Bond

19 May 1934

Indian

Terence McKennaTerence McKenna

16 November 1946

American

Michelle McNamaraMichelle McNamara

14 April 1970

American

Mike FarrellMike Farrell

06 February 1939

American

Karl PilkingtonKarl Pilkington

23 September 1972

British

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Robert GraysmithRobert Graysmith

17 September 1942

American

Lenín MorenoLenín Moreno

19 March 1953

Ecuadorian

Julie Nixon EisenhowerJulie Nixon Eisenhower

05 July 1948

American

Delta BurkeDelta Burke

30 July 1956

American

Clayton KershawClayton Kershaw

19 March 1988

American

Christina CrawfordChristina Crawford

11 June 1939

American

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Rachel CarsonRachel Carson

27 May 1907

American

Sterling HaydenSterling Hayden

26 March 1916

American

Mariette HartleyMariette Hartley

21 June 1940

American

Cilla BlackCilla Black

27 May 1943

British

Zbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew Brzezinski

28 March 1928

Polish,American

Ben SteinBen Stein

25 November 1944

American

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V. S. NaipaulV. S. Naipaul

17 August 1932

British

Dorothy Bush KochDorothy Bush Koch

18 August 1959

American

Princess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of Kent

15 January 1945

British

Edwin SchlossbergEdwin Schlossberg

19 July 1945

Ukrainian

Martha GellhornMartha Gellhorn

08 November 1908

American

Paula PoundstonePaula Poundstone

29 December 1959

American

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Alain de BottonAlain de Botton

20 December 1969

Swiss,British

Saul Bellow Saul Bellow

10 June 1915

American

Mary SoamesMary Soames

15 September 1922

British

Sean Hepburn FerrerSean Hepburn Ferrer

17 July 1960

Swiss

Catherine HicklandCatherine Hickland

11 February 1956

American

Nancy KwanNancy Kwan

19 May 1939

Hong Konger,American

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Benjamin Spock Benjamin Spock

02 May 1903

American

Glennon Doyle MeltonGlennon Doyle Melton

20 March 1976

American

Carlton LeachCarlton Leach

12 March 1959

British

Adrienne RichAdrienne Rich

16 May 1929

American

Svetlana AlexievichSvetlana Alexievich

31 May 1948

Belarusian

Adam KhooAdam Khoo

08 April 1974

Singaporean

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Cass PennantCass Pennant

03 March 1958

British

A. N. WilsonA. N. Wilson

27 October 1950

British

Irwin ShawIrwin Shaw

27 February 1913

American

Jonathan KozolJonathan Kozol

05 September 1936

American

Alva MyrdalAlva Myrdal

31 January 1902

Swedish

Lester R. BrownLester R. Brown

28 March 1934

American

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Subir ChowdhurySubir Chowdhury

12 January 1967

Bangladeshi

Robin McGrawRobin McGraw

28 December 1953

American

Alfredo Pareja DiezcansecoAlfredo Pareja Diezcanseco

12 October 1908

Ecuadorian

Hilton CarterHilton Carter

03 December 1979

American

Ken JenningsKen Jennings

23 May 1974

American

Michio KakuMichio Kaku

24 January 1947

American

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Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis

24 March 1961

Australian,Greek

Erich HoneckerErich Honecker

25 August 1912

German

Philip ZimbardoPhilip Zimbardo

23 March 1933

American

Joseph StiglitzJoseph Stiglitz

09 February 1943

American

Kathrine SwitzerKathrine Switzer

05 January 1947

American

Erich FrommErich Fromm

23 March 1900

German

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Louis SlotinLouis Slotin

01 December 1910

Canadian

Gerhard SchröderGerhard Schröder

07 April 1944

German

Erving GoffmanErving Goffman

11 June 1922

Canadian,American

Lawrence LessigLawrence Lessig

03 June 1961

American

Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt

23 December 1918

German

Lawrence KohlbergLawrence Kohlberg

25 October 1927

American

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Lawrence M. KraussLawrence M. Krauss

27 May 1954

American

Paul EkmanPaul Ekman

15 February 1934

R. C. SproulR. C. Sproul

13 February 1939

American

John OsteenJohn Osteen

21 August 1921

American

Sebastian JungerSebastian Junger

17 January 1962

American

Fred HoyleFred Hoyle

24 June 1915

British

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Paul PrudhommePaul Prudhomme

13 July 1940

American

Carol GilliganCarol Gilligan

28 November 1936

American

Hilary PutnamHilary Putnam

31 July 1926

American

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