Thomas Sowell, 94
Novelist
1
Vani Hari, 46
Blogger
2
Caitlin Covington, 34
3
Madison Nelson, 34
4
Kevin Williamson, 60
Screenwriter
5
Josh Pate, 55
6
Fly Guy, 40
7
Jonathan Williams (1929-2008)
Poet
8
Michael Blake (1945-2015)
9
Gary Chapman, 87
Religious Author
10
O Henry (1862-1910)
11
Holly Boyd, 38
12
Kirsten Miller, 52
13
Kim Roberts, 63
14
Theodore Taylor (1921-2006)
Young Adult Author
15
Tom Robbins (1932-2025)
16
Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996)
17
Eloise Greenfield (1929-2021)
Children's Author
18
Lauren Myracle, 56
19
Emily P. Freeman, 48
Non-Fiction Author
20
Lionel Shriver, 68
21
Robert Ruark (1915-1965)
22
Angela Shelton, 52
23
Charles Frazier, 74
24
Born in North Carolina
Most Popular Authors
Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938)
25
McKenna Bleu, 40
26
Shelby Vanhoy, 34
27
Ursula Vernon, 48
28
Michelle Myers, 40
29
Hatcher Hughes (1881-1945)
Playwright
30
Thomas Dixon (1864-1946)
31
Sharyn McCrumb, 77
32
Fred Chappell (1936-2024)
33
Jackson Pearce, 41
34
Harvey Bullock (1921-2006)
35
James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
36
John Townsend, 73
Self-Help Author
37
Sam Ragan (1915-1996)
38
Carter Covington, 51
39
Tony Hoagland (1953-2018)
40
Reynolds Price (1933-2011)
41
Doris Betts (1932-2012)
42
AR Ammons (1926-2001)
43
John Ehle (1925-2018)
44
KD Robichaux, 40
45
Skip Hollandsworth, 67
46
Kaye Gibbons, 65
47
Clyde Edgerton, 81
48
Authors by State
Authors by Age
