List of Hindi authors

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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
• 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.^[1]
• 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^[2]
• 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

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
• Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), writer, scholar
• 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
• Vaidhvik (1994–), poet, fiction writer
• 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