1. Bengt Gottfried Forselius (1660)

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Bengt Gottfried Forselius is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 17, 1660 in Estonia. Writer of the first Estonian ABC book and a key figure in the establishment...

2. Meg Cabot (1967)

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Author of romantic, young adult works, including the Princess Diaries series and The Mediator books. She is also the author of fiction for children, like Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls,...

3. Sophie Von Laroche (1730)

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Sophie Von Laroche is a famous Novelist, who was born on December 6, 1730 in Germany. German novelist best known for her novel Geschichte des Fräuleins von Sternheim (History of...

4. James Bruce (1730)

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A Scottish travel writer, he spent time in Ethiopia and North Africa. His most famous work is Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).

5. Marquis de Sade (1740)

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Marquis de Sade is a famous Novelist, who was born on June 2, 1740 in France. Remembered for his libertine novels and Gothic stories, this French author and political revolutionary...

6. Hannah More (1745)

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English religious writer, dramatist, and philanthropist whose pastoral-themed plays include The Search after Happiness and The Inflexible Captive. Her later, moralistic works include Practical Piety, Moral Sketches, and Village Politics.

7. Johann David Wyss (1743)

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Johann David Wyss is a famous Novelist, who was born on May 28, 1743 in Switzerland. Swiss author best remembered for his early nineteenth-century novel The Swiss Family Robinson. The...

8. Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751)

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Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz is a famous Novelist, who was born on January 23, 1751 in Latvia. A Baltic-German writer and dramatist associated with the Sturm und Drang movement, he...

9. William Marsden (1754)

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Remembered as a senior member of the Royal Navy's Admiralty during the Napoleonic Wars, this Irishman also became famous as the author of A Dictionary of the Malayan Language and...

10. Ann Radcliffe (1764)

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An English novelist known for her works of Gothic romance, she penned the classic work, The Mysteries of Udolpho, which tells the story of a young woman imprisoned by a...

11. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)

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Mary Wollstonecraft is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 27, 1759 in United Kingdom. Famous for her 1792 treatise A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, this writer...

12. Caner Yaman (1980)

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Turkish author known for the books I Do Not Remember, No After, and Unutamadım. He runs a self-titled Youtube channel, where he posts poetic readings in an artistically shot manner. 

13. Walter Scott (1771)

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Scottish romantic author and poet whose popular literary works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake. He was also active in the Scottish Tory party and served...

14. Bettina Von Arnim (1785)

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Bettina Von Arnim is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 4, 1785 in Germany. A German author, musical composer, singer, and Romantic-era artistic patron, she most famously wrote...

15. James Kirke Paulding (1778)

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James Kirke Paulding is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 22, 1778 in United States. An American author associated with the Knickerbocker Group, he is known for such...

16. Lisa Williamson (1980)

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Known for her novel The Art of Being Normal. The book was first published as a softcover novel on January 1, 2015, with the hardcover version being published on January...

17. JT Leroy (1980)

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An American author known for fiction written under the pseudonym of JT LeRoy, she was born Laura Albert. Her best-known works include The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (a...

18. Sarah Josepha Hale (1788)

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Sarah Josepha Hale is a famous Novelist, who was born on October 24, 1788 in United States. Early American writer who is remembered for penning the “Mary Had a Little...

19. Mary Shelley (1797)

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Mary Shelley is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 30, 1797 in United Kingdom. British author best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein. Her less famous works include...

20. Honore De Balzac (1799)

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Honore De Balzac is a famous Novelist, who was born on May 20, 1799 in France. Nineteenth-century French author who is known for La Comedie humaine, a series of stories...

21. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803)

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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald is a famous Novelist, who was born on December 26, 1803 in Estonia. Renowned Estonian writer who published moralistic tales and works of Estonian folklore. His most...

22. Marie Lanza (1980)

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Writer and radio personality known for her novel Fractured: Outbreak ZOM-813 as well as her serial The Colony. She's also known for her online radio show The DiRT.

23. Jodi Ellen Malpas (1980)

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Jodi Ellen Malpas is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 15, 1980 in United Kingdom. Known for her powerful love stories and addictive characters, she is the #1...

24. Anna Brownell Jameson (1794)

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Anna Brownell Jameson is a famous Novelist, who was born on May 17, 1794 in Ireland. Nineteenth-century English writer who became known for her essays and novels. During the 1840s,...

25. William Harrison Ainsworth (1805)

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William Harrison Ainsworth is a famous Novelist, who was born on February 4, 1805 in United Kingdom. An English author of more than thirty-five novels, he is best known for...

26. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809)

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A nineteenth-century physician, teacher, and author, he is famous for his Breakfast-Table prose series, as well as for his 1830 poem, 'Old Ironsides.' He was one of the famous Fireside...

