Writers from San Francisco

American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

American poet (1874–1963)

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)

American rock musician and actress (born 1964)

American exercise instructor (1914–2011)

Founder of the Church of Satan, author of the Satanic Bible (1930-1997)

American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

American filmmaker (born 1958)

American businessman and Secretary of Defense (1916-2009)

American singer (born 1946)

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, when his contract with Fox News was terminated. A longtime advocate of U.S. president Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as a high-profile proponent of Trumpism, and an influential voice in right-wing media. In 2026, Carlson publicly withdrew his support for Trump and apologized for "misleading" people into supporting him.

Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)

American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973)

Governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019 (born 1938)

American radical feminist and author (1936-1988)

American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)

American writer (1903–1989)

American philanthropist and novelist

American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992)

American feminist and journalist (born 1962)

American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935–1984)

American novelist, also known by the pseudonym Lemony Snicket (born 1970)

American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)

American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host

American film director

American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)

American comedian and actress (born 1982)

American computer scientist

American cartoonist (1883–1970)

American writer (1928–1984)

American writer (1877-1967)

American mystery and thriller writer

Irish-American author and publisher

American journalist and novelist (1870-1902)

American film director

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

Catholic cardinal and archbishop

American film director

American author (1857–1948)

American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)

American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)

American author, music journalist and cultural critic

chess master (1903–2000)

United States Navy admiral (1920–2000)

American writer (1880-1966)

playwright, essayist and author

American pornographic actress

American writer

American-British bacteriologist (1862–1937)

American writer (1939–2020)

American writer

American computer programmer (b. 1952)

actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941–2004)

American Senator and journalist (1925–2004)

American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist

American visual and musical artist

American poet, lecturer (1927–2005)