List of Hindi poets
This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:
A
[edit]- Aalok Shrivastav (1971-)
- Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on fastrology
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893-1963)
- Adam Gondvi
- Agnishekhar (1956-) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
- Agyeya (1911-1987)
- A. M. Turaz (1974-)
- Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
- Arun Gemini
- Arun Kamal
- Asad Zaidi (1954-), poet, editor, publisher, translator
- Ashok Chakradhar (1951-), author and poet
- Ashok Vajpeyi (1941-)
- Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
- Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947)
B
[edit]- Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen
- Balli Singh Cheema (1952-)
- Balswaroop Raahi
- Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
- Bhagwan Datt Sharma (1935-)
- Bhai (writer) (1935-2018)
- Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
- Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
- Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet
- Bhupendra Nath Kaushik
- Birbal (1528-1586)
- Bihari Lal (1595–1663), poet, author
C
[edit]- Chand Bardai (1149-1200)
- Chandrakant Devtale
- Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer
D
[edit]- Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
- Dhirendra Verma (1897–1973)
- Dinesh Bhramar (1939-), Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
- Dnyaneshwar Mulay
- Durbalnath
- Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani
G
[edit]- Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
- Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
- Ganga Prasad Vimal (1939–2019)
- Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
- Ghananand
- Girish Tiwari (1945-2010)
- Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood
- Gopal Prasad Vyas (1915–2005), poet, known for his humorous poems
- Gopaldas Neeraj (born 1924), poet and author
- Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), poetry including some in Urdu and English
- Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893-1983)
- Gulzar (born 1934), poet, lyricist, film director
H
[edit]- Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968), Hindi and Urdu poet
- Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
- Hasrat Jaipuri
- Hemant Joshi
- Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
- Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader
- Hullad Moradabadi
I
[edit]- Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022), poet and lyricist
- Imran Pratapgarhi
- Indira Indu
- Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
- Irshad Kamil
J
[edit]- Jacinta Kerketta
- Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet
- Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer) (1932-2015)
- Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
- Javed Akhtar (born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
- Joba Murmu
- Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
- Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer and editor
K
[edit]- Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
- Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015)
- Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
- Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist) (1937 – 2015)
- Kanhaiya Lal Nandan
- Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
- Kavi Pradeep
- Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur
- Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), poet, critic and essayist
- Keshavdas (1555–1617), Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet
- Kishorilal Goswami
- Koduram Dalit (1910-1967)
- Kripa Shankar Sharma
- Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
- Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983-), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
- Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (1922-2001)
- Kumar Vikal (1935–1997), poet
- Kumar Vishwas (1970-), poet and professor
- Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
- Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017), poet
L
[edit]- Lari Azad (1959-), historian and poet
- Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (1955-)
- Laxminarayan Payodhi (1957-), poet and researcher
- Leeladhar Jagudi
M
[edit]- Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
- Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020)
- Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher
- Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (1966-), Hindi poet and writer
- Mamta Kalia
- Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, and translator
- Malik Muhammad Jayasi
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
- Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
- Mirabai
- Mohan Rana (1964-), poet, columnist, and lyricist
- Motilal Jotwani
- Mrityunjay Kumar Singh (1961-)
- Munishree Nagraj
- Murari Lal Sharma ("Neeras") (1936-), author, poet and educator
N
[edit]- N. Chandrasekharan Nair
- Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
- Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916-1961), professor and poet
- Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014)
- Narendra Mohan (poet)
- Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
- Narottam Das (1550–1605), the writer of 'Sudama Charitra' and contemporary of Tulsidas
- Nathuram Sharma (1859–1932), Hindi poet, known by his pen-name "Mahakavi Shankar"
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
- Neelabh Ashk (1945-2016), poet, journalist, and translator
- Nemi Chandra Jain
- Nirjhar Pratapgarhi
- Nirmal Verma (1929-2005), writer, novelist, and translator
O
[edit]- Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009), poet
P
[edit]- Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913-1989), poet, writer, and lyricist
- Pankaj Rag
- Pawan Karan (1964-), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
- Phoolchand Gupta (1958-), poet, writer and translator
- Prasoon Joshi (1971-), advertiser, lyricist, and poet
- Prabhakiran Jain (1963-), poet and writer
- Prabha Thakur (1951-), poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
- Prem Kishore Patakha
R
[edit]- Raghuvir Sahay
- Raghuvir Sharan Mitra
- Rahi Masoom Raza
- Raidhu
- Rajesh Joshi
- Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (born 1914), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
- Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927), poet, writer, and revolutionary
- Ram Vilas Sharma (1921-2000), academic and writer
- Ramavtar Tyagi (1925-1985), poet
- Rambhadracharya (born 1950), religious leader and educationist.
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Rameshraj Tewarikar (1954-), scholar and poet
- Ramkumar Verma (1905-1990), poet and publisher of one-act plays
- Raskhan
- Ravindra Kalia
- Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author
- Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
S
[edit]- Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
- Samapt Saral
- Samartha Vashishtha (1983-)
- Sandeep Nath
- Saroj Kumari Gaurihar
- Sarvesh Asthana (1965-), poet, writer, and satirist
- Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
- Satyapal Anand (1931-), Indian-American poet, critic, and writer
- Shabab Aalam (1984-), poet
- Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist), Bollywood lyricist and music composer
- Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
- Shailesh Matiyani
- Shambhunath Singh (1916-1991), writer, poet
- Shambhu Shikhar (1984-)
- Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
- Sharad Joshi
- Sheetal Agashe (1977-), business woman and former actress
- Shrikant Verma (1931-1986)
- Shrinivási (1926-2019), Surinamese poet
- Sheila Gujral
- Shiv Prasad Dabral (1912-1999), historian, geographer, academic, and writer, known by his pen-name "Charan"
- Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academic
- Shyam Narayan Pandey
- Shyamlal Gupta
- Sitaram Agrahari (1957-), journalist and editor
- Sohan Lal Dwivedi
- Sonroopa Vishal (1977-), writer, poet, and author
- Soumitra Mohan
- S.R. Harnot
- Sri Lal Sukla (1925-2011), author and writer
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet known for her emotionally charged songs
- Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet known for his revolutionary writings and protest-poetry
- Sūdan (1700–1753), poet
- Suman Pokhrel
- Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
- Sunderdas (1596-1689), saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer
- Sunil Jogi
- Surender Sharma (1945-), poet, writer, and humorist
- Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
- Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
- Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
- Suryakumar Pandey (born 1954), poet, writer
- Susmita Basu Majumdar
T
[edit]- Tara Singh (1952-), poet
- Teji Grover (1955-), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
- Trilok Chandra Goel
- Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher
U
[edit]- Uday Prakash (1952-), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
- Uday Pratap Singh (1932-), politician
- Urmilesh Shankhdhar
V
[edit]- Verma Malik
- Vibudh Shridhar, Apabhraṃśa poet and writer
- Viren Dangwal (1947-2015)
- Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020)
- Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (1940-), poet, editor, and critic
- Vrind (1643–1723), Braj Bhasha poet
