Authors: R
390 writers whose surname begins with R, sorted by surname.
Most-read authors under R
J. K. Rowling
Fantasy, born 1965
Rick Riordan
Children's books, born 1964
Nora Roberts
Romance, born 1950
Rachel Renée Russell
Children's books, born 1959
Anne Rice
Horror, 1941–2021
Mercedes Ron
Romance, born 1993
Veronica Roth
Children's books, born 1988
Don Miguel Ruiz
born 1952
Ayn Rand
Dystopian, 1905–1982
Rainbow Rowell
Literary fiction, born 1973
Salman Rushdie
Literary fiction, born 1947
Ann Rule
1931–2015
All 390 authors under R
- Raabe, Wilhelm 1831–1910
- Rabearivelo, Jean-Joseph 1903–1937
- Rabelais, François 1494–1553
- Racine, Jean 1639–1699
- Radcliffe, Ann Ward 1764–1823
- Radek, Karl 1885–1939
- Radić, Stjepan 1871–1928
- Radičević, Branko 1824–1853
- Radiguet, Raymond 1903–1923
- Radishchev, Alexander 1749–1802
- Radnóti, Miklós 1909–1944
- Rădulescu, Ion Heliade 1802–1872
- Radzinsky, Edvard born 1936
- Radziwill, Catherine, Princess 1858–1941
- Raff, Joachim 1822–1882
- Raffi 1835–1888
- Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir 1781–1826
- Rafinesque, C. S. 1783–1840
- Rahimi, Atiq born 1962
- Rahner, Karl 1904–1984
- Raichō, Hiratsuka 1886–1971
- Raimi, Sam born 1959
- Raimund, Ferdinand 1790–1836
- Rainis 1865–1929
- Rajagopalachari, C. 1878–1972
- Rakovsky, Christian 1873–1941
- Raleigh, Walter 1554–1618
- Ramabai, Pandita 1858–1922
- Ramachandran, V. S. born 1951
- Ramanuja 1017–1137
- Ramazzini, Bernardino 1633–1714
- Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1683–1764
- Ramírez, Sergio born 1942
- Ramis, Harold 1944–2014
- Ramsay, Allan 1686–1758
- Ramsey, Dave born 1960
- Ramus, Petrus 1515–1572
- Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand 1878–1947
- Ranaldo, Lee born 1956
- Rand, Ayn 1905–1982
- Randall, Lisa born 1962
- Randi, James 1928–2020
- Ranganathan, S. R. 1892–1972
- Rank, Otto 1884–1939
- Ranke, Leopold von 1795–1886
- Rankin, Ian born 1960
- Ranpo, Edogawa 1894–1965
- Ransome, Arthur 1884–1967
- Rao, P. V. Narasimha 1921–2004
- Rashi 1040–1105
- Raskin, Jef 1943–2005
- Rasmussen, Knud 1879–1933
- Raspail, Jean 1925–2020
- Raspe, Rudolf Erich 1736–1794
- Rasputin, Valentin 1937–2015
- Rasulzade, Mahammad Amin 1884–1955
- Rataj, Maciej 1884–1940
- Ratajkowski, Emily born 1991
- Rathenau, Walther 1867–1922
- Rato, Mariano Antolín 1943–2025
- Rattigan, Terence 1911–1977
- Ratzel, Friedrich 1844–1904
- Rau, Johannes 1931–2006
- Rauschenbusch, Walter 1861–1918
- Rautavaara, Tapio 1915–1979
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan 1896–1953
- Rawlinson, George 1812–1902
- Rawls, Wilson 1913–1984
- Ray, Satyajit 1921–1992
- Raymond, Eric S. born 1957
- Raynal, Guillaume Thomas François 1713–1796
- Read, Herbert 1893–1968
- Reade, Charles 1814–1884
- Reagan, Ronald 1911–2004
- Rebreanu, Liviu 1885–1944
- Récamier, Juliette 1777–1849
- Reclus, Elisée 1830–1905
- Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron 1837–1916
- Redfield, James born 1950
- Redgrave, Michael 1908–1985
- Redi, Francesco 1626–1697
- Reece, Jane born 1944
- Reed, Edward J., Sir 1830–1906
- Reed, John 1887–1920
