1930 in literature

See also: 1929 in literature, other events of 1930, 1931 in literature, list of years in literature.

Births

• January 23 - Derek Walcott, author
• February 17 - Ruth Rendell, writer
• March 8 - Douglas Hurd, politician and novelist
• July 15 - Jacques Derrida, literary critic (d. 2004)
• August 17 - Ted Hughes, poet (+ 1998)
• September 25 - Shel Silverstein, poet (d. 1999)
• October 10 - Harold Pinter, playwright
• November 1 - A. R. Gurney, dramatist
• November 5 - Clifford Irving, literary forger
• November 18 - J. G. Ballard, author