Authors: W
355 writers whose surname begins with W, sorted by surname.
Most-read authors under W
H. G. Wells
Literary fiction, 1866–1946
Mo Willems
Children's books, born 1968
E. B. White
Literary fiction, 1899–1985
Margaret Way
Romance, 1935–2022
Oscar Wilde
Comedy, 1854–1900
Virginia Woolf
Literary fiction, 1882–1941
Andy Weir
Science fiction, born 1972
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Children's books, 1867–1957
David Walliams
Children's books, born 1971
Alan Watts
Philosophy, 1915–1973
Alice Walker
Literary fiction, born 1944
Scott Westerfeld
Children's books, born 1963
All 355 authors under W
- Wace 1100–1175
- Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich 1773–1798
- Waddell, Martin born 1941
- Waddington, William 1826–1894
- Wagenknecht, Sahra born 1969
- Wagner, Adolph 1835–1917
- Wagner, Charles 1852–1918
- Wagner, Cosima 1837–1930
- Wägner, Elin 1882–1949
- Wagner, Karl Edward 1945–1994
- Wagner, Richard 1813–1883
- Wagner, Siegfried 1869–1930
- Wahid, Abdurrahman 1940–2009
- Waid, Mark born 1962
- Wainaina, Binyavanga 1971–2019
- Waite, Arthur Edward 1857–1942
- Waits, Tom born 1949
- Walcott, Derek 1930–2017
- Waldmüller, Ferdinand Georg 1793–1865
- Waley, Arthur 1889–1966
- Walker, Alice born 1944
- Walker, Barbara G. 1930–2025
- Walker, Kate born 1950
- Walker, Matthew born 1973
- Walker, Murray 1923–2021
- Walker, Rebecca born 1969
- Walker, William 1824–1860
- Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823–1913
- Wallace, David Foster 1962–2008
- Wallace, Edgar 1875–1932
- Wallace, Henry A. 1888–1965
- Wallace, Irving 1916–1990
- Wallace, Lew 1827–1905
- Waller, Edmund 1606–1687
- Waller, Robert James 1939–2017
- Wallerstein, Immanuel 1930–2019
- Walliams, David born 1971
- Wallraff, Günter born 1942
- Walls, Jeannette born 1960
- Walpole, Horace 1717–1797
- Walpole, Hugh 1884–1941
- Walsch, Neale Donald born 1943
- Walser, Martin 1927–2023
- Walser, Robert 1878–1956
- Walsh, Chloe born 1989
- Walsh, María Elena 1930–2011
- Walsh, Raoul 1887–1980
- Walsh, Sheila 1928–2009
- Waltari, Mika 1908–1979
- Walters, Barbara 1929–2022
- Walters, Eric born 1957
- Walther, Ingo F. 1940–2007
- Walton, Izaak 1593–1683
- Walzer, Michael born 1935
- Wang, Wayne born 1949
- Wapshott, Tim born 1960
- Ward, Artemus 1834–1867
- Ward, Humphry, Mrs. 1851–1920
- Ward, Jesmyn born 1977
- Ward, Leslie, Sir 1851–1922
- Ware, Ruth born 1977
- Warhol, Andy 1928–1987
- Warikoo, Ankur born 1980
- Waring, Marilyn born 1952
- Warner, Charles Dudley 1829–1900
- Warner, Gertrude Chandler 1890–1979
- Warner, Jack L. 1892–1978
- Warner, Susan 1819–1885
- Warner, Sylvia Townsend 1893–1978
- Warraq, Ibn born 1946
- Warren, Elizabeth born 1949
- Warren, Josiah 1798–1874
- Warren, Mercy Otis 1728–1814
- Warren, Rick born 1954
- Warren, Robert Penn 1905–1989
- Washington, Booker T. 1856–1915
- Washington, George 1732–1799
- Wasilewska, Wanda 1905–1964
- Wassermann, Jakob 1873–1934
- Waters, John born 1946
- Waters, Roger born 1943
- Waters, Sarah born 1966
- Watson, James 1928–2025
- Watson, Jude born 1956
- Watson, Thomas E. 1856–1922
- Watson, William, Sir 1715–1787
- Wattenberg, Ben 1933–2015
- Watterson, Bill born 1958
- Wattles, W. D. 1860–1911
- Watts, Alan 1915–1973
- Watts, Isaac 1674–1748
- Watts, Peter born 1958
- Watzlawick, Paul 1921–2007
- Waugh, Charles G. born 1943
- Waugh, Evelyn 1903–1966
- Way, Gerard born 1977
- Way, Margaret 1935–2022
- Wayans, Shawn born 1971
- Wayne, John 1907–1979
- Weale, Anne 1929–2007
- Webb, Beatrice 1858–1943
- Webb, Debra born 1958
- Webb, Jim born 1946
- Webb, Mary 1881–1927
- Webb, Sidney 1859–1947
- Weber, David born 1952
- Weber, Max 1864–1920
