Who is considered to be the greatest satirist in English literature?

Jonathan Swift is an Anglo-Irish author, who was the foremost prose satirist in the English language.

Jonathan Swift is best known for Gulliver’s Travels, which, in parodying the popular travel narrative, mocks English customs and the politics of the day,
and “A Modest Proposal,” a satiric essay that suggests improving living conditions in Ireland by butchering children of the Irish poor and selling them as food to wealthy English landlords.
His other literary works are:
- “A Tale of a Tub”
- "Journal to Stella”
- “Drapier’s Letters”
- "The Conduct of the Allies”

Source: Britannica.com