Writers from San Diego

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)

American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975)

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, a Tony Award, and a Guinness World Records title. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's mo

Andy Weir is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. His 2021 novel Project Hail Mary was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and has also been adapted into a film, released in March 2026.

American writer best known for science fiction (1951–2022)

American writer and filmmaker (born 1954)

American science fiction writer

American child film actress and silent film historian (1918–2020)

American novelist

American politician and businessman

evangelical Christian minister and author from the United States

Indian-American political commentator (born 1961)

Nigerian-American author

American oceanographer (1917–2019)

American golfer (1931–2015)

American clinical psychologist and Holocaust survivor (1927–2026)

American professor of educational psychology (1923-2012)

American religious leader

American philosopher

American model

American economist (1947-)

American musician

American chess player and writer (1954–2023)

36th govenor of Illinois (1922–2015)

American journalist, philanthropist (1836–1932)

American novelist (born 1961)

American radio show host and writer

American writer

American psychologist (1928–2006)

U.S. Democratic Party politician, Governor of Oklahoma (1930-2016)

Iraqi poet

American novelist

American journalist (1922-2014)

Iranian-American chef and food writer

American zoologist, historian and publisher (1887-1983)

American children's writer and illustrator (1909–1968)

American self-help author, coach, lecturer and teacher

American film director and music video director

American novelist

American musician

American author (1932–2017)

American television producer (1974–)

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American poet (1850-1939)

American biologist (1936–2020)

US author (1946–2017)

Columnist, musician (1951-2001)

American physician (1846-1926)

American writer (born 1962)

American film director and photographer

American journalist

American businessman (1950–1998)

American writer