List of Hindi poets

A

• Aalok Shrivastav, poet, lyricist, and journalist
• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, composer, poet, and produced books on astrology
• Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, novelist, writer, and prose writer
• Adam Gondvi, poet who wrote about the plight of Dalit
• Agnishekhar real name Kuldeep Sumbly
• Agyeya, poet and editor of Tar Saptak
• A. M. Turaz, poet and lyricist
• Amir Khusrau, musician, scholar and poet
• Arun Gemini, writer, poet, and satirist
• Arun Kamal
• Asad Zaidi, poet, editor, publisher, translator
• Ashok Chakradhar, author and poet
• Ashok Vajpeyi, bureaucrat-poet
• Atal Bihari Vajpai, author, poet and orator
• Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay

B

• Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen, known by the pen name Naveen
• Balli Singh Cheema, Aam Aadmi Party politician and poet
• Balswaroop Raahi, poet and lyricist
• Banarsidas, poet, businessman
• Bhagwan Datt Sharma, poet and scholar of post-WWII Hindi and English Poetry
• Bhai (writer), Surinamese poet
• Bharatendu Harishchandra, novelist, poet, playwright
• Bhawani Prasad Mishra, poet and author
• Bhikhari Das
• Bhupendra Nath Kaushik, Hindi and Urdu poet, writer and satirist
• Birbal, also known as Raja Birbal, Mughal advisor and poet
• Bihari Lal, poet, author

C

• Chand Bardai, court poet known for Prithviraj Raso
• Chandrakant Devtale
• Chirag Jain Poet of epic "Purushottam"
• Choudhari Mulkiram poet, philosopher and writer

D

• Dharmveer Bharti, poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
• Dhirendra Verma, poet and writer
• Dinesh Bhramar, Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
• Dnyaneshwar Mulay, diplomat and poet
• Durbalnath, Indian saint
• Dushyant Kumar, poet of modern Hindustani

G

• Gafil Swami, poet and journalist
• Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
• Ganga Prasad Vimal, writer, poet, novelist, and translator
• Geet Chaturvedi, poet, short story author and journalist
• Ghananand, poet of the Reeti Era
• Girish Tiwari, scriptwriter, lyricist, and poet
• Gopal Singh Nepali, poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood
• Gopal Prasad Vyas, poet, known for his humorous poems
• Gopaldas Neeraj, poet and author
• Gulab Khandelwal, poetry including some in Urdu and English
• Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt', poet and dramatist

H

• Hari Shankar Sharma, Hindi and Urdu poet
• Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari, Hindi and Nepali language poet
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan, poet of Chhayavaad literary movement
• Hasrat Jaipuri, Hindi and Urdu poet
• Hemant Joshi, professor, writer, and poet
• Hemant Shesh, writer, poet and civil servant
• Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu, Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader
• Hullad Moradabadi, poet, humorist and satirist

I

• Ibrahim Ashk, poet and lyricist
• Imran Pratapgarhi, Hindi and Urdu poet, politician
• Indira Indu
• Indra Bahadur Khare, Chhayavaad writer and poet
• Irshad Kamil, poet and lyricist

J

• Jacinta Kerketta, poet and journalist
• Jaishankar Prasad, novelist, playwright, poet
• Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer)
• Jagdish Gupt, Chhayavaad literary movement poet
• Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
• Joba Murmu, poet and writer of Santali literature
• Jwalamukhi, poet, novelist, writer and political activist
• Jyotsna Milan, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor

K

• Kabir, mystic poet and saint of India
• Kailash Vajpeyi, poet, writer, and lyricist
• Kaka Hathrasi, satirist and humorist poet
• Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist), anti-Emergency poet
• Kanhaiya Lal Nandan, poet and lyricist
• Kavi Bhushan, poet and scholar
• Kavi Pradeep, poet and songwriter
• Kedarnath Agarwal, Hindi language poet and littérateur
• Kedarnath Singh, poet, critic and essayist
• Keshavdas, Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet
• Kishorilal Goswami, writer and poet
• Koduram Dalit, Chhattisgarhi and Hindi poet
• Kripa Shankar Sharma
• Kripalu Maharaj, spiritual master and a poet-saint
• Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik", Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
• Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab", Indian independence activist and poet
• Kumar Vikal
• Kumar Vishwas, poet and professor
• Kunwar Bechain, professor and poet
• Kunwar Narayan

L

• Lari Azad, historian and poet
• Laxmi Shankar Bajpai
• Laxminarayan Payodhi, poet and researcher
• Leeladhar Jagudi, journalist and poet

M

• Madan Mohan Malaviya Indian independence activist, educational reformer, and poet
• Mahadevi Varma, poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
• Mahendra Bhatnagar, post-Independence Hindi and English poet
• Mahendra Pratap Singh, author, historian, and researcher
• Mahesh Garg Bedhadak, Hindi poet and writer
• Mamta Kalia, author, teacher, and poet
• Maithili Sharan Gupt, poet, politician, dramatist, and translator
• Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Sufi poet and Pir
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
• Meera, mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
• Mirabai, 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, Bhakti saint, and devotee of Krishna
• Mohan Rana, poet, columnist, and lyricist
• Motilal Jotwani, writer and educationist
• Mrityunjay Kumar Singh
• Munishree Nagraj, writer and poet
• Murari Lal Sharma ("Neeras"), author, poet and educator

