Book lovers, these are the most famous authors from your states

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American literature has a vast and varied history, from the dark musings of William Faulkner to the syrupy romances of Nora Roberts, both of whom make this list. Every single state has produced at least one famous author, and Business Insider dug up the most successful ones from each of the 50.

To qualify, an author must be born in the state, but doesn’t necessarily have to call it home. For example, Nicholas Sparks was born in Nebraska, but has lived in North Carolina since the late 1980s, and many of his novels are set in the Southeast.

Which wordsmith shares the same birth state as you?

Alabama: Harper Lee

Born in: Monroeville
Birthday: Apr. 28, 1926 (died Feb. 19, 2016)
Known for: To Kill a Mockingbird

Alaska: Sidney Huntington

Born in: Hughes
Birthday: May 10, 1915 (died Dec. 8, 2015)
Known for: Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native’s Life Along the River

Arizona: Jeannette Walls

Born in: Phoenix
Birthday: Apr. 21, 1960
Known for: The Glass Castle

Arkansas: John Grisham

Born in: Jonesboro
Birthday: Feb. 8, 1955
Known for: A Time to Kill; The Rainmaker; The Client

California: John Steinbeck

Born in: Salinas
Birthday: Feb. 27, 1902 (died Dec. 20, 1968)
Known for: The Grapes of Wrath; East of Eden; Of Mice and Men

Colorado: Ken Kesey

Born in: La Junta
Birthday: Sept. 17, 1935 (died Nov. 10, 2001)
Known for: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Connecticut: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Born in: Litchfield
Birthday: June 14, 1811 (died July 1, 1896)
Known for: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Delaware: Christopher Castellani

Born in: Wilmington
Birthday: Dec. 7, 1972
Known for: A Kiss from Maddalena; The Saint of Lost Things

Florida: Carl Hiaasen

Born in: Plantation
Birthday: Mar. 12, 1953
Known for: Hoot

Georgia: Flannery O’Connor

Born in: Savannah
Birthday: Mar. 25, 1925 (died Aug. 3, 1964)
Known for: A Good Man Is Hard to Find; Everything That Rises Must Converge

Hawaii: Armine Von Tempski

Born in: Maui
Birthday: Apr. 1, 1899 (died Dec. 2, 1943)
Known for: Hula; Born in Paradise

Idaho: Vardis Fisher

Born in: Annis
Birthday: Mar. 31, 1895 (died July 9, 1968)
Known for: Children of God; Mountain Man

Illinois: Ernest Hemingway

Born in: Oak Park
Birthday: July 21, 1899 (died July 2, 1961)
Known for: The Sun Also Rises; For Whom the Bell Tolls; The Old Man and the Sea

Indiana: Kurt Vonnegut

Born in: Indianapolis
Birthday: Nov. 11, 1922 (died Apr. 11, 2007)
Known for: Slaughterhouse-Five; Breakfast of Champions

Iowa: Bill Bryson

Born in: Des Moines
Birthday: Dec. 8, 1951
Known for: A Walk in the Woods; A Short History of Nearly Everything

Kansas: William Inge

Born in: Independence
Birthday: May 3, 1913 (died June 10, 1973)
Known for: Come Back, Little Sheba; Picnic

Kentucky: Hunter S. Thompson

Born in: Louisville
Birthday: July 18, 1937 (died Feb. 20, 2005)
Known for: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; The Rum Diary

Louisiana: Anne Rice

Born in: New Orleans
Birthday: Oct. 4, 1941
Known for: Interview with the Vampire; The Queen of the Damned; Blood Canticle

Maine: Stephen King

Born in: Portland
Birthday: Sept. 21, 1947
Known for: Carrie; The Shining

Maryland: Nora Roberts

Born in: Silver Spring
Birthday: Oct. 10, 1950
Known for: Angel Falls; Montana Sky; Carolina Moon

Massachusetts: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Born in: Salem
Birthday: July 4, 1804 (died May 19, 1864)
Known for: The Scarlet Letter

Michigan: Jeffrey Eugenides

Born in: Detroit
Birthday: Mar. 8, 1960
Known for: The Virgin Suicides; Middlesex

Minnesota: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Born in: St. Paul
Birthday: Sept. 24, 1896 (died Dec. 21, 1940)
Known for: The Great Gatsby

