People
301 people whose book recommendations we have traced to a source, plus 281 authors whose own books are listed while we look for a verifiable list of their picks.
- Ali AbdaalYouTuber, former doctor and author of Feel-Good Productivity14 books
- Susan AbulhawaPalestinian American writer5 books
- Daron AcemogluTurkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences (born 1967)4 books
- Peter AckroydEnglish author (born 1949)5 books
- Ayobami AdebayoNigerian author6 books
- Luis von AhnGuatemalan entrepreneur and computer scientist1 book
- Boris AkuninRussian writer, translation, and historian5 books
- Ayaan Hirsi AliDutch-American political activist and author3 books
- Woody AllenAmerican filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935)5 books
- David AllenAmerican productivity consultant and author5 books
- James AltucherAmerican hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, and author1 book
- Marc AndreessenCo-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz1 book
- Kwame Anthony AppiahGhanian-British-American philosopher and writer5 books
- Anne ApplebaumAmerican journalist and historian (born 1964)7 books
- Jeffrey ArcherEnglish author and politician (1940–2026)15 books
- Dan ArielyIsraeli-American professor of psychology and behavioral economics5 books
- Darren AronofskyAmerican filmmaker (born 1969)5 books
- Timothy Garton AshBritish historian and author10 books
- Peter AttiaSurgeon; self-experimenter2 books
- Jeff AtwoodCo-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse15 books
- Margaret AtwoodCanadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor1 book
- Julian BagginiBritish philosopher, author and journalist (born 1968)10 books
- Bernard BailynAmerican historian (1922–2020)3 books
- David BaldacciAmerican author5 books
- Robert BarroAmerican classical macroeconomist4 books
- Nathan BarryFounder of Kit (ConvertKit)2 books
- Steven BartlettEntrepreneur (Social Chain, Flight Story)6 books
- Mary BeardEnglish classicist (born 1955)5 books
- Glenn BeckAmerican conservative political commentator2 books
- Antony BeevorEnglish military historian5 books
- Scott BelskyBusinessperson1 book
- BeyoncéSinger, songwriter and performer1 book
- Fatima BhuttoPakistani writer5 books
- Tom BilyeuEntrepreneur (Quest Nutrition, Impact Theory)5 books
- Mike BirbigliaComedian, actor, writer1 book
- Simon BlackburnEnglish academic philosopher (born 1944)5 books
- The New York Times Book Review: 10 Best BooksAnnual list chosen by the Book Review's editors14 books
- Amelia BooneAmerican obstacle racer1 book
- Kate BornsteinAmerican author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist4 books
- Alain de BottonSwiss-born British philosopher and writer7 books
- David BowieSinger, songwriter and actor (1947–2016)95 books
- Stewart BrandCreator of the Whole Earth Catalog; co-founder of the Long Now Foundation22 books
- David BrinScience fiction author and scientist4 books
- David BrooksAmerican journalist, commentator and editor5 books
- Kate BrownAmerican environmental historian5 books
- Brené BrownAmerican writer and professor1 book
- Ian BurumaDutch writer and academic5 books
- Dickie BushCo-founder of Ship 30 for 3010 books
- Jim ButcherAmerican author (born 1971)5 books
- Ramsey CampbellEnglish author (born 1946)5 books
- Orson Scott CardAmerican science fiction novelist (born 1951)5 books
- Ben CarlsonFinancial writer and wealth manager12 books
- Sean CarrollTheoretical physicist6 books
- Tracy ChevalierAmerican writer5 books
- Graciela ChichilniskyAmerican economist5 books
- Jimmy ChinAmerican mountain climber, filmmaker2 books
- Amy ChuaAmerican law professor and writer (born 1962)5 books
- James ClearAmerican author and speaker101 books
- Ann CleevesBritish author5 books
- Nicolas ColeWriter and co-founder of Ship 30 for 302 books
- Patrick CollisonCo-founder and CEO of Stripe18 books
- Robert ConquestBritish historian and poet5 books
- Tyler CowenEconomist at George Mason University17 books
- Jerry CoyneAmerican biologist5 books
- Whitney CummingsAmerican actress, comedian and writer7 books
- Stephen CurryBasketball player1 book
- Matt D'AvellaFilmmaker and YouTuber16 books
- Sophie DahlEnglish author, cook, former model5 books
- William DalrympleAuthor and historian (born 1965)5 books
- Mitch DanielsGovernor of Indiana5 books
- Edwidge DanticatNovelist, short story writer, memoirist5 books
- Norman DaviesBritish historian5 books
- Brad DelongAmerican economist5 books
- Meghnad Desai, Baron DesaiBritish economist and politician (born 1940)5 books
- Cory DoctorowCanadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author5 books
- Athene DonaldBritish physicist5 books
- Stephen DubnerAmerican author, journalist, and podcast host2 books
- Cindy EckertAmerican entrepreneur2 books
- Daniel EkEntrepreneur (Spotify, Neko Health)10 books
- Nat EliasonEntrepreneur and writer19 books
- Mona EltahawyEgyptian-American journalist5 books
- Brian EnoMusician, producer and visual artist12 books
- Nir EyalAmerican writer, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of consumer psychology and behavioral design1 book
- Tony FadellEngineer and designer; co-founder of Nest1 book
- Mia FarrowAmerican actress5 books
- Drew Gilpin FaustAmerican historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs5 books
- Jon FavreauAmerican actor and filmmaker2 books
- Niall FergusonBritish historian5 books
- Elena FerranteNovelist1 book
- Tim FerrissAmerican author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker4 books
- Orlando FigesBritish historian5 books
- Sheila FitzpatrickAustralian and American historian5 books
- Pat FlynnEntrepreneur (Smart Passive Income, SwitchPod)1 book
- Darius ForouxWriter and entrepreneur54 books
- Tiago ForteProductivity expert and founder of Forte Labs5 books
- Hal FosterAmerican art critic and historian5 books
- Abraham FoxmanFormer national director of the Anti-Defamation League5 books
- Thomas FrankYouTuber and productivity writer12 books
- Jonathan FranzenNovelist and essayist1 book
- Stephen FryBritish comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist5 books
- Francis FukuyamaAmerican political scientist, political economist, and author10 books
- Jason FurmanEconomist, Harvard University3 books
- Cal FussmanAmerican journalist3 books
- Neil GaimanEnglish writer (born 1960)5 books
- Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; philanthropist71 books
- Adam GazzaleyAmerican neuroscientist1 book
- Greta GerwigFilm director, writer and actor1 book
- Carol GilliganAmerican feminist, ethicist, and psychologist5 books
- Malcolm GladwellCanadian journalist and science writer2 books
- Seth GodinAmerican entrepreneur, author and public speaker (b. 1960)4 books
- Rebecca GoldsteinAmerican novelist, short story writer, biographer, philosopher (b. 1950)5 books
- Daniel GolemanAmerican psychologist and journalist4 books
- Selena GomezAmerican singer and actress2 books
- A. C. GraylingEnglish philosopher5 books
- John GreenAmerican author and vlogger18 books
- Stephen GreenblattAmerican literary critic, theorist and scholar5 books
- Robert GreeneAmerican author8 books
- Lev GrossmanAmerican novelist, journalist5 books
- Ramachandra GuhaHistorian and writer from India5 books
- Chris GuillebeauBlogger, traveler13 books
- Mohsin HamidPakistani novelist5 books
- Laird HamiltonAmerican surfer1 book
- David Heinemeier HanssonProgrammer, racing driver, creator of Ruby on Rails7 books
- Tim HarfordBritish economist and journalist10 books
- Johann HariBritish journalist5 books
- Whitney Wolfe HerdEntrepreneur (Bumble)2 books
- Oscar HijuelosAmerican novelist (1951–2013)5 books
- Andrew HillFinancial Times journalist3 books
- Reid HoffmanAmerican co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author2 books
- Ryan HolidayAuthor and bookstore owner50 books
- Tom HollandBritish historian and author5 books
- Sabine HossenfelderPhysicist and science communicator1 book
- Drew HoustonEntrepreneur (Dropbox)4 books
- Michael HowardBritish military historian5 books
- Jensen HuangCo-founder and CEO of Nvidia3 books
- Mike HuckabeeGovernor of Arkansas from 1996 to 20075 books
- Bettany HughesEnglish popular historian, author, and broadcaster11 books
- Alastair HumphreysEnglish cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker10 books
- Lynn HuntAmerican historian5 books
- Roland HuntfordBritish writer5 books
- Anton HurTranslator and novelist2 books
- Douglas HurdBritish Conservative politician and novelist (born 1930)5 books
- Walter IsaacsonAmerican author, journalist and professor (born 1952)5 books
- A.J. JacobsAmerican journalist and author5 books
- Madhur JaffreyIndian-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality5 books
- Maz JobraniAmerican comedian5 books
- Van JonesAmerican environmental advocate and civil rights activist5 books
