Writers who illustrated their own writing

Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)

French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)

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).

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

French writer (1828–1905)

John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

English writer (1866–1946)

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

English poet and artist (1757–1827)

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

US-British poet (1888–1965)

British author and scholar (1832–1898)

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)

American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)

American author (1922–2007)

Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023)

Czech writer (1890–1938)

British novelist (1811–1863)

Timothy Walter Burton is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010.

Argentine writer (1914–1984)

British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)

British writer and journalist (1903–1966)

Mozi, personal name Mo Di,

Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

Italian writer (1906-1972)

British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888)

French comic book artist (1927–2020)

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952)

Czech painter and writer (1887–1945)

Canadian poet

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)

American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)

American author and cartoonist (born 1971)

American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961)

English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)

American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999)

British actor (1918-2002)

French comic book creator, comics artist and film director (born 1951)

English author and journalist (1884–1967)

American author and illustrator for children (1929–2021)

English writer (1929–2026)

American illustrator and cartoonist (born 1943)

British author (1886–1947)

Dutch graphic designer (1927-2017)

medieval English chronicler and artist (c.1200-1259)

Scottish writer and artist (1934–2019)

Austrian illustrator, cartoonist and writer (1877-1959)

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer (1907–2003)

American novelist (1876-1916)

English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer (born 1932)

American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925–2000)

French illustrator and writer (1931–2019)