Some New Names for a New Millennium
May 12, 2015 § Leave a comment
The article linked in this post talks about some names that just plain weren’t on the radar before the year 2000, but which shot up in popularity after the turn of the millennium. Names that made the cut include:
For girls: Adalyn, Arabella, Arya, Brynlee, Isla, Jaylah, Khloe, Londyn, Lyla, Mila, Nevaeh, Norah, Paisley, and Vivienne
For boys: Beckett, Bentley, Brantley, Cash, Gael, Jax, Karter, King, Kingston, Maddox, Riker / Ryker, and Zayden
For more information on these names, where they ranked, when they hit the big time, and some commentary on the contributing trends, click through to the article!
“Popular Names That Basically Didn’t Exist Before 2000”
(Related: “5 of the Hottest Baby-Naming Trends of 2015“)
Eddie
May 11, 2015 § 1 Comment
ORIGIN:
Diminutive of “Edward“, “Edgar”, “Edwin“, “Edmund”, etc.
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Ed, Edd, Eddi, Eddy, Ned, Nedd, Neddie, Neddy, Ted, Tedd, Teddie, Teddy, etc.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Eddie Fahrway, a friend of the junior George Hurstwood, in Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie (published in 1900; set 1889-1890s).
– Eddie Harris, a beau of one of the other shop girls at the Chicago shoe factory where Carrie first finds employment, in Sister Carrie.
Sven
May 10, 2015 § Leave a comment
ORIGIN:
From the Old Norse “Sveinn”, meaning “boy”.
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Soini, Svein, Sveinn, Svend, Svens
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Sven Hanson, Carrie’s solemn and austere brother-in-law in Chicago, in Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie (published in 1900; set 1889-1890s).
WRITERS:
– Sven Agessen (b. 1140-50-death unknown), Danish historian and writer.
– Sven Delblanc (1931-1992), Swedish academic, author, professor, and translator.
– Sven G. Eliassen (b. 1944), Norwegian historian.
– Sven Elvestad (1884-1934), Norwegian author and journalist, who published mystery stories under the pen name “Stein Riverton”.
– Sven Hassel (or Hazel; 1917-2012), pen name of Danish novelist Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen.
– Sven Hedin (1865-1962), Swedish explorer, geographer, illustrator, photographer, topographer, and travel writer.
– Sven Lidman (1882-1960), Swedish dramatist, novelist, poet, and preacher.
– Sven Lidman (1921-2011), Swedish lexicographer and writer.
– Sven Lindqvist (b. 1932), Swedish author and historian.
– Sven Methling, Jr. (1918-2005), Danish director and screenwriter.
– Sven Moren (1871-1938), Norwegian activist, author, children’s book writer, farmer, playwright, poet, and politician.
– Sven Rosén (1708-1750), Swedish theologian and writer.
– Sven Stolpe (1905-1996), Swedish critic, journalist, scholar, translator, and writer.
The Decade’s Trendiest Baby Names
April 24, 2015 § Leave a comment
Following is a link to an article about the 15 trendiest baby names in the U.S. (those which have shown the fastest increase in popularity). If you’re looking to stay on top of fashion, or are hoping to avoid blending in with the crowd, this is some handy information, here.
Names included on the list are: Aria / Arya, Aubree (alternate spelling of “Aubrey”), Bentley, Easton, Harper, Jase (shortened version of “Jason”), Jaxson (alternate spelling of “Jackson“), Khloe (alternate spelling of “Chloe”), Lincoln, London, Mila, Paisley (side note: I cannot believe people actually name their children after a print fabric!), Penelope, Scarlett, Violet
Click through for more information (like when the names first hit the charts, and how long their rise to popularity has been coming):
“Today’s Trendiest, Fastest Rising Baby Names“
Some Declining U.S. Baby Names
April 24, 2015 § Leave a comment
Here you’ll find a link telling you all about the decade’s 15 fastest-declining baby names (names which are falling out of favor the quickest.) Will these be the next generation’s old-fashioned duds, like “Wilbur” and “Mildred” are today?
Names included are: Amanda, Amber, Danielle, Erin, Haley / Hayley, Jada, Jenna, Jennifer, Jessica, Jordan, Leslie, Marissa, Megan, Seth, and Shelby
Honorable mention: Cody, Courtney, Devin, Sean, and Trevor
Click through for more info about the names (like when they first became popular, and how high in the rankings they reached before their fall from grace):
“The Decade’s Fastest Dropping Baby Names“
By Any Other Name: Writers Named Robert
April 23, 2015 § 1 Comment
There have been literally hundreds (if not thousands) of writers named “Robert” throughout the centuries, including what feels like a disproportionate amount of poets. Probably this is because it has been a popular name for thousands of years, but still . . . just so, so many. Following is a by-no-means-exhaustive list:
– Robert of Auxerre (c.1156-1212), French chronicler and monk.
– Robert of Ketton (c.1110-c.1160), English astronomer, theologian, and translator.
– Robert H. Abel (b. 1941), American novelist and short story writer.
– Robert Abernathy (1924-1990), American science fiction author.
– Robert Adamson (1852-1902), Scottish philosopher, professor, and writer.
– Robert H. Adleman (1919-1995), American historian and novelist.
– Robert Aickman (1914-1981), English conservationist, critic, memoirist, and short story writer.
– Robert Ainsworth (1660-1743), English author and lexicographer.
– Robert Aldrich (b. 1954), Australian historian, professor, and writer.
– Robert F. Almeder (b. 1939), American author, philosopher, and professor.
– Robert Alter (b. 1935), American professor, translator, and writer.
– Robert Anderson (1750-1830), Scottish biographer and editor.
– Robert Anderson (1841-1918), Anglo-Irish policeman, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Anderson (1917-2009), American playwright, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Mailer Anderson (b. 1968), American novelist, philanthropist, and screenwriter.
– Robert Andrews (1723-1766), English clergyman, poet, and translator.
– Robert Hardy Andrews (1903-1976), American dramatist, novelist, and screenwriter.
– Robert Anker (b. 1946), Dutch novelist.
– Robert Antelme (1917-1990), French activist and writer.
– Robert Antoni (b. 1958), West Indian novelist and writer.
– Robert Arcq (1925-1994), Belgian memoirist and writer.
– Robert Ardry (1908-1980), American anthropologist, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Armin (c.1563-1615), English actor and author.
– Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (1589-1674), French government official, poet, translator, and writer.
– Robert Aron (1898-1975), French historian and writer.
– Robert Arrington (b. 1938), American philosopher and writer.
– Robert Arthur (1909-1986), American producer and screenwriter.
– Robert Arthur, Jr. (1909-1969), American author and screenwriter.
– Robert P. Arthur (b. 1943), American critic, director, novelist, playwright, poet, professor, and short story writer.
– Robert Assaraf (b. 1936), Moroccan historian and writer.
– Robert Asprin (1946-2008), American fantasy and science fiction author.
– Robert Atherton (1861-1930), English poet.
– Robert Atkyns (1647-1711), English antiquarian, historian, politician, and topographer.
– Robert Aylett (c.1583-1655), English lawyer and poet.
– Robert Aytoun (1570-1638), Scottish poet.
– Robert Bage (1730-1801), English businessman and novelist.
– Robert Bagg (b. 1935), American poet and translator.
– Robert Baird (1798-1863), American author and clergyman.
– Robert A. Baker (1921-2005), American author, editor, professor, and psychologist.
– Robert Baldick (1927-1972), English editor, scholar, and translator.
– Robert Balfour (c.1553-1621), Scottish philosopher.
– Robert Michael (R.M.) Ballantyne (1825-1894), Scottish artist and children’s book writer.
– Robert Barclay (1648-1690), Scottish politician, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Barltrop (1922-2009), English activist, artist, biographer, essayist, and illustrator.
– Robert Barnard (1936-2013), English crime and mystery author, critic, and lecturer.
– Robert K. Barnhart (1933-2007), American editor and lexicographer.
– Robert Baron (1596-1639), Scottish theologian and writer.
– Robert Baron (c.1630-after 1650), English dramatist, plagiarist, and poet.
– Robert Bartlett (b. 1950), English author and historian.
– Robert Bell (1800-1867), Irish man of letters.
– Robert Benayoun (1926-1996), French author, critic, director, and screenwriter.
– Robert Benchley (1889-1945), American actor, columnist, and humorist.
– Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914), English priest and writer.
– Robert Benton (b. 1932), American director and screenwriter.
– Robert Beverly, Jr. (c.1667-1722), Anglo-American historian and plantation owner.
– Robert Billings (1949-1986), Canadian editor and poet.
– Robert William Billings (1813-1874), English architect, author, and painter.
– Robert Bingham (1966-1999), American editor and writer.
– Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854), American novelist, physician, and playwright.
– Robert Bisset (c.1759-1805), Scottish biographer and writer.
– Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), English activist, author, and journalist.
– Robert Blair (1699-1746), Scottish poet.
– Robert Blake, Baron Blake (1916-2003), English biographer and historian.
– Robert Bloch (1917-1994), American novelist and short story writer.
– Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823), English poet.
– Robert Blust (b. 1940), American editor, lexicographer, and linguist.
– Robert Boates (b. 1954), Canadian poet.
– Robert Bodanzky (1879-1923), Austrian artist, journalist, playwright, and poet, also known as “Danton”.
– Robert Boehringer (1884-1974), German industrialist and poet.
– Robert Bolling (1738-1775), Anglo-American planter, poet, and politician.
– Robert Bolt (1924-1995), English playwright and screenwriter.
– Robert Bonnaud (1929-2013), French historian and professor.
– Robert Bothwell (b. 1944), Canadian historian and professor.
– Robert O. Bowen (1920-2003), American essayist and novelist.
– Robert Sidney Bowen (1900-1977), American aviator, author, editor, and journalist, who also published under the pen names “James Robert Richard” and “R. Sidney Bowen”.
– Robert Boyd (1578-1627), Scottish educator, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Brady (1627-1700), English academic, historian, and writer.
– Robert Brennan (1881-1964), Irish author, diplomat, playwright, and publisher.
– Robert Bridges (1844-1930), English poet.
– Robert Briffault (1876-1948), English anthropologist and novelist.
– Robert Barnabas Brough (1828-1860), English author, playwright, and poet.
– Robert Brown (1842-1895), Scottish author, explorer, and scientist.
