These are copywriters who had a major influence on the modern advertising industry, particularly during its formative years.
These are copywriters who went on to found major multinational advertising agencies.
Many creative artists spent time early in their careers working as copywriters.
This is a list of such people – specifically, people who worked as copywriters before achieving notability in a creative field outside advertising.
These are notable people who have worked as copywriters but do not fit into the categories above.