William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
- Occupation
- writer, novelist, prose writer, illustrator
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- July 18, 1811
- Died
- December 24, 1863
