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List of non-fiction writers

The term non-fiction writer covers vast fields. This list includes those with a Wikipedia page who had non-fiction works published.

  • Countries named are where authors worked for long periods.
  • Subject codes: A (architecture), Aa (applied arts), Af (armed forces), Ag (agriculture), Ar (archeology, prehistory), B (business, finance), Ba (ballet), Bg (biography), Bk (books), C (cookery, housekeeping), Cr (crime, disasters), D (drama, film), E (economics), Ed (education, child care), F (feminism, role of women), Fa (fashion), Fi (fine arts), G (gardening), H (history, antiquarianism), I (information technology), J (journalism, broadcasting), L (language), Lc (literary criticism), Lw (law), M (medicine, health), Ma (mathematics), Mu (music), N (natural sciences), Nh (natural history, environment), O (opera), P (polymath), Ph (philosophy), Po (politics, government), Ps (psychology), R (religion, metaphysics), S (social sciences, society), Sp (sports, games, hunting), T (travel, localities), Tr (transport)
  • Language is mentioned where unclear.
  • A single book title exemplifying an author also needs a Wikipedia page for inclusion.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

  • Reizan Ido (井土霊山, 1859–1935, Japan, J/Po)
  • Manjirō Inagaki (稲垣満次郎, 1861–1908, Japan, Po)
  • William Inge (1860–1954, England, R)
  • Kenkabō Inoue (井上剣花坊, 1870–1934, Japan, J)
  • Muhammad Iqbal (محمد اِقبال‬, 1877–1938, British India, R, Po) in Persian, Urdu and English
  • Evelyn Irons (1900–2000, Scotland, Af)
  • Washington Irving (1883–1959, US, Bg/H)
  • Rhys Isaac (1937–2010, South Africa/Australia, H)
  • Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986, England/US, Lc)
  • Ningetsu Ishibashi (石橋忍月, 1865–1926, Japan, Lc)
  • Fujio Ishihara (石原藤夫, b. 1933, Japan, N/Lc)
  • Shintaro Ishihara (石原慎太郎, b. 1932, Japan, Po)
  • Jun Ishikawa (石川淳, 1899–1987, Japan, Lc)
  • Hiromi Itō (伊藤比呂美, b. 1955, Japan, R/F)
  • Noe Itō (伊藤野枝, 1895–1923, Japan, Po/F)
  • Alicja Iwańska (1918–1996, Poland, S)

