21st-century pseudonymous writers

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

Diane Keaton Hall was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in eight of his films. Keaton's accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was honored with the Film at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2007 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2017.

American writer (1925–2012)

American astrophysicist and science communicator

British novelist and spy (1931–2020)

Soviet and Russian poet (1933–2017)

American writer

American filmmaker (1939–2015)

American author and activist (1952–2021)

French Algerian writer and film director (1936-2015)

American author (born 1938)

Russian writer, translation, and historian

American fiction writer (1926–2013)

British writer (1936–2023)

American novelist, playwright and essayist (born 1936)

American romance writer

American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

American novelist (born 1943)

American science fiction author (1925–2012)

pseudonymous Italian writer

American writer (1934–2018)

Irish writer (born 1945)

Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, was an English author. She is especially known for her best-selling Shopaholic series of novels. By the time of her death, her books had sold over 50 million copies in more than 60 countries and had been translated into over 40 languages. The first two novels in her Shopaholic series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) and Shopaholic Abroad (2001), were adapted into the film Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). Her 2003 standalone novel Can You Keep a Secret? was adapted into a film of the same name in 2019.

American author

British writer (1930-2015)

American writer and screenwriter (born 1945)

Japanese writer

British writer

Milo Yiannopoulos is a British far-right political commentator, whose speeches and writings criticise Islam, feminism, and social justice. He is a former editor of Breitbart News, an American far-right news and opinion website.

American fantasy writer (1948–2007)

English writer, editor, critic (born 1939)

American novelist, also known by the pseudonym Lemony Snicket (born 1970)

Algerian writer

Soviet and Russian writer

Japanese manga artist (born 1973)

Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón (17 July 193230 September 2020), better known by his pen name Quino (), was an Argentine cartoonist. His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas and Europe and has been praised for its use of social satire as a commentary on real-life issues.

American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)

American fiction writer (pseudonym)

United States science fiction and fantasy author

Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018)

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American white nationalist and politician

American screenwriter and author (born 1978)

Mozambican writer

Japanese manga writer

manga artist group

Australian writer

Thai writer, model and actress

Soviet Russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003)

English author (1938–2023)

American writer of science fiction and fantasy (1912–2005)

British novelist (1929–2022)

American author (born 1949)

Pakistani writer

American horror writer (born 1972)

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

American novelist (born 1970)

Swiss philosopher and writer (1944–2023)