40 Authors: Pen Names and Real Names

Here's a list of 40 renowned authors along with their pen names and real names: Classic Literature Pen Name Real Name Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens George Eliot Mary Ann Evans Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair O. Henry William Sydney Porter Voltaire François-Marie Arouet Benjamin Franklin Silence Dogood, Anthony Afterwit, Poor Richard Modern and Contemporary Literature Pen Name Real Name J.K. Rowling Joanne Kathleen Rowling Stephen King Richard Bachman Robert Galbraith J.K. Rowling Sophie Kinsella Madeleine Wickham Elena Ferrante Unknown Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel Anne Rice Howard Allen Frances O'Brien Samuel Beckett Anthony Burgess George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis P.G. Wodehouse Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Agatha Christie Mary Agatha Miller Other Notable Authors Pen Name Real Name Andre Norton Alice Mary Norton Stan Lee Stanley Martin Lieber Bell Hooks Gloria Jean Watkins Mo Yan Guan…