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Søren Kierkegaard
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
pen name
pseudonym adopted by an author (or a group of authors) and printed on the title page in place of their real name
Léo Taxil
French writer (1854–1907)
Anatoly Rybakov
Soviet and Russian writer (1911–1998)
Janosch
thumb|right|The place in Hindenburg at which the house of Janosch's birth used to stand (now demolished) Janosch (, born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator.
Boris Polevoy
Soviet writer (1908–1981)
Steven Erikson
Canadian fantasy author
Go Nagai
Japanese manga artist and prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica
Txillardegi
José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.
Jean Clair
French journalist
Frederick Schiller Faust
American novelist, and short story writer (1892–1944)
Duo Duo
poet
Theodore Dalrymple
cultural critic and author
Kenji Fujimoto
Japanese chef
Johann Gramann
German theologian (1487-1541)
Konrad Heiden
German journalist and historian (1901–1966)
Zou Taofen
Chinese journalist (1895–1944)
Mikhail Osorgin
Russian writer (1878–1942)
Franc-Nohain
thumb|Franc-Nohain Maurice Étienne Legrand, who published under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain (; 25 October 187218 October 1934), was a French librettist and poet. He is best known for his libretti for Maurice Ravel's opera ''L'heure espagnole'' and for numerous operettas by Claude Terrasse.
Edgar Saltus
American writer (1855–1921)
Matt Fraction
American comic book writer
Leonid Pervomayskiy
Ukrainian poet (1908–1973)
Martin Waddell
children's writer (born 1941)
Yanka Maur
Belarusian writer
Vladimir Lidin
Russian writer (1894-1979)
Michael Field
collective pseudonym for Katharine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper
Christian Friedrich Hunold
German poet
Nahum Korzhavin
Russian writer (1925-2018)
Gulshan Kumar Mehta
Indian songwriter and actor (1937–2009)
Zheng Zhenduo
Chinese archaeologist
Sergei Naydyonov
Russian writer (1868-1922)
Makoto Sakurai
Japanese political activist (1972-)
Frank Sargeson
New Zealand writer (1903-1982)
Hakuchō Masamune
Japanese writer (1879-1962)
Stephen Flowers
American runologist, writer, and occultist
Thomas Geve
German-born engineer and Holocaust survivor (1929–2024)
Jabir Novruz
Azerbaijani writer (1933–2002)
Alfred George Gardiner
British journalist and writer
Meven Mordiern
French lexicographer (1878-1949)
Leṛ Kamsar
Armenian writer (1888-1965)
Maksim Łužanin
Soviet playwright, translator and writer (1909–2001)
Thomas Peckett Prest
British hack writer, journalist and musician (1810-1859)
Balduin Groller
Austrian author (1848-1916)
Richard Verrall
British politician (born 1948)
Todd Ritter
American author
Valery Pereleshin
Russian writer (1913-1992)
Yūto Tonokawa
Japanese video game scenario writer
Bruce Jones
writer
Georgiy Khrustalyov-Nosar
Russian revolutionary (1877–1919)
Qäwi Näcmi
Russian writer and poet (1901-1957)
Henry Sire
British Sapnish-born catholic historian
Bob Ong
Pseudonym of an unknown Filipino author
Nimrod
Chadian writer
Carl Friedman
Dutch writer and columnist (1952–2020)
Der Stricker
13th-century Middle High German poet
Lester Dent
American writer (1904–1959)
Walter B. Gibson
Pulp writer and magician (1897–1985)
James Malcolm Rymer
British nineteenth century writer of penny dreadfuls (1814–1884)
Charles Garvice
British writer (1850-1920)
Bob Rozakis
writer