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Children's writer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as children's writer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Janet Jagan
October 20, 1920 – March 28, 2009
President of Guyana, prime minister of Guyana, nurse (1920-2009)
Modern era
Hans Christian Andersen
April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875
Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
Modern era
Oscar Wilde
October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
Modern era
Jules Verne
February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905
French writer (1828–1905)
Modern era
Nathaniel Hawthorne
July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864
American author (1804–1864)
Modern era
Harriet Beecher Stowe
June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
Modern era
J. R. R. Tolkien
January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
Modern era
Dr. Seuss
March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991
American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
Modern era
Isabel Allende
b. August 2, 1942
Chilean writer (born 1942)
Contemporary era
J. K. Rowling
b. July 31, 1965
English author (born 1965)
Contemporary era
Kelly Clarkson
b. April 24, 1982
American singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Modern era
Ibn-e-Insha
June 15, 1927 – January 11, 1978
Pakistani writer (1927–1978)
Modern era
Gijubhai Badheka
November 15, 1885 – June 23, 1939
Indian Gujarati-language children's writer and educator (1885-1939)
Modern era
Abanindranath Tagore
August 7, 1871 – December 5, 1951
Indian painter and writer (1871–1951)
Early Modern era
Daniel Defoe
September 13, 1660 – April 24, 1731
English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
Modern era
Beatrix Potter
July 28, 1866 – December 22, 1943
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)
Modern era
Lucy Maud Montgomery
November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942
Canadian writer (1874–1942)
Modern era
Astrid Lindgren
November 14, 1907 – January 28, 2002
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
Modern era
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
June 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944
French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
Modern era
Janusz Korczak
July 21, 1878 – August 7, 1942
Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878–1942)