This is a list of authors of Hindi literature, i.e. people who write in Hindi language, its dialects and Hindustani language.

A

  • Amarkant (1925–2014), novelist
  • Amar Goswami (1945–2012), Hindi author and journalist
  • Amir Khusro (1253–1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect
  • Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), author, grammarian and publisher
  • Abid Surti (1935–), author
  • Acharya Chatursen Shastri (1891–1960)
  • Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
  • Asghar Wajahat (1946-) Hindi scholar, novelist

B

  • Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), the "father of modern Hindi literature"
  • Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (1905–1988)
  • Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), author
  • Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924–2007), poet, writer, satirist
  • Badri Narain Sinha (1930–1979), poet, critic, journalist
  • Balendu Dwivedi (1975–), Hindi author
  • Bihari (1595–1664), author of Satasai ("Seven Hundred Verses")
  • Banarasidas (1586–1643), author of 'Ardhakathanaka', the first biography in Hindi
  • Bhagwati Charan Verma (1903–1981), author of Chitralekha and Sahitya Akademy award winning Bhoole Bisre Chitra

C

  • Chand Bardai (1148–1191), author of Prithviraj Raso
  • Chandrarekha Dhadwal (1951-), Hindi and Pahadi author
  • Chandrakiran Sonrexa (1920-2009), author of Chandan Chandni
  • Chirag Jain (1985-) Author of Epic "Purushottam"
  • Chitra Mudgal (1943–) The first Indian woman to receive the Vyas Samman for her novel "Aavaan".

D

  • Darchhawna (1936–2023), Hindi writer and Padma Shri awardee
  • Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861–1913), novelist, author of Chandrakanta
  • Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997), Hindi poet, playwright
  • Dushyant Kumar (1931–1975), poet of modern Hindustani
  • Divya Prakash Dubey (1982–), Hindi author
  • Doodhnath Singh (1936–2018), Hindi writer, critic, poet and a recipient of Bharat Bharti Samman

G

  • Ganga Das (1823–1913), author of about fifty kavya-granthas and thousands of padas. He is known as Bhismpitama of the Hindi poetry.
  • Geetanjali Shree (1957 - ) author of Tomb of Sand (Ret Samadhi) which won the International Booker Prize in 2022
  • Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet, lyricist
  • Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917–1964), modern Hindi poet
  • Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893–1983), "Wordsworth of India"
  • Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666–1708), the tenth Guru of Sikhism
  • Babu Gulabrai (1888–1963), philosopher and Hindi writer
  • Gopaldas Neeraj (1925–2018), poet and author
  • Giriraj Kishore (1937–2020), writer

H

  • Hari Joshi (1943–), satirist, novelist, writer, poet
  • Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), satirist
  • Harivanshrai Bachchan (1907–2003): Madhushala
  • Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (1907–1979), novelist, literary historian
  • Hetu Bhardwaj, Hindi fiction writer
  • Hrishikesh Sulabh (1955–)

I

  • Indira Dangi (1980–), novelist, writer

J

  • Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (1922–2013), religious leader
  • Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya (1950–), spiritual leader, scholar, poet, textual commentator, philosopher and playwright
  • Jagdish Piyush (1950–2021), author, writer
  • Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), poet known for Kamayani
  • Jainendra Kumar (1905–1988), author, short story writer
  • Janki Ballabh Shastri (1916–2011), poet, author
  • Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), novelist, short story writer, poet and editor

K

  • Kabir (1440–1518), poet, figure of the Bhakti movement
  • Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar who mainly wrote in braj bhasha
  • Kaka Kalelkar (1885–1961), Gandhian, social reformer, scholar
  • Kamleshwar (1932–2007), author, screenwriter, 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kitne Pakistan (2000)
  • Kashinath Singh (1937–), novelist, short story writer, 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Rehan Par Ragghu (2008), author of Kashi Ka Assi.
  • Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) for Apurva (poetry collection)
  • Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), modern poet
  • Keshavdas (1555–1625), Sanskrit scholar, Hindi poet, author of Rasik Priya
  • Krishna Sobti (1925–2019), recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Zindaginama
  • Kamta Prasad Guru (1875–1947), grammar expert
  • Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002)

L

  • Lallu Lal (1763–1835), author and translator
  • Laxmi Narayan Mishra (1903–1987), playwright

