Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Anderson is said to have had a big influence on some of the most famous American writers such as Ernest Hemingway , William Faulkner and John Steinbeck .
Simplified: Writers he has influenced include Ernest Hemingway , William Faulkner , John Steinbeck , J. D. Salinger , and Amos Oz , among others .