27. Timothy Shay Arthur (1809)

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Timothy Shay Arthur is a famous Novelist, who was born on June 6, 1809 in United States. A nineteenth-century American author, he is best known for his 1854 novel, Ten...

28. Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809)

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Alfred Lord Tennyson is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 6, 1809 in United Kingdom. A Victorian-era Poet Laureate of Great Britain, he remains one of England’s best-known...

29. Khaled Hosseini (1965)

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Afghan-born author of the bestselling novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. His third novel, And the Mountains Echoed, was published in 2013.

30. Elizabeth Gaskell (1810)

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Victorian novelist known for such socially-themed works as Mary Barton, Cranford, and Sylvia's Lovers. She also published an 1857 biography of author Charlotte Bronte.

31. Emma Embury (1806)

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Remembered for several nineteenth-century works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, this American writer is perhaps most well known for Guido: A Tale (1828) and The Waldorf Family: or, Grandfather's Legend...

32. Josh Billings (1818)

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American humor writer and orator who rose to fame during the 19th Century. He is remembered for coining the popular idiom "The Kicker."

33. Sylvester Judd (1813)

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A nineteenth-century American fiction writer, he is best known for novels such as Margaret; Richard Edney and the Governor's Family; and The White Hills. Also a Unitarian minister, he published...

34. Henry David Thoreau (1817)

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Henry David Thoreau is a famous Novelist, who was born on July 12, 1817 in United States. American naturalist, philosopher, and author who is best known for Walden, a literary...

35. George Eliot (1819)

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A popular British author of the Victorian Era, she is known for such classic novels as Middlemarch and Silas Marner. Her poetry collections include The Legend of Jubal, Count That...

36. Donald Grant Mitchell (1822)

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Donald Grant Mitchell is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 12, 1822 in United States. An American essayist and fiction writer, he is particularly known for his essay...

37. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829)

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Silas Weir Mitchell is a famous Novelist, who was born on February 15, 1829 in United States. American physician and writer whose novels include Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, and The...

38. Mary Virginia Terhune (1830)

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Mary Virginia Terhune is a famous Novelist, who was born on December 21, 1830 in United States. A nineteenth-century American author, she is known for her 1854 novel, Alone, and...

39. Camilo Castelo Branco (1825)

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Camilo Castelo Branco is a famous Novelist, who was born on March 16, 1825 in Portugal. Prolific Portuguese writer whose more than 260 works combine Romanticism with sarcasm and dark...

40. Maria Susanna Cummins (1827)

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Maria Susanna Cummins is a famous Novelist, who was born on April 9, 1827 in United States. An American writer of romance novels and young women’s fiction, she is particularly...

41. Daniel Owen (1836)

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Considered the most important nineteenth-century Welsh novelist, Owen famously penned an 1885 Welsh-language work titled Rhys Lewis. His other well-known novels include Enoc Huws and Gwen Tomos.

42. Juan León Mera (1832)

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Juan León Mera is a famous Novelist, who was born on June 28, 1832 in Ecuador. Author and painter who is best known for his 1879 novel, Cumanda, and for...

43. Machado De Assis (1839)

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Machado De Assis is a famous Novelist, who was born on June 21, 1839 in Brazil. Considered one of the most important Brazilian literary figures of the late 19th and...

44. William Dean Howells (1837)

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William Dean Howells is a famous Novelist, who was born on March 1, 1837 in United States. A late 19th and early 20th-century American literary critic and author, he edited...

45. Eliza Frances Andrews (1840)

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Eliza Frances Andrews is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 10, 1840 in Georgia. An American turn-of-the-century writer, she is best known for The War-Time Journal of a...

46. Maria Louise Rame (1839)

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Maria Louise Rame is a famous Novelist, who was born on January 1, 1839 in United Kingdom. Esteemed English author who went by the pen name of “Ouida” and wrote...

47. Mary Noailles Murfree (1850)

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Mary Noailles Murfree is a famous Novelist, who was born on January 24, 1850 in United States. A turn-of-the-century American fiction writer, she is considered the first significant female author...

48. Clorinda Matto Turner (1852)

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Clorinda Matto Turner is a famous Novelist, who was born on September 11, 1852 in Peru. Peruvian writer, journalist, and advocate for women and indigenous peoples. Her controversial, politically-themed novels...

49. Guy De Maupassant (1850)

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Guy De Maupassant is a famous Novelist, who was born on August 5, 1850 in France. Remembered as one of France’s greatest short story writers, de Maupassant penned an 1880...

50. Sarah Orne Jewett (1849)

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Sarah Orne Jewett is a famous Novelist, who was born on September 3, 1849 in United States. An American novelist and short story writer known for the coastal Maine settings...