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Who influenced C. S. Lewis?

  • Aristotle

    Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384-322 BC)

    Influenced 75

    Influenced by 10

  • Plato

    Greek philosopher (c. 427 – 348 BC)

    Influenced 62

    Influenced by 7

  • Dante Alighieri

    Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)

    Influenced 17

    Influenced by 6

  • J. R. R. Tolkien

    British writer and philologist (1892–1973)

    Influenced 15

    Influenced by 9

  • William Blake

    English poet and artist (1757–1827)

    Influenced 15

    Influenced by 10

  • G. K. Chesterton

    English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)

    Influenced 14

    Influenced by 4

  • William Morris

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

    Influenced 13

    Influenced by 0

  • H. G. Wells

    English writer (1866–1946)

    Influenced 12

    Influenced by 0

  • John Milton

    English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

    Influenced 8

    Influenced by 0

  • William Butler Yeats

    Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

    Influenced 8

    Influenced by 9

  • 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

  • Geoffrey Chaucer

    14th century English poet and author

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 0

  • George MacDonald

    Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905)

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 0

  • Beatrix Potter

    British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 1

  • Edith Nesbit

    English author and poet (1858–1924)

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Evelyn Underhill

    British mystic, poet, and novelist

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Thomas Traherne

    English poet

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 0

  • Arthur Balfour

    British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

  • Joseph Butler

    English bishop and philosopher (1692–1752)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by C. S. Lewis?

  • J. I. Packer

    Canadian theologian (1926-2020)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 2

  • Arnée Flores

    Vietnamese-American author of middle grade fantasy books

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 5

  • Daniel Handler

    American novelist, also known by the pseudonym Lemony Snicket

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 7

  • J. K. Rowling

    British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 12

  • J. Warner Wallace

    American writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 4

  • Norman Geisler

    American evangelical theologian

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • Poul Hoffmann

    Danish author

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 3

  • Scott Sauls

    American Christian pastor and writer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 14

  • Stephen R. Donaldson

    novelist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Walter Hooper

    American writer (1931-2020)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1