Writers Whose First Name Starts With C

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Discover the famous writers whose name starts with C. The list includes people like Chadwick Boseman, Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Cary Elwes and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with C includes people from United States, England, France, Germany and other countries all over the world.
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 1 
Chadwick Boseman
75
Birthdate: November 29, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Died: August 28, 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Charles Darwin
(Naturalist known for His Contributions to Evolutionary Biology)
Charles Darwin
79
Birthdate: February 12, 1809
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Mount House, Shrewsbury, England
Died: April 19, 1882
 3 
Charles Dickens
(The Greatest Novelist of the Victorian Era)
Charles Dickens
28
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Landport, Hampshire, England
Died: June 9, 1870
 4 
Carl Sagan
(Astronomer and Planetary Scientist Best Known for His Scientific Contribution in Research on Extraterrestrial Life)
Carl Sagan
19
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 20, 1996
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
C. S. Lewis
(Known for His Classic Series 'The Chronicles of Narnia')
C. S. Lewis
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 29, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: November 22, 1963
 6 
Chris Hardwick
(Actor and Comedian Known for His TV Series ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’)
Chris Hardwick
8
Birthdate: November 23, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Chris Colfer
(Actor, Singer, and Author Best Known for His Role as ‘Kurt Hummel’ in the TV Series ‘Glee’)
Chris Colfer
20
Birthdate: May 27, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Clovis, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Coretta Scott King
(Civil-Rights Activist and the Wife of Martin Luther King Jr)
Coretta Scott King
12
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heiberger, Alabama, United States
Died: January 30, 2006
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
Caroline Kennedy
25
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 27, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cornell Medical Center Hospital, New York City, New York, U.S.
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 10 
Charlotte Bronte
14
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 21, 1816
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Died: March 31, 1855
 11 
Christopher Hitchens
(British-American Author Who is Known for Excoriating Criticisms of Public Contemporary Figures)
Christopher Hitchens
15
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: December 15, 2011
 12 
Charles M. Schulz
(Cartoonist)
Charles M. Schulz
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: February 12, 2000
Christopher Robin Milne
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 21, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 20, 1996
 14 
Common
(Rapper)
Common
33
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: March 13, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Cheryl Ladd
(Actress)
Cheryl Ladd
11
Birthdate: July 12, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Huron, South Dakota, USA
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 16 
Crispin Glover
(Actor and Director Known for His Role as ‘George McFly’ in the Film ‘Back to the Future’)
Crispin Glover
10
Birthdate: April 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 15, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
 18 
Cheech Marin
(Comedian)
Cheech Marin
6
Birthdate: July 13, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 19 
Charles Bukowski
(Poet and Author Known for His Work “Mockingbird Wish Me Luck,” and “Love Is a Dog from Hell”)
Charles Bukowski
12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Andernach, Germany
Died: March 9, 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Cary Elwes
(English Actor and Writer Known for His Role as ‘Westley’ in the Film ‘The Princess Bride’)
Cary Elwes
11
Birthdate: October 26, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Chinua Achebe
(Nigerian novelist)
Chinua Achebe
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate
Died: March 21, 2013
 22 
Chelsea Peretti
(Actress and Comedian Best Known for Her Role as ‘Gina Linetti’ in the Comedy Series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’)
Chelsea Peretti
22
Birthdate: February 20, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Contra Costa County, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 23 
Candace Owens
(Conservative Author, Political Commentator & Activist)
Candace Owens
96
Birthdate: April 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
 24 
Charles Grodin
(Actor, Comedian and Author Known for His Films: ‘Midnight Run’, ‘Dave’ and ‘Heart and Souls’)
Charles Grodin
7
Birthdate: April 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 18, 2021
 25 
Chuck Palahniuk
(Journalist and Novelist Best Known for His Books: ‘Fight Club’, ‘Choke’, ‘Rant’ and ‘Invisible Monsters’)
Chuck Palahniuk
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pasco, Washington, United States
 26 
Caroline Aherne
(Actress Best Known for Her Performance as ‘Mrs Merton’ in the Mock Talk Show ‘The Mrs Merton Show’)
Caroline Aherne
4
Birthdate: December 24, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ealing, London, England
Died: July 2, 2016
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 27 
Charles Spurgeon
(One of the Most Influential and Extraordinary Preachers of the 19th century)
Charles Spurgeon
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 19, 1834
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kelvedon, England
Died: January 31, 1892
 28 
Charles Baudelaire
(French Poet Known for His Handling of Rhyme & Rhythm and His Book 'Les Fleurs du mal')
Charles Baudelaire
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 9, 1821
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 31, 1867
 29 
Chanakya
(Philosopher, Theologian)
Chanakya
17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0371 BC
Birthplace: India
Died: 0283 BC
 30 
Cokie Roberts
(Journalist)
Cokie Roberts
7
Birthdate: December 27, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: September 17, 2019
 31 
Captain Beefheart
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 15, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glendale, California, U.S.
Died: December 17, 2010
 32 
Colman Domingo
1
Birthdate: November 28, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 33 
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Novelist and Playwright Known for His Play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’)
Cyrano de Bergerac
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 6, 1619
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 28, 1655
 34 
Charles Perrault
(Iconic French Author Who Laid the Foundations for a New Literary Genre, the 'Fairy Tale')
Charles Perrault
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 12, 1628
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 16, 1703
 35 
Carol Ann Duffy
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 23, 1955
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
 36 
Colette
(Best Known for Her Novel 'Gigi')
Colette
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 28, 1873
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France
Died: August 3, 1954
 37 
Clive Barker
(British Novelist and Playwright Who Excelled in the Genre of Horror Stories)
Clive Barker
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 5, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 38 
Charles Lamb
(English Essayist, Poet and Antiquarian Best Known for His Books: ‘Essays of Elia’ and ‘Tales from Shakespeare’)
Charles Lamb
9
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1775
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Inner Temple, London, England
Died: December 27, 1834
 39 
Christina Tosi
5
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: November 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 40 
Christopher Marlowe
(Playwright, Poet)
Christopher Marlowe
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1564
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Canterbury, Kent, England
Died: May 30, 1593
 41 
Carlton Leach
(Author, Former Doorman, Former Football Hooligan & Bodybuilder)
Carlton Leach
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 12, 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Canning Town, Essex
 42 
Carl Sandburg
(Writer & Editor)
Carl Sandburg
2
Birthdate: January 6, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Died: July 22, 1967
 43 
Chetan Bhagat
(Indian Author and Columnist)
Chetan Bhagat
30
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 44 
Carson Kressley
(American Television Personality, Actor, and Designer Known for His TV Series ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’)
Carson Kressley
19
Birthdate: November 11, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 45 
Carrie Hamilton
2
Birthdate: December 5, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 20, 2002
 46 
Clive Cussler
(Novelist)
Clive Cussler
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 15, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aurora, Illinois, USA
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3
Birthdate: July 3, 1860
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut
Died: August 17, 1935
 48 
Christina Rossetti
(Poet, Writer, Hymnwriter)
Christina Rossetti
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: December 29, 1894
 49 
Chesley Sullenberger
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 23, 1951
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 50 
Chris Van Allsburg
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States