J

K

L

M

N

  • Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910, Brazil, Po)
  • Ted Nace (b. 1956, US, B/Nh)
  • Inada Nada (なだ いなだ, 1929–2013, Japan, Ps/Lc)
  • Ralph Nader (b. 1934, US, E/Nh); Unsafe at Any Speed
  • V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018, Trinidad/England, T/S); Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey
  • Torajirō Naitō (内藤虎次郎, 1866–1934, Japan, H)
  • Akio Nakamori (中森明夫, b. 1960, Japan, J)
  • Mitsuo Nakamura (中村光夫, 1911–1988, Japan, Bg/Lc)
  • Chie Nakane (中根千枝, b. 1926, Japan, S)
  • Kōji Nakano (中野孝次, 1925–2004, Japan, Lc)
  • James Napier (1810–1884, Scotland, N/H)
  • James Robert Napier (1821–1879, Scotland, N)
  • John Napier (1550–1617, Scotland, Ma/R)
  • Ryūhoku Narushima (成島柳北, 1837–1884, Japan, H)
  • Taslima Nasrin (b. 1962, India/Sweden, F/R) in Bengali and English Jabo na keno? jabo
  • Friedrich Naumann (1960–1919, Germany, Po/R); Mitteleuropa
  • James Nayler (1616–1660, England, R)
  • John Neal (1793–1876, US, P)[2][3][4]
  • Mark E. Neely Jr. (b. 1944, US, H); The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
  • A. S. Neill (1883–1973, Scotland/England, E/Ps); Summerhill
  • Stephen L. Nelson (b. 1959, US, I)
  • László Németh (1901–1975, Hungary, Po/S)
  • Cornelius Nepos (110–25 BC, Ancient Rome, Bg)
  • John Henry Newman (1801–1890, England, R); Apologia Pro Vita Sua
  • Peter C. Newman (b. 1929, Canada, J/S); The Canadian Establishment
  • Stella Mary Newton (1901–2001, England, Aa/Fa)
  • Beverley Nichols (1898–1983, England, J/G)
  • Joseph Shield Nicholson (1850–1927, England/Scotland, E/H)
  • C. W. Nicol (b. 1940, Wales/Japan, Nh)
  • Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815, Germany/Denmark, Ma/T)
  • Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971, US, R/Po); The Nature and Destiny of Man
  • Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900, Germany, Ph/L)
  • Andrew Nikiforuk (living, Canada, J/Nh)
  • Kitarō Nishida (西田幾多郎, 1870–1945, Japan, Ph)
  • Inazō Nitobe (新渡戸稲造, 1862–1933, Japan, Ag/E); Bushido: The Soul of Japan
  • Louis Nizer (1902–1994, US, Lw); My Life in Court
  • Shomu Nobori (昇曙夢, 1878–1958, Japan, Lc/Po)
  • John Howard Nodal (1831–1909, England, L)
  • Nel Noddings (b. 1929, US, F/E)
  • Philip Noel-Baker (1889–1982, England, Po/Mi)
  • Manuel Chaves Nogales (1897–1944, Spain/England, J/Po)
  • Fujio Noguchi (野口富士男, 1911–1993, Japan, Bg/H)
  • Edward A. Nolfi (b. 1958, US, Lw)
  • Hiroshi Noma (野間宏, 1915–1991, Japan, Lc)
  • Masahiko Nomi (能見正比古, 1925–1981, Japan, J/Sp)
  • Richard B. Norgaard (b. 1943, US, E/Nh)
  • Helena Norberg-Hodge (b. 1946, Sweden, E/Nh); Ancient Futures
  • Caroline Norton (1808–1877, England, S/F)
  • Martin Noth (1902–1968, Germany, R)

O

  • Frederick Oakeley (1802–1880, England, R)
  • Richard Baptist O'Brien (1809–1985, Ireland, R/P)
  • Richard Barry O'Brien (1847–1918, Ireland, J/H)
  • Julius Obsequens (mid-4th c. AD, Ancient Rome, H)
  • John Cornelius O'Callaghan (1805–1883, Ireland, H)
  • Mark O'Connor (b. 1945, Australia, Nh/T)
  • Tomas O'Crohan (1856–1937, Ireland, Bg) in Irish Gaelic
  • Kenzaburō Ōe (大江健三郎, b. 1935, Japan, Lc/Po)
  • Yōko Ogawa (小川 洋子, b. 1962, Japan, Ma/Ps)
  • Charles Kay Ogden (1889–1957, England, L/Ph)
  • Redmond O'Hanlon (b. 1947, England, Lc)
  • Kakuzō Okakura (岡倉覚三, 1862–1913, Japan, Fi/Aa)
  • Daniel Okrent (b. 1948, US, Sp/Po)
  • Łucja Okulicz-Kozaryn (1933–1999, Poland, Ar)
  • William Oldys (1696–1761, England, H)
  • Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897, Scotland/England, H)
  • Jamie Oliver (b. 1975, England, C)
  • David Olusoga (b 1970, England, J/S)
  • Carola Oman (1897–1978, England, Bg/H)
  • Dermot O'Neill (living, Ireland, G)
  • Gerard K. O'Neill (1927–1992, US, N)
  • Makoto Ōoka (大岡信, 1931–2017, Japan, Lc)
  • Shōhei Ōoka (大岡昇平, 1909–1988, Japan, Lc)
  • Amelia Opie (1769–1853, England, Bg/T)
  • Iona and Peter Opie (1923–2017 and 1918–1982, England, E)
  • Joachim Oppenheim (1832–1891, Austrian Empire, R)
  • Naomi Oreskes (b. 1958, US, H/E)
  • Iris Origo (1902–1988, England/Italy, T/H)
  • Shinobu Orikuchi (折口信夫, 1887–1953, Japan, S)
  • P. J. O'Rourke (b. 1947, US, J)
  • John Boyd Orr (1880–1971, Scotland, Ag/N)
  • Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851, Denmark, N)
  • Garcia de Orta (c. 1501–1568, Portugal, M/Nh); Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India
  • Samuel Orton (1879–1948, US, M)
  • George Orwell (real name Eric Blair, 1903–1950, England, Po)
  • Henry Fairfield Osborn Jr. (1887–1969, US, Nh); Our Plundered Planet
  • Maurice O'Sullivan (1904–1950, Ireland, S/T)
  • Fintan O'Toole (b. 1958, Ireland, J)
  • Riki Ott (b. 1954, US, N/Nh)
  • Otto of Freising (c. 1114–1158, Germany, R/H) in Latin
  • César Oudin (c. 1560–1625, France, Bk/L)
  • William Oughtred (1574–1660, England, M/R) in Latin
  • P. D. Ouspensky (1878–1947, Russia/England, R/S); In Search of the Miraculous
  • Frank Owen (1905–1979, England); Guilty Men (co-author)
  • Robert Owen (1771–1858, Wales/England, B/Po)
  • Henry Nutcombe Oxenham (1829–1888, England, R)
  • Frédéric Ozanam (1813–1853, France, Po)

