List of Argentine writers

This is a list of Argentine literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.

A

 * Diego Abad de Santillán (1897–1983)
 * Marcos Aguinis (born 1935)
 * César Aira (born 1949)
 * Andrés J. d'Alessio (1940–2009)
 * Leonor Allende (1883-1931)
 * Marcelina Almeida (ca. 1830-1880)
 * Juan Álvarez (1878–1954)
 * Mario Amadeo (1911–1983)
 * Federico Andahazi (born 1963)
 * Eduardo Angeloz (1931-2017)
 * José Arce (1881–1968)
 * Juan Argerich (1862–1924)
 * Roberto Arlt (1900–1942)
 * Hilario Ascasubi (1807–1875)
 * Carlos Astrada (1894–1970)

B

 * Odile Baron Supervielle (1915-2016)
 * Eduardo Belgrano Rawson (born 1943)
 * Eduardo Berti (born 1964)
 * Héctor Bianciotti (1930–2012)
 * Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999)
 * Poldy Bird (1941-2018)
 * Marcelo Birmajer (born 1966)
 * Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004)
 * Elsa Bornemann (1952–2013)
 * Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
 * Miguel Brascó (1926–2014)
 * Edgar Brau (born 1958)
 * Esteban Lucas Bridges (1874–1949)
 * Delfina Bunge (1881–1952)

C

 * Facundo Cabral (1937–2011)
 * Susana Calandrelli (1901–1978)
 * Pilar Calveiro (born 1953)
 * Eugenio Cambaceres (1834–1880)
 * Estanislao del Campo (1834–1880)
 * José María del Campo (1826–1884)
 * Martín Caparrós (born 1957)
 * Ramón J. Cárcano (1860–1946)
 * Andrés Manuel Carretero (1927-2004)
 * Evaristo Carriego (1883–1912)
 * Leonardo Castellani (1889–1981)
 * Abelardo Castillo (1935-2017)
 * Nelson Castro (born 1955)
 * Haroldo Conti (born 1925, disappeared 1976)
 * Copi (1939–1987)
 * Julio Cortázar (1914–1984)
 * Roberto Cossa (born 1934)
 * Agustín Cuzzani (1924–1987)

D

 * Emma de Cartosio (1928–2013)
 * Marco Denevi (1922–1998)
 * Juana Dib (1924-2015)
 * Antonio Di Benedetto (1922–1986)
 * Adelia Di Carlo (1883-1965)
 * Maria Alicia Dominguez, (1904–1988)
 * Beatriz Doumerc (1929-2014)
 * Osvaldo Dragún (1929–1999)
 * Alicia Dujovne Ortiz (born 1940)
 * León Dujovne (1898-1984)

E

 * Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851)
 * José Ricardo Eliaschev (1945–2014)

F

 * Sara Facio (born 1932)
 * María Inés Falconi (born 1954)
 * José Pablo Feinmann (1943–2021)
 * Macedonio Fernández (1874–1952)
 * Juan Filloy (1894–2000)
 * Fogwill (1941–2010)
 * Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944–2007)
 * Juan Forn (1959–2021)
 * Rodrigo Fresán (born 1963)
 * Rogelio Julio Frigerio (1914–2006)

G

 * Manuel Gálvez (1882–1962)
 * Griselda Gambaro (born 1928)
 * Juan Gelman (1930–2014)
 * Jordán Bruno Genta (1909–1974)
 * Alberto Gerchunoff (1883–1949)
 * Oliverio Girondo (1891–1967)
 * Betina Gonzalez (born 1972)
 * Clotilde González de Fernández (1880-1935)
 * Angélica Gorodischer (1928–2022)
 * Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892)
 * Andrew Graham-Yooll (1944-2019)
 * Alberto Granado (1922–2011)
 * Paul Groussac (1848–1929)
 * Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002)
 * Che Guevara (1928–1967)
 * Ricardo Güiraldes (1886–1927)
 * Eduardo Gutiérrez (1851–1889)
 * Juan María Gutiérrez (1809–1878)

H

 * José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943–2009)
 * Iosi Havilio (born 1974)
 * Liliana Heker (born 1943)
 * José Rafael Hernández y Pueyrredón (1834–1886)
 * José Hernández (1834–1886)
 * Miguel Hesayne (1922–2019)
 * Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1852–1937)
 * Mirta Hortas (1949–2022)
 * Guillermo Enrique Hudson (1841–1922)

I

 * Carlos Ibarguren (1877–1956)
 * José Ingenieros (1877–1925)
 * Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947)
 * Julio Irazusta (1899–1982)