M

  • Mirabai (1498–1546/1547), poet
  • Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477–1542), Avadhi poet; author of Padmawat
  • Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987), poet, writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award
  • Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), modern Hindi poet; a pioneer of Khadi boli poetry; author of the epic Saket
  • Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), poet, playwright, journalist
  • Mannu Bhandari (1931–2021), novelist
  • Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972), a pioneer of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement
  • Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864–1938), writer, linguist, translator
  • Mamta Kalia (1940–), Novelists
  • Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006), journalist, screenwriter
  • Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944–), Hindi novelist, short story writer and Padma Shri awardee
  • Madhur Kapila (1942–), art critic, Hindi writer, recipient of the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for contribution to literature
  • Mohan Rana (1964–), Hindi poet and philosopher
  • Mridula Garg (1938–), short story writer and novelist

N

  • Nagarjun (1911–2002), poet, biographer
  • Naresh Mehta (1922–2000), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
  • Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916–1961), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
  • Neelam Saxena Chandra (1969–), poet, fiction
  • Nirmal Verma (1929–2005), novelist, translator
  • Narendra Kohli (1940–2021), credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose
  • Nasira Sharma(1948-) writer, novelist

P

  • Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913–1989), poet, lyricist
  • Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (1921–1977), Hindi novelist
  • Padma Sachdev (1940–2021), poet, novelist in Hindi and Dogri
  • Pran Kumar Sharma (1938–2014), creator of Chacha Choudhary
  • Premchand (1880–1936), modern Hindustani literature
  • Priyamvad (1952–), writer and historian in Hindi.
  • Parichay Das (1964–), writer and editor in contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
  • Pankaj Prasun (1984–), writer and poet of Satire poetry

R

  • Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914–1992), writer, literary critic
  • Ramesh Chandra Jha (1928–1994), poet, novelist
  • Raghuvir Sahay (1929–1990), poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist
  • Rahi Masoom Raza (1927–1992), writer, lyricist
  • Rajkamal Choudhary (1929–1967), poet, short story writer, novelist, critic
  • Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), the "father of Hindi travel literature"
  • Ravidas (1398–1448), guru, songwriter
  • Rajendra Prasad Singh (1964–), Hindi author, critic and linguist
  • Rajendra Mishra (1919–1979), Hindi author, critic
  • Rajendra Yadav (1929–2013), pioneer of "Nayi Kahani" movement
  • Rajinder Singh Bedi (1915–1984), writer, screenwriter
  • Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), nationalist poet, essayist
  • Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951), writer, fictionist, essayist and social reformer
  • Ram Vilas Sharma (1912–2000), literary critic
  • Ramvriksh Benipuri (1899–1968), writer
  • Rangeya Raghav (1923–1962), writer
  • Raskhan (1533–1618), poet
  • Rustam Singh (1955–), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
  • Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), writer, poet, and musician
  • Rati Saxena ( 1954-) Poet, Translator, Writer, Editor

S

  • Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950), writer, scholar
  • Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987) ("Agyeya"), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, and Jnanpith Award
  • Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927–1983), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983
  • Sharad Joshi (1931–1991), satirist, screenwriter
  • Shekhar Joshi (1939–2022), Hindi author
  • Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893–1963), writer of novels and prose
  • Sri Lal Sukla (1925–2011), satirist
  • Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977), Hindi poet
  • Surdas (1467–1583), composer
  • Sūdan (1700–1753), author and poet
  • Shankar Dayal Singh (1937–1995)
  • Yagyadutt Sharma (1916–1993), Hindi novelist, writer and poet
  • Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet, songwriter
  • Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1896–1961), poet and author
  • Safdar Hashmi (1889–1954), author, street theatre, activist
  • Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907–1991), Hindi poet
  • Saadat Hassan Manto (1912–1955), Hindi author
  • Surender Mohan Pathak (1940–), Hindi author
  • Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), Hindi poet, recipient of 1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kal Sunana Mujhe

T

  • Teji Grover (1955–), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
  • Tulsidas (1532–1623), author of Shrī Rāmcharitmānas

U

  • Usha Priyamvada (1930–), novelist, short-story writer, translator

V

  • Vidyapati (1352–1448), a prominent poet of Eastern dialects
  • Vishnu Prabhakar (1912–2009), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Ardhanarishvara
  • Vibhuti Narain Rai (1951–), novelist
  • Viveki Rai (1924–2016), novelist
  • Vrindavan Lal Verma (1889–1969), historical novelist
  • Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926–2005), scholar, journalist
  • Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet

Y

  • Yashpal (1903–1976), novelist, author, Jhutha Sach (The False Truth, 1958–1960)

See also

  • List of Hindi-language poets

References