- Weber, Olivier born 1958
- Webster, Daniel 1782–1852
- Webster, Jean 1876–1916
- Webster, John 1578–1634
- Webster, Nesta Helen 1876–1960
- Webster, Noah 1758–1843
- Wedekind, Frank 1864–1918
- Weegee 1899–1968
- Weekes, Claire 1903–1990
- Weeks, Brent born 1977
- Wegener, Paul 1874–1948
- Wegner, Armin T. 1886–1978
- Wei, Wang 699–761
- Weil, Simone 1909–1943
- Weinbaum, Stanley G. 1902–1935
- Weinberg, Steven 1933–2021
- Weingartner, Felix 1863–1942
- Weininger, Otto 1880–1903
- Weir, Alison born 1951
- Weir, Andy born 1972
- Weis, Margaret born 1948
- Weisberger, Lauren born 1977
- Weishaupt, Adam 1748–1830
- Weismann, August 1834–1914
- Weiss, Brian born 1944
- Weiss, D. B. born 1971
- Weiss, Peter 1916–1982
- Weitling, Wilhelm 1808–1871
- Welch, Jack 1935–2020
- Welch, Jenna Evans born 1986
- Welch, Raquel 1940–2023
- Weld, Bill born 1945
- Weldon, Fay 1931–2023
- Welles, Orson 1915–1985
- Wellhausen, Julius 1844–1918
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of 1769–1852
- Wellman, Manly Wade 1903–1986
- Wellman, William A. 1896–1975
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B. 1862–1931
- Wells, H. G. 1866–1946
- Wells, Martha born 1964
- Wells, Rosemary born 1943
- Welsh, Irvine born 1958
- Welty, Eudora 1909–2001
- Wentworth, Sally 1936–2001
- Weöres, Sándor 1913–1989
- Werber, Bernard born 1961
- Werfel, Franz 1890–1945
- Wergeland, Henrik 1808–1845
- Werner, E. 1838–1918
- Wertmüller, Lina 1928–2021
- Wesker, Arnold 1932–2016
- Wesley, Charles 1707–1788
- Wesley, John 1703–1791
- West, Cornel born 1953
- West, Kasie born 1976
- West, Mae 1893–1980
- West, Morris 1916–1999
- West, Nathanael 1903–1940
- West, Rebecca 1892–1983
- West, Tracey born 1965
- Westerfeld, Scott born 1963
- Westermarck, Edward 1862–1939
- Westlake, Donald E. 1933–2008
- Westö, Kjell born 1961
- Westover, Tara born 1986
- Wharton, Edith 1862–1937
- Whately, Richard 1787–1863
- Wheatley, Phillis 1753–1784
- Wheaton, Wil born 1972
- Whedon, Joss born 1964
- Whewell, William 1794–1866
- Whistler, James McNeill 1834–1903
- White, Andrew Dickson 1832–1918
- White, Betty 1922–2021
- White, E. B. 1899–1985
- White, Edmund 1940–2025
- White, Ellen G. 1827–1915
- White, Gilbert 1720–1793
- White, Hayden 1928–2018
- White, Patrick 1912–1990
- White, T. H. 1906–1964
- White, William Allen 1868–1944
- Whitefield, George 1714–1770
- Whitehead, Alfred North 1861–1947
- Whitehead, Colson born 1969
- Whitford, Richard 1495–1543
- Whitman, Walt 1819–1892
- Whitney, Phyllis A. 1903–2008
- Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807–1892
- Whymper, Edward 1840–1911
- Wiazemsky, Anne 1947–2017
- Wibberley, Mary 1934–2013
- Wick, Lori born 1958
- Wick, Walter born 1953
- Wicki, Bernhard 1919–2000
- Wicksteed, Philip H. 1844–1927
- Wieck, Friedrich 1785–1873
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von 1782–1867
- Wieland, Christoph Martin 1733–1813
- Wiesel, Elie 1928–2016
- Wiesenthal, Simon 1908–2005
- Wiest, Brianna born 1992
- Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856–1923
- Wiggs, Susan born 1958
- Wigman, Mary 1886–1973
- Wiig, Kristen born 1973
- Wilber, Ken born 1949
- Wilberforce, William 1759–1833
- Wilbur, Richard 1921–2017
- Wilcox, Ella Wheeler 1850–1919
- Wild, Frank 1873–1939
- Wilde, Lady 1821–1896
- Wilde, Oscar 1854–1900
- Wilder, Billy 1906–2002
- Wilder, Gene 1933–2016
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls 1867–1957
- Wilder, Thornton 1897–1975
- Wilkes, Charles 1798–1877
- Wilkes, John 1725–1797
- Wilkins, John 1614–1672
- Wilkins, Maurice 1916–2004
- Wilkinson, Leland 1944–2021
- Willard, Emma 1787–1870
- Willard, Frances E. 1839–1898
- Willems, Mo born 1968