– Robert Gregory Browne (b. 1955), American novelist and screenwriter.
– Robert Browning (1812-1889), English playwright and poet.
– Robert Brustein (b. 1927), American critic, educator, playwright, producer, and writer.
– Robert Budde (b. 1966), Canadian author and poet.
– Robert Burchfield (1923-2004), English lexicographer, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Jones Burdette (1844-1914), American clergyman, columnist, and humorist.
– Robert Forrest Burgess (b. 1927), American adventurer and writer.
– Robert Burn (1829-1904), English archaeologist, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet and lyricist also known as “Robbie Burns”, “Rabbie Burns”, “Scotland’s favourite son”, “the Ploughman Poet”, “Robden of Solway Firth”, “The Bard of Ayrshire”, or “The Bard” of Scotland.
– Robert Burton (1577-1640), English scholar and writer.
– Robert Butow (b. 1924), American author, historian, and professor.
– Robert Byrne (b. 1930), American author and billiards player.
– Robert Byron (1905-1941), English critic, historian, and writer.
– Robert Calef (c.1648-1719), Anglo-American author and merchant.
– Robert Campbell (b. 1937), American architect, critic, photographer, and poet.
– Robert (R.) Wright Campbell (1927-2000), American actor, author, and screenwriter.
– Robert Cantwell (1908-1978), American critic and novelist.
– Robert Caro (b. 1935), American biographer and journalist.
– Robert Spencer Carr (1909-1994), American science fiction author.
– Robert Carruthers (1799-1878), Scottish journalist and writer.
– Robert Carson (1909-1983), American novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer.
– Robert Cawdry (c.1538-after 1604), English lexicographer and teacher.
– Robert Céneau (1483-1560), French bishop and historian.
– Robert Challe (1659-1721), French adventurer, colonialist, and writer.
– Robert Chambers (1571-1628), English priest, translator, and writer.
– Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933), American artist and author.
– Robert L. Chapman (1920-2002), American editor and professor.
– Robert Charles (1855-1931), Irish scholar, theologian, and translator.
– Robert Charroux (1909-1978), pen name of French author Robert Joseph Grugeau.
– Robert Chesley (1943-1990), American composer, critic, and playwright.
– Robert Chester (fl.1601), English poet.
– (Robert) Erskine Childers (1870-1922), Irish nationalist and novelist.
– Robert Choquette (1905-1991), Canadian diplomat, novelist, and poet.
– Robert Claiborne (1919-1990), American activist, folk singer, linguist, and writer.
– Robert Coates (1897-1973), American author and critic.
– Robert P.T. (Peter Tristram) Coffin (1892-1955), American poet, professor, and writer.
– Robert William Cole (1869-1935), English science fiction author and photographer.
– Robert Coles (b. 1929), American author, professor, and psychiatrist.
– Robert Collier (1885-1950), American author and editor.
– Robert Collis (1900-1975), Irish doctor and writer.
– Robert J. Conley (1940-2014), American Western author.
– Robert Conquest (b. 1917), Anglo-American historian and poet.
– Robert Seymour Conway (1864-1933), English philologist, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Cook (1931-1994), English crime author who published under the pen name “Derek Raymond”.
– Robert Manuel Cook (1909-2000), English archaeologist, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Coover (b. 1932), American author and professor.
– Robert Copland (fl.1508-1547), English author, poet, publisher, and translator.
– Robert Cormier (1925-2000), American author, columnist, and reporter.
– Robert Coulson (1928-1999), American science fiction author.
– Robert Courtneidge (1859-1939), English manager-producer and playwright.
– Robert Crawford (1868-1930), Australian poet.
– Robert Crawford (b. 1959), Scottish critic, poet, professor, and scholar.
– Robert Creeley (1926-2005), American author and poet.
– Robert Crichton (1925-1993), American novelist.
– Robert Crosse (1606-1683), English clergyman and theologian.
– Robert Daborne (c.1580-1628), English clergyman, dramatist, and poet.
– Robert Dallek (b. 1934), American historian and writer.
– Robert Dana (1929-2010), American editor and poet.
– Robert Davidson (1778-1855), Scottish laborer and poet.
– Robert DeMott (b. 1943), American author, editor, and scholar.
– Robert Jones Derfel (1824-1905), Welsh poet, publisher, and writer.
– Robert Desgabets (1610-1678), French friar and philosopher.
– Robert Desnos (1900-1945), French poet.
– Robert Dessaix (b. 1944), Australian essayist, journalist, and novelist.
– Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921), French aesthete, art collector, and poet.
– Robert Dickson (1944-2007), Canadian academic, poet, and translator.
– Robert A. Dillon (1889-1944), American director and screenwriter.
– Robert Dodsley (1704-1764), English bookseller, playwright, poet, and writer.
– Robert J. Donovan (1912-2003), American author, historian, and reporter.
– Robert F. Dorr (b. 1939), American author and diplomat.
– Robert (R.) Langton Douglas (1864-1951), English author, critic, historian, and lecturer.
– Robert B. Downs (1903-1991), American author and librarian.
– Robert Drewe (b. 1943), Australian author, dramatist, and journalist.
– Robert Drury (1687-c.1743-50), English memoirist and sailor.
– Robert Duncan (1919-1998), American poet.
– Robert Dunlap (1766-1839), American artist, historian, and playwright.
– Robert Edric (b. 1956), pen name of English novelist Gary Edric Armitage.
– Robert M. Edsel (b. 1956), American author and businessman.
– Robert Dudley Edwards (1909-1988), Irish author and historian.
– Robert Eisler (1882-1949), Austrian historian, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Elegant (b. 1928), Anglo-American author and journalist.
– Robert Elis (or Ellis; 1812-1875), Welsh editor, lexicographer, minister, and poet.
– Robert Ellis (c.1820-1885), English scholar and writer.
– Robert Ellis (1892-1974), American actor, director, and screenwriter.
– Robert Leslie Ellis (1817-1859), English editor, mathematician, and writer.
– Robert Ensor (1877-1958), English historian, journalist, poet, and writer.
– Robert Epp (b. 1926), American scholar, translator, and writer.
– Robert Eustace (1854-1943), pen name of English doctor and mystery author Eustace Robert Barton, who also published as “Eustace Robert Rawlings.”
– Robert Ewing (1859-1931), American editor, journalist, and publisher, also known as “Colonel Ewing”.
– Robert Fagles (1933-2008), American academic, poet, professor, and translator.
– Robert M. Farnsworth (b. 1929), American author and professor.
– Robert Fate (b. 1935), American mystery author.
– Robert Fergusson (1750-1774), Scottish poet.
– Robert Hugh Ferrell (b. 1921), American author and historian.
– Robert Ferro (1941-1988), American novelist.
– Robert Finch (1900-1995), Canadian academic and poet.
– Robert Fitzgerald (1910-1985), American critic, poet, and translator.
– Robert Flint (1838-1910), Scottish philosopher, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Flynn (b. 1932), American author and professor.
– Robert Folz (1910-1996), French historian and scholar.
– Robert Pierce Forbes (b. 1958), American historian.
– Robert Ford (1915-1998), Canadian diplomat, poet, and translator.
– Robert Fortune (1812-1880), Scottish botanist, traveler, and writer.
– Robert L. Forward (1932-2002), American physicist and science fiction author.
– Robert Fox (1798-1843), English antiquarian and philanthropist.
– (Robert) Barclay Fox (1817-1855), Cornish businessman, diarist, and farmer.
– Robert Francis (1901-1987), American poet.
– Robert Frazier (b. 1951), American artist and author.
– Robert Freeman (1878-1940), Scottish author and clergyman.
– Robert L. Freedman (b. 1957), American dramatist, lyricist, and screenwriter.
– Robert Dean Frisbie (1896-1948), American novelist and travel writer.
– Robert Frost (1874-1963), American playwright and poet.
– Robert Fulford (b. 1932), Canadian critic, editor, essayist, and journalist.
– Robert Gaguin (1433-1501), French humanist, philosopher, translator, and writer.
– Robert Gall (1918-1990), French lyricist and singer.
– Robert Garioch (1909-1981), Scottish poet and translator.
– Robert Garnier (1544-1590), French poet.
– Robert Gentilis (or Gentili; 1590-c.1655), English scholar and translator.
– Robert Gernhardt (1937-2006), German caricaturist, painter, poet, and writer.
– Robert Getchell (b. 1936), American screenwriter.
– Robert Gibb (b. 1946), American poet.
– Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), Irish artist and author.
– Robert Gilfillan (1798-1850), Scottish poet and songwriter.
– Robert Girardi (b. 1961), American mystery author.
– Robert Giroux (1914-2008), American editor and publisher.
– Robert Gittings (1911-1992), English biographer, playwright, poet, producer, and writer.
– Robert Goddard (b. 1954), English novelist.
– Robert Godwin (b. 1958), English author, editor, and historian.
– Robert Goffin (1898-1984), Belgian author, lawyer, and poet.
– Robert Goldman (b. 1953), French songwriter.
– Robert Goldsborough (b. 1939), American journalist and mystery author.
– Robert Goldwater (1907-1973), American art director, historian, and scholar.
– Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580-1661), Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, geographer, mathematician, music collector, and poet.
– Robert Winslow Gordon (1888-1961), American columnist, folklorist, and professor.
– Robert Gould (c.1660-1708/09), English poet.
– Robert Gover (1929-2015), American journalist, novelist, and teacher.
– Robert Graham (1735-1797), Scottish poet and politician, also known as “Robert Bontine” and “Robert Cunninghame Graham”.
– Robert Graham (b. 1958), Canadian historian and writer.
– Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936), Scottish adventurer, journalist, politician, and writer.
– Robert Grant (1779-1838), English essayist, lawyer, poet, and politician.
– Robert Grant (1852-1940), American dramatist, jurist, and novelist.
– Robert Gravel (1944-1996), Canadian actor, director, dramatist, and teacher.
– Robert Graves (1895-1985), English classicist, critic, novelist, and poet.
– Robert Graysmith (b. 1942), American crime author.
– Robert Greacen (1920-2008), Irish poet.
– Robert Greene (1558-1592), English author and dramatist.
– Robert Joseph Greene (b. 1973), Canadian anthologist and writer.
– Robert Greenfield (b. 1946), American author, journalist, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Grosseteste (c.1175-1253), English philosopher, scientist, statesman, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Grudin (b. 1938), American philosopher and writer.
