Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke

male, deceased (2008) (Sri Lanka)
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel "2001: A Space...
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

male, deceased (1992) (Russia)
Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920- April 6, 1992, was a Russian-born American Jewish author and biochemist, a highly successful and...
Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

male, deceased (1982)
Philip Kindred Dick was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. In addition to his published novels, Dick wrote...
William Gibson

William Gibson

male, 61 years old
William Ford Gibson (born, Conway, South Carolina) is an American-born science fiction author who has been called the father of the cyberpunk...
Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

male, deceased (1988)
Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of "hard" science fiction....
Bruce Sterling

Bruce Sterling

male, 55 years old (Austin)
Author, journalist, editor, and critic, Bruce Sterling is also leader of the Viridians an online ecological design community. He has written eight...
Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

male, 89 years old
Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920) is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for "The...
Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

male, deceased (2007)
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11 1922 - April 11 2007) (pronounced) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and...
H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells

male, deceased (1946)
Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction...