Writers & Authors9 profiles
Novelists, poets and playwrights whose words outlived them — from Shakespeare to the present day.
Areas within this category: Novelists · Poets · Playwrights.
Charles Dickens Novelist · 1812–1870 Writers & Authors 
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poet · 1911–1984 Writers & Authors 
Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi Poet and Sufi mystic · 1207–1273 Writers & Authors 
Jane Austen Novelist · 1775–1817 Writers & Authors 
Leo Tolstoy Writer · 1828–1910 Writers & Authors 
Mark Twain Writer · 1835–1910 Writers & Authors 
Muhammad Iqbal Poet and philosopher · 1877–1938 Writers & Authors 
Rabindranath Tagore Poet and writer · 1861–1941 Writers & Authors 
William Shakespeare Playwright and poet · 1564–1616 Writers & Authors ← All categories · Browse all personalities A–Z
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