Writers from Oxford

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

British author and scholar (1832–1898)

British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)

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English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian writer (1893-1957)

English crime writer (1920-2014)

British historian & peace activist (1924-1993)

British writer (1930-2017)

English poet and playwright

English-American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres

British writer

British fiction and children's writer (1841–1926)

British writer and actress

British orientalist (1878-1966)

British author, reviewer and columnist

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American writer (1931-2020)

British food writer, journalist and author (born 1974)

English poet and dramatist (1864–1915)

British screenwriter

British novelist, children's writer, and scriptwriter

British writer (1884–1955)

British writer and communist (1916-1981)

British dramatist

British chef

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British novelist

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American British author

British writer