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

  • Sanjay Singh Yadav (living, India, Po/Nh)
  • Dov Yaffe (1928–2017, Israel, R)
  • Sokō Yamaga (山鹿素行, 1622–1685, Japan, Ph)
  • Hiroo Yamagata (山形浩生, b. 1964, Japan, I/E)
  • Bruce Yandle (b. 1933, US, Nh)
  • Moy Yat (1938–2001, China, Sp)
  • Frances Yates (1899–1981, England, H); The Art of Memory
  • R. J. Yeatman (1897–1968, England, H); 1066 and All That (co-author with W. C. Sellar)
  • Daniel Yergin (b. 1947, US, H/Ec); The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
  • Philip Yorke (1743–1804, Wales/England, H)
  • Akiko Yosano (与謝野晶子, 1878–1942, Japan, F/S)
  • Hidekazu Yoshida (吉田秀和, 1913–2012, Japan, Mu/Lc)
  • Kenkō Yoshida (吉田兼好, 1284–1350, Japan, Lc/R); Tsurezuregusa
  • Takaaki Yoshimoto (吉本隆明, 1924–2012, Japan, Lc/Ph)
  • Arthur Young (1693–1759, England, R)
  • Arthur Young (1741–1820, England, Ag/T)
  • Edward Young (1683–1735, England, R)
  • Thomas Young (1773–1829, England, P)
  • Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997, Pakistan, F)
  • Miri Yu (柳美里, b. 1968, Japan, P)
  • Sir Henry Yule (1820–1889, Scotland/India, L/T); Hobson-Jobson
  • Udny Yule (1871–1951, Scotland/India, M/N)
  • Muhammad Yunus (b. 1940, Bangladesh, Ec/Po)

Z

  • Oliver Zangwill (1913–1987, England, Ps)
  • Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899–1990, Norway, Ph); The Last Messiah
  • Paul Zarifopol (1874–1934, Romania, Lc/S)
  • Leszek Zasztowt (b. 1953, Poland, H)
  • Motokiyo Zeami (世阿弥元清, c. 1363 – c. 1443, Japan, Lc)
  • Ozzie Zehner (living, US, Nh); Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism
  • Konni Zilliacus (1894–1967, England, Po)
  • Alfred Eckhard Zimmern (1879–1957, England, H/Po)
  • Alice Zimmern (1855–1939, England, E/H)
  • Helen Zimmern (1846–1934, England/Italy, Lc)
  • János Zsámboky (1531–1584, Hungary, M/Ph) in Latin
  • Stefan Zweig (1881–1942, Austria, Bg/H); Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
  • Samuel Marinus Zwemer (1867–1952, US, R/T)

References

  1. ^ Howat, G. (2011), "Grace, William Gilbert [W. G.]...", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, OUP). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ Sears, Donald A. (1978). ohn Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. pp. 25–26, 40, 105, 113. ISBN 080-5-7723-08.
  3. ^ Dickson, Harold Edward (1943). Observations on American Art: Selections from the Writings of John Neal (1793-1876). State College, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State College. p. ix.
  4. ^ Holt, Kerin (2012). "Chapter 9: Here, There, and Everywhere: The Elusive Regionalism of John Neal". In Watts, Edward; Carlson, David J. (eds.). John Neal and Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Bucknell University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-61148-420-5.

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