Lena Waithe, 41
Screenwriter
1
Shawn Ryan, 59
2
Shonda Rhimes, 55
3
Frank Norris (1870-1902)
Novelist
4
Sam Shepard (1943-2017)
Playwright
5
Mo Willems, 57
Children's Author
6
Shel Silverstein (1930-1999)
7
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
8
Joel Muddamalle
Religious Author
9
Michael Nelson, 61
10
Mark Roberts, 64
11
Kelly Rizzo, 46
Blogger
12
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
13
Michael Crichton (1942-2008)
14
Sandra Cisneros, 70
15
Betty Friedan (1921-2006)
16
Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004)
Poet
17
Lee Strobel, 73
18
Mandy Rose, 42
19
Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)
20
Jen DeLeon, 35
21
David Mamet, 78
22
Mark Schwahn, 59
23
Mary Morrison, 61
24
Born in Illinois
Most Popular Authors
Tom Clark (1941-2018)
25
Renee Galvin, 42
26
Linda Sue Park, 65
Young Adult Author
27
Justin Hall, 50
28
Juanita Bynum, 66
29
Trey Kerby, 41
30
Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
31
Bonnie Greer, 77
32
Amy Kim, 38
33
Deborah Eisenberg, 80
34
Jeneva Rose, 25
35
Wendelin Van Draanen, 60
36
Christy Marx, 73
37
Daniel Cohen (1936-2018)
Non-Fiction Author
38
Robert Fitzgerald (1910-1985)
39
Jean Parker Shepherd (1921-1999)
40
Beverly Todd, 79
41
Tiffany Mitchell, 39
42
Tala Samman, 35
43
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)
44
James Rollins, 64
45
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
46
Diablo Cody, 47
47
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
48
Authors by State
Authors by Age
