Authors: K
414 writers whose surname begins with K, sorted by surname.
Most-read authors under K
Stephen King
Horror, born 1947
Robert Kiyosaki
born 1947
Jeff Kinney
Children's books, born 1971
Franz Kafka
Modernism, 1883–1924
Rupi Kaur
born 1992
Gordon Korman
Children's books, born 1963
Rudyard Kipling
Children's books, 1865–1936
R. F. Kuang
Fantasy, born 1996
Kazu Kibuishi
Graphic novels, born 1978
Jack Kerouac
Literary fiction, 1922–1969
Jon Krakauer
Biography, born 1954
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Romance, born 1965
All 414 authors under K
- Kabasilas, Nicholas 1322–1391
- Kabat-Zinn, Jon born 1944
- Kabir 1440–1518
- Kaczynski, Ted 1942–2023
- Kadare, Ismail 1936–2024
- Kael, Pauline 1919–2001
- Kaempfer, Engelbert 1651–1716
- Kafka, Franz 1883–1924
- Kagan, Robert born 1958
- Kagawa, Julie born 1982
- Kahle, Brewster born 1960
- Kahn, Gustave 1859–1936
- Kahneman, Daniel 1934–2024
- Kaine, Tim born 1958
- Kaiser, Georg 1878–1945
- Kaishū, Katsu 1823–1899
- Kaku, Michio born 1947
- Kalakaua, David, King of Hawaii 1836–1891
- Kalanithi, Paul 1977–2015
- Kālidāsa
- Kalinowski, Konstanty 1838–1864
- Kallas, Aino 1878–1956
- Kalm, Pehr 1716–1779
- Kalocsay, Kálmán 1891–1976
- Kamenev, Lev 1883–1936
- Kames, Henry Home, Lord 1696–1782
- Kamkwamba, William born 1987
- Kampusch, Natascha born 1988
- Kanafani, Ghassan 1936–1972
- Kandel, Eric born 1929
- Kandinsky, Wassily 1866–1944
- Kane, Elisha Kent 1820–1857
- Kane, Sarah 1971–1999
- Kane, William T. 1880–1946
- Kaneshiro, Muneyuki born 1987
- Kang, Han born 1970
- Kang, Ji 223–262
- Kani, John born 1943
- Kanık, Orhan Veli 1914–1950
- Kant, Immanuel 1724–1804
- Kantakouzenos, John VI 1292–1383
- Kantemir, Antiochus 1708–1744
- Kanuk, Leslie Lazar born 1929
- Kaplinski, Jaan 1941–2021
- Kapuściński, Ryszard 1932–2007
- Kaputikyan, Silva 1919–2006
- Kara-Murza, Vladimir born 1981
- Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović 1787–1864
- Karamzin, Nikolay 1766–1826
- Karatkievich, Uladzimir 1930–1984
- Kardec, Allan 1804–1869
- Karina, Anna 1940–2019
- Karinthy, Frigyes 1887–1938
- Karlfeldt, Erik Axel 1864–1931
- Karlin, Alma 1889–1950
- Karman, Tawakkol born 1979
- Karnad, Girish 1938–2019
- Karo, Joseph 1488–1575
- Károlyi, Mihály 1875–1955
- Karpov, Anatoly born 1951
- Karr, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse 1808–1890
- Karski, Jan 1914–2000
- Kartini, Raden Adjeng 1879–1904
- Kaschnitz, Marie Luise 1901–1974
- Kasem, Casey 1932–2014
- Kasich, John born 1952
- Kasparov, Garry born 1963
- Kasprowicz, Jan 1860–1926
- Kasravi, Ahmad 1890–1946
- Kassák, Lajos 1887–1967
- Kästner, Abraham Gotthelf 1719–1800
- Kästner, Erich 1899–1974
- Kataev, Valentin 1897–1986
- Katayama, Sen 1859–1933
- Kate, Lauren born 1981
- Kater, Henry 1777–1835
- Kâtip Çelebi 1609–1657
- Katona, József 1791–1830
- Katouh, Zoulfa born 1994
- Katzenbach, John born 1950
- Kaufman, Andy 1949–1984
- Kaufman, Charlie born 1958
- Kaufman, Josh born 1950
- Kaufmann, Christine 1945–2017
- Kaur, Rupi born 1992
- Kautsky, Karl 1854–1938
- Kavanagh, Julia 1824–1877
- Kaverin, Veniamin 1902–1989
- Kawabata, Yasunari 1899–1972
- Kawakami, Hiromi born 1958