– Robert Guédiguian (b. 1953), French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Hamerling (1830-1889), Austrian poet.
– Robert Hammond (1920-2009), American critic, scholar, and translator.
– Robert Kerr Hannay (1867-1940), Scottish historian.
– Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt (1878-1962), English diplomat, farmer, playwright, and politician.
– Robert Harling (1910-2008), English designer, journalist, novelist, and typographer.
– Robert Harling (b. 1951), American director, producer, and writer.
– Robert Harris (1581-1658), English clergyman and writer.
– Robert Harris (1951-1993), Australian poet.
– Robert Harris (b. 1957), English journalist and novelist.
– Robert Hass (b. 1941), American poet.
– (Robert) Stephen Hawker (1803-1875), English antiquarian, poet, and priest.
– Robert Hayden (1913-1980), American educator, essayist, and poet.
– Robert Hayman (1575-1629), English colonist and poet.
– Robert Healy (1925-2010), American editor and journalist.
– Robert Henriques (1905-1967), English biographer, broadcaster, farmer, novelist, and soldier.
– Robert Henry (1718-1790), Scottish clergyman and historian.
– Robert Henryson (c.1440-1500), Scottish poet.
– Robert Herrick (1591-1674), English poet.
– Robert Herrick (1868-1938), American novelist.
– Robert Herring (1903-1975), Scottish-Welsh critic, editor, poet, and writer.
– Robert Hertz (1881-1915), French sociologist and writer.
– Robert Hetrick (1769-1849), Scottish blacksmith and poet.
– Robert Hewison (b. 1943), English historian and writer.
– Robert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950), English critic, journalist, lyricist, novelist, satirist, and short story writer.
– Robert Drew Hicks (1850-1929), English scholar, translator, and writer.
– Robert Hilburn (b. 1939), American author, biographer, and critic.
– Robert Hilles (b. 1951), Canadian poet and novelist.
– Robert Hillyer (1895-1961), American poet.
– Robert Hohlbaum (1886-1955), Austrian-German librarian, playwright, and writer.
– Robert Holcot (c.1290-1349), English philosopher, scholar, and theologian.
– Robert Holles (1926-1999), English author and screenwriter.
– Robert Holman (b. 1952), English dramatist.
– Robert Holmes (1748-1805), English clergyman, scholar, and writer.
– Robert Holmes (1926-1986), English screenwriter.
– Robert Hopkins (1886-1966), American screenwriter.
– Robert Hough (b. 1963), Canadian novelist.
– Robert Horan (1922-1981), American poet.
– Robert Howard (1626-1698), English playwright and politician.
– Robert Hughes (c.1744-1785), Welsh poet also known as “Robin Ddu o Fon”.
– Robert Hughes (1938-2012), Australian-American critic, producer, and writer.
– Robert Don Hughes (b. 1949), American educator and writer.
– Robert Huish (1777-1850), English author and historian.
– Robert Humphrey (b. 1947), American author and journalist.
– Robert Hunt (1807-1887), English antiquarian, folklorist, photographer, and scientist.
– Robert Hunter (1874-1942), American activist and author.
– Robert Hunter (1941-2005), Canadian author, environmentalist, journalist, and politician.
– Robert Hunter (b. 1941), American lyricist, poet, singer, songwriter, and translator.
– Robert Irwin (b. 1946), English historian and novelist.
– Robert Nelson Jacobs (b. 1954), American screenwriter.
– Robert Rhodes James (1933-1999), English historian and politician.
– Robert Thomas Jenkins (1881-1969), Welsh academic and historian.
– Robert T. Jeschonek (b. 1965), American fantasy and science fiction author and poet.
– Robert John (b. 1946), American singer and songwriter.
– Robert Erwin Johnson (1923-2008), American author, historian, and professor.
– Robert Underwood Johnson (1853-1937), American diplomat, historian, and poet.
– Robert Jones (1810-1879), Welsh priest and writer.
– Robert B. Jones (1920-2007), American linguist and writer.
– Robert F. Jones (1934-2002), American novelist and writer.
– Robert S. (R.S.) Jones (1954-2001), American editor and novelist.
– Robert Jordan (1948-2007), pen name of American fantasy author James Oliver Rigney, Jr., who also published as “Chang Lung”, “Jackson O’Reilly”, and “Reagan O’Neal”.
– Robert Furneaux Jordan (1905-1978), English architect, critic, and novelist who also published as “Robert Player”.
– Robert L. Joseph (1923-2002), American playwright, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830-1883), Irish music collector, poet, and writer.
– Robert Juan-Cantavella (b. 1976), Spanish author and editor.
– Robert Katz (1933-2010), American author, novelist, and screenwriter.
– Robert Kee (1919-2013), English broadcaster, historian, journalist, and writer.
– Robert Keith (1681-1757), Scottish bishop and historian.
– Robert Kelly (b. 1935), American poet.
– Robert Kemp (1878-1959), French critic and journalist.
– Robert Kemp (1908-1967), Scottish playwright.
– Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canadian farmer, journalist, and poet.
– Robert (Carr) Kerr (c.1578-1654), Scottish nobleman and writer.
– Robert Kerr (1755-1813), Scottish translator and writer.
– Robert P. Kerr (1892-1960), American actor, director, and screenwriter.
– Robert Kilwardby (c.1215-1279), English clergyman and writer.
– Robert Kirby (1936-2007), South African columnist, comedian, musician, novelist, playwright, and satirist.
– Robert Kirby (b. 1943), American humorist and writer.
– Robert Klymasz (b. 1936), Ukrainian-Canadian folklorist.
– Robert Knecht (b. 1926), Anglo-French historian and professor.
– Robert Knopwood (1763-1838), Anglo-Australian clergyman and diarist.
– Robert Kramer (1939-1999), American actor, director, and screenwriter.
– Robert Kraus (1925-2001), American cartoonist, children’s book writer, and publisher.
– Robert Kroetsch (1927-2011), Canadian novelist, poet, and writer.
– Robert Kurson (b. 1963), American author and journalist.
– Robert Lacey (b. 1944), English biographer and historian.
– Robert Eyres Landor (1781-1869), English clergyman, dramatist, poet, and writer.
– Robert Lawson (1892-1957), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– Robert Lax (1915-2000), American poet.
– Robert Laxalt (1923-2001), Basque-American writer.
– Robert Eadon Leader (1839-1922), English activist, historian, and journalist.
– Robert Keith Leavitt (1895-1967), American author and historian.
– Robert Edwin (E.) Lee (1918-1994), American lyricist and playwright.
– Robert N. Lee (1890-1964), American screenwriter.
– Robert Lees (1912-2004), American screenwriter.
– Robert Lees (1922-1996), American linguist and writer.
– Robert James Lees (1849-1931), English preacher, spiritualist, and writer.
– Robert Leeson (1928-2013), English author and children’s book writer.
– Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968), American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Lepage (b. 1957), Canadian actor, director, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Levin (b. 1939), American essayist and writer.
– Robert Benjamin Lewis (1802-1858), American author and entrepreneur.
– Robert Lichello (1926-2001), American author, biographer, and historian.
– Robert Liddell (1908-1992), English biographer, critic, novelist, poet, and travel writer.
– Robert Lindsay (or Lindesay / Lyndsay) of Pitscottie (c.1532-1580), Scottish chronicler and historian.
– Robert Lissauer (1917-2004), American author, composer, and musicologist.
– Robert Litz (1950-2012), American critic, director, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Lloyd (1733-1764), English poet and satirist.
– Robert Edward Crozier Long (1872-1938), Anglo-Irish author and journalist.
– Robert Lopez (b. 1975), American songwriter.
– Robert Lord (1900-1976), American producer and screenwriter.
– Robert Louthan (b. 1951), American poet.
– Robert Loveman (1864-1923), American poet.
– Robert Morss Lovett (1870-1956), American academic, activist, editor, government official, and writer.
– Robert Lowell (1917-1977), American poet.
– Robert Lowie (1883-1957), Austrian-American anthropologist and writer.
– Robert A.W. Lowndes (1916-1998), American science fiction author and editor.
– Robert Lowry (1919-1994), American illustrator, novelist, publisher, and short story writer.
– Robert Wilson Lynd (1879-1949), Irish essayist and writer.
– Robert David MacDonald (1929-2004), Scottish director, playwright, and translator.
– Robert MacNeil (b. 1931), Canadian-American journalist and writer.
– Robert Majzels (b. 1950), Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, and translator.
– Robert Manning (1919-2012), American author, editor, and journalist.
– Robert Mannyng (de Brune) (c.1275-1338), English chronicler and monk.
– Robert Marasco (1936-1998), American horror author and playwright.
– Robert K. Massie (b. 1929), American author and historian.
– Robert Henry Mathews (1877-1970), Australian lexicographer, linguist, missionary, and scholar.
– Robert L. May (1905-1976), American poet and writer.
– Robert C. Maynard (1937-1993), American editor, journalist, and publisher.
– Robert McAlmon (1895-1956), American author, poet, and publisher.
– Robert M. McBride (1879-1970), American publisher and writer.
– Robert R. McCammon (b. 1952), American novelist.
– Robert McCloskey (1914-2003), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– Robert McCrum (b. 1953), English editor and writer.
– Robert McLellan (1907-1985), Scottish dramatist, poet, and writer.
– Robert H. McNeal (1930-1988), American author and historian.
– Robert Merritt (1936-1999), American-Canadian broadcaster, critic, educator, and playwright.
– Robert Mezey (b. 1935), American academic, critic, poet, and translator.
– Robert Duncan Milne (1844-1899), American science fiction author.
– Robert Minhinnick (b. 1952), Welsh essayist, novelist, poet, and translator.
– Robert Montgomery (1807-1855), English poet.
– Robert Morgan (b. 1944), American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
– Robert C. Morgan (b. 1943), American critic, curator, historian, poet, and painter.
– Robert Morris (1700-1754), English architect and writer.
– Robert Morris (b. 1950), American novelist, professor, and writer.
– Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Anglo-Scottish evangelist, linguist, missionary, and translator.
– Robert Moss (b. 1946), Australian author, historian, journalist, and poet.
– Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), American author and educator.
– Robert Munsch (b. 1945), American-Canadian children’s book writer.
– Robert Musil (1880-1942), Austrian novelist and short story writer.
– Robert Nadeau (b. 1944), American historian and professor.
