Authors Born in New York

Jordan Belfort, 64

Self-Help Author

9

Buck Henry (1930-2020)

Screenwriter

10

Eric Carle (1929-2021)

Children's Author

11

Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)

Autobiographer

12

Jessica Wang, 35

Blogger

13

R.J. Palacio, 63

Novelist

14

Veronica Roth, 38

Young Adult Author

15

Ben Smith, 50

Blogger

16

Matt Reeves, 60

Screenwriter

17

Herman Melville (1819-1891)

Novelist

18

EB White (1899-1985)

Children's Author

19

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Poet

20

Diana Nyad, 77

Non-Fiction Author

21

James Baldwin (1924-1987)

Novelist

22

Molly Yeh, 37

Blogger

23

Mickey Spillane (1918-2006)

Novelist

24

Chris Grabenstein, 71

Novelist

25

Charlie Kaufman, 67

Screenwriter

26

Arthur Miller (1915-2005)

Playwright

27

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008)

Novelist

28

Danielle Steel, 79

Novelist

29

Dan Gutman, 71

Children's Author

30

Billy Collins, 85

Poet

31

Grace Lin, 52

Children's Author

32

Robert Sullivan, 63

Non-Fiction Author

33

Neil Simon (1927-2018)

Playwright

34

L Frank Baum (1856-1919)

Children's Author

35

Neal Shusterman, 63

Young Adult Author

36

Frankie Borrelli, 33

Blogger

37

Dale Brown, 70

Novelist

38

Josh Evans, 55

Screenwriter

39

Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020)

Novelist

40

Jane Yolen (1939-2026)

Young Adult Author

41

Mark Harris (1922-2007)

Novelist

42

Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)

Children's Author

43

Elizabeth Acevedo, 38

Novelist

44

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Novelist

45

Brynn Elliot, 36

Blogger

46

Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953)

Playwright

47

John Edward Mack (1929-2004)

Non-Fiction Author

48