Famous Essayist Birthdays, Page 2
List of Most Famous Essayist People in History. Famous Essayists Throughout History
| Name | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|
| James Edwin Campbell (poet) | September 28, 1867 | ( Died 1896, at 29 age ) |
| Jim Harrison | December 11, 1937 | ( Died 2016, at 79 age ) |
| John Gardner (American writer) | July 21, 1933 | ( Died 1982, at 49 age ) |
| Jonathan Franzen | August 17, 1959 | 66 Age |
| Jonathan Lethem | February 19, 1964 | 61 Age |
| Jonathan Swift | November 30, 1667 | ( Died 1745, at 78 age ) |
| Jorge Luis Borges | August 24, 1899 | ( Died 1986, at 87 age ) |
| Joseph Addison | May 01, 1672 | ( Died 1719, at 47 age ) |
| Joseph Brodsky | May 24, 1940 | ( Died 1996, at 56 age ) |
| Joy Williams (American writer) | February 11, 1944 | 81 Age |
| Julian Barnes | January 19, 1946 | 79 Age |
| Julian Przyboś | March 05, 1901 | ( Died 1970, at 69 age ) |
| Junot Diaz | December 31, 1968 | 56 Age |
| Katherine Anne Porter | May 15, 1890 | ( Died 1980, at 90 age ) |
| Katherine Mansfield | October 14, 1888 | ( Died 1923, at 35 age ) |
| Ken Kesey | September 17, 1935 | ( Died 2001, at 66 age ) |
| Kurt Vonnegut | November 11, 1922 | ( Died 2007, at 85 age ) |
| Lauretta Ngcobo | September 13, 1931 | ( Died 2015, at 84 age ) |
| Lionel Trilling | July 04, 1905 | ( Died 1975, at 70 age ) |
| Louis Auchincloss | September 27, 1917 | ( Died 2010, at 93 age ) |
| Louisa Jane Hall | February 07, 1802 | ( Died 1892, at 90 age ) |
| Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord | December 03, 1810 | ( Died 1879, at 69 age ) |
| Lydia Davis | July 15, 1947 | 78 Age |
| Malcolm Gladwell | September 03, 1963 | 62 Age |
| Marcel Proust | July 10, 1871 | ( Died 1922, at 51 age ) |
| Marilynne Robinson | November 26, 1943 | 81 Age |
| Mark Strand | April 11, 1934 | ( Died 2014, at 80 age ) |
| Mary Abigail Dodge | March 31, 1833 | ( Died 1896, at 63 age ) |
| Mary Gaitskill | November 11, 1954 | 70 Age |
| Mary Lee Settle | July 29, 1918 | ( Died 2005, at 87 age ) |
| Max Beerbohm | August 24, 1872 | ( Died 1956, at 84 age ) |
| Mei Zhi | June 22, 1914 | ( Died 2004, at 90 age ) |
| Mineko Nomachi | March 17, 1979 | 46 Age |
| Nathaniel Tarn | June 30, 1928 | 97 Age |
| Nick Hornby | April 17, 1957 | 68 Age |
| Old Style and New Style dates | May 21, 1688 | ( Died 1744, at 56 age ) |
| Orson Scott Card | August 24, 1951 | 74 Age |
| Paul Auster | February 03, 1947 | 78 Age |
| Pearl S. Buck | June 26, 1892 | ( Died 1973, at 81 age ) |
| Richard Bach | June 23, 1936 | 89 Age |
| Richard Wilbur | March 01, 1921 | ( Died 2017, at 96 age ) |
| Richard Wright (author) | September 04, 1908 | ( Died 1960, at 52 age ) |
| Rita Dove | August 28, 1952 | 73 Age |
| Robert Bly | December 23, 1926 | ( Died 2021, at 95 age ) |
| Robert Creeley | May 21, 1926 | ( Died 2005, at 79 age ) |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | November 13, 1850 | ( Died 1894, at 44 age ) |
| Roberto Bolaño | April 28, 1953 | ( Died 2003, at 50 age ) |
| Russell Baker | August 14, 1925 | ( Died 2019, at 94 age ) |
| Ryhor Baradulin | February 24, 1935 | ( Died 2014, at 79 age ) |
| Salman Rushdie | June 19, 1947 | 78 Age |