- Reed, Lou 1942–2013
- Reeve, Clara 1729–1807
- Reeve, Philip born 1966
- Reeves, Keanu born 1964
- Regan, Tom 1938–2017
- Regnard, Jean-François 1655–1709
- Rei, August 1886–1963
- Reich-Ranicki, Marcel 1920–2013
- Reich, Wilhelm 1897–1957
- Reicha, Anton 1770–1836
- Reichenau, Hermann of 1013–1054
- Reichs, Kathy born 1948
- Reid, Mayne 1818–1883
- Reid, Michelle born 1901
- Reid, Rachel born 1980
- Reid, Taylor Jenkins born 1983
- Reid, Thomas 1710–1796
- Reilly, Cora born 1985
- Reilly, Matthew born 1974
- Reimarus, Hermann Samuel 1694–1768
- Reiser, Paul born 1956
- Reisner, George Andrew 1867–1942
- Rej, Mikołaj 1505–1569
- Remarque, Erich Maria 1898–1970
- Remington, Frederic 1861–1909
- Remini, Leah born 1970
- Renan, Ernest 1823–1892
- Renard, Jules 1864–1910
- Renaud born 1952
- Renault, Mary 1905–1983
- Rendell, Ruth 1930–2015
- Renner, Karl 1870–1950
- Renoir, Jean 1894–1979
- Repin, Ilya 1844–1930
- Repplier, Agnes 1858–1950
- Ressa, Maria born 1963
- Restrepo, Camilo Torres 1929–1966
- Réti, Richard 1889–1929
- Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi de 1613–1679
- Reuchlin, Johann 1455–1522
- Reumont, Alfred von 1808–1887
- Reuter, Fritz 1810–1874
- Reve, Gerard 1923–2006
- Revel, Jean-François 1924–2006
- Reverdy, Pierre 1889–1960
- Rey, H. A. 1898–1977
- Rey, Margret 1906–1996
- Reyes, Alfonso 1889–1959
- Reymont, Władysław Stanisław 1867–1925
- Reynaud, Paul 1878–1966
- Reynolds, Alastair born 1966
- Reynolds, Burt 1936–2018
- Reynolds, Jason born 1983
- Reynolds, Joshua 1723–1792
- Reza, Yasmina born 1959
- Rhee, Syngman 1875–1965
- Rhys, Jean 1890–1979
- Riazanov, David 1870–1938
- Ribot, Alexandre 1842–1923
- Ribot, Th. 1839–1916
- Ricard, Matthieu born 1946
- Ricardo, David 1772–1823
- Ricasoli, Bettino 1809–1880
- Riccioli, Giovanni Battista 1598–1671
- Rice, Anne 1941–2021
- Rice, Patricia born 1949
- Rich, Adrienne 1929–2012
- Richards, Ellen H. 1842–1911
- Richards, I. A. 1893–1979
- Richards, Keith born 1943
- Richardson, Dorothy M. 1873–1957
- Richardson, Henry Handel 1870–1946
- Richardson, John, Sir 1787–1865
- Richardson, Samuel 1689–1761
- Richelieu, Cardinal 1585–1642
- Richepin, Jean 1849–1926
- Richet, Charles 1850–1935
- Richie, Nicole born 1981
- Richler, Mordecai 1931–2001
- Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von 1892–1918
- Rickman, Alan 1946–2016
- Riddell, Chris born 1962
- Ride, Sally 1951–2012
- Ridge, Lola 1873–1941
- Ridgway, Robert 1850–1929
- Riding, Laura 1901–1991
- Ridley, Matt born 1958
- Riel, Louis 1844–1885
- Riemann, Hugo 1849–1919
- Ries, Eric born 1979
- Rievaulx, Aelred of 1110–1167
- Rifbjerg, Klaus 1931–2015
- Rifkin, Jeremy born 1945
- Riggs, Ransom born 1979
- Rihani, Ameen Fares 1876–1940
- Rihm, Wolfgang 1952–2024
- Riis, Jacob A. 1849–1914
- Riley, James Whitcomb 1849–1916
- Riley, Lucinda 1965–2021
- Rilke, Rainer Maria 1875–1926
- Rimbaud, Arthur 1854–1891
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay 1844–1908
- Rinaldi, Ann 1934–2021
- Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876–1958
- Ringelnatz, Joachim 1883–1934
- Ringgold, Faith 1930–2024
