March 20 Writer Birthdays
March 20 Writer Birthdays
- 43 BC - Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid, Ancient Roman poet, best known for the Metamorphoses.
- 1828 - Henrik Willem Ibsen, Norwegian playwright and poet, considered the "Father of Realism."
- 1845 - Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell, classical historian and archaeologist.
- 1904 - B.F. Skinner, influential American psychologist and author.
- 1907 - John Hugh MacLennan, Canadian author and professor.
- 1908 - Kathryn Anderson McLean (pen name Kathryn Forbes), American memoirist and short-story writer.
- 1917 - Kalervo Hemming Hortamo, Finnish poet and teacher.
- 1922 - Carl Reiner, popular comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter.
- 1923 - Marc Saporta, Istanbul-born French journalist, novelist, and literary critic.
- 1928 - Fred Rogers, author, screenwriter, songwriter, and minister; iconic host of TV's Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
- 1937 - Lois Lowry, multiple Newbery Award winner for her children's and YA books.
- 1948 - Pamela Sargent, Nebula Award-winning science-fiction author, editor, and feminist.
- 1954 - Louis Sachar, popular American children's and YA author.
- 1955 - Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American fantasy, science-fiction, and horror author.
- 1959 - Mary Roach, author of popular science books with a whimsical edge.
- 1968 - A.J. Jacobs, American journalist and author.