List of Hindi poets

This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:

A

 * Aalok Shrivastav
 * Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
 * Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on fastrology
 * Agnishekhar (born 1956) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
 * Agyeya
 * A. M. Turaz
 * Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
 * Asad Zaidi (born 1954), poet, editor, publisher, translator
 * Akshay Chandra Sharma
 * Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet
 * Ashok Vajpeyi
 * Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
 * Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay

B

 * Balli Singh Cheema (born 1952)
 * Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
 * Bhagwan Datt Sharma
 * Bhai (writer) (1935-2018)
 * Bihari (1595–1663), poet, author
 * Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet
 * Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
 * Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
 * Birbal (1528-1586)

C

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

D

 * Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
 * Dinesh Bhramar, Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
 * Dhirendra Verma
 * Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani

G

 * Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
 * Ganga Prasad Vimal
 * Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
 * 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
 * Girish Tiwari
 * Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), poetry including some in Urdu and English
 * Gulzar (born 1934), poet, lyricist, film director
 * Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt'

H

 * Hari Shankar Sharma
 * Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
 * Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
 * Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader

I

 * Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
 * Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022)

J

 * Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer) (1932-2015)
 * Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
 * Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet
 * Javed Akhtar (born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
 * 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
 * Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist)
 * Koduram Dalit (1910-1967)
 * Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015)
 * Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
 * Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
 * 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
 * Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
 * Kripa Shankar Sharma
 * Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
 * Krishna Kumar Sharma
 * Kumar Vikal
 * Kumar Vishwas (born 1970), poet and professor
 * Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
 * Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017), poet
 * Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017), poet

L

 * Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955)
 * Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957), poet and researcher
 * Lari Azad (born 1959)

M

 * Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
 * Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020)
 * Mahendra Pratap Singh
 * Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator
 * Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
 * Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
 * Mohan Rana (born 1964), poet
 * Mrityunjay Kumar Singh
 * Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (born