| Nationality and Lifespan | Author | # of works on Sparknotes |
| English, ca. 1564-1616 | |
| American, 1902-1968 | |
| English, 1812-1870 | |
| American, 1899-1961 | |
| English, 1965- | |
| English, 1775-1817 | |
| American, 1896-1940 | |
| English, 1840-1928 | |
| American, 1843-1916 | |
| American, 1955- | |
| American, 1931- | |
| English, 1882-1941 | |
| American, 1920- | |
| Russian, 1860-1904 | |
| Russian, 1821-1881 | |
| English, 1819-1880 | |
| American, 1897-1962 | |
| American, 1804-1864 | |
| Norwegian, 1828-1906 | |
| Colombian, 1927- | |
| American, 1819-1891 | |
| English, 1892-1973 | |
| American, 1835-1910 | |
| Irish, 1854-1900 | |
| | Nationality and Lifespan | Author | # of works on Sparknotes |
| Greek, ca. 525 BC-455 BC | |
| Irish, 1906-1989 | |
| American, 1873-1947 | |
| American, 1871-1900 | |
| American, 1933- | |
| German/Swiss, 1877-1962 | |
| Irish, 1882-1941 | |
| wrote in German, 1883-1924 | |
| Caribbean-American, 1949- | |
| English, 1885-1930 | |
| American, 1885-1951 | |
| American, 1915-2005 | |
| American, 1888-1953 | |
| Russian/American, 1905-1982 | |
| American, 1919-2010 | |
| French, 1905-1980 | |
| Scottish, 1850-1894 | |
| Russian, 1828-1910 | |
| American, 1922-2007 | |
| American, 1944- | |
| American, 1862-1937 | |
| American, 1911-1983 | |
| American, 1908-1960 | |
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