- Ringwald, Molly born 1968
- Riordan, Rick born 1964
- Riso, Walter born 1951
- Ritchie, Becca born 1991
- Ritchie, Dennis 1941–2011
- Ritchie, Krista born 1991
- Ritsos, Yiannis 1909–1990
- Ritter, Krysten born 1981
- Ritzer, George born 1940
- Rivas, Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of 1791–1865
- Rivera, José Eustasio 1888–1928
- Rivers, Francine born 1947
- Rivers, Joan 1933–2014
- Rivers, W. H. R. 1864–1922
- Rivest, Ron born 1947
- Rivette, Jacques 1928–2016
- Rizal, José 1861–1896
- Roach, Mary born 1959
- Robards, Karen born 1954
- Robbe-Grillet, Alain 1922–2008
- Robbins, Harold 1916–1997
- Robbins, Mel born 1968
- Robbins, Tom 1932–2025
- Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène 1805–1871
- Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl 1832–1914
- Roberts, Janet Louise 1925–1982
- Roberts, Lauren born 2002
- Roberts, Nora born 1950
- Roberts, Willo Davis 1928–2004
- Robertson, Morgan 1861–1915
- Robertson, Pat 1930–2023
- Robeson, Paul 1898–1976
- Robespierre, Maximilien 1758–1794
- Robins, Elizabeth 1862–1952
- Robinson, A. Mary F. 1857–1944
- Robinson, Andrew born 1942
- Robinson, Edwin Arlington 1869–1935
- Robinson, James A. born 1960
- Robinson, Kim Stanley born 1952
- Robinson, Marilynne born 1943
- Robinson, Mary 1758–1800
- Robinson, Tommy born 1982
- Robinson, W. Heath 1872–1944
- Robles, Alfonso García 1911–1991
- Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647–1680
- Rockefeller, John D. 1839–1937
- Rocker, Rudolf 1873–1958
- Rockwell, George Lincoln 1918–1967
- Rodari, Gianni 1920–1980
- Roddenberry, Gene 1921–1991
- Rodenbach, Georges 1855–1898
- Rodgers, Richard 1902–1979
- Rodó, José Enrique 1871–1917
- Rodoreda, Mercè 1908–1983
- Rodriguez, Robert born 1968
- Roerich, Nicholas 1874–1947
- Roethke, Theodore 1908–1963
- Rogers, Carl 1902–1987
- Rogers, Fred 1928–2003
- Rogers, Ginger 1911–1995
- Rogers, Rosemary 1932–2019
- Rogers, Will 1879–1935
- Rogers, Woodes 1679–1732
- Roget, Peter Mark 1779–1869
- Rogier, Charles 1800–1885
- Rohde, Erwin 1845–1898
- Rohmer, Éric 1920–2010
- Rohmer, Sax 1883–1959
- Roland, Madame 1754–1793
- Rolfe, Frederick 1860–1913
- Rolland, Romain 1866–1944
- Rollin, Charles 1661–1741
- Rollins, Henry born 1961
- Rollins, James born 1961
- Romains, Jules 1885–1972
- Romanes, George John 1848–1894
- Romani, Felice 1788–1865
- Romano, Ray born 1957
- Romanones, Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of 1863–1950
- Rombauer, Irma S. 1877–1962
- Romero, George A. 1940–2017
- Romulo, Carlos P. 1899–1985
- Ron, Mercedes born 1993
- Ronson, Jon born 1967
- Rooney, Mickey 1920–2014
- Rooney, Sally born 1991
- Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884–1962
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882–1945
- Roosevelt, Theodore 1858–1919
- Roosevelt, Theodore 1887–1944
- Root, Elihu 1845–1937
- Rorty, Richard 1931–2007
- Rosa, Don born 1951
- Rosa, João Guimarães 1908–1967
- Rosa, Salvator 1615–1673
- Roscher, Wilhelm 1817–1894
- Roscoe, William 1753–1831
- Rose, Ernestine 1810–1892
- Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of 1847–1929
