Pen Name

PenName

male
A pen name, nom de plume, or nom de guerre, is a pseudonym adopted by an author for various reasons. Authors may use a pen name to replace a long,...
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

male, deceased (1910)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted...
Stephen King

Stephen King

male, 62 years old
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and fantasy novels....
Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

male, deceased (1898)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27 1832 - January 14 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician,...
J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling

female, 44 years old
Joanne "Jo" Rowling BA (Exon.) OBE is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. Rowling is the author of the "Harry...
Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

male, deceased (1991)
Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991) was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic children's books...
George Eliot

George Eliot

female, deceased (1880)
Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her...
O. Henry

O. Henry

male, deceased (1910)
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter. Porter's 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization...
Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan

male, 61 years old
Robert Jordan is the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948), under which he is best known as the author of the bestselling...
Megan McArdle

Megan McArdle

female, 36 years old
While working at Ground Zero, she started Live from the WTC, a blog focused on economics, business, and cooking. She may or may not have been the...