The 65+ Best Jewish Writers Of All Time, Ranked

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Updated October 15, 2024 25.3K views 66 items
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Vote up your favorite authors who are Jewish.

Some of history’s most influential and beloved novels and other writings were written by Jewish authors. Who wasn’t impacted by The Diary of a Young Girl, Amadeus, The Pianist, The Giving Tree, Where the Wild Things Are, The Chosen, or The Crucible? Who are the best Jewish authors? Vote up the best authors below to see how they rank.
 
The Jewish authors on this list have written some of the most beloved works of all time, telling stories we love to read to our children, stories that make us grateful for the ones we love, and stories that compel us to see the world through more compassionate eyes and motivate us to be the best versions of ourselves. Some of their stories are simply engaging and fun to read as well.
 
This list has been ranked by the community and features the best Jewish authors of all time including, Anne Frank, Franz Kafka, Karl Marx, Joseph Heller, Arthur Miller, Shel Silverstein, Philip Roth, Saul Bellow, Michael Chabon, and Tom Stoppard. Vote up the best Jewish writers below and see where the authors you think are the best rank.
Most divisive: Shel Silverstein
Over 800 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of History's Greatest Jewish Authors
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  • Sholem Aleichem
    1
    102 votes

    Sholem Aleichem

    Fiddler on the Roof, Wandering Stars, Hunakkah Lights
  • Joseph Heller
    2
    130 votes
    Catch-22, Something Happened
  • Arthur Miller
    3
    154 votes
    The Crucible, The Misfits, Death of a Salesman
  • Herman Wouk
    4
    112 votes

    Herman Wouk

    The Winds of War, The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War
  • Franz Kafka
    5
    244 votes
    The Metamorphosis, The Trial, The Castle
  • J. D. Salinger
    6
    130 votes
    The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, Nine Stories