diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index 461c8b46..3056d6f7 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -223,11 +223,12 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(Generator):
         """Generate Author pages."""
         author_template = self.get_template('author')
         for aut, articles in self.authors:
-            dates = [article for article in self.dates if article in articles]
-            write(aut.save_as, author_template, self.context,
-                author=aut, articles=articles, dates=dates,
-                paginated={'articles': articles, 'dates': dates},
-                page_name=u'author/%s' % aut)
+            if aut.name:   # ignore authors with blank names
+                dates = [article for article in self.dates if article in articles]
+                write(aut.save_as, author_template, self.context,
+                    author=aut, articles=articles, dates=dates,
+                    paginated={'articles': articles, 'dates': dates},
+                    page_name=u'author/%s' % aut)
 
     def generate_drafts(self, write):
         """Generate drafts pages."""
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/article_infos.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/article_infos.html
index a1993a09..78326fd1 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/article_infos.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/article_infos.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                 {{ article.locale_date }}
         </abbr>
 
-        {% if article.author %}
+        {% if article.author.name %}
         <address class="vcard author">
                 By <a class="url fn" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.author.url }}">{{ article.author }}</a>
         </address>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
index 16c34266..349b3107 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <abbr class="published" title="{{ article.date.isoformat() }}">
       {{ article.locale_date }}
     </abbr>
-    {% if article.author %}
+    {% if article.author.name %}
     <address class="vcard author">
       By <a class="url fn" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.author.url }}">{{ article.author }}</a>
     </address>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
index dfdb0b45..ec278c4b 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.url }}" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink to {{ article.title}}">{{ article.title }}</a></h2> </header>
                 <footer class="post-info">
                     <abbr class="published" title="{{ article.date.isoformat() }}"> {{ article.locale_date }} </abbr>
-                    {% if article.author %}<address class="vcard author">By <a class="url fn" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.author.url }}">{{ article.author }}</a></address>{% endif %}
+                    {% if article.author.name %}<address class="vcard author">By <a class="url fn" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ article.author.url }}">{{ article.author }}</a></address>{% endif %}
                 </footer><!-- /.post-info -->
                 <div class="entry-content"> {{ article.summary }} </div><!-- /.entry-content -->
         </article></li>