- Rosegger, Peter 1843–1918
- Rosen, Michael born 1946
- Rosenberg, Isaac 1890–1918
- Rosmini, Antonio 1797–1855
- Ross, John, Sir 1777–1856
- Ross, Kathryn born 1966
- Ross, Keith W. born 1956
- Ross, Robert Baldwin 1869–1918
- Ross, Ronald, Sir 1857–1932
- Ross, Tony born 1938
- Rossellini, Roberto 1906–1977
- Rossen, Robert 1908–1966
- Rossetti, Christina Georgina 1830–1894
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828–1882
- Rossetti, William Michael 1829–1919
- Rossi, Cristina Peri born 1941
- Rostand, Edmond 1868–1918
- Rostand, Jean 1894–1977
- Rostow, Walt 1916–2003
- Roszel, Renee born 1946
- Roth, Joseph 1894–1939
- Roth, Philip 1933–2018
- Roth, Veronica born 1988
- Rothbard, Murray 1926–1995
- Rothchild, John 1945–2019
- Rothfuss, Patrick born 1973
- Rothschild, Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron 1868–1937
- Rotrou, Jean 1609–1650
- Rousseau, Jean-Baptiste 1670–1741
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712–1778
- Roussel, Raymond 1877–1933
- Routledge, Katherine 1866–1935
- Rovelli, Carlo born 1956
- Rovin, Jeff born 1951
- Rowe, Jennifer born 1948
- Rowe, Nicholas 1674–1718
- Rowell, Rainbow born 1973
- Rowland, Helen 1876–1950
- Rowlandson, Mary White 1635–1711
- Rowling, J. K. born 1965
- Rowson, Mrs. 1762–1824
- Roy, Arundhati born 1961
- Roy, Gabrielle 1909–1983
- Roy, Kamini 1864–1933
- Roy, M. N. 1887–1954
- Roy, Raja Ram Mohan 1772–1833
- Roy, Ron born 1940
- Royce, Josiah 1855–1916
- Rozanov, Vasily 1856–1919
- Rozanova, Olga 1886–1918
- Rubin, Gayle born 1949
- Rubruck, William of 1220–1293
- Rückert, Friedrich 1788–1866
- Rudel, Jaufre 1113–1181
- Rudnytska, Milena 1892–1976
- Rufin, Jean-Christophe born 1952
- Rufinus, Tyrannius 345–411
- Rufus, Quintus Curtius 100–50
- Rugova, Ibrahim 1944–2006
- Ruiz, Don Miguel born 1952
- Ruiz, José Martínez 1874–1967
- Ruiz, Juan 1283–1350
- Ruiz, Raúl 1941–2011
- Rule, Ann 1931–2015
- Rulfo, Juan 1917–1986
- Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von 1753–1814
- Rumsfeld, Donald 1932–2021
- Runeberg, Johan Ludvig 1804–1877
- Runge, Philipp Otto 1777–1810
- Ruppelt, Edward J. 1923–1960
- Rush, Benjamin 1746–1813
- Rushdie, Salman born 1947
- Rusiñol, Santiago 1861–1931
- Ruskin, John 1819–1900
- Ruspe, Fulgentius of 468–533
- Russ, Joanna 1937–2011
- Russell, Bertrand 1872–1970
- Russell, Charles Taze 1852–1916
- Russell, David O. born 1958
- Russell, George William 1867–1935
- Russell, Harold 1914–2002
- Russell, Rachel Renée born 1959
- Russell, Stuart J. born 1962
- Russell, William Howard, Sir 1820–1907
- Russia, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of 1858–1915
- Russo, Richard born 1949
- Rustaveli, Shota 1172–1216
- Rusticiano, da Pisa 1300–1322
- Rutherford, Ernest 1871–1937
- Rutherford, J. F. 1869–1942
- Ruusbroec, John of 1293–1381
- Ryan, Cornelius 1920–1974
- Ryan, Pam Muñoz born 1951
- Rybakov, Anatoly 1911–1998
- Rydberg, Viktor 1828–1895
- Rylance, Mark born 1960
- Rylant, Cynthia born 1954
- Ryle, J. C. 1816–1900
- Ryleyev, Kondraty 1795–1826
- Rylsky, Maksym 1895–1964
- RZA born 1969