Arts & LiteratureAmerican1860 – 1940
Hamlin Garland
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of rural American fiction
Biography
American author and politician known for his novels depicting rural American life in the Midwest. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1922 and was active in the American literary movement.
Quick Facts
Category
Arts & Literature
Nationality
American
Born
1860
Died
1940
Thinking about the name
Hamlin
English origin
“An English surname-turned-given name derived from the Old English elements 'hamel' (crooked) and '-lin' (descendant), originally denoting 'descendant of the crooked one' or relating to a small hamlet. Hamlin has a vintage Americana feel and appeals to parents seeking names with colonial or frontier character.”