– Robert Morton Nance (1873-1959), Cornish linguist and writer.
– Robert Nares (1753-1829), English author, clergyman, and philologist.
– Robert (Stuart) Nathan (b. 1948), American director, journalist, novelist, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Cummings Neville (b. 1939), American author, philosopher, and theologian.
– Robert Nichols (1893-1944), English playwright and poet.
– Robert Nicoll (1814-1837), Scottish poet.
– Robert Nugent (1702-1788), Irish poet and politician.
– Robert Nye (b. 1939), English children’s book author, novelist, poet, and playwright.
– Robert C. O’Brien (1918-1973), pen name of American children’s book writer and journalist Robert Conly.
– Robert O’Connor (b. 1959), American novelist.
– Robert J. O’Neill (b. 1936), Australian author, historian, and professor.
– Robert O’Riordan (b. 1943), Canadian novelist.
– Robert Oldham (b. 1950), Canadian author and poet.
– Robert Owen (1771-1858), Welsh activist and writer.
– Robert Owen (1820-1902), Welsh antiquarian, editor, historian, and theologian.
– Robert Owenson (1744-1812), Irish actor and author, also known as “Robert MacOwen”.
– Robert Oxnam (b. 1942), American author, professor, and scholar.
– Robert Palmer (1859-1932), pen name of Belgian author and playwright Cyriel Buysse, who also published as “Louis Bonheyden” and “Prosper Van Hove”.
– Robert Palmer (1945-1997), American musician, musicologist, and writer.
– Robert E.A. (R.E.A.) Palmer (1933-2006), American historian.
– Robert Roswell (R.R.) Palmer (1909-2002), American author and historian.
– Robert Paltock (1697-1767), English attorney and novelist.
– Robert Louis Paquette (b. 1951), American historian and writer.
– Robert B. Parker (1932-2010), American crime author.
– Robert Parry (1540-1612), Welsh author, poet, and translator.
– Robert Parry (b. 1949), American author and journalist.
– R. (Robert) Williams Parry (1884-1956), Welsh poet.
– Robert Patrick (b. 1937), American lyricist, novelist, playwright, poet, and short story writer.
– Robert Wilson Patterson (1850-1910), American editor, journalist, and publisher.
– Robert Paxton (b. 1932), American historian and political scientist.
– Robert Payne (1911-1983), Cornish biographer, historian, lecturer, novelist, poet, and professor, who also used the pen names “Howard Horn”, “John Anthony Devon”, “Richard Cargoe”, “Robert Young”, and “Valentin Tikhonov”.
– Robert Péguy (1883-1968), French director and screenwriter.
– Robert Peters (1924-2014), American actor, critic, editor, playwright, poet, and scholar.
– Robert Peterson (1924-2000), American poet.
– Robert Storm Peterson (1882-1949), Danish artist, cartoonist, humorist, and writer, who used the pen name “Storm P.”
– Robert W. Peterson (1925-2006), American editor, reporter, and writer.
– Robert Phillips (b. 1938), American poet, professor, and writer.
– Robert Pinget (1919-1997), French novelist, playwright, and poet.
– Robert B. Pippin (b. 1948), American author and philosopher.
– Robert Pirosh (1910-1989), American director and screenwriter.
– Robert Pollok (1798-1827), Scottish poet.
– Robert Roy Pool (b. 1953), American screenwriter.
– Robert Poole (b. 1957), English academic and historian.
– Robert Post (1910-1943), American journalist and war correspondent.
– Robert Lincoln Poston (1891-1924), American activist, editor, and journalist.
– Robert Presslie (1920-2002), English science fiction author.
– Robert Priest (b. 1951), Canadian children’s book writer, poet, singer, and songwriter.
– Robert N. Proctor (b. 1954), American historian and professor.
– Robert Prutz (1816-1872), German poet and writer.
– Robert Pullus (or Pullan, Pullen, or Pully; c.1080-1147-50), English cardinal, philosopher, and theologian.
– Robert Michael Pyle (b. 1947), American author, lepidopterist, and poet.
– Robert Quillen (1887-1948), American humorist and journalist.
– Robert E. Quirk (1918-2009), American historian and professor.
– Robert Rait (1874-1936), Scottish educator and historian.
– Robert J. Randisi (b. 1951), American mystery and Western author who also publishes under a wide variety of pen names, including “Cole Weston”, “Joseph Meek”, “Joshua Randall”, “Lew Baines”, “Paul Ledd”, “Robert Lake” “Spenser Fortune”, “Tom Cutter”, and “W.B. Longley”.
– Robert Rankin (b. 1949), British humorist and novelist.
– Robert Bruce Raup (1888-1976), American author, philosopher, and professor.
– Robert Raymond (1922-2003), Australian director, filmmaker, journalist, producer, and writer.
– Robert Reece (1838-1891), English librettist and playwright.
– Robert A. Rees (b. 1935), American educator, scholar, and poet.
– Robert Reich (b. 1946), American author, commentator, economist, and professor.
– Robert Reinick (1805-1852), German painter and poet.
– Robert V. (Vincent) Remini (1921-2013), American biographer, historian, and professor.
– Robert Rendall (1898-1967), Scottish naturalist and poet.
– Robert D. Richardson (b. 1934), American biographer and historian.
– Robert S. Richardson (1902-1981), American astronomer and science fiction author who published under the pen name “Philip Latham”.
– Robert Rimmer (1917-2001), American novelist.
– Robert Stephen Rintoul (1787-1858), Scottish editor, journalist, and publisher.
– Robert Riskin (1897-1955), American playwright and screenwriter.
– Robert Roberts (1680-1741), Welsh cleric and writer.
– Robert Roberts (1780-1860), American activist, author, and butler.
– Robert Roberts (1871-1930), Welsh clergyman, teacher, translator, and writer, who was also known as “Silyn Roberts”.
– Robert Roberts (1905-1974), English author and teacher.
– Robert Robinson (1735-1790), English historian, hymn-writer, and theologian.
– Robert Rodi (b. 1956), American comic book writer, essayist, novelist, performance artist, and playwright.
– Robert Rosenblum (1927-2006), American author, curator, and historian.
– Robert Rossen (1908-1966), American director, producer, and screenwriter.
– Robert Rozhdestvensky (1932-1994), Russian poet.
– Robert Ruark (1915-1965), American adventurer, columnist, and novelist.
– Robert Sabatier (1923-2012), French poet and writer.
– Robert Sandeman (1718-1771), Scottish theologian and writer.
– Robert Sanderson (1587-1663), English theologian, and writer.
– Robert Edison Sandiford (b. 1968), Canadian essayist, novelist and short story writer.
– Robert Charles Sands (1799-1832), American poet and writer.
– Robert Schlagintweit (1833-1855), German explorer and travel writer.
– Robert Sellers (b. 1965), English biographer, journalist, and writer.
– Robert Sempill the Elder (c.1530-1595), Scottish ballad-writer.
– Robert Sempill the Younger (c.1595-c.1663), Scottish poet.
– Robert J. Serling (1918-2010), American editor, novelist, and writer.
– Robert William (R.W.) Seton-Watson (1879-1951), English activist and historian, also known under the pen name “Scotus Viator”.
– Robert Sewell (1845-1925), English administrator and historian.
– Robert Shaw (1927-1978), English actor, novelist, and playwright.
– Robert (John) Shaw (b. 1933), English jazz musician and poet.
– Robert Carl-Heinz Shell (1949-2015), South African author, historian, professor, and scholar.
– Robert Sherard (1861-1943), English journalist and writer.
– Robert Sherrod (1909-1994), American author, editor, and journalist.
– Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955), American editor, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Shields (1918-2007), American clergyman, diarist, and teacher.
– Robert Sibbald (1641-1722), Scottish antiquarian, historian, and physician.
– Robert A. Simon (1897-1981), American author, critic, librettist, and translator.
– Robert Skimin (1929-2011), American artist, author, and military officer.
– Robert Sklar (1936-2011), American author and historian.
– Robert Bache (B.) Smith (1875-1951), American librettist and lyricist.
– Robert Cross Smith (1795-1832), English astrologer and editor, who published under the pen name “Raphael”.
– Robert Kimmel Smith (b. 1930), American children’s book writer and novelist.
– Robert Paul Smith (1915-1977), American humorist and writer.
– Robert Sparrow Smythe (1833-1917), Australian editor, journalist, and publisher.
– Robert J.C. Stead (1880-1959), Canadian author and poet.
– Robert Stephens (1665-1732), English historian.
– Robert Neilson Stephens (1867-1906), American novelist and playwright.
– Robert Solé (b. 1946), French-Egyptian journalist and novelist.
– Robert Sour (1906-1985), American composer and lyricist.
– Robert South (1634-1716), English clergyman and writer.
– Robert Southey (1774-1843), English poet.
– Robert Southwell (c.1561-1595), English missionary, priest, and poet.
– Robert Speaight (1904-1976), English actor and writer.
– Robert A. Stemmle (1903-1974), German director and screenwriter.
– Robert Alan Mowbry Stevenson (1847-1900), Scottish critic and writer.
– Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, novelist, poet, and travel writer.
– Robert Stiller (b. 1928), Polish editor, poet, polyglot, translator, and writer.
– Robert Stone (1937-2015), American novelist.
– Robert Surtees (1779-1834), English antiquarian and historian.
– Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864), English editor, novelist, and sports writer.
– Robert J. Szmidt (b. 1962), Polish fantasy and science fiction author, journalist, and translator.
– Róbert Tábori (1855-1906), Hungarian author and journalist.
– Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998), American novelist and short story writer.
– Robert Tell (b. 1937), American author, poet, publisher, and speaker.
– Robert Thomas (1927-1989), French actor, director, and writer.
– Robert E. Thompson (1924-2004), American screenwriter.
– Robert Farris Thompson (b. 1932), American historian and writer.
– Robert Thoroton (1623-c.1678), English antiquarian and historian.
– Robert Thurman (b. 1941), American academic and writer.
– Robert Tofte (c.1562-1620), English poet and translator.
– Robert Tressell (1870-1911), pen name of Irish novelist Robert Croker (later, Robert Noonan).
– Robert Trumble (1919-2011), Australian author and musician.
– Robert Trundle (b. 1943), American author, philosopher, and professor.
– Robert C. Tucker (1918-2010), American historian and political scientist.
– Robert M. Utley (b. 1929), American author and historian.