- Erica JongAmerican novelist, poet, memoirist, critic5 books
- Eric JorgensonAuthor of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant4 books
- Sebastian JungerAmerican author, journalist and documentarian2 books
- Noah KaganFounder of AppSumo13 books
- Arvid KahlSoftware entrepreneur and writer1 book
- Samy KamkarAmerican computer programmer1 book
- Andrej KarpathyAI researcher and educator1 book
- Kevin KellyFounding executive editor of Wired14 books
- Thomas KeneallyAustralian novelist5 books
- Etgar KeretIsraeli writer and screenwriter5 books
- John KerryAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1943)5 books
- Jason KhalipaEntrepreneur (NCFIT)1 book
- Helen KingHistorian3 books
- Sophie KinsellaBritish writer (1969–2025)5 books
- Austin KleonWriter and artist9 books
- Dan KoeWriter and online entrepreneur9 books
- Chris KoernerEntrepreneur and podcaster6 books
- Mary Robinette KowalAmerican writer and puppeteer5 books
- Nicholas KristofAmerican journalist and political commentator (born 1959)5 books
- Paul KrugmanAmerican economist (born 1953)5 books
- Simon KuperBritish sports journalist (born 1969)5 books
- David LammyBritish politician (born 1972)5 books
- Yiyun LiChinese American writer5 books
- Tobi LütkeEntrepreneur (Shopify)2 books
- Dan LuuSoftware engineer and essayist7 books
- Will MacAskillScottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987)10 books
- Robert MacfarlaneBritish nature and travel writer5 books
- Mark MansonAmerican author and blogger238 books
- Dacia MarainiItalian writer (1936)5 books
- Greil MarcusAmerican author, music journalist and cultural critic5 books
- Aubrey MarcusEntrepreneur (Onnit)2 books
- Arkady MartineAmerican science fiction author and historian (born 1985)5 books
- Eric MaskinAmerican Nobel laureate in economics5 books
- Armistead MaupinAmerican writer5 books
- Branko MilanovićSerbian-American economist5 books
- David MilibandBritish politician (born 1965)5 books
- Debbie MillmanAmerican writer, artist and designer7 books
- Lin-Manuel MirandaAmerican songwriter and composer1 book
- Pankaj MishraIndian writer5 books
- Ann Miura-KoVenture capitalist, co-founder of Floodgate3 books
- Simon Sebag MontefioreBritish historian4 books
- Errol MorrisAmerican filmmaker and writer (born 1948)5 books
- Max MosleyPresident FIA; former race car driver and British lawyer5 books
- Kate MosseEnglish writer5 books
- Dambisa Moyo, Baroness MoyoZambian-born economist5 books
- Cas MuddeDutch political scientist5 books
- Matt MullenwegEntrepreneur (Automattic, WordPress)22 books
- Chris MullinBritish politician, journalist and diarist5 books
- Blake MycoskieBusinessperson1 book
- Norman NaimarkRobert and Florence McDonnell Professor in East European Studies, Stanford University5 books
- Casey NeistatAmerican YouTube personality, filmmaker and entrepreneur1 book
- Kim NewmanEnglish novelist (born 1959)5 books
- Cal NewportComputer science professor and author of Deep Work6 books
- Christopher NolanFilm director1 book
- Edward NortonAmerican actor1 book
- Martha NussbaumPhilosopher, University of Chicago1 book
- Joseph NyeAmerican political scientist5 books
- Barack Obama44th President of the United States50 books
- Alexis OhanianEntrepreneur (Reddit, Seven Seven Six)2 books
- Suze OrmanPersonal finance author and broadcaster1 book
- David OwenBritish politician (born 1938)5 books
- Elliot PageActor and producer1 book
- Christopher PaoliniAuthor, novelist5 books
- Sam ParrEntrepreneur (The Hustle, Hampton)28 books
- Shane ParrishFounder of Farnam Street9 books
- David PerellWriter and podcaster4 books
- Melanie PerkinsCo-founder and CEO of Canva1 book
- Jordan PetersonCanadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist14 books
- Michael PhelpsSwimmer1 book
- Thomas PikettyFrench economist (born 1971)5 books
- Claudia PiñeiroArgentine writer5 books
- Steven PinkerCognitive psychologist at Harvard University6 books
- Philip PlaitAstronomer and science writer1 book
- Serhii PlokhyUkrainian-American historian5 books
- Maria PopovaWriter and founder of The Marginalian13 books
- Paul PrestonBritish historian4 books
- The Booker PrizePrize for fiction written in English12 books
- The Pulitzer PrizesAmerican prizes for books, drama, music and journalism7 books
- Andy PuddicombeBritish writer and meditation advocate5 books
- Philip PullmanEnglish author (born 1946)4 books
- Tariq RamadanSwiss Muslim scholar5 books
