Most Famous American Writers

United States has produced 1,103 notable writers throughout history, led by Stephen King. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Stephen King — American Writer (Born 1947) , ranked #90
  2. Mark Twain — American Writer (1835–1910) , ranked #110
  3. Isaac Asimov — American Writer (1920–1992) , ranked #206
  4. H. P. Lovecraft — American Novelist (1890–1937) , ranked #266
  5. John Steinbeck — American Writer (1902–1968) , ranked #438
  6. F. Scott Fitzgerald — American Writer (1896–1940) , ranked #465
  7. Amelia Earhart — American Author (1897–1937) , ranked #531
  8. Emily Dickinson — American Writer (1830–1886) , ranked #637
  9. Kurt Vonnegut — American Playwright (1922–2007) , ranked #834
  10. Allen Ginsberg — American Playwright (1926–1997) , ranked #954
  11. Tennessee Williams — American Playwright (1911–1983) , ranked #962
  12. Gertrude Stein — American Writer (1874–1946) , ranked #1137
  13. Toni Morrison — American Writer (1931–2019) , ranked #1169
  14. Nathaniel Hawthorne — American Writer (1804–1864) , ranked #1188
  15. Gore Vidal — American Playwright (1925–2012) , ranked #1229
  16. Robert A. Heinlein — American Writer (1907–1988) , ranked #1557
  17. Dan Brown — American Writer (Born 1964) , ranked #1567
  18. L. Ron Hubbard — American Author (1911–1986) , ranked #1612
  19. Harriet Beecher Stowe — American Writer (1811–1896) , ranked #1618
  20. Louisa May Alcott — American Writer (1832–1888) , ranked #1796