– Robert Vaidlo (1921-2004), Estonian children’s book writer and journalist.
– Robert Floris van Eyck (or van Eijk; 1916-1991), Anglo-Dutch artist and poet.
– Robert Jan van Pelt (b. 1955), Dutch author, historian, professor, and scholar.
– Robert E. Vardeman (b. 1947), American fantasy, science fiction, and Western author who has also published under the pen names “Cliff Garnett”, “Daniel Moran”, “Edward S. Hudson”, “F.J. Hale”, “Jackson Lowry”, “Karl Lassiter”, “Paul Kenyon”, and “Victor Appleton”.
– Robert G. Vignola (1882-1953), Italian-American actor, director, and screenwriter.
– Robert Vivier (1894-1989), Belgian biographer, poet, and writer.
– Robert von Pöhlmann (1852-1914), German historian and professor.
– Robert G.L. Waite (1919-1999), Canadian historian and professor.
– Robert James Waller (b. 1939), American author, musician, and photographer.
– Robert Walser (1878-1956), Swiss writer.
– Robert (Plumer) Ward (1765-1846), English barrister, novelist, and politician.
– Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), American critic, novelist, and poet.
– Robert Warshow (1917-1955), American author, critic, and essayist.
– Robert Watt (1774-1819), Scottish bibliographer, physician, and writer.
– Robert Wedderburn (c.1510-between 1555-60), Scottish poet.
– Robert Weinberg (b. 1946), American editor and science fiction author.
– Robert Anthony Welch (1947-2013), Irish author, critic, poet, and scholar.
– Robert Wells (1922-1998), American composer, producer, screenwriter, and songwriter.
– Robert Wells (b. 1947), English poet.
– Robert Westall (1929-1993), English author, journalist, and teacher.
– Robert Westerby (1909-1968), English author and screenwriter.
– Robert Whitehill (b. 1947), American poet.
– Robert Wild (or Wylde; 1615-1679), English clergyman and poet.
– Robert Wilder (1901-1974), American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Robert Williams (1766-1850), Welsh bard also known as “Robert ap Gwilym Ddu”.
– Robert Williams (1830-1877), Welsh poet also known as “Trebor Mai”.
– Robert Dewi Williams (1870-1955), Welsh author, minister, and teacher.
– Robert Moore Williams (1907-1977), American science fiction author who also wrote under the pen names “E.K. Jarvis”, “H.H. Hermon”, “John S. Browning”, “Robert Moore”, and “Russell Storm”.
– Robert Wilson (c.1540s-1600), English actor and dramatist.
– Robert Wilson (b. 1957), English crime author.
– Robert Anton Wilson (1932-2007), American author, editor, poet, and psychologist.
– Robert Burns Wilson (1850-1913), American painter and poet.
– Robert Charles Wilson (b. 1953), American-Canadian science fiction author.
– Robert McLiam Wilson (b. 1966), Irish novelist.
– Robert Winchelsey (c.1245-1313), English clergyman, theologian, and writer.
– Robert Winter (b. 1924), American historian and professor.
– Robert Witt (1872-1952), English historian and writer.
– Robert Wood (1717-1771), English antiquarian, civil servant, politician, traveller, and writer.
– Robert Woodrow (1679-1734), Scottish historian.
– Robert Wright (1906-1902), English biographer and historian.
– Robert Wright (1914-2005), American composer and lyricist.
– Robert B. Wyatt (b. 1940), American author and publisher.
– Robert Wydow (c.1446-1505), English clergyman, musician, and poet.
– Robert Sterling Yard (1861-1945), American activist, journalist, and writer.
– Robert Yeo (b. 1940), Singaporean novelist, playwright, and poet.
– Robert Young (1822-1888), Scottish publisher, scholar, and translator.
– Robert F. Young (1915-1986), American science fiction author.
– Robert J. Young (b. 1942), Canadian historian and professor.
– Robert J.C. Young (b. 1950), English historian, philosopher, and writer.
– Robert W. Young (1912-2007), American lexicographer and linguist.
– Robert Zaller (b. 1940), American activist, author, editor, playwright, professor, and translator.
– Robert Zieger (1938-2013), American author and historian.
– Robert Dingwall (R.D.) Zimmerman (b. 1952), American children’s book writer and mystery author.
Everything Old is New Again
April 5, 2015 § 2 Comments
I’ve long been of the opinion that there are many classic names that are long since due for a revival. I’d like to see more Olivers and Theodores and Maudies and Candaces and even Victorias running around. Apparently, I’m not the only one, as these links illustrates (click through for the whys and wherefores):
- “20 Victorian Baby Names That Are In Style For 2015“
- “20 Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Are Back In Style“
- “10 Traditional Baby Names That Are Making A Comeback“
For girls: Adeline, Alice, Alma, Amelia, Aubrey, Blanche, Clara, Cora, Edith, Effie, Evelyn, Florence, Hattie, Hazel, Leah, Lillian, Lucy, Maggie, Naomi, Nora, Olive, Ruth, Sadie, and Stella
For boys: Alfred, Bernard, Charlie, Eli, Everett, Henry, Harold, Henry, Isaac, Jack, Jasper, Leo, Max, Oliver, Oscar, Owen, Raymond, Samuel, Silas, and Warren
What other names do you think should make a comeback?
By Any Other Name: Writers Named Tom
February 9, 2015 § 1 Comment
There are hundreds of writers named “Tom“, and here is a list of many of them:
– Tom Andrews (1961-2001), American critic and poet.
– Tom Barry (1885-1931), American comedian, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Tom Becker (b. 1981), English children’s book writer.
– Tom Birdseye (b. 1951), American children’s book writer.
– Tom W. Blackburn (1913-1992), American author, lyricist, and screenwriter.
– Tom Bodett (b. 1955), American author, broadcaster, and voice actor.
– Tom Bradby (b. 1967), English author and journalist.
– Tom Brokaw (b. 1940), American author, broadcaster, editor, and journalist.
– Tom Brown (1662-1704), English satirist and translator.
– Tom Buckingham (1895-1934), American director and screenwriter.
– Tom Burns (1906-1995), Anglo-Chilean editor and publisher.
– Tom Clancy (1947-2013), American historian and novelist.
– Tom Clark (b. 1941), American biographer, editor, and poet.
– Tom Cutter (b. 1951), one of the many pen names of American mystery and Western author Robert J. Randisi, who also publishes as “Cole Weston”, “Joseph Meek”, “Joshua Randall”, “Lew Baines”, “Paul Ledd”, “Robert Lake”, “Spenser Fortune”, and “W.B. Longley”, among other pseudonyms.
– Tom Dardis (1926-2001), American author and editor.
– Tom Dawe (b. 1940), Canadian children’s book writer and poet.
– Tom De Haven (b. 1949), American author, editor, journalist, and teacher.
– Tom Deitz (1952-2009), American artist, educator, and fantasy author.
– Tom Devine (b. 1945), Scottish historian and writer.
– Tom Dolby (b. 1975), Anglo-American editor, essayist, filmmaker, journalist, and novelist.
– Tom Egeland (b. 1959), Norwegian novelist.
– Tom Fontana (b. 1951), American playwright, producer, and screenwriter.
– Tom French (b. 1966), Irish poet.
– Tom Gallacher (1934-2001), Scottish playwright.
– Tom Gibson (1888-1950), American director and screenwriter.
– Tom Glazer (1914-2003), American singer and songwriter.
– Tom Godwin (1915-1980), American sci-fi author.
– Tom Hadaway (1923-2005), English dramatist and screenwriter.
– Tom T. Hall (b. 1936), American novelist, singer, songwriter, and short story writer.
– Tom Harpur (b. 1929), Canadian author, broadcaster, columnist, priest, and theologian.
– Tom Hayden (b. 1939), American activist, author, and politician.
– Tom Healy (b. 1961), American poet, professor, and writer.
– Tom Holland (b. 1968), British historian and novelist.
– Tom (T.A.G.) Hungerford (1915-2011), Australian author and journalist.
– Tom Jans (1948-1984), American musician, singer, and songwriter.
– Tom Kettle (1880-1916), Irish barrister, economist, journalist, poet, politician, soldier, and writer.
– Tom Kristensen (1893-1974), Danish critic, journalist, novelist, and poet.
– Tom Kristensen (b. 1955), Norwegian novelist.
– Tom Kromer (1906-1969), American novelist.
– Tom Lanoye (b. 1958), Belgian columnist, novelist, playwright, and poet.
– Tom Lotherington (b. 1950), Norwegian biographer, novelist, poet, and translator.
– Tom (T.) Lovatt-Williams (1897-1986), English poet and writer.
– Tom MacInnes (1867-1951), Canadian poet and translator.
– Tom Mandel (b. 1942), American poet.
– Tom Marshall (1938-1993), Canadian novelist and poet.
– Tom Maschler (b. 1933), Anglo-Austrian publisher and writer.
– Tom McHale (1902-1994), American novelist.
– Tom McHale (1941-1982), American novelist.
– Tom McGrath (1940-2009), Scottish musician and playwright.
– Tom Munnelly (1944-2007), Irish folklorist and writer.
– Tom Murphy (b. 1935), Irish dramatist.
– Tom Naegels (b. 1975), Belgian author and journalist.
– Tom Paulin (b. 1949), Irish critic and poet.
– Tom Perotta (b. 1961), American novelist and screenwriter.
– Tom Petty (b. 1950), American musician, producer, singer, and songwriter.
– Tom Pickard (b. 1946), English filmmaker and poet.
– Tom Pocock (1925-2007), English biographer, historian, and journalist.
– Tom Purdom (b. 1936), American critic and author.
– Tom Raworth (b. 1938), English artist and poet.
– Tom Regan (b. 1938), American activist, philosopher, and writer.
– Tom Robbins (b. 1932), American novelist.
– Tom Schulman (b. 1950), American screenwriter.
– Tom Scott (1918-1995), Scottish editor, poet, and writer.
– Tom Sexton (b. 1940), American poet.
– Tom Shippey (b. 1943), English author, historian, and scholar.
– Tom Springfield (b. 1934), pen name of American singer and songwriter Dionysius P.A. O’Brien.
– Tom Stacey (b. 1930), English novelist, publisher, and screenwriter.
– Tom Stannage (1944-2012), Australian administrator, academic, and historian.
– Tom Stoppard (b. 1937), Anglo-Czech playwright and screenwriter.
