List of Hindi poets

This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:

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A

• Aalok Shrivastav (born 1971), poet, lyricist, and journalist
• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology
• Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893-1963), novelist, writer, and prose writer
• Adam Gondvi (1947-2011), poet who wrote about the plight of Dalit
• Agnishekhar (born 1956) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
• Agyeya (1911-1987), poet and editor of Tar Saptak
• A. M. Turaz (born 1974), poet and lyricist
• Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
• Arun Gemini (born 1959), writer, poet, and satirist
• Arun Kamal (born 1954)
• Asad Zaidi (born 1954), poet, editor, publisher, translator
• Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet
• Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941), bureaucrat-poet
• Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
• Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947)

B

• Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen (1897-1960), known by the pen name Naveen
• Balli Singh Cheema (born 1952), Aam Aadmi Party politician and poet
• Balswaroop Raahi (born 1936), poet and lyricist
• Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
• Bhagwan Datt Sharma (born 1935), poet and scholar of post-WWII Hindi and English Poetry
• Bhai (writer) (1935-2018), Surinamese poet
• Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
• Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
• Bhikhari Das (1721-1799)
• Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924-2007), Hindi and Urdu poet, writer and satirist
• Birbal (1528-1586), also known as Raja Birbal, Mughal advisor and poet
• Bihari Lal (1595–1663), poet, author

C

• Chand Bardai (1149-1200), court poet known for Prithviraj Raso
• Chandrakant Devtale (1936-2017)
• Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer

D

• Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
• Dhirendra Verma (1897–1973), poet and writer
• Dinesh Bhramar (born 1939), Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
• Dnyaneshwar Mulay (born 1958), diplomat and poet
• Durbalnath, Indian saint
• Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani

G

• Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
• Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917-1964)
• Ganga Prasad Vimal (1939–2019), writer, poet, novelist, and translator
• Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
• Ghananand (1673 - 1760), poet of the Reeti Era
• Girish Tiwari (1945-2010), scriptwriter, lyricist, and poet
• 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), poet and dramatist
• Gulzar (born 1934), Urdu poet, lyricist, and film director

H

• Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968), Hindi and Urdu poet
• Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari, Hindi and Nepali language poet
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
• Hasrat Jaipuri (1922 - 1999), Hindu and Urdu poet
• Hemant Joshi (born 1954), professor, writer, and poet
• Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
• Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader
• Hullad Moradabadi (1942-2014), poet, humorist and satirist

I

• Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022), poet and lyricist
• Imran Pratapgarhi (born 1987), Hindu and Urdu poet, politician
• Indira Indu
• Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
• Irshad Kamil (born 1971), poet and lyricist

J

• Jacinta Kerketta (born 1983), poet and journalist
• 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, poet and writer of Santali literature
• Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
• Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer and editor

K

• Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
• Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015), poet, writer, and lyricist
• Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
• Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist) (1937 – 2015), anti-Emergency poet
• Kanhaiya Lal Nandan (1933–2010), poet and lyricist
• Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
• Kavi Pradeep (1915–1998), poet and songwriter
• 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 (1865–1932), writer and poet
• Koduram Dalit (1910-1967), Chhattisgarhi and Hindu poet
• Kripa Shankar Sharma
• Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
• Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
• Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (1922-2001), Indian independence activist and poet
• Kumar Vikal (1935–1997)
• Kumar Vishwas (born 1970), poet and professor
• Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
• Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017)

L

• Lari Azad (born 1959), historian and poet
• Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955)
• Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957), poet and researcher
• Leeladhar Jagudi (born 1940), journalist and poet

M

• Madan Mohan Malaviya Indian independence activist, educational reformer, and poet
• Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
• Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020), post-Independence Hindi and English poet
• Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher
• Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (born 1966), Hindi poet and writer
• Mamta Kalia (born 1940), author, teacher, and poet
• Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, and translator
• Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477– 1542), Sufi poet and Pir
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
• Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
• Mirabai, 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, Bhakti saint, and devotee of Krishna
• Mohan Rana (born 1964), poet, columnist, and lyricist
• Motilal Jotwani (1936-2008), writer and educationist
• Mrityunjay Kumar Singh (born 1961)
• Munishree Nagraj, writer and poet
• Murari Lal Sharma ("Neeras") (born 1936), author, poet and educator

