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20th-century science fiction writers

57 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alan MooreIllustrator · IllustrationShort story writer, musician, cartoonist, magician, occultist
Alasdair GrayIllustrator · IllustrationAlasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist.[4] He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and…
Andreas EschbachAuthor · BooksAndreas Eschbach (born 15 September 1959, in Ulm) is a German writer, primarily of science fiction.
Ayn RandAuthor · BooksAlice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, 1905March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher.
Boris StrugatskyAuthor · BooksThe brothers Arkady Strugatsky (28 August 1925 – 12 October 1991) and Boris Strugatsky (14 April 1933 – 19 November 2012) were Soviet and Russian science-fiction authors who collaborated…
Dan O'BannonPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Thomas O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated with the science fiction…
David MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books.
David PeoplesPerson · Film memorabilia
Doris LessingAuthor · BooksDoris May Lessing (Tayler; 22 October 1919 – 17 November 2013) was a British novelist – sometimes identified as Rhodesian early in her career – and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature…
Duane W. RimelAuthor · BooksDuane Weldon Rimel (February 21, 1915 – September 30, 1996) was an American writer of speculative and erotic literature who is best known for his friendship with H. P. Lovecraft.
Gene RoddenberryPerson · Music memorabiliaEugene "Gene" Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction series and fictional universe…
Harry HarrisonArtist · Comics and comic artHarry Max Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey; March 12, 1925 – August 15, 2012) was an American science fiction author, known mostly for his character The Stainless Steel Rat and for his…
Harry MartinsonAuthor · BooksHarry Martinson (6May 190411February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy.
Herbert W. FrankePhotographer · PhotographyHerbert W. Franke (14 May 1927 – 16 July 2022) was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author".
Jacques BergierAuthor · BooksIllustration — Image of Jacques Bergier
Jenny ColganArtist · Comics and comic artJenny Colgan (born 14 September 1971, Prestwick, Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science fiction. She has written for the Doctor Who line of stories.
Jerry RobinsonArtist · Comics and comic artSherrill David "Jerry" Robinson (January 1, 1922 – December 7, 2011) was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s.
John KesselAuthor · BooksJohn Joseph Vincent Kessel (born September 24, 1950) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy.
John UpdikeAuthor · BooksJohn Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Ken LiuAuthor · Books
Kenzaburō ŌeAuthor · BooksKenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Lauren OliverAuthor · BooksLauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter; November 8, 1982) is an American author of numerous young adult novels including Panic;
Len DeightonPhotographer · PhotographyLeonard Cyril Deighton (18 February 1929 – 15 March 2026) was a British author. His publications included cookery books and works on history, but he was best known for his spy novels.
Marie LuIllustrator · IllustrationMarie Lu (born 11 July 1984; born Xiwei Lu) is an American young adult science fiction and fantasy author.
Michael CrichtonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker.
Mike CareyArtist · Comics and comic artMichael James Carey (born 1959), also known by his pen name M. R. Carey, is a British writer of comic books, novels and films, whose credits include the long-running The Sandman spin-off…
Milorad PavićAuthor · BooksMilorad Pavić (Милорад Павић; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian writer, university professor, translator, literary historian and academic.
Per WahlööArtist · PaintingsPer Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975), often identified in English translations as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author.
Ray BradburyAuthor · BooksRay Douglas Bradbury (22 August 19205 June 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.
Ray NelsonArtist · Comics and comic artRadell Faraday Nelson (October 3, 1931 – November 30, 2022) was an American science fiction author and cartoonist most notable for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning",[1]…
Robert E. HowardAuthor · BooksRobert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author, known for writing pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres.
Santi PaladinoAuthor · BooksSanti Paladino (1902 – 1981) was an Italian journalist, politician and writer, who is best known for his theory that Michelangelo Florio was the real author of the works of Shakespeare, a…
Sergey MikhalkovAuthor · BooksSergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (27 August 2009) was a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. He wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems.
Sławomir MrożekArtist · PaintingsSławomir Tangolo Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish playwright.
Stan LeeAuthor · BooksStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer.
Stanisław LemAuthor · BooksStanisław Herman Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy,…
Stephen KingAuthor · BooksStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them…
Steven SpielbergPerson · Film memorabiliaSteven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one…
Susan CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaSusan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which…
Todd DurhamPerson · Film memorabiliaTodd Durham is an American filmmaker, comedy writer, and novelist, best known as the creator of the concept for the Hotel Transylvania film franchise.
Václav ČtvrtekAuthor · BooksVáclav Cafourek (4 April 1911 – 6 November 1976), commonly known under his pen name of Václav Čtvrtek, was a Czech poet and author.
Warren EllisArtist · Comics and comic artWarren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter.
William GoldingAuthor · BooksSir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet.
William RotslerPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles William Rotsler was an American artist, cartoonist, pornographer and science fiction author. Rotsler was a four-time Hugo Award winner and one-time Nebula Award nominee.
Wolfgang HohlbeinAuthor · BooksWolfgang Hohlbein (born 15 August 1953) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and they frequently collaborate.
Zoran StefanovićArtist · Comics and comic artZoran Stefanović (Зоран Стефановић, born 21 November 1969 in Loznica) is a Serbian author, publisher and cultural activist, best known as the founder of several cultural networks, including…

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