T.S. Eliot was an American-born British poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor considered one of the 20th century's major poets. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1888 and moved to England in 1914, becoming a British citizen in 1927. Some of Eliot's most famous poems include "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," "The Hollow Men," and Four Quartets. He was also known for his plays, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 for his pioneering contributions to poetry. Eliot had a profound influence on literature and poetry in the 20th century.