John Barth

John Simmons Barth was an American writer best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world; and Lost in the Funhouse, a self-referential and experimental collection of short stories. He was co-recipient of the National Book Award in 1973 for his episodic novel Chimera.

27 May 1930

Born on the same birth date (27 May 1930): Eino Tamberg • William S. Sessions

Born on the same birth day (27 May): Aleksa Šantić • David Crosthwait • Francis Beaufort • Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale • John D. Vanderhoof • Jüri Randviir • Mahela Jayawardene • Maria Walliser • Michael Altenburg • Michael Buonauro • Paul Bettany • Pauline Hanson • Sam Snead • Tana Umaga • Vontae Davis • Wild Bill Hickok

Born in the same month (May 1930): Clint Eastwood • Doug Atkins • Fred Saberhagen • Friedrich Achleitner • Harvey Milk • Heather Harper • Jasper Johns • Marisol Escobar • Mark Birley • Mike Gravel • Robert Ryman • Sam Etcheverry • Sonia Rykiel • Warren Rudman • William James (Australian general) • William S. Sessions