- James RandiCanadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent5 books
- Naval RavikantIndian American entrepreneur and investor36 books
- James RebanksAuthor and farmer1 book
- Gabby ReeceAmerican volleyball player2 books
- Robert ReichAmerican political economist (born 1946)5 books
- Matt RidleyScience writer5 books
- Barry RitholtzAmerican author5 books
- Tony RobbinsAmerican author, professional speaker5 books
- Mary RobinsonFormer President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights5 books
- Robert RodriguezAmerican filmmaker1 book
- Dani RodrikTurkish economist and publicist (born 1957)5 books
- Kevin RoseAmerican entrepreneur and television host2 books
- Karl RoveAmerican political consultant and policy advisor5 books
- Carlo RovelliTheoretical physicist5 books
- Gretchen RubinAmerican writer and lawyer5 books
- Rick RubinAmerican music producer2 books
- Ariel RubinsteinIsraeli economist4 books
- Alan RusbridgerBritish newspaper journalist and editor5 books
- Jeffrey SachsAmerican economist (born 1954)5 books
- Angela SainiBritish science journalist5 books
- Zainab SalbiIraqi American author, women's rights activist5 books
- Codie SanchezInvestor and founder of Contrarian Thinking34 books
- Brandon SandersonAmerican fantasy writer1 book
- SantigoldAmerican singer5 books
- Andrew SarrisAmerican film critic (1928-2012)5 books
- Marcus du SautoyBritish professor of mathematics5 books
- Bruce SchneierAmerican computer scientist (born 1963)5 books
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerAustrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician3 books
- Joe De SenaChief executive officer1 book
- Ramit SethiAmerican blogger8 books
- Elif ShafakTurkish writer (born 1971)5 books
- Beth ShapiroAmerican evolutionary molecular biologist (born 1976)5 books
- Robert J. ShillerAmerican economist5 books
- Jason SilvaVenezuelan television personality1 book
- Mona SimpsonAmerican novelist5 books
- Peter SingerAustralian moral philosopher (born 1946)5 books
- Derek SiversWriter, musician and founder of CD Baby66 books
- Karin SlaughterAmerican crime writer5 books
- Zadie SmithNovelist and essayist1 book
- Timothy SnyderAmerican historian (born 1969)5 books
- Dava SobelAmerican writer5 books
- Neal StephensonNovelist11 books
- Bruce SterlingScience fiction author and critic5 books
- Neil StraussAmerican author and journalist7 books
- Susan StrykerAmerican professor, historian, author, and filmmaker5 books
- Daniel SuarezTechnothriller novelist8 books
- Aaron SwartzProgrammer, writer and internet activist (1986–2013)25 books
- Kevin SystromEntrepreneur (Instagram, Artifact)1 book
- Yuli TamirIsraeli academic and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2003 and 2010, and as Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Education4 books
- Quentin TarantinoAmerican filmmaker and actor1 book
- Adrian TchaikovskyBritish fantasy and science fiction author9 books
- Peter ThielGerman-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist1 book
- Scott TurowAmerican writer5 books
- Harry TurtledoveAmerican author (born 1949)5 books
- Antonio VillaraigosaMayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 20135 books
- Ocean VuongPoet and novelist1 book
- Jo WaltonWelsh Canadian writer5 books
- Nigel WarburtonPhilosopher and podcaster1 book
- Ankur WarikooEntrepreneur (nearbuy, WebVeda)2 books
- Alison WeirBritish historian & novelist (born 1951)5 books
- Andy WeirNovelist1 book
- Edmund WhiteAmerican novelist and LGBT essayist (1940–2025)5 books
- Ann WiddecombeBritish politician and media personality (1947–2026)5 books
- Rowan WilliamsArchbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012)5 books
- Chris WilliamsonPodcaster, host of Modern Wisdom10 books
- Jocko WillinkAmerican author1 book
- Oprah WinfreyAmerican talk show host, actress, producer, and author19 books
- Reese WitherspoonAmerican actress129 books
- Martin WolfBritish journalist5 books
- Harry WuChinese activist (1937-2016)5 books
- Qiu XiaolongChinese-American writer5 books
- Matthew YglesiasAmerican blogger and journalist (born 1981)5 books
- Scott H. YoungWriter and author of Ultralearning9 books
- Muhammad YunusBangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh3 books
- Fareed ZakariaIndian-American journalist and author1 book
- Carl ZimmerAmerican science writer and blogger (1966-)5 books
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