– Tom Snow (b. 1947), American singer and songwriter.
– Tom Taylor (1817-1880), English biographer, critic, dramatist, and editor.
– Tom Tryon (1926-1991), American actor, author, and screenwriter.
– Tom Waits (b. 1949), American actor, singer, and songwriter.
– Tom Walmsley (b. 1948), Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, and screenwriter.
– Tom Wayman (b. 1945), Canadian academic, poet, and writer.
– Tom Whitecloud (1914-1972), American author and physician.
– Tom Whitlock (b. 1954), American lyricist and songwriter.
– Tom Wintringham (1898-1949), English activist, author, historian, journalist, poet, politician, and soldier.
– Tom Wolfe (b. 1931), American author and journalist.
By Any Other Name: Writers Named Jim
February 7, 2015 § 1 Comment
A lot of writers have decided to go by the name of “Jim“. Here are a good number of them:
– Jim Allen (1926-1999), English playwright and screenwriter.
– Jim Anderson (b. 1937), Anglo-Australian editor and novelist.
– Jim Bellows (1922-2009), American editor and journalist.
– Jim Bennett (b. 1947), English historian and museum curator.
– Jim Bennett (b. 1951), English poet and short story writer.
– Jim Benton (b. 1960), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– Jim Butcher (b. 1971), American novelist.
– Jim Capaldi (1944-2005), English lyricist, musician, and songwriter.
– Jim Carroll (1949-2009), American author, musician, and poet.
– Jim Cartwright (b. 1968), English dramatist and screenwriter.
– Jim Chandler (b. 1941), American poet.
– Jim Connell (1852-1929), Irish activist and songwriter.
– Jim Copp (1913-1999), American songwriter and storyteller.
– Jim Crace (b. 1946), English novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
– Jim Daniels (b. 1956), American poet and writer.
– Jim Dodge (b. 1945), American novelist and poet.
– Jim Duffy (b. 1966), Irish historian and journalist.
– Jim Garland (1905-1978), American activist and songwriter.
– Jim Harmon, “Mr. Nostalgia” (1933-2010), American historian and short story writer, who sometimes published under the pen name “Judson Grey”.
– Jim Harris (b. 1955), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– Jim Harrison (b. 1937), American author and poet.
– Jim Hoagland (b. 1940), American columnist and journalist.
– Jim Jacobs (b. 1942), American composer, dramatist, and lyricist.
– Jim Kepner (1923-1997), American activist, author, historian, and journalist.
– Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959), American novelist and short story writer.
– Jim McNeil (1935-1982), Australian playwright.
– Jim Murphy (b. 1947), American children’s book writer.
– Jim Northrup (b. 1943), Native American columnist, commentator, performer, and poet.
– Jim Shepard (b. 1956), American novelist and short story writer.
– Jim Simmerman (1952-2006), American editor and poet.
– Jim Thompson (1906-1977), American crime fiction author.
– Jim Tully (1886-1947), American author, pugilist, and vagabond.
– Jim Ward (b. 1951), American fantasy author and game designer.
– Jim Williams (b. 1947), English author who also publishes under the pen names “Alexander Mollin” and “Richard Hugo”.
By Any Other Name: Writers Named James
February 7, 2015 § 1 Comment
There are so many writers named “James“. Just, so many. You might think this means that people named James are more likely to become writers, but probably it’s more because James has been a popular name for a very long time, so there are no doubt hundreds of well-known James’s in any profession. In any case, if you are looking for writers with the first name “James”, this list is a good start:
– James of Viterbo (c. 1255-1308), Italian friar, theologian, and writer.
– James II of Aragon (1267-1327), Spanish ruler and poet.
– James Barton Adams (1843-1918), American cowboy poet.
– James Truslow Adams (1878-1949), American historian and writer.
– James Agate (1877-1947), English critic and diarist.
– James Agee (1909-1955), American author, critic, journalist, poet, and screenwriter.
– James Albery (1838-1889), English dramatist.
– James Aldrich (1810-1856), American editor and poet.
– James Algar (1912-1998), American director, producer, and screenwriter.
– James Alison (b. 1959), English author, priest, and theologian.
– James Alexander Allan (1879-1967), Australian historian and poet.
– James Lane Allen (1849-1925), American novelist and short story writer.
– James Anderson (1662-1728), Scottish antiquarian, historian, and lawyer.
– James Anderson (c.1679/80-1739), Scottish minister and writer.
– James Anderson (1739-1808), Scottish agriculturalist, economist, and journalist.
– James Anderson (1936-2007), English mystery author.
– James Petit Andrews (1737-1797), English antiquarian and historian.
– James Stout Angus (1830-1923), Scottish poet and writer.
– James Arbuckle (1700-c.1742?), Irish critic and poet.
– James Atkinson (1780-1852), English artist, author, poet, scholar, and surgeon.
– James Atlas (b. 1949), American author and editor.
– James Ambrose Dominic Aylward (1813-1872), English poet and theologian.
– James Bacon (1914-2010), American actor, author, and journalist.
– James Bacque (b. 1929), Canadian editor, historian, novelist, and publisher.
– James Montgomery Bailey, “The Dansbury News Man” (1841-1894), American humorist and journalist.
– James Robert Baker (1946-1997), American novelist and screenwriter.
– James Baldwin (1841-1925), American children’s book author, editor, and educator.
– James Baldwin (1924-1987), American essayist, novelist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
– James Ballantine (1806-1877), Scottish artist and author.
– James Bandinel (1814-1892), English author, clergyman, and poet.
– James Barclay (b. 1965), English fantasy author.
– James Nelson Barker (1784-1858), American playwright, poet, politician, and soldier.
– James Barnes (1866-1936), American author, editor, historian, and journalist.
– James Lee Barrett (1929-1989), American dramatist, producer, and screenwriter.
– James Battye (1871-1954), Australian historian and librarian.
– James Keir Baxter (1926-1972), New Zealander poet.
– James Phinney Baxter (1831-1921), American businessman, civic leader, and historian.
– James Phinney Baxter III (1893-1975), American academic, educator, and historian.
– James Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish moralist, philosopher, and poet.
– James Warner Bellah (1899-1976), American Western author.
– James Theodore Bent (1852-1897), English archaeologist, explorer, and travel writer.
– James Beresford (1764-1840), English author, clergyman, and satirist.
– James Billings (b. 1932), American director, librettist, lyricist, and performer.
– James Bisset (c.1762-1832), Anglo-Scottish artist, collector, poet, and writer.
– James DeRuyter Blackwell (1828-1901), American author and poet.
– James Carlos Blake (b. 1947), American author and essayist.
– James A. Bland (1854-1911), American musician and songwriter.
– James Blish (1921-1975), American fantasy and science fiction author.
– James Boaden (1762-1839), English biographer, dramatist, and journalist.
– James Bonwick (1817-1906), Anglo-Australian historian and writer.
– James Boswell (1740-1795), Scottish author, diarist, and lawyer.
– James Cloyd Bowman (1880-1961), American children’s book author and educator.
– James F. Bowman (1826-1882), American journalist and poet.
– James Boyd (1888-1944), American novelist.
– James I.C. Boyd (1921-2009), English author and historian.
– James C. Bracken (1909-1972), American songwriter.
– James C. Bradford (b. 1945), American historian and professor.
– James Bradley (b. 1954), American historical nonfiction author.
– James Bradley (b. 1967), Australian critic and novelist.
– James Bramston (c. 1694-1744), English poet and satirist.
– James Brasfield (b. 1952), American poet and translator.
– James Bridges (1936-1993), American director and screenwriter.
– James Bridie (1888-1951), pen name of Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and surgeon Osborne Henry Mavor.
– James Franck Bright (1832-1920), English historian.
– James Brockman (1886-1967), Russian-American songwriter.
– James Broughton (1913-1999), American filmmaker and poet.
– James Cooke Brown (1921-2000), American science fiction author and sociologist.
– James Buchan (b. 1954), Scottish journalist and novelist.
– James Bland Burges (1752-1824), English author, barrister, poet, and politician, also known as James Bland Lamb.
– James Burgess (1832-1916), Anglo-Indian archaeologist and author.
– James Burgh (1714-1775), Anglo-Scottish politician, reformer, and writer.
– James Burke (b. 1936), Anglo-Irish author, broadcaster, producer, and science historian.
– James Lee Burke (b. 1936), American mystery author.
– James Burney (1750-1821), English author and rear-admiral.
– James Burnham (1905-1987), American philosopher and political theorist.
– James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014), American biographer, historian, and political scientist.
– James Ramsay Montagu Butler (1889-1975), English academic, historian, and politician.
– James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), American fantasy and belles lettres author.
– James M. Cain (1892-1977), American author, crime author, and journalist.
– James Cameron (1911-1985), Anglo-Scottish journalist.
– James Dykes Campbell (1838-1895), Scottish biographer, merchant, and writer.
– James Madison Carpenter (1888-1983), American folklorist, minister, and scholar.
– James Carroll (b. 1943), American historian, journalist, and novelist.
– James Chapman (b. 1968), English historian.
– James Martin Charlton (b. 1966), English director, filmmaker, and playwright.
– James Hadley Chase (1906-1985), pen name of English thriller author René Lodge Brabazon, who also wrote under the pen names “Ambrose Grant”, “James L. Docherty”, “R. Raymond”, and “Raymond Marshall”.
– James Freeman Clark (1810-1888), American author and theologian.
– James Clavell (1921-1994), Anglo-Australian director, novelist, screenwriter, and soldier.
– James Cleugh (1891-1969), English author and translator.
– James Lincoln Collier (b. 1928), American author, journalist, and musician.
– James F. Conant (b. 1958), American author and philosopher.
– James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American novelist.
– James Costigan (1926-2007), American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.
– James Cousins (1873-1956), Irish actor, critic, editor, poet, playwright, teacher, and writer.
– James Cowan (1870-1943), New Zealander author and historian.
– James Cowan (b. 1942), Australian author and poet.
– James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978), American novelist.
– James Ashmore Creelman (1894-1941), American screenwriter.
– James Edwin Creighton (1861-1924), American essayist and philosopher.
– James Crumley (1939-2008), American crime author, novelist, and short story writer.
– James Currie (1756-1805), Scottish biographer, editor, and physician.
– James Curtis (1907-1977), English novelist.