- Kawakami, Mieko born 1976
- Kawasaki, Guy born 1954
- Kay, Guy Gavriel born 1954
- Kaye, Danny 1911–1987
- Kaysen, Susanna born 1948
- Kazan, Elia 1909–2003
- Kazantzakis, Nikos 1883–1957
- Kazbegi, Alexander 1848–1893
- Kazinczy, Ferenc 1759–1831
- Keaton, Buster 1895–1966
- Keats, Ezra Jack 1916–1983
- Keats, John 1795–1821
- Keble, John 1792–1866
- Keegan, John 1934–2012
- Kehlmann, Daniel born 1975
- Kehret, Peg 1936–2025
- Kekkonen, Urho 1900–1986
- Kellen, Alice born 1989
- Keller, Evelyn Fox 1936–2023
- Keller, Gary W. born 1957
- Keller, Gottfried 1819–1890
- Keller, Helen 1880–1968
- Kellerman, Jonathan born 1949
- Kellermann, Bernhard 1879–1951
- Kellner, Friedrich 1885–1970
- Kellogg, John Harvey 1852–1943
- Kellogg, Steven born 1941
- Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron 1825–1907
- Kemal, Namık 1840–1888
- Kemal, Yaşar 1923–2015
- Kemble, Fanny 1809–1893
- Kemmerer, Brigid born 1978
- Kendi, Ibram X. born 1982
- Kendrick, Sharon born 1950
- Keneally, Thomas born 1935
- Kenkō, Yoshida 1283–1350
- Kennan, George 1845–1924
- Kennan, George F. 1904–2005
- Kennedy, Caroline born 1957
- Kennedy, Elle born 1982
- Kennedy, John F. 1917–1963
- Kennedy, John Pendleton 1795–1870
- Kennedy, Robert F. 1925–1968
- Kennedy, X. J. 1929–2026
- Kent, Rina born 1991
- Kent, Rockwell 1882–1971
- Kenyatta, Jomo 1893–1978
- Kenyon, Sherrilyn born 1965
- Keohane, Robert born 1941
- Kepler, Johannes 1572–1630
- Kepnes, Caroline born 1976
- Kerensky, Alexander 1881–1970
- Keres, Paul 1916–1975
- Keret, Etgar born 1967
- Kerner, Ian born 1966
- Kerner, Justinus 1786–1862
- Kernighan, Brian born 1942
- Kerouac, Jack 1922–1969
- Kerr, Judith 1923–2019
- Kerr, Philip 1956–2018
- Kerr, Robert 1757–1813
- Kerschensteiner, Georg 1854–1932
- Kershaw, Ian born 1943
- Kertész, André 1894–1985
- Kertész, Imre 1929–2016
- Kesey, Ken 1935–2001
- Kessel, Joseph 1898–1979
- Key, Ellen 1849–1926
- Key, Francis Scott 1779–1843
- Keyes, Daniel 1927–2014
- Keynes, John Maynard 1883–1946
- Keynes, John Neville 1852–1949
- Khadra, Yasmina born 1955
- Khaldun, Ibn 1332–1406
- Khallikan, Ibn 1211–1282
- Khamenei, Ali 1939–2026
- Khan, Inayat 1882–1927
- Khan, Noor Inayat 1914–1944
- Kharms, Daniil 1905–1942
- Khatami, Mohammad born 1943
- Khetagurov, Kosta 1859–1906
- Khlebnikov, Velimir 1885–1922
- Khodasevich, Vladislav 1886–1939
- Khomeini, Ruhollah 1902–1989
- Khomyakov, Aleksey 1804–1860
- Khorenatsi, Movses 410–490
- Khusraw, Nasir 1004–1088
- Khvylovy, Mykola 1893–1933
- Kiarostami, Abbas 1940–2016
- Kibuishi, Kazu born 1978
- Kid, Cube born 1983
- Kidby, Paul born 1964
- Kidd, Flora 1926–2008
- Kidd, Sue Monk born 1948
- Kielland, Alexander Lange 1849–1906
- Kienzl, Wilhelm 1857–1941
- Kierkegaard, Søren 1813–1855
- Kieślowski, Krzysztof 1941–1996
- Kikuchi, Kan 1888–1948
- Kilchun, Yu 1856–1914
- Kilmer, Joyce 1886–1918
- Kim, Gene born 1971
- Kincaid, Jamaica born 1949
- King-Smith, Dick 1922–2011
- King, Billie Jean born 1943
- King, Coretta Scott 1927–2006
- King, Henry 1886–1982
- King, Larry 1933–2021
- King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929–1968
- King, Philip Gidley 1758–1808
