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Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
1706
1790
Washinton IrvingWashinton Irving
Washinton Irving
1783
1859
James Fenimore CooperJames Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
1789
1851
William Cullen BryantWilliam Cullen Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
1794
1878
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803
1882
Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804
1864
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807
1882
John Greenleaf WhittierJohn Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807
1892
Edgar Allen PoeEdgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
1809
1849
Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811
1896
Jones VeryJones Very
Jones Very
1813
1880
Richard Henry Dana Jr.Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
1815
1882
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
1817
1862
Frederick DouglasFrederick Douglas
Frederick Douglas
1818
1895
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville
Herman Melville
1819
1891
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
Walt Whitman
1819
1892
Frederick Goddard TuckermanFrederick Goddard Tuckerman
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
1821
1873
Francis ParkmanFrancis Parkman
Francis Parkman
1823
1893
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
1830
1886
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
1832
1888
Mark Twain Mark Twain
Mark Twain
1835
1910
William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells
William Dean Howells
1837
1920
Henry AdamsHenry Adams
Henry Adams
1838
1918
Sidney LanierSidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier
1842
1881
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
1842
1914
William JamesWilliam James
William James
1842
1916
Henry JamesHenry James
Henry James
1843
1916
Sarah Orne JewettSarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett
1849
1909
Kate ChopinKate Chopin
Kate Chopin
1850
1904
Harold FredericHarold Frederic
Harold Frederic
1856
1898
Charles W. ChesnuttCharles W. Chesnutt
Charles W. Chesnutt
1858
1932
Abraham CahanAbraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan
1860
1951
Edith WhartonEdith Wharton
Edith Wharton
1862
1937
O. HenryO. Henry
O. Henry
1862
1910
Edgar Lee MastersEdgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters
1868
1950
W.E.B Du BoisW.E.B Du Bois
W.E.B Du Bois
1868
1963
Edwin Arlington RobinsonEdwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson
1869
1935
Frank NorrisFrank Norris
Frank Norris
1870
1902
Theodore DreiserTheodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
1871
1945
Stephen CraneStephen Crane
Stephen Crane
1871
1900
Ellen GlasgowEllen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow
1873
1945
Willa CatherWilla Cather
Willa Cather
1873
1947
Robert FrostRobert Frost
Robert Frost
1874
1963
Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
1874
1946
Trumbull StickneyTrumbull Stickney
Trumbull Stickney
1874
1904
Jack LondonJack London
Jack London
1876
1916
Sherwood AndersonSherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson
1876
1941
Vachel LindsayVachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
1879
1931
Wallace StevensWallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens
1879
1955
H.L. MenckenH.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
1880
1956
William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams
1883
1963
Sinclair LewisSinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
1885
1951
Elinor WylieElinor Wylie
Elinor Wylie
1885
1928
Ezra PoundEzra Pound
Ezra Pound
1885
1972
Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)
Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)
1886
1961
Robinson JeffersRobinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers
1887
1962
Eugene O’NeillEugene O’Neill
Eugene O’Neill
1888
1953
John Crowe RansomJohn Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom
1888
1974
T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
1888
1965
Conrad AikenConrad Aiken
Conrad Aiken
1889
1973
Katherine Anne PorterKatherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter
1890
1980
H.P. LovecraftH.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
1890
1937
Zora Neale HurstonZora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
1891
1960
John P. MarquandJohn P. Marquand
John P. Marquand
1893
1960
e. e. cummingse. e. cummings
e. e. cummings
1894
1962
Dashiell HammettDashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
1894
1961
Jean ToomerJean Toomer
Jean Toomer
1894
1967
Edmund WilsonEdmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson
1895
1972
F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896
1940
John Dos PassosJohn Dos Passos
John Dos Passos
1896
1970
Louise BoganLouise Bogan
Louise Bogan
1897
1970
Kenneth BurkeKenneth Burke
Kenneth Burke
1897
1993
John B. WheelwrightJohn B. Wheelwright
John B. Wheelwright
1897
1940
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
1897
1975
