The term non-fiction writer covers vast fields. This list includes those with a Wikipedia page who had non-fiction works published.
- Countries named are where authors worked for long periods.
- Subject codes: A (architecture), Aa (applied arts), Af (armed forces), Ag (agriculture), Ar (archaeology, prehistory), B (business, finance), Ba (ballet), Bg (biography), Bk (books), C (cookery, housekeeping), Cr (crime, disasters), D (drama, film), E (economics), Ed (education, child care), F (feminism, role of women), Fa (fashion), Fi (fine arts), G (gardening), H (history, antiquarianism), I (information technology), J (journalism, broadcasting), L (language), Lc (literary criticism), Lw (law), Ma (mathematics), Me (medicine, health), Mu (music), N (natural sciences), Nh (natural history, environment), O (opera), P (polymath), Ph (philosophy), Po (politics, government), Ps (psychology), R (religion, metaphysics), S (social sciences, society), Sp (sports, games, hunting), T (travel, localities), Tr (transport)
- Language is mentioned where unclear.
- A single book title exemplifying an author also needs a Wikipedia page for inclusion.
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C
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D
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F
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I
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J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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Y
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See also
- List of biographers
- List of critics
- List of essayists
- List of historians
- Lists of philosophers
- List of political authors
- List of non-fiction environmental writers
- List of American non-fiction environmental writers
- Lists of writers