1. John Esten Cooke (1830)

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A nineteenth-century American fiction and non-fiction writer and poet, he published thirty-one books and nearly two-hundred articles and poems. His best-known works include The Virginia Comedians and The Youth of...

2. Grace Elizabeth King (1852)

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Louisiana-born author who wrote biographies, histories, and stories set in her home state, including Monsieur Motte and Le Dame de Sainte Hermine. She received an honorary degree from Tulane University...

3. Charles Gwynn (1970)

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An Irish-born explorer and British Army officer, he is best known for his influential books on military theory. His works include Imperial Policing (1934) and The Frontiers of Abyssinia: a...

4. Homer Lea (1876)

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American-born non-fiction author who became known for his role in early 20th-century political reform movements in China.

5. Eric Temple Bell (1883)

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A Scottish-American mathematician, non-fiction author, and novelist, he is best known for his 1937 biographical work, Men of Mathematics. His science fiction novels include The Purple Sapphire (1924) and The...

6. Christiana Morgan (1897)

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Harvard psychoanalyst who helped to develop the Thematic Apperception Test, a psychological instrument that uses pictures to reveal a person's core needs. She is also known for her lengthy love...

7. Tomás Blanco (1896)

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Remembered for both his historical nonfiction works and his short stories and novels, this Puerto Rican author published such titles as Racial Prejudice in Puerto Rico (El Prejuicio Racial en...

8. Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897)

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An esteemed American author, she won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1958. Her numerous biographical works include Free artist: The story of Anton and Nicholas Rubinstein (1939) and...

9. Kay Boyle (1902)

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An American fiction and non-fiction author and poet, she is best known for novels such as Death of a Man (1936) and The Seagull on the Step (1955). Her poetry...

10. Irving Stone (1970)

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An American writer of biographical novels, he is particularly known for Lust for Life, a work that focuses on the life of painter Vincent Van Gogh. His other works include...

11. Lee Wulff (1970)

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Remembered for his contributions to the sport of fly fishing and for his conservation efforts on behalf of Atlantic Salmon, Wulff was also a visual artist and the author of...

12. Edwin Corle (1970)

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A writer of Native American-themed fiction and nonfiction, he is known for works such as Fig Tree John (1955) and Mojave: A Book Of Stories (1934). His manuscripts were collected...

13. Betty MacDonald (1908)

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Writer whose autobiographical and humorous works include The Egg and I and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle children's book series. She is also known for Who, Me? and Onions in the Stew....

14. William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (1908)

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An American writer of both fiction and nonfiction, he is particularly known for his National Book Award-winning novel, So Long, See You Tomorrow, which was published in 1980. His other...

15. Madeleine Masson (1970)

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Twentieth-century, South African-born author who is most famous for her biographies. She wrote about the lives of author Emma Orczy and British Special Agent Krystyna Skarbek, among others.

16. Catherine Marshall  (1914)

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American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for her novel Christy.

17. James MacGregor Burns (1918)

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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who received the National Book Award in History and Biography for his book Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom. He gained additional recognition for his writings on leadership...

18. Miervaldis Birze (1921)

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A Latvian writer, physician, and Holocaust survivor, he published his famous work, Yet Icebound Rivers Flow, in 1957. The work was influenced by his time spent in Nazi concentration camps....

19. Robert Remini (1970)

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A Twentieth-century American historian, he is best known for his three-volume biography of U.S. President Andrew Jackson. While other Jackson historians took a broader view of the president's life, Remini...

20. Richard Gehman (1970)

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A prolific twentieth-century writer, he published over a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles. His most famous works include Sardi's: The Story of a Famous Restaurant (1953) and A...

21. Sarah Moore (1969)

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Australian writer best known for inspiring the police investigation towards The Family, the religious cult in which she was unwillingly raised.

22. Jess Smith (1948)

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Scottish author and storyteller whose work focuses on the experiences of Scottish travelers. Her books include three autobiographies titled Jessie's Journey, Tales From The Tent, and Tears for A Tinker. 

23. Aaron Cohen (1976)

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Canadian-born nonfiction author and counter-terrorism expert. His popular autobiographical work, Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World’s Most Elite Counterterrorism Units, was published...

24. Robert Sullivan (1963)

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Author who is known for his various published works of non-fiction, including The Thoreau You Don't Know, Rats, and Cross Country. He rose to prominence with his 1998 publication The...

25. Mikki Kendall (1975)

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American author and diversity consultant who writes about intersectionality, policing, gender and current events. Her work has been featured by numerous publications including The Guardian, The Washington Post, Ebony and Time.