Mississippi: William Faulkner

Born in: New Albany
Birthday: Sept. 25, 1897 (died July 6, 1962)
Known for: The Sound and the Fury; As I Lay Dying

Missouri: Mark Twain

Born in: Florida
Birthday: Nov. 30, 1835 (died Apr. 21, 1910)
Known for: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Montana: Maile Meloy

Born in: Helena
Birthday: Feb. 15, 1972
Known for: Liars and Saints; The Apothecary

Nebraska: Nicholas Sparks

Born in: Omaha
Birthday: Dec. 31, 1965
Known for: The Notebook; A Walk to Remember

Nevada: Nevada Barr

Born in: Yerington
Birthday: Mar. 1, 1952
Known for: The Anna Pigeon series

New Hampshire: Dan Brown

Born in: Exeter
Birthday: June 22, 1964
Known for: Angels & Demons; The Da Vinci Code

New Jersey: George R.R. Martin

Born in: Bayonne
Birthday: Sept. 20, 1948
Known for: A Song of Ice and Fire series

New Mexico: Rudolfo Anaya

Born in: Pastura
Birthday: Oct. 30, 1937
Known for: Bless Me, Ultima

New York: Herman Melville

Born in: New York City
Birthday: Aug. 1, 1819 (died Sept. 28, 1891)
Known for: Moby-Dick; Bartleby, the Scrivener

North Carolina: Thomas Wolfe

Born in: Asheville
Birthday: Oct. 3, 1900 (died Sept. 15, 1938)
Known for: Look Homeward, Angel

North Dakota: Louis L’Amour

Born in: Jamestown
Birthday: Mar. 22, 1908 (died June 10, 1988)
Known for: The Quick and the Dead; The Walking Drum

Ohio: Sherwood Anderson

Born in: Camden
Birthday: Sept. 13, 1876 (died Mar. 8, 1941)
Known for: Winesburg, Ohio; Dark Laughter

Oklahoma: Ralph Ellison

Born in: Oklahoma City
Birthday: Mar. 1, 1914 (died Apr. 16, 1994)
Known for: Invisible Man

Oregon: Beverly Cleary

Born in: McMinnville
Birthday: Apr. 12, 1916
Known for: Henry and Beezus; The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Pennsylvania: James Michener

Born in: Doylestown
Birthday: Feb. 3, 1907 (died Oct. 16, 1997)
Known for: Tales of the South Pacific

Rhode Island: Cormac McCarthy

Born in: Providence
Birthday: July 20, 1933
Known for: Blood Meridian; No Country for Old Men; The Road

South Carolina: Peggy Parish

Born in: Manning
Birthday: July 14, 1927 (died Nov. 19, 1988)
Known for: The Amelia Bedelia series

South Dakota: Adam Johnson

Birthday: July 12, 1967
Known for: Parasites Like Us; The Orphan Master’s Son

Tennessee: Alex Haley

Born in: Henning
Birthday: Aug. 11, 1921 (died Feb. 10, 1992)
Known for: Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Texas: Katherine Anne Porter

Born in: Indian Creek
Birthday: May 15, 1890 (died Sept. 18, 1980)
Known for: Pale Horse, Pale Rider; Ship of Fools

Utah: Thomas Savage

Born in: Salt Lake City
Birthday: Apr. 25, 1915 (died July 25, 2003)
Known for: Power of the Dog; The Corner of Rife and Pacific

Vermont: Ralph Nading Hill

Born in: Burlington
Birthday: Sept. 19, 1917 (died Dec. 10, 1987)
Known for: The Winooski, Heartway of Vermont

Virginia: David Baldacci

Born in: Richmond
Birthday: Aug. 5, 1960
Known for: The Camel Club series

Washington: David Guterson

Born in: Seattle
Birthday: May 4, 1956
Known for: Snow Falling on Cedars

West Virginia: Pearl S. Buck

Born in: Hillsboro
Birthday: June 26, 1892 (died Mar. 6, 1973)
Known for: The Good Earth

Wisconsin: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Born in: Pepin
Birthday: Feb. 7, 1867 (died Feb. 10, 1957)
Known for: Little House on the Prairie; By the Shores of Silver Lake

Wyoming: Patricia MacLachlan

Born in: Cheyenne
Birthday: Mar. 3, 1938
Known for: Sarah, Plain and Tall