20th-century American essayists

American philosopher (1942-2021)

American activist (1902–1995)

American poet, novelist and essayist (1901-1987)

American novelist, short story writer, teacher (1936–1999)

Hungarian-American philosopher

Novelist, short story writer, poet, illustrator, translator, teacher (1927-2005)

novelist, essayist, film critic

American poet (1885–1977)

American writer (1867–1911)

American fiction writer, essayist, and academic (born 1948)

American writer (1946–2021)

American poet, scholar, essayist, and critic (born 1937)

American philosopher

American writer

Australian philosopher

American writer and academic (1913–1980)

American publisher and activist (1889–1951)

American philosopher (1910–1997)

novelist

American mathematician (1863–1939)

American writer (1909–1993)

pulp fiction writer (1893–1968)

American historian and author (1897–1955)

American writer (1945–1995)

American philosopher and social choice theorist

American writer

American philosopher (1931–2022)

American music critic (1854–1926)

German aerospace engineer (1917–1984)

American poet (born 1937)

American actress

American science writer, essayist and theorist

American novelist, journalist, teacher (1950–2006)

American writer (1892-1944)

American poet

American cultural critic, essayist, and video artist (born 1956)

American writer

Fiction writer, nature writer, activist (born 1958)

American essayist and novelist (1822–1908)

American writer (1928–2019)

American libertarian essayist and critic

Chilean-American physicist

American art historian

American philosopher (1921–2004)

Puerto Rican writer

American writer

novelist, short story writer (1857–1929)

1850–1933 American labor leader (1850–1933)

American philosopher (1897–1957)

American-Canadian writer

American zoologist and philosopher (1862–1916)

American novelist and short story writer

American writer

Novelist, essayist, professor (1930–1995)

novelist (1929-1992)

philosopher

Philosopher/ontologist/technical writer

American writer (1945-2014)

Mexican-American poet

literary critic (1900–1963)