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Famous Writers Born in February

Famous novelists, poets, playwrights, and journalists whose words changed minds and moved hearts.

21 biography pages

February 4

Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan

b. February 4, 1921

February 5

B. S. Johnson

B. S. Johnson

b. February 5, 1933

February 6

Antoine Arnauld

Antoine Arnauld

b. February 6, 1612

February 7

Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli

b. February 7, 1741

February 10

William Allen White

William Allen White

b. February 10, 1868

February 11

Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin

b. February 11, 1939

February 12

Alan Dugan

Alan Dugan

b. February 12, 1923

George Meredith

George Meredith

b. February 12, 1828 — d. 1909

February 13

Thomas Robert Malthus

Thomas Robert Malthus

b. February 13, 1766

February 14

Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

b. February 14, 1978

February 16

Hans F. K. Günther

Hans F. K. Günther

b. February 16, 1891

February 17

Banjo Paterson

Banjo Paterson

b. February 17, 1864

Hans Morgenthau

Hans Morgenthau

b. February 17, 1904

February 19

José Eustasio Rivera

José Eustasio Rivera

b. February 19, 1888

Zygmunt Krasiński

Zygmunt Krasiński

b. February 19, 1812

February 20

Frederick Crews

Frederick Crews

b. February 20, 1933 — d. 2024

Tom Harris

Tom Harris

b. February 20, 1964

February 22

Danilo Kiš

Danilo Kiš

b. February 22, 1935

Johann Nikolaus Forkel

Johann Nikolaus Forkel

b. February 22, 1749

February 26

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

b. February 26, 1564 — d. 1593

February 27

Jake Thackray

Jake Thackray

b. February 27, 1938