Category
page 1American children's writers

Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Toni Morrison
African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
American author (1804–1864)

Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-American writer (1904–1991)
Louisa May Alcott
American novelist (1832–1888)
Ursula K. Le Guin
American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)
Julianne Moore
British-American actress and author
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress, comedian, author and television personality
Laura Bush
First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
"Weird Al" Yankovic
American comedy musician and actor (born 1959)
John Updike
American novelist, poet (1932–2009)
Kelly Clarkson
American singer-songwriter (born 1982)

Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)

Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, alongside multiple comedies, she is regarded as a "scream queen". As of 2023, her films have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office. Curtis has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globes, and two Actor Awards, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.

Lupita Nyong'o
Kenyan-Mexican actress and film director (born 1983)
Brooke Shields
American actress
Frances Hodgson Burnett
English-American playwright and author (1849–1924)
Alan Arkin
American actor, filmmaker (1934–2023)
Suzanne Collins
American television writer and novelist
Jenny Slate
American actress and comedian (born 1982)
bell hooks
American author and activist (1952–2021)
Danielle Steel
American writer
Christopher Paolini
American writer
John Irving
American novelist and screenwriter
Orson Scott Card
American science fiction novelist (born 1951)

Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957)
R. L. Stine
American novelist (born 1943)
Chris Colfer
actor, singer, book author

Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)

Amy Tan
American novelist
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American author and cartoonist (born 1971)

Brandon Sanderson
American fantasy writer (born 1975)
Rush Limbaugh
American political commentator (1951–2021)

Tom DeLonge
American rock musician
Bob Odenkirk
American actor, comedian and filmmaker
Barbara Bel Geddes
American actress (1922–2005)

E. B. White
American author (1899–1985)

Jeff Foxworthy
American comedian, actor, host, and writer

Katharine Ross
American actress
Bernadette Peters
American actress and singer (born 1948)

Matthew Gray Gubler
American actor, filmmaker and model (born 1980)
Henry Winkler
American actor

Eleanor H. Porter
American novelist (1868–1920)
Daniel handler
American novelist, also known by the pseudonym Lemony Snicket (born 1970)
William Goldman
American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018)
Madeleine L'Engle
American writer (1918–2007)
Padma Lakshmi
Indian-born American author, actress, model, television host and executive producer

Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. From 2012 to 2025, he was also one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.

Louise Erdrich
writer from the United States

Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)
Lois Lowry
American writer

James Dashner
American author

Mick Foley
American professional wrestler

Maria Shriver
First Lady of California from 2003 to 2011
Katherine Paterson
American children's writer born and mainly raised in China

Bob McGrath
American actor (1932–2022)
Lydia Maria Child
American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880)

Eric Carle
American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021)