William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner
William Faulkner
1897
1962
M.B. TolsonM.B. Tolson
M.B. Tolson
1898
1966
Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
1899
1961
Léonie AdamsLéonie Adams
Léonie Adams
1899
1988
Allen TateAllen Tate
Allen Tate
1899
1979
Vladmir NabakovVladmir Nabakov
Vladmir Nabakov
1899
1977
Hart CraneHart Crane
Hart Crane
1899
1932
John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
1902
1968
Kay BoyleKay Boyle
Kay Boyle
1902
1992
Langston HughesLangston Hughes
Langston Hughes
1902
1967
Nathaniel WestNathaniel West
Nathaniel West
1903
1940
Richard EberhartRichard Eberhart
Richard Eberhart
1904
2005
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
1905
1989
John O’Hara John O’Hara
John O’Hara
1905
1970
Henry RothHenry Roth
Henry Roth
1906
1995
Joseph MitchellJoseph Mitchell
Joseph Mitchell
1908
1996
Richard WrightRichard Wright
Richard Wright
1908
1960
Theodore RoethkeTheodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke
1908
1963
James AgeeJames Agee
James Agee
1909
1955
Eudora WeltyEudora Welty
Eudora Welty
1909
2001
Charles OlsonCharles Olson
Charles Olson
1910
1970
Robert FitzgeraldRobert Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald
1910
1985
Paul BowlesPaul Bowles
Paul Bowles
1910
1999
Wright MorrisWright Morris
Wright Morris
1910
1998
Elizabeth BishopElizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
1911
1979
Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
1911
1983
John CheeverJohn Cheever
John Cheever
1912
1982
Ralph EllisonRalph Ellison
Ralph Ellison
1913
1994
Delmore SchwartzDelmore Schwartz
Delmore Schwartz
1913
1966
Robert HaydenRobert Hayden
Robert Hayden
1913
1980
May SwensonMay Swenson
May Swenson
1913
1989
Jean GarrigueJean Garrigue
Jean Garrigue
1914
1972
Randall JarrellRandall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
1914
1965
Weldon KeesWeldon Kees
Weldon Kees
1914
1955
Bernard MalamudBernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud
1914
1986
John BerrymanJohn Berryman
John Berryman
1914
1972
Arthur MillerArthur Miller
Arthur Miller
1915
2005
Saul BellowSaul Bellow
Saul Bellow
1915
2005
Robert LowellRobert Lowell
Robert Lowell
1917
1977
Carson McCullersCarson McCullers
Carson McCullers
1917
1967
J.D. SalingerJ.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger
1919
2010
Robert DuncanRobert Duncan
Robert Duncan
1919
1988
Richard WilburRichard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
1921
2017
Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
1922
2007
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
1922
1969
William GaddisWilliam Gaddis
William Gaddis
1922
1998
James DickeyJames Dickey
James Dickey
1923
1997
James SchuylerJames Schuyler
James Schuyler
1923
1991
Norman MailerNorman Mailer
Norman Mailer
1923
2007
William H. GassWilliam H. Gass
William H. Gass
1924
2017
Truman CapoteTruman Capote
Truman Capote
1924
1984
James BaldwinJames Baldwin
James Baldwin
1924
1987
Russell HobanRussell Hoban
Russell Hoban
1925
2011
Flannery O’ConnorFlannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor
1925
1964
John HawkesJohn Hawkes
John Hawkes
1925
1998
Kenneth KochKenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch
1925
2002
William StyronWilliam Styron
William Styron
1925
2006
Gore VidalGore Vidal
Gore Vidal
1925
2012
Frank O’HaraFrank O’Hara
Frank O’Hara
1926
1966
Guy Davenport
Guy Davenport
1927
2005
W.S. MerwinW.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin
1927
2019
William KennedyWilliam Kennedy
William Kennedy
1928
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929
2018
Harold BrodkeyHarold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey
1930
1996
Stanley ElkinStanley Elkin
Stanley Elkin
1930
1995
E.L. DoctorowE.L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow
1931
2015
Toni MorrisonToni Morrison
Toni Morrison
1931
2019
Robert CooverRobert Coover
Robert Coover
1932
Cormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy
1933
2023
Philip RothPhilip Roth
Philip Roth
1933
2018
Don DeLilloDon DeLillo
Don DeLillo
1936
Thomas PynchonThomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon
1937
Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
Raymond Carver
1938
1988
John CrowleyJohn Crowley
John Crowley
1942
Denis JohnsonDenis Johnson
Denis Johnson
1949
2017
David Foster WallaceDavid Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace
1962
2008
Gloria Naylor
Joyce Carol Oates
Walker Percy
Grace Paley
Ishmael Reed
Philip Levine
Howard Moss
James McCourt
Robert Stone
Mark Strand
W.S. Merwin
Irving Feldman
James Applewhite
J.D. McClatchy
David Mamet
Donald Justice
Donald Hall
Richard Howard
John Barth
Rita Dove
Paul Theroux
James Wright
Alvin Feinman
John Ashbery
Galway Kinnell
James Wilcox
John Hollander
James Salter
John Updike
Cynthia Ozick
David Rabe
Tony Kushner
Amy Clampitt
Charles Wright
Edward Hirsch
Anthony Hecht
James Merrill
Donald Barthelme
Walter Abish
Alfred Corn
Edmund White
Sam Shepard
A.R. Ammons
Allen Grossman
Douglas Crase
Thomas M. Disch
Charles Simic
Edgar Bowers
Gary Snyder
August Wilson
Thylias Moss
Jay Wright