– James Oliver Curwood (1878-1927), American adventure writer and conservationist.
– James Cuthbertson (1851-1910), Scottish-Australian poet and teacher.
– James Dashner (b. 1972), American novelist.
– James Darmesteter (1849-1894), French antiquarian, author, and translator.
– James Daugherty (1889-1974), American children’s book author, illustrator, and painter.
– James Conway Davies (1891-1971), Welsh historian and palaeographer.
– James (J.) Kitchener Davies (1902-1952), Welsh playwright and poet.
– James Davis (1706/07-1755), Welsh physician and satirist.
– James Wentworth Day (1899-1983), English broadcaster, sportsman, and writer.
– James De Mille (1833-1880), Canadian novelist.
– James Deahl (b. 1945), Canadian poet and publisher.
– James Dearden (b. 1949), English director and screenwriter.
– James Devaney (1890-1976), Australian journalist, novelist, and poet.
– James Dickey (1923-1997), American novelist and poet.
– James Main Dixon (1856-1933), Scottish author and educator.
– James Donaldson (1831-1915), Scottish scholar, theologian, and writer.
– James Lowry Donaldson (1814-1885), American author and soldier.
– James V. Downton (b. 1938), American sociologist and writer.
– James William Drought (1931-1983), American author, editor, and press officer.
– James Duff Duff (1860-1940), Scottish editor, scholar, and translator.
– James Duffy (1809-1871), Irish author and publisher.
– James Duport (1606-1679), English classical scholar and translator.
– James M. Edie (1927-1998), American philosopher and writer.
– James Edmeston (1791-1876), English architect and hymnwriter.
– James Edward Edmonds (1861-1956), English historian and soldier.
– James Ellroy (b. 1948), American crime fiction writer and essayist.
– James Elphinston (1721-1809), Scottish educator, linguist, phonologist, and writer.
– James Elward (1928-1996), American actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter.
– James Fallows (b. 1949), American journalist and writer.
– James L. Farmer, Sr. (1886-1961), American author, educator, and theologian.
– James Farrar (1823-1944), English poet.
– James Gordon (J.G.) Farrell (1935-1979), Irish novelist.
– James T. Farrell (1904-1979), American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
– James Fenton (b. 1931), Scottish linguist and poet.
– James Fenton (b. 1949), English critic, journalist, and poet.
– James Fergusson (1808-1886), Scottish architect, historian, and writer.
– James Thomas Fields (1817-1881), American editor, poet, and publisher.
– James Fitzmaurice-Kelly (1858-1923), Scottish translator and writer.
– James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), English novelist, playwright, and poet.
– James Flint (b. 1968), English journalist, novelist, and short story writer.
– James Follett (b. 1939), English author and screenwriter.
– James Forbes (1749-1819), Anglo-Scottish artist, author, and traveler.
– James Forbes (1871-1938), Canadian playwright and screenwriter.
– James Fordyce (1720-1796), Scottish minister and poet.
– James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856), Scottish artist and travel writer.
– James George Frazer (1854-1941), Scottish anthropologist and author.
– James Dillet Freeman (1912-2003), American minister and poet.
– James Midwinter Freeman (1827-1900), American clergyman and writer.
– James Freney (1719-1788), Irish highwayman and writer.
– James Frey (b. 1969), American producer and writer.
– James N. Frey (b. 1943), American author and educator.
– James Hain Friswell (1825-1878), English essayist and novelist.
– James Anthony Froude (1818-1894), English biographer, editor, historian, and novelist.
– James Gairdner (1828-1912), Scottish historian.
– James Galvin (b. 1951), American author and poet.
– James Alan Gardner (b. 1955), Canadian science fiction author.
– James Louis Garvin (1868-1947), English author, editor, and journalist.
– James Gilreath (1936-2003), American singer and songwriter.
– James Gleeson (1915-2008), Australian artist, critic, curator, poet, and writer.
– James Gleick (b. 1954), American author and science historian.
– James Goldman (1927-1998), American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.
– James Grady (b. 1949), American journalist and novelist.
– James Graham (b. 1929), pen name used by English author Harry Patterson, who also published under the pen names “Hugh Marlowe”, “Jack Higgins”, and “Martin Fallon”.
– James Grahame (1765-1811), Scottish poet.
– James Grainger (c.1721-1766), Scottish doctor, poet, and translator.
– James Grant (1822-1887), Scottish historian and novelist.
– James H. Gray (1906-1998), Canadian author, historian, and journalist.
– James Green (b. 1944), American activist, author, and educator.
– James Greenwood (c. 1683-1737), English author and grammarian.
– James Greenwood (1832-1929), English journalist, and writer.
– James Grippando (b. 1958), American lawyer and novelist.
– James Gruen (1894-1967), American screenwriter.
– James Gunn (b. 1923), American science fiction author and editor.
– James William Hackett (b. 1929), American philosopher and poet.
– James Hadow (1667-1747), Scottish author, educator, and theologian.
– James Baker Hall (1935-2009), American novelist, photographer, poet, and teacher.
– James Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889), English collector and historian.
– James Hanley (1897-1985), Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
– James F. Hanley (1892-1942), American lyricist and songwriter.
– James Hannay (1827-1873), Scottish diplomat, journalist, and novelist.
– James Aloyisius Harden-Hickey (1854-1898), Franco-American adventurer, author, and editor.
– James Hardiman (1782-1855), Irish historian and librarian.
– James Wycliffe Headlam-Morley (1863-1929), English classicist and historian.
– James Hearst (1900-1983), American philosopher, poet, and professor.
– James Hebblethwaite (1857-1921), Anglo-Australian clergyman, poet, and teacher.
– James Heneghan (b. 1930), Anglo-Canadian children’s book writer and novelist.
– James Henry (1798-1876), Irish poet and scholar.
– James Leo Herlihy (1927-1993), American actor, novelist, and playwright.
– James A. Herne (1839-1901), American actor and playwright.
– James Hilton (1900-1954), English novelist and screenwriter.
– James Hinton (1822-1875), English author and surgeon.
– James P. Hogan (1941-2010), English science fiction author.
– James Hogg (1770-1835), Scottish essayist, novelist, and poet.
– James Holman, “The Blind Traveler” (1786-1857), English adventurer and author.
– James Archibald Houston (1921-2005), Canadian artist, author, designer, and filmmaker.
– James D. Houston (1933-2009), American novelist.
– James Howe (b. 1946), American children’s book author.
– James Howell (c. 1594-1666), Anglo-Welsh historian and writer.
– James Huneker (1857-1921), American critic and writer.
– James Hynes (b. 1955), American novelist.
– James Janeway (1636-1674), English author and minister.
– James Jackson Jarves (1818-1888), American author, collector, critic, and editor.
– James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), American activist, author, diplomat, educator, lawyer, and songwriter.
– James Johonnot (1832-1888), American author and educator.
– James Joll (1918-1994), English biographer, historian, and lecturer.
– James Jones (1921-1977), American novelist.
– James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet.
– James Kaplan (b. 1951), American biographer, journalist, and novelist.
– James Kelly (b. 1959), Irish author, editor, educator, and historian.
– James Patrick Kelly (b. 1951), American science fiction author.
– James Kennaway (1928-1968), Scottish novelist and screenwriter.
– James Kenney (1780-1849), English dramatist.
– James Kenward (1908-1944), English author and illustrator.
– James Kirkup (1918-2009), English poet, translator, and travel writer.
– James Kirkwood, Jr. (1924-1989), American actor, author, and playwright.
– James Kisner (1947-2008), American horror author, who also wrote under the pen names “Eric Flanders” and “Martin James”.
– James Krüss (1926-1997), German children’s book author and illustrator, dramatist, poet, and translator.
– James Howard Kunstler (b. 1948), American author and social critic.
– James Lapine (b. 1949), American director, librettist, playwright, and screenwriter.
– James Lasdun (b. 1958), English author and poet.
– James Laughlin (1914-1997), American poet and publisher.
– James Laver (1899-1975), English author, critic, curator, and historian.
– James MacPherson Le Moine (1825-1912), Canadian author and barrister.
– James Leasor (1923-2007), English novelist.
– James Lees-Milne (1908-1997), English architectural historian, biographer, diarist, and novelist.
– James Matthews Legaré (1823-1859), American inventor and poet.
– James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish editor, missionary, sinologist, and translator.
– James Lockhart (1933-2014), American author and historian.
– James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), American critic, diplomat, editor, and poet.
– James Love (1722-1774), pen name of English actor, playwright, and poet, James Dance.
– James Lydon (1928-2013), Irish educator and historian.
– James Mabbe (1572-1642), English poet, scholar, and translator.
– James Macdonnell (1841-1879), Scottish author and journalist.
– James E. Mace (1952-2004), American historian and professor.
– James MacGeoghegan (1702-1763), Irish historian and priest.
– James MacKaye (1872-1935), American engineer and philosopher.
– James Mackintosh (1765-1832), Scottish historian, journalist, jurist, philosopher, and politician.
– James Noël MacKenzie Maclean (1928-1978), Scottish author and memoirist.
– James Macpherson (1736-1796), Scottish poet, politician, translator, and writer.
– James Clarence Mangan (1803-1849), Irish poet.
– James Marr (1918-2009), English author and historian.
– James Marshall (1942-1992), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– James Martineau (1805-1900), English religious philosopher and writer.
– James David Marwick (1826-1908), Scottish historian, lawyer, and town clerk.
– James Mayhew (b. 1964), English children’s book writer and illustrator.
– James McAuley (1917-1976), Australian academic, critic, journalist, and poet.
– James McBride (b. 1957), American author, journalist, musician, and screenwriter.
– James H. McClure (1939-2006), English author and journalist.
– James McCourt (b. 1941), Irish- American novelist and writer.
– James McFarlane (1920-1999), English editor, scholar, and translator.
– James Kevin McGuinness (1893-1950), American producer and screenwriter.
– James McHenry (1785-1845), American author, diplomat, and physician.
– James McIntyre (1828-1906), Canadian poet.
– James McLevy (1796-1875), Irish-Scottish detective and mystery author.
– James L. McMichael (b. 1939), American poet.
– James McNeish (b. 1931), New Zealander author, novelist, and playwright.
– James Alan McPherson (b. 1943), American essayist and short story writer.
– James M. McPherson (b. 1936), American author and historian.
– James McSherry, Jr. (1819-1869), American lawyer and writer.