J

 * Arturo Jauretche (1901–1974)
 * Noé Jitrik (born 1928)
 * Alicia Jurado (1922-2011)

K

 * José Kessel (or Joseph Kessel) (1898-1979)
 * Alicia Kozameh (born 1953)

L

 * María Hortensia Lacau (1910-2006), Argentine pedagogue, writer, essayist, poet, educator
 * Leónidas Lamborghini (1927–2009)
 * Osvaldo Lamborghini (1940–1985)
 * Jorge Lanata (born 1960)
 * Héctor Libertella (1945–2006)
 * Gloria Lisé (born 1961)
 * Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
 * Benito Lynch (1885–1951)

M

 * Tomás Maldonado (1922-2018)
 * Eduardo Mallea (1903–1982)
 * Francis Mallmann (born 1956)
 * Leopoldo Marechal (1900–1970)
 * José Mármol (1818–1871)
 * Guillermo Martínez (born 1962)
 * Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934–2010)
 * Ezequiel Martínez Estrada (1895–1964)
 * Carlos Mastronardi (1901–1976)
 * Gaby Melian (born 1969/1970)
 * Hugo Midón (1944–2011)
 * Emilio F. Mignone (1922–1998)
 * Bartolomé Mitre (1821–1906)
 * Fray Mocho (José Seferino Álvarez) (1858–1903)
 * Delfina Molina y Vedia (1879–1961)
 * Graciela Montes (born 1947)
 * Eduardo Montes-Bradley (born 1960)
 * Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984)
 * H. A. Murena (1923–1975)

N

 * Andrés Neuman (born 1977)
 * José Narosky (born 1930)

O

 * Rafael Obligado (1851–1920)
 * Luis Moreno Ocampo (born 1952)
 * Silvina Ocampo (1903–1993)
 * Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979)
 * Héctor Germán Oesterheld (born 1919; disappeared and presumed dead 1977)
 * Sergio Olguín (born 1967)
 * Andrés Oppenheimer (born 1951)
 * Olga Orozco (1920–1999)
 * Elvira Orphée (1922-2018)
 * Juan L. Ortiz (1896–1978)

P

 * Adrián Paenza (born 1949)
 * Alicia Partnoy (born 1955)
 * Josefina Passadori (1900-1987)
 * Roberto Payró (1867-1928)
 * José María Paz (1791-1854)
 * Luisa Peluffo (born 1941)
 * Néstor Perlongher (1949–1992)
 * Ricardo Piglia (1941-2017)
 * Felipe Pigna (born 1959)
 * Claudia Piñeiro (born 1960)
 * Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972)
 * Antonio Porchia (1885–1968)
 * Juan Carlos Portantiero (1934-2007)
 * Abel Posse (born 1934)
 * Manuel Puig (1932-1990)
 * Adriana Puiggrós (born 1941)

R

 * Rodolfo Rabanal (1940–2020)
 * María Cristina Ramos (born 1952)
 * Patricia Ratto (born 1962)
 * Silvina Reinaudi (born 1942)
 * Andrés Rivera (1928-2016)
 * Jorge B. Rivera (1935–2004)
 * Mario Rodríguez Cobos (1938–2010)
 * Arturo Andrés Roig (1922–2012)
 * Ricardo Rojas (1882–1957)
 * Viviana Rivero (born 1966)

S

 * Ernesto Sábato (1911-2011)
 * Carlos Alberto Sacheri (1933-1974)
 * es:Eduardo Sacheri (born 1967)
 * Juan José Saer (1937-2005)
 * Beatriz Sarlo (born 1942)
 * Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888)
 * Juan José Sebreli (born 1930)
 * Ana María Shua (born 1951)
 * Silo (pen name of Mario Rodríguez Cobos) (1938-2010)
 * Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997)
 * Alicia Steimberg (1933-2012)
 * Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938)
 * Víctor Sueiro (1943-2007)

T

 * Jacobo Timerman (1923-1999)
 * Héctor Tizón (1929-2012)
 * Raymunda Torres y Quiroga (?-?), 19th-century Argentine writer and women's rights activist

U

 * Paco Urondo (1930–1976)

V

 * Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938)
 * Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942)
 * Eliseo Verón (1935–2014)
 * David Viñas (1927–2011)

W

 * María Elena Walsh (1930–2011)
 * Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977)
 * Juan Rodolfo Wilcock (1919–1978)

Y

 * Pablo Yoiris (born 1972)

Z

 * Raúl Zaffaroni (born 1940)