Writers Whose First Name Starts With A

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Discover the famous writers whose name starts with A. The list includes people like Anthony Bourdain, Anne Frank, Agatha Christie, Alyssa Milano, Angela Davis and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with A includes people from United States, England, France, Germany and other countries all over the world.
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 1 
Anne Frank
(Diarist)
Anne Frank
84
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: March 12, 1945
 2 
Agatha Christie
(English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories)
Agatha Christie
29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 12, 1976
 3 
Anthony Bourdain
(American Celebrity Chef and TV Personality)
Anthony Bourdain
58
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: June 8, 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 4 
Alyssa Milano
(Actress and Political Activist Known for Her Role in the 'MeToo Movement')
Alyssa Milano
49
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 5 
Arthur Miller
(Playwright Best Known for His Plays “All My Sons,” “Death of a Salesman” and “The Crucible”)
Arthur Miller
16
Birthdate: October 17, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, United States
Died: February 10, 2005
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 6 
Alan Watts
(English Writer Who Interpreted and Popularised Japanese, Chinese and Hindu Philosophy for Western Audience)
Alan Watts
20
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died: November 16, 1973
 7 
Art Garfunkel
(Best Known for His Partnership with Paul Simon in the Folk Rock Duo 'Simon & Garfunkel')
Art Garfunkel
25
Birthdate: November 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 8 
Albert Camus
(Philosopher & Novelist)
Albert Camus
27
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 7, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Drean, Algeria
Died: January 4, 1960
 9 
Angela Davis
(Political Activist)
Angela Davis
42
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 26, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Birmingham
 10 
Aldous Huxley
(Writer and Philosopher Best Known for His Novels: ‘Brave New World’, ‘Island’ and ‘Point Counter Point’)
Aldous Huxley
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Godalming, England
Died: November 22, 1963
 11 
A. A. Milne
(Best Known for His Books About the Teddy Bear ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ and Children's Poetry)
A. A. Milne
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 31, 1956
 12 
Anton Chekhov
(One of the Greatest Writers of All Time)
Anton Chekhov
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
Died: July 15, 1904
 13 
Alexander Pushkin
(The Greatest Russian Poet and the Founder of Modern Russian Literature)
Alexander Pushkin
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 26, 1799
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: January 29, 1837
 14 
Alfred Lord Tennyson
(19th Century English Poet Who was the Poet Laureate During Much of Queen Victoria's Reign)
Alfred Lord Tennyson
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 6, 1809
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Somersby, Lincolnshire, England
Died: October 6, 1892
 15 
Alice Walker
(The First African-American Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Alice Walker
11
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia, United States
 16 
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
(Novelist & Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Gulag Archipelago')
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 11, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: August 3, 2008
 17 
Alexandre Dumas
(One of the Most Popular and Widely Read French Authors of the 19th Century)
Alexandre Dumas
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 24, 1802
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5, 1870
 18 
Alison Sweeney
(Actress and Reality Show Host Known for Her Role in the NBC Soap Opera ‘Days of Our Lives’)
Alison Sweeney
7
Birthdate: September 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 19 
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(French Poet, Author, and Aviator Best Known for His Novella ‘The Little Prince’)
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: July 31, 1944
 20 
Aesop
(Greek Fabulist and Storyteller)
Aesop
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0620 AD
Birthplace: Delphi, Greece
Died: 0564 AD
 21 
Amy Sedaris
(Actress & Comedian)
Amy Sedaris
10
Birthdate: March 29, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Endicott, New York, United States
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 22 
Alan Moore
(Writer)
Alan Moore
6
Birthdate: November 18, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 23 
Alton Brown
(TV Personality, Celebrity Chef, Author)
Alton Brown
5
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: July 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 24 
Ayesha Curry
(Host of The 'Food Network' Show 'Ayesha's Home Kitchen')
Ayesha Curry
31
Birthdate: March 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 25 
Anne Lister
(English Diarist)
Anne Lister
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 3, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died: September 22, 1840
 26 
Alexander Pope
(One of the Most Prominent English Poets of the Early 18th Century)
Alexander Pope
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 21, 1688
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: May 30, 1744
Height: 4'6" (137 cm)
 27 
Alex Haley
(Writer)
Alex Haley
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: February 10, 1992
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 20, 1980
 29 
Allen Ginsberg
(Best Known for His Poem ‘Howl’, Which is One of the Most Significant Products of the 'Beat Movement')
Allen Ginsberg
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 5, 1997
 30 
Adrienne Barbeau
10
Birthdate: June 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 31 
August Wilson
(American Playwright Who was Refered to as the 'Theater's Poet of Black America)
August Wilson
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 2, 2005
 32 
Aaron Copland
(Composer, Teacher)
Aaron Copland
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 2, 1990
 33 
Arthur Rimbaud
(French Poet Known for His Works: ‘The Drunken Boat’, ‘A Season in Hell’ and ‘Illuminations’)
Arthur Rimbaud
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 20, 1854
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleville-Mézières, France
Died: November 10, 1891
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 34 
Aeschylus
(Ancient Greek Tragedian Who Known as the Father of Tragedy)
Aeschylus
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0525 AD
Birthplace: Eleusis, Greece
Died: 0456 AD
 35 
Amanda Knox
(Wrongful conviction of the murder of Meredith Kercher)
Amanda Knox
29
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
 36 
Andy Cohen
(Television Show Host)
Andy Cohen
8
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 37 
Arianna Huffington
(Co-Founder of 'The Huffington Post' and the Founder & CEO of 'Thrive Global')
Arianna Huffington
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 15, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 38 
Anais Nin
(French-Born American Novelist, Diarist and Short Story Writer)
Anais Nin
13
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France
Died: January 14, 1977
 39 
Anne Rice
(American Author Best Known for Her Series of Novels ‘The Vampire Chronicles’)
Anne Rice
14
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 40 
Ayn Rand
(Writer and Philosopher Known for Her Best-Selling Novels ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’)
Ayn Rand
44
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 6, 1982
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 41 
Audre Lorde
(American Poet Whose Poems Expressed Anger and Outrage at Civil and Social Injustices)
Audre Lorde
13
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: November 17, 1992
 42 
Astrid Lindgren
(Swedish Writer Known for Her Children's Books: ‘Pippi Longstocking’ and ‘The Six Bullerby Children’)
Astrid Lindgren
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vimmerby, Sweden
Died: January 28, 2002
 43 
Andy Richter
(Actor, Comedian)
Andy Richter
4
Birthdate: October 28, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 44 
Ambrose Bierce
(Journalist & Writer, soldier)
Ambrose Bierce
9
Birthdate: June 24, 1842
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meigs County, Ohio, United States
Died: December 1, 1914
 45 
Ayako Fujitani
(Japanese Writer and Actress)
Ayako Fujitani
7
Birthdate: December 7, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 46 
Amy Tan
(American Author Known for Her Novels: ‘The Joy Luck Club’ and ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’)
Amy Tan
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
 47 
Aristophanes
( Comic Playwright of Ancient Athens and a Poet of Old Attic Comedy.)
Aristophanes
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0446 AD
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 0386 AD
 48 
Anne Brontë
(Writer)
Anne Brontë
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 17, 1820
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Died: May 28, 1849
 49 
Alexandra Wentworth
(Actress)
Alexandra Wentworth
5
Birthdate: January 12, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 50 
Andrzej Sapkowski
(Polish Novelist and Economist Best Known for His Six-Volume Series of Books ‘The Witcher’)
Andrzej Sapkowski
4
Birthdate: June 21, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)