26. Christopher McDougall (1962)

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Nonfiction author, journalist, and health writer known for his bestselling book Born to Run, which looks at the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run more than 100 miles in...

27. Martin Gray (1922)

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A Holocaust survivor and nonfiction writer, he became known for his bestselling memoir, For Those I Loved. He published a second autobiographical work titled Life Arises Out of Darkness and...

28. Bob Thomas (1922)

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American journalist who began writing for the Associated Press in 1944. He also wrote several notable biographies of Hollywood figures, including Abbott and Costello.

29. Anton Myrer (1970)

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An author and former U.S. Marine, he is best known for his historical, military-themed novel, Once An Eagle (1968). His other works include The Big War (1957) and Evil Under...

30. Leah Thomas (1994)

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Intersectional environmental activist and author of the book The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People and Planet. She is also an Instagram star known for posting...

31. Martin Caidin (1970)

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A prolific author of fiction and nonfiction, he is most recognized for his 1964 novel, Marooned. Over the course of his career, he wrote over fifty books and a thousand...

32. John Edward Mack (1929)

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An American biographer, professor, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize winner, he is perhaps best known as an authority on alien abductions. His works include Nightmares and Human Conflict and Passport to...

33. Kenneth H. Cooper (1931)

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An Oklahoma-born U.S. Air Force physician, he introduced the idea and practice of aerobics. He published a popular 1968 book, Aerobics, on the topic.

34. Ann Rule (1931)

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True crime novelist best known for The Stranger Beside Me, an autobiographical and biographical account of her time with serial killer Ted Bundy.

35. Stephen Humphrey Bogart (1970)

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American writer and producer known for his semi-autobiographical books about his famous family. He is the son of actors Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

36. Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. (1934)

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Prosecuted Charles Manson and his followers for the murders of Sharon Tate and others in 1969. He also wrote the 2008 book The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder.

37. Jay Baer (1970)

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American author who is best known for  his book "Talk Triggers." He has been an NY Times best-selling author of 6 books.

38. Fuadh Naim (1970)

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Non-fiction author of Pernah Tenggelam. He has promoted controversial opinions on K-pop bands. He has over 230,000 followers on his fuadhnaim Instagram account. 

39. Brad Steiger (1970)

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Fiction and nonfiction writer who rose to fame for publishing works on UFO's, spirituality, and true crime. In 1996, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National UFO and...

40. Simon Kuper (1970)

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Sports writer who made use of the anthropological perspective to examine sports behavior in Ajax, The Dutch, the War: Football in Europe during the Second World War and Soccer Against...

41. Daniel Cohen (1936)

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American writer of non-fiction mostly centering on the occult, cryptozoology, and the paranormal.

42. Hugh Johnson (1939)

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English wine expert who published some of the best-selling wine books in the world. He is most famous for his 1971 World Atlas of Wine.

43. Jack Levin (1941)

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Notable for his research and writings on sociology, hate and prejudice, and criminology (particularly homicide), Levin penned Overkill: Mass Murder and Serial Killing Exposed; Why We Hate; Ageism: Prejudice and...

44. Yassin Hall (1970)

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Non-fiction author who became best known for the award-winning memoir Journey Untold - My Mother's Struggle with Mental Illness. She has over 80,000 followers on her Instagram account. 

45. Fabio Arruda (1970)

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Non-fiction author and reality star who published the book Label Does Not Take Vacations in 2011. She has over 70,000 followers on her fabioarrudaoficial Instagram account.

46. Harry Edwards (1942)

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Notable for his publications The Revolt of the Black Athlete (1985) and Sociology of Sport (1973), this prominent sociologist is also well known as the founder of the Olympic Project...

47. Shauna Glenn (1970)

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Non-fiction author who became a finalist in 2009 at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards under the novella category. She has more than 100,000 followers on her shaunaglenn Instagram account. 

48. Richard Lee Grossman (1943)

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Co-wrote Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporated, and argued in lectures that corporations have more rights than human beings.

49. Nur Masalha (1970)

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Author who directed the Centre for Religion and History and the Holy Land Research Project at St. Mary's University College. His nonfiction works-- including The Zionist Bible: Biblical Precedent, Colonialism...

50. Alice Rawsthorn (1970)

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Non-fiction author and columnist from the UK, who writes about design. Her first published book was in 1996, a biography of Yves Saint Laurent, which was translated into several languages.