Authors Born in United States

Brittany Xavier, 39

Blogger

9

Danielle Lucia Schaffer, 43

Blogger

10

Dav Pilkey, 60

Children's Author

11

Rick Riordan, 62

Young Adult Author

12

S.E. Hinton, 78

Young Adult Author

13

Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Poet

14

Alyssa Bethke, 39

Blogger

15

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

Poet

16

Lynn Painter

Novelist

17

Rachel Renee Russell, 67

Children's Author

18

Alex Hirsch, 41

Screenwriter

19

RL Stine, 82

Young Adult Author

20

Jenny Han, 46

Young Adult Author

21

Nik Sharma, 30

Blogger

22

Holly Black, 54

Children's Author

23

Paula Pell, 63

Screenwriter

24

Dan Bucatinsky, 61

Screenwriter

25

Ezra Pound (1885-1972)

Poet

26

Tahereh Mafi, 37

Young Adult Author

27

Michael Lewis, 65

Novelist

28

Tracy Letts, 61

Playwright

29

Colleen Hoover, 46

Novelist

30

Nevada Barr, 74

Novelist

31

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

Autobiographer

32

Anna Kate, 39

Blogger

33

John Green, 49

Young Adult Author

34

Lizzie Velasquez, 37

Non-Fiction Author

35

Carrie Berk, 23

Children's Author

36

Stephanie Garber, 39

Young Adult Author

37

Anna Banana, 40

Blogger

38

Olivia Rodriguez, 30

Blogger

39

Joe Ranft (1960-2005)

Screenwriter

40

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Novelist

41

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)

Autobiographer

42

Shel Silverstein (1930-1999)

Children's Author

43

Lena Waithe, 42

Screenwriter

44

Lauren Roberts, 23

Novelist

45

Jennifer Lynn Barnes, 41

Young Adult Author

46

Natasha Rothwell, 45

Screenwriter

47

George RR Martin, 78

Novelist

48