Writers from Bristol

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

English romantic poet (1774–1843)

English poet and forger (1752-1770)

English novelist

English writer and philanthropist (1745-1833)

British novelist (1952–2017)

British poet, literary critic and cultural historian (1840–1893)

English poet, novelist, dramatist, actress (1758–1800)

British poet and artist (1890-1918)

English novelist (1779-1863)

English traveller and author (1791-1824)

British politician (1786–1869)

British screenwriter

English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849)

British-American activist & progressive writer (1933–2022)

English poet (1865–1904)

English novelist

Scottish comic book writer

English writer of hymns and carols (1837–1898)

Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983)

English novelist, dramatist and educator (1757-1851)

British writer (1900–1988)

15th-century English chronicler and antiquary

British writer

British playwright

(1783-1870)

British scriptwriter

author

British writer, musician and comedian

English Tolkien scholar

British author of novels, short stories and non-fiction

writer and translator

British writer (1818–1865)

English novelist

writer and performer

British costume historian (1932–1998)

English stand-up comedian and novelist

writer, director (1939–2011)

ornithologist, campaigner for equal rights

English poet and alchemist

American writer and librarian

Antiquary

British writer

British poet and sociologist

British author (1917–1975)