N

• N. Chandrasekharan Nair, poet, novelist, and dramatist
• Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
• Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916-1961), professor and poet
• Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014), poet and littérateur
• Narendra Mohan (poet) (born 1935), poet, author, and playwright
• Naresh Mehta (1922-2000), 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 (1919-2005), poet and critic
• Nirjhar Pratapgarhi, Awadhi and Hindi language poet
• Nirmal Verma (1929-2005), writer, novelist, and translator

O

• Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009)

P

• Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913-1989), poet, writer, and lyricist
• Pankaj Rag (born 1964), poet and IAS officer
• Pawan Karan (born 1964), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
• Phoolchand Gupta (born 1958), poet, writer and translator
• Prasoon Joshi (born 1971), advertiser, lyricist, and poet
• Prabhakiran Jain (born 1963), poet and writer
• Prabha Thakur (born 1951), poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
• Prem Kishore Patakha (born 1943)

R

• Raghuvir Sahay (1929-1990), short story writer, poet, and essayist
• Raghuvir Sharan Mitra (1919-1966), writer and poet
• Rahi Masoom Raza (1927-1992), Urdu and Hindi poet and writer, Bollywood lyricist
• Rajesh Joshi (born 1946), writer, poet, journalist, and playwright
• 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 (1928-1994), poet and writer of ghazals
• Ramkumar Verma (1905-1990), poet and publisher of one-act plays
• Raskhan (1548-1628), Sufi poet and later devotee of Krishna
• Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author
• Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor

S

• Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
• Samapt Saral (born 1962)
• Samartha Vashishtha (born 1983)
• Sandeep Nath, poet and Bollywood lyricist
• Saroj Kumari Gaurihar (1929–2022), politician and poet
• Sarvesh Asthana (born 1965), poet, writer, and satirist
• Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1972-1982), poet who helped start the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experimentalism) era
• Satyapal Anand (born 1931), Indian-American poet, critic, and writer
• Shabab Aalam (born 1984), poet
• Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist), Bollywood lyricist and music composer
• Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
• Shailesh Matiyani (1931-2001), poet, writer, and essayist
• Shambhunath Singh (1916-1991), writer, poet
• Shambhu Shikhar (born 1984)
• Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
• Sharad Joshi
• Sheetal Agashe (born 1977), business woman and former actress
• Shrikant Verma (1931-1986)
• Shrinivási (1926-2019), Surinamese poet
• Sheila Gujral (1924-2011), Hindi, Punjabi, and English poet and writer
• 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 (1907-1991)
• Shyamlal Gupta (1896-1977), poet and lyricist, popularly known by his pen name "Parshad"
• Sitaram Agrahari (born 1957), journalist and editor
• Sohan Lal Dwivedi (1906-1988), Indian independence activist and poet
• Sonroopa Vishal (born 1977), writer, poet, and author
• Soumitra Mohan (born 1938), poet and exponent of the Akavita (अकविता - anti-poetry) movement
• S.R. Harnot (born 1955)
• 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)
• Suman Pokhrel (born 1967), poet, lyricist, translator, and artist
• Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
• Sunderdas (1596-1689), saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer
• Sunil Jogi, author and poet of comic verses
• Surender Sharma (born 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, Hindi and Urdu poet

T

• Tara Singh (born 1952), writer and poet
• Teji Grover (born 1955), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
• Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher

U

• Uday Prakash (born 1952), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
• Uday Pratap Singh (born 1932), politician
• Urmilesh Shankhdhar (1951-2005), poet, writer, and lyricist

V

• Verma Malik (1925-2009), poet and Bollywood lyricist
• Viren Dangwal (1947-2015), poet, academic, and journalist
• Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020), poet and writer
• Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
• Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (born 1940), poet, editor, and critic
• Vrind (1643–1723), Braj Bhasha poet
• Vitthalbhai Patel, (1936-2013) poet and Bollywood lyricist

See also

• List of Hindi-language authors
• List of Indian poets
• List of Indian writers