Famous Authors
Notable authors, their nationalities and eras, and examples of their work.
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| ID | Name | Nationality | Era | Notable work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer | Greek | 8th century BC | The Odyssey |
| 2 | Dante Alighieri | Italian | 13th to 14th century | The Divine Comedy |
| 3 | Geoffrey Chaucer | English | 14th century | The Canterbury Tales |
| 4 | Miguel de Cervantes | Spanish | 16th to 17th century | Don Quixote |
| 5 | William Shakespeare | English | 16th to 17th century | Hamlet |
| 6 | John Milton | English | 17th century | Paradise Lost |
| 7 | Daniel Defoe | English | 18th century | Robinson Crusoe |
| 8 | Jonathan Swift | Irish | 18th century | Gulliver's Travels |
| 9 | Voltaire | French | 18th century | Candide |
| 10 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | German | 18th to 19th century | Faust |
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Scope and sources
Last changed: July 19, 2026. This may reflect a change to the data or its description; it is not a coverage-through date.
- Wikipedia: Lists of authors (used with permission)
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