- King, Philip Parker 1793–1856
- King, Stephen born 1947
- King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1874–1950
- Kingsbury, Karen born 1963
- Kingsford, Anna Bonus 1846–1888
- Kingsley, Charles 1819–1875
- Kingsley, Mary Henrietta 1862–1900
- Kingsolver, Barbara born 1955
- Kinney, Jeff born 1971
- Kinsella, Sophie 1969–2025
- Kinsey, Alfred 1894–1956
- Kinski, Klaus 1926–1991
- Kipling, John Lockwood 1837–1911
- Kipling, Rudyard 1865–1936
- Kirby, W. F. 1844–1912
- Kirby, William 1759–1850
- Kircher, Athanasius 1602–1680
- Kirino, Natsuo born 1951
- Kirk, Charlie 1993–2025
- Kirk, Russell 1918–1994
- Kirkman, Robert born 1978
- Kirkwood, Daniel 1814–1895
- Kisch, Egon 1885–1948
- Kishimi, Ichiro born 1956
- Kishimoto, Masashi born 1974
- Kishon, Ephraim 1924–2005
- Kissinger, Henry 1923–2023
- Kitano, Takeshi born 1947
- Kivi, Aleksis 1834–1872
- Kiyoko, Hayley born 1991
- Kiyosaki, Robert born 1947
- Klaproth, Julius 1783–1835
- Klarsfeld, Beate born 1939
- Klein, Naomi born 1970
- Kleinbaum, Nancy H. 1948–2024
- Klemperer, Victor 1881–1960
- Kleon, Austin born 1983
- Kleypas, Lisa born 1964
- Klíma, Ivan 1931–2025
- Klinger, Friedrich Maximilian 1752–1831
- Klinger, Max 1857–1920
- Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb 1724–1803
- Kloss, C. Boden 1877–1949
- Kluge, Alexander 1932–2026
- Klune, TJ born 1982
- Knausgård, Karl Ove born 1968
- Knef, Hildegard 1925–2002
- Kneipp, Sebastian 1821–1897
- Knigge, Adolph Freiherr 1752–1796
- Knight, Damon 1922–2002
- Knight, Eric 1897–1943
- Knight, Phil born 1938
- Knox, John 1514–1572
- Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott 1888–1957
- Knuth, Donald born 1938
- Kobayashi, Takiji 1903–1933
- Kobrynska, Nataliya 1855–1920
- Kobylianska, Olha 1863–1942
- Koch, Carl Ludwig 1778–1857
- Koch, Robert 1843–1910
- Kochanowski, Jan 1530–1584
- Kočić, Petar 1877–1916
- Kock, Paul de 1793–1871
- Kodama, María 1937–2023
- Kodjo, Edem 1938–2020
- Koechlin, Charles 1867–1950
- Koenig, Walter born 1936
- Koestler, Arthur 1905–1983
- Kofman, Sarah 1934–1994
- Koga, Fumitake born 1973
- Kohler, Kaufmann 1843–1926
- Koidula, Lydia 1843–1886
- Koirala, B. P. 1914–1982
- Kokoschka, Oskar 1886–1980
- Kołakowski, Leszek 1927–2009
- Kolas, Yakub 1882–1956
- Kolbe, Maximilian 1894–1941
- Kölcsey, Ferenc 1790–1838
- Koldewey, Robert 1855–1925
- Kolker, Boris born 1939
- Kollár, Ján 1793–1852
- Kollontai, Alexandra 1872–1952
- Koltès, Bernard-Marie 1948–1989
- Koltsov, Aleksey 1809–1842
- Komachi, Ono no 825–900
- Komissarzhevskaya, Vera 1864–1910
- Komnene, Anna 1083–1154
- Konarski, Stanisław 1700–1773
- Kondo, Marie born 1984
- Konigsburg, E. L. 1930–2013
- Konopnicka, Maria 1842–1910
- Konsalik, Heinz G. 1921–1999
- Konwicki, Tadeusz 1926–2015
- Kook, Abraham Isaac 1865–1935
- Koolhaas, Rem born 1944
- Koontz, Dean born 1945
- Kopitar, Jernej 1780–1844
- Korais, Adamantios 1748–1833
- Korczak, Janusz 1878–1942
- Korine, Harmony born 1973
- Korman, Gordon born 1963
- Kornbluth, C. M. 1923–1958
- Körner, Theodor 1791–1813
- Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich 1853–1921
- Korotayev, Andrey born 1961
- Korsch, Karl 1886–1961
