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 Parmanand Adhir (1939–2013), politician, poet, and writer from Jind district in the northern Indian state of Haryana 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