List of Hindi poets

This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:

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A

• 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

• 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

• Chand Bardai (1149-1200)
• Chandrakant Devtale
• Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer

D

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

J

• 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

• 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

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

M

• 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

• 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

• Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009), poet

P

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

V

• 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

See also

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