– James Meek (b. 1962), Anglo-Scottish novelist and journalist.
– James Melville (1556-1614), Scottish clergyman, poet, and translator.
– James Creed Meredith (1875-1942), Irish activist, author, philosopher, scholar, and translator.
– James Merrick (1720-1769), English poet and scholar.
– James Merrill (1926-1995), American author and poet.
– James J. Metcalfe (1906-1960), American poet, reporter, and special agent.
– James Lionel Michael (1824-1868), Anglo-Australian poet and solicitor.
– James A. Michener (1907-1997), American non-fiction author and novelist.
– James Mill (1773-1836), Scottish economist, historian, philosopher, and political theorist.
– James Miller (1730-1744), English clergyman, librettist, playwright, and poet.
– James Mitchell (1926-2002), English crime fiction author and screenwriter who also wrote under the pen names “James Munro” and “Patrick O. McGuire”.
– James Moffat (1922-1993), Anglo-Canadian pulp novelist, who also published under the pen names of “Etienne Aubin”, “Richard Allen”, and “Trudi Maxwell”.
– James Lynam Molloy (c. 1837-1909), Irish author, composer, and poet.
– James Moloney (b. 1954), Australian children’s book author.
– James J. Montague (1873-1941), American journalist, poet, and satirist.
– James Montgomery (1771-1854), Anglo-Scottish editor, hymnwriter, and poet.
– James Mooney (1861-1921), American ethnographer and writer.
– James Augustus Cotter Morrison (1832-1888), English essayist and historian.
– James K. Morrow (b. 1947), American fantasy and science fiction author.
– James Mortimer (1833-1911), Anglo-American chess player, journalist, and playwright.
– James Hope Moulton (1863-1917), English author, philologist, and theologian.
– James Mudge (1844-1918), American author and clergyman.
– James Murdoch (1856-1921), Scottish educator, historian, journalist, and scholar.
– James Vincent Murphy (1880-1946), Irish journalist, translator, and writer.
– James Murray (1837-1915), Scottish editor, lexicographer, and philologist.
– James W. Nichol (b. 1940), Canadian novelist and playwright.
– James Oppenheim (1882-1932), American editor, novelist, and poet.
– James Orr (1770-1816), Scottish weaver poet.
– James Otis (1848-1912), pen name of American children’s book author and journalist James Otis Kaler.
– James Owen (b. 1969), English historian and journalist.
– James Parkes (1896-1981), English activist, clergyman, and historian.
– James Patterson (b. 1947), American novelist.
– James Lloydovich Patterson (b. 1933), Russian-American naval officer and poet.
– James Payn (1830-1898), English novelist.
– James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981), American poet and publisher.
– James Gates Percival (1795-1856), American geologist and poet.
– James Breck Perkins (1847-1910), American historian, politician, and writer.
– James Phillips (b. 1977), English director, photographer, and playwright.
– James Philp (c. 1860-1935), Scottish-Australian author and journalist.
– James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893), American composer and songwriter.
– James Shepherd Pike (1811-1882), American journalist.
– James Planché (1796-1880), English antiquarian and dramatist.
– James Poe (1921-1980), American screenwriter.
– James Alan Polster (1947-2012), American explorer, journalist, novelist, producer, and screenwriter.
– James Pope-Hennessy (1916-1974), English biographer and travel writer.
– James A. Porter (1836-1897), American novelist.
– James Powell (b. 1932), Canadian short story writer.
– James Puckle (1667-1724), English inventor, lawyer, and writer.
– James Purdy (1914-2009), American novelist, playwright, poet, and short story writer.
– James Morgan Pryse (1859-1942), American author, publisher, and theosophist.
– James Pycroft (1813-1895), English author, cricketer, and vicar.
– James Rado (b. 1932), American actor, composer, and writer.
– James Raine (1791-1858), English antiquarian, author, and clergyman.
– James G. Randall (1881-1953), American author and historian.
– James Ryder Randall (1839-1908), American journalist and poet.
– James Reaney (1926-2008), Canadian librettist, playwright, poet, and professor.
– James Redhouse (1811-1892), English author and linguist.
– James Rees (1802-1885), American author, editor, and playwright.
– James Reeves (1909-1978), English children’s book writer, playwright, and poet.
– James Reiss (b. 1941), American poet.
– James Rennell (1742-1830), English geographer, historian, and oceanographer.
– James Reston, Jr. (b. 1943), American author and journalist.
– James Rhoades (1841-1923), English author, mystic, poet, and translator.
– James Rice (1843-1882), English novelist who published in collaboration with Walter Besant.
– James Robert Richard (1900-1977), pen name of American aviator, author, editor, and journalist Robert Sidney Bowen, who also published as “R. Sidney Bowen”.
– James Maude Richards (1907-1992), English architect and author.
– James Richardson (1809-1851), English diarist and explorer.
– James Richardson (b. 1950), American poet.
– James Theodore Richmond, “Twilight Ted”, (1890-1975), American conservationist, librarian, preacher, and writer.
– James Ridley (1736-1765), English novelist.
− James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (1948-2007), American fantasy author who wrote under the pen names “Chang Lung”, “Jackson O’Reilly”, “Reagan O’Neal”, and “Robert Jordan”.
– James Riordan (1936-2012), English author, broadcaster, and historian.
– James Risen (b. c. 1955), American journalist.
– James Robertson (b. 1958), Scottish author and poet.
– James Alexander Robertson (1873-1939), American archivist, bibliographer, historian, and translator.
– James Burton Robertson (1800-1877), English historian and translator.
– James Craigie Robertson (1813-1882), Scottish clergyman and historian.
– James Logie Robertson (1846-1922), Scottish author, editor, and poet, who also wrote under the pen name “Hugh Haliburton”.
– James Harvey Robinson (1863-1936), American historian.
– James Jeffrey Roche (1847-1908), Irish-American diplomat, journalist, and poet.
– James Roose-Evans (b. 1927), English author, director, playwright, and priest.
– James Roy (b. 1968), Australian children’s book writer.
– James Runcie (b. 1959), English director, novelist, and producer.
– James Runciman (1852-1891), English author, journalist, and teacher.
– James Malcom Rymer (1814-1884), Anglo-Scottish pulp novelist.
– James Sallis (b. 1944), American crime author and poet.
– James Salter (b. 1925), American novelist and short story writer.
– James Saunders (1925-2004), English playwright.
– James Schevill (1920-2009), American critic, playwright, poet, and professor.
– James H. Schmitz (1911-1981), American science fiction author.
– James Scholefield (1789-1853), English classical scholar and translator.
– James Schouler (1839-1920), American historian and lawyer.
– James Schuyler (1923-1991), American poet.
– James Scully (b. 1937), American poet and translator.
– James Sempill (1566-1625/26), Scottish diplomat, poet, and theologian.
– James Witt Sewell (1865-1955), American educator, grammarian, and writer.
– James S. Shapiro (b. 1955), American author, educator, and historian.
– James Shirley (1596-1666), English dramatist and poet.
– James Simmons (1933-2001), Irish critic, poet, and songwriter.
– James Spedding (1808-1881), English author and editor.
– James Augustus St. John (1795-1875), Welsh author and traveler.
– James Lee Stanley (b. 1946), American singer and songwriter.
– James Kenneth Stephen (1859-1892), English poet and tutor.
– James Stephens (1880-1950), Irish novelist and poet.
– James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scottish-Australian poet.
– James Stern (1904-1993), Anglo-Irish author and reviewer.
– James Thomas Stevens (b. 1966), American academic and poet.
– James Stevenson (b. 1929), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– James Still (1906-2001), American folklorist, novelist, and poet.
– James Hutchison Stirling (1820-1909), Anglo-Scottish author and philosopher.
– James Leigh Strachan-Davidson (1843-1916), English classicist and historian.
– James Street (1903-1954), American journalist, minister, and novelist.
– James Talley (b. 1944), American singer and songwriter.
– James T. Tanner (1858-1915), English director and dramatist.
– James Tate (b. 1943), American poet.
– James Emerson Tennent (1804-1869), Irish politician, traveler, and writer.
– James Alexander Thom (b. 1933), American novelist and short-story writer.
– James Westfall Thompson (1869-1941), American historian.
– James Thomson (1700-1748), Anglo-Scottish playwright and poet.
– James Thomson (1763-1832), Scottish weaver poet.
– James Thomson (1834-1882), Scottish poet who wrote under the pen name “Bysshe Vanolis”.
– James Thomson (1852-1934), Australian journalist and newspaper publisher.
– James F. Thomson (1921-1984), English philosopher.
– James Thornton (1861-1938), American performer and songwriter.
– James Thurber (1894-1961), American author, cartoonist, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
– James Sterling Tippett (1885-1958), American children’s book writer and educator.
– James Tiptree, Jr. (1915-1987), pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Shelden, who also published as “Raccoona Sheldon”.
– James Tod (1782-1835), English geographer, historian, and soldier.
– James Henthorn Todd (1805-1869), Irish educator and historian.
– James Townley (1714-1778), English dramatist.
– James Trefil (b. 1938), American author and physicist.
– James Hammond Trumbull (1821-1897), American historian, philologist, and scholar.
– James Tucker (b. 1929), Welsh novelist, who also publishes under the pen names “Bill James”, “David Craig”, and “Judith Jones”.
– James Tyrell (1642-1718), English author, historian, and political philosopher.
– James Ramsey Ulllman (1907-1971), American mountaineer and writer.
– James Ware (1594-1666), Irish author and historian.
– James Webb (1946-1980), Scottish biographer and historian.
– James R. Webb (1909-1974), American author and screenwriter.
– James Wechsler (1915-1983), American columnist, editor, and journalist.
– James Wedderburn (ca. 1495-1553), Scottish playwright and poet.
– James Weinstein (1926-2005), American historian and journalist.
– James Welch (1940-2003), American novelist and poet.
– James White (1759-1799), Anglo-Irish novelist and translator.
– James White (1928-1999), Irish science fiction author.
– James Wilcox (b. 1949), American novelist and professor.
– James Williamson (1886-1964), English author and historian.
– James Wills (1790-1868), Irish poet and writer.
– James Wood (b. 1965), English critic, essayist, and novelist.
– James Woodforde (1740-1803), English author and clergyman.
– James Young (1872-1948), American actor, director, and screenwriter.
The Art of Literary Nomenclature 