- William II, German Emperor 1859–1941
- William, of Malmesbury 1095–1143
- Williams, Billy Dee born 1937
- Williams, Cathy born 1953
- Williams, George Washington 1849–1891
- Williams, John Edward 1922–1994
- Williams, Ralph Vaughan 1872–1958
- Williams, Raymond 1921–1988
- Williams, Roberta born 1953
- Williams, Roger 1603–1683
- Williams, Rowan born 1950
- Williams, S. Wells 1812–1884
- Williams, Saul born 1972
- Williams, Tad born 1957
- Williams, Tennessee 1911–1983
- Williams, Venus born 1980
- Williams, William Carlos 1883–1963
- Williamson, Henry 1895–1977
- Williamson, Jack 1908–2006
- Williamson, Marianne born 1952
- Willink, Jocko born 1971
- Willis, Connie born 1945
- Willis, Nathaniel Parker 1806–1867
- Willkie, Wendell 1892–1944
- Wilson, Angus 1913–1991
- Wilson, August 1945–2005
- Wilson, Colin 1931–2013
- Wilson, E. O. 1929–2021
- Wilson, Edmund 1895–1972
- Wilson, Henry 1812–1875
- Wilson, Jacqueline born 1945
- Wilson, John 1785–1854
- Wilson, Patricia 1949–2005
- Wilson, Peter Lamborn 1945–2022
- Wilson, Rainn born 1966
- Wilson, Robert Anton 1932–2007
- Wilson, Woodrow 1856–1924
- Wiltshire, Alex born 1975
- Winans, Walter 1852–1920
- Winchell, Walter 1897–1972
- Winckelmann, Johann Joachim 1717–1768
- Winfrey, Oprah born 1954
- Wingate, F. R., Sir 1861–1953
- Winkler, Henry born 1945
- Winspear, Violet 1928–1989
- Winters, Rebecca 1940–2023
- Winters, Shelley 1920–2006
- Winterson, Jeanette born 1959
- Winthrop, John 1588–1649
- Wintour, Anna born 1949
- Wise, Stephen S. 1874–1949
- Wiseman, Nicholas 1802–1865
- Wister, Owen 1860–1938
- Withering, William 1741–1799
- Witkiewicz, Stanisław Ignacy 1885–1939
- Witos, Wincenty 1874–1945
- Wittfogel, Karl August 1896–1988
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig 1889–1951
- Wittig, Monique 1935–2003
- Wodehouse, P. G. 1881–1975
- Wolf, Christa 1929–2011
- Wolf, Friedrich 1888–1953
- Wolf, Friedrich August 1759–1824
- Wolf, Joan born 1951
- Wolf, Markus 1923–2006
- Wolf, Naomi born 1962
- Wolfe, Gene 1931–2019
- Wolfe, Thomas 1900–1938
- Wolfe, Tom 1930–2018
- Wolff, Tobias born 1945
- Wölfflin, Heinrich 1864–1945
- Wolfram, Stephen born 1959
- Wolfram, von Eschenbach 1170–1220
- Wolinski, Georges 1934–2015
- Wolker, Jiří 1900–1924
- Wolkers, Jan 1925–2007
- Wollheim, Donald A. 1914–1990
- Wollstonecraft, Mary 1759–1797
- Won-pyung, Sohn born 1979
- Wood, Audrey born 1948
- Wood, Ed 1924–1978
- Wood, Evelyn 1838–1919
- Wood, Henry, Mrs. 1814–1887
- Wood, Robert Williams 1868–1955
- Wood, Sara born 1941
- Wooden, John 1910–2010
- Woodhull, Victoria C. 1838–1927
- Woodiwiss, Kathleen E. 1939–2007
- Woodruff, Wilford 1807–1898
- Woods, Stuart 1938–2022
- Woods, Tiger born 1975
- Woodson, Jacqueline born 1963
- Woodward, Bob born 1943
- Woodworth, Robert Sessions 1869–1962
- Woolf, Leonard 1880–1969
- Woolf, Virginia 1882–1941
- Woolrich, Cornell 1903–1968
- Woolson, Constance Fenimore 1840–1894
- Worcester, Dean C. 1866–1924
- Wordsworth, Dorothy 1771–1855
- Wordsworth, William 1770–1850
- Workman, Fanny Bullock 1859–1925
- Worsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen 1821–1885
- Wouk, Herman 1915–2019
- Wrede, Patricia born 1953
- Wright, Betty Ren 1927–2013
- Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867–1959
- Wright, Orville 1871–1948
- Wright, Richard 1908–1960
- Wright, Wilbur 1867–1912
- Wu, Qi 439 BC–380 BC
- Wu, Tingfang 1842–1922
- Wundt, Wilhelm Max 1832–1920
- Wyatt, Thomas 1503–1542
- Wybicki, Józef 1747–1822
- Wycliffe, John 1320–1385
- Wyeth, Andrew 1917–2009
- Wylie, Philip 1902–1971
- Wyndham, John 1903–1969
- Wyspiański, Stanisław 1869–1907
- Wyss, Johann David 1743–1818
- Wyszyński, Stefan 1901–1981