- Korzybski, Alfred 1879–1950
- Kosiński, Jerzy 1933–1991
- Kosovel, Srečko 1904–1926
- Kossak-Szczucka, Zofia 1889–1968
- Kossuth, Lajos 1802–1894
- Kostenko, Lina born 1930
- Kostić, Laza 1841–1910
- Kostomarov, Mykola 1817–1885
- Kosztka, Tivadar Csontváry 1853–1919
- Kosztolányi, Dezső 1885–1936
- Kotler, Philip born 1931
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan 1769–1838
- Kotsiubynsky, Mykhailo 1864–1913
- Kotzebue, August von 1761–1819
- Kotzebue, Otto von 1787–1846
- Kourouma, Ahmadou 1927–2003
- Kovalevskaya, Sofya 1850–1891
- Kowalska, Faustina 1905–1938
- Krabbé, Tim born 1943
- Kracauer, Siegfried 1889–1966
- Kracht, Christian born 1966
- Krafft-Ebing, R. von 1840–1902
- Krakauer, Jon born 1954
- Krall, Hanna born 1935
- Kramer, Larry 1935–2020
- Kramers, Hendrik Anthony 1894–1952
- Krantz, Judith 1928–2019
- Krasicki, Ignacy 1735–1801
- Krasin, Leonid 1870–1926
- Krasiński, Zygmunt 1812–1859
- Krásnohorská, Eliška 1847–1926
- Kraszewski, Józef Ignacy 1812–1887
- Krasznahorkai, László born 1954
- Kraus, Karl 1874–1936
- Krause, Karl Christian Friedrich 1781–1832
- Krauss, Clemens 1893–1954
- Krauss, Lawrence born 1954
- Krauss, Nicole born 1974
- Krauthammer, Charles 1950–2018
- Krenek, Ernst 1900–1991
- Krentz, Jayne Ann born 1948
- Kress, Nancy born 1948
- Kretschmann, Winfried born 1948
- Kreutzwald, Friedrich Reinhold 1803–1882
- Kring, Tim born 1957
- Kripke, Saul 1940–2022
- Kristeva, Julia born 1941
- Kristóf, Ágota 1935–2011
- Kristoff, Jay born 1973
- Krleža, Miroslav 1893–1981
- Kroc, Ray 1902–1984
- Kroeber, A. L. 1876–1960
- Krog, Antjie born 1952
- Krohg, Christian 1852–1925
- Kronstadt, John of 1829–1909
- Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz 1842–1921
- Kross, Jaan 1920–2007
- Krüger, Hardy 1928–2022
- Krugman, Paul born 1953
- Krupskaya, Nadezhda 1869–1939
- Krylov, Ivan 1769–1844
- Krymsky, Ahatanhel 1871–1942
- Kuang, R. F. born 1996
- Kubin, Alfred 1877–1959
- Kubitschek, Juscelino 1902–1976
- Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth 1926–2004
- Kubo, Tite born 1977
- Kubrick, Stanley 1928–1999
- Küchelbecker, Wilhelm 1797–1846
- Kudirka, Vincas 1858–1899
- Kuhl, Heinrich 1797–1821
- Kūkai 774–835
- Kulish, Panteleimon 1819–1897
- Külpe, Oswald 1862–1915
- Kumārajīva 344–413
- Kumari, Meena 1933–1972
- Kun, Béla 1886–1938
- Kundera, Milan 1929–2023
- Kunert, Günter 1929–2019
- Küng, Hans 1928–2021
- Kunitz, Stanley 1905–2006
- Kuo, Shen 1031–1095
- Kupala, Yanka 1882–1942
- Kupka, František 1871–1957
- Kuprin, A. I. 1870–1938
- Kurbas, Les 1887–1937
- Kureishi, Hanif born 1954
- Kurghinian, Shushanik 1876–1927
- Kuribayashi, Tadamichi 1891–1945
- Kurkov, Andrey born 1961
- Kurniawan, Eka born 1975
- Kurosawa, Akira 1910–1998
- Kurosawa, Kiyoshi born 1955
- Kurzweil, Ray born 1948
- Kusama, Yayoi 1929–2026
- Kusturica, Emir born 1954
- Kuttner, Henry 1915–1958
- Kuusinen, Otto 1881–1964
- Kuvempu 1904–1994
- Kuyper, Abraham 1837–1920
- Kuzmin, Mikhail 1872–1936
- Kvitka-Osnovianenko, Hryhorii 1778–1843
- Kwan, Kevin born 1973
- Kwik, Jim born 1973
- Kyd, Thomas 1558–1594
- Kyi, Aung San Suu born 1945
- Kyu-sik, Kim 1881–1950
- Kyung-sook, Shin born 1963