N

• N. Chandrasekharan Nair, poet, novelist, and dramatist
• Nagarjun, poet, writer, essayist, novelist
• Nalin Vilochan Sharma, professor and poet
• Nand Chaturvedi, poet and littérateur
• Narendra Mohan (poet), poet, author, and playwright
• Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
• Narottam Das, the writer of 'Sudama Charitra' and contemporary of Tulsidas
• Nathuram Sharma, Hindi poet, known by his pen-name "Mahakavi Shankar"
• Nawal Kishore Dhawal, writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
• Neelabh Ashk, poet, journalist, and translator
• Nemi Chandra Jain, poet and critic
• Nirjhar Pratapgarhi, Awadhi and Hindi language poet
• Nirmal Verma, writer, novelist, and translator

O

• Om Prakash Aditya

P

• Pandit Narendra Sharma, poet, writer, and lyricist
• Pankaj Rag, poet and IAS officer
• Pawan Karan, poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
• Phoolchand Gupta, poet, writer and translator
• Prasoon Joshi, advertiser, lyricist, and poet
• Prabhakiran Jain, poet and writer
• Prabha Thakur, poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
• Prem Kishore Patakha

R

• Raghuvir Sahay, short story writer, poet, and essayist
• Raghuvir Sharan Mitra, writer and poet
• Rahi Masoom Raza, Urdu and Hindi poet and writer, Bollywood lyricist
• Rajesh Joshi, writer, poet, journalist, and playwright
• Ram Ratan Bhatnagar, scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
• Ram Prasad Bismil, poet, writer, and revolutionary
• Ram Vilas Sharma, academic and writer
• Ramavtar Tyagi, poet
• Rambhadracharya, religious leader and educationist.
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist and academic
• Ramesh Chandra Jha, poet and writer of ghazals
• Ramkumar Verma, poet and publisher of one-act plays
• Raskhan, Sufi poet and later devotee of Krishna
• Ravindra Prabhat, writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author
• Rustam Singh, poet, philosopher, translator and editor

S

• Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
• Samartha Vashishtha
• Sandeep Nath, poet and Bollywood lyricist
• Saroj Kumari Gaurihar, politician and poet
• Sarvesh Asthana, poet, writer, and satirist
• Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena, poet who helped start the ‘Prayogvaad’ era
• Satyapal Anand, Indian-American poet, critic, and writer
• Shabab Aalam, poet
• Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist), Bollywood lyricist and music composer
• Shail Chaturvedi, poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
• Shailesh Matiyani, poet, writer, and essayist
• Shambhunath Singh, writer, poet
• Shambhu Shikhar
• Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra, poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
• Sharad Joshi
• Dnyaneshwar Mulay, diplomat and poet
• Sheetal Agashe, business woman and former actress
• Shrikant Verma
• Shrinivási, Surinamese poet
• Sheila Gujral, Hindi, Punjabi, and English poet and writer
• Shiv Prasad Dabral, historian, geographer, academic, and writer, known by his pen name "Charan"
• Shivmangal Singh Suman, poet and academic
• Shyam Narayan Pandey
• Shyamlal Gupta, poet and lyricist, popularly known by his pen name "Parshad"
• Sitaram Agrahari, journalist and editor
• Sohan Lal Dwivedi, Indian independence activist and poet
• Sonroopa Vishal, writer, poet, and author
• Soumitra Mohan, poet and exponent of the Akavita movement
• S.R. Harnot
• Sri Lal Sukla, author and writer
• Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, poet known for her emotionally charged songs
• Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil', poet known for his revolutionary writings and protest-poetry
• Sūdan
• Suman Pokhrel, poet, lyricist, translator, and artist
• Sumitranandan Pant, Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
• Sunderdas, saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer
• Sunil Jogi, author and poet of comic verses
• Surender Sharma, poet, writer, and humorist
• Surdas, composer and devotional poet
• Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
• Suryakumar Pandey, poet, writer
• Susmita Basu Majumdar, Hindi and Urdu poet

T

• Tara Singh, writer and poet
• Teji Grover, poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
• Tulsidas, poet-saint, reformer and philosopher

U

• Uday Prakash, scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
• Uday Pratap Singh, politician
• Urmilesh Shankhdhar, poet, writer, and lyricist

V

• Verma Malik, poet and Bollywood lyricist
• Viren Dangwal, poet, academic, and journalist
• Virendra Kumar Baranwal, poet and writer
• Vishnu Khare, Hindi journalist, translator and poet
• Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, poet, editor, and critic
• Vrind, Braj Bhasha poet
• Vitthalbhai Patel, poet and Bollywood lyricist