children's writer

64 years

British writer

87 years

American speculative fiction and children's writer

88 years

Dutch paleontologist

85 years

Japanese novelist

87 years

mystery writer

84 years

Scottish children's author

99 years

American children's author of sports and science fiction novels.

88 years

76 years

Irish writer

47 years

87 years

Belarusian poet, co-writer of the national anthem (born 1938)

71 years

Soviet and Russian writer and screenwriter

81 years

Australian fantasy author

96 years

American writer (born 1929)

75 years

French politician and writer

76 years

American author and cartoonist

99 years

American children's writer

100 years

British writer

82 years

Norwegian illustrator and writer

78 years

Surinamese author

89 years

Israeli writer

81 years

British writer

90 years

Canadian children's writer

87 years

Iranian film director