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Who influenced J. R. R. Tolkien?

  • G. K. Chesterton

    English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)

    Influenced 14

    Influenced by 4

  • Jules Verne

    French writer (1828–1905)

    Influenced 13

    Influenced by 6

  • William Morris

    British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)

    Influenced 13

    Influenced by 0

  • H. Rider Haggard

    English adventure novelist (1856–1925)

    Influenced 7

    Influenced by 1

  • Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

    Irish writer and dramatist (1878-1957)

    Influenced 6

    Influenced by 0

  • Edward Burne-Jones

    British Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)

    Influenced 5

    Influenced by 1

  • George MacDonald

    Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 0

  • Edward Wyke Smith

    English writer

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

  • Elias Lönnrot

    Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien?

  • C. S. Lewis

    British writer, lay theologian and scholar (1898–1963)

    Influenced 10

    Influenced by 20

  • Gene Wolfe

    American science fiction and fantasy writer

    Influenced 7

    Influenced by 20

  • Ursula K. Le Guin

    American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)

    Influenced 6

    Influenced by 16

  • George R. R. Martin

    American writer and television producer

    Influenced 5

    Influenced by 6

  • David Gemmell

    British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 3

  • Peter Thiel

    German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 6

  • Robert Jordan

    American fantasy writer

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 1

  • André Olbrich

    German guitarist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Catherine Webb

    British writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • Charles de Lint

    author

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 5

  • Christopher Tolkien

    literary scholar, writer, and editor

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Graham Joyce

    British writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 6

  • John Gwynne

    British fiction writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 4

  • Marcus Orelias

    American actor, Kitabu artist, video game designer, rapper, songwriter, author, and entrepreneur

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 9

  • Poul Hoffmann

    Danish author

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 3