- male, deceased (1875)
- Hans Christian Andersen or simply H.C. Andersen was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are...
- male, deceased (1703)
- Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales include "Le Petit...
- male, deceased (1905)
- George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 - September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer well known, his...
- female, deceased (2000)
- Diana Patience Beverly Ross (July 8, 1910 - May 4, 2000), relative of Robert Ross, was an English children's author and occasional and longtime...
- female, 51 years old
- Terri Windling is an editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. In the American publishing field, Windling is...
- female, 61 years old
- Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an author of children's and young adult books, as well as a prominent linguist who has worked in...
- female, 47 years old
- Francesca Lia Block (born January 3, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is the author of many highly original young adult books, most famously the...
- male, deceased (1990)
- Bruno Bettelheim (August 28, 1903 - March 13, 1990) was an Austrian-born American writer and child psychologist. He is widely known for his studies...
- male, deceased (1916)
- Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 - 30 January 1916) was a literary and Jewish historian. He was a writer for the "Jewish Encyclopaedia" and a notable...
- male, deceased (1632) (Naples, United States)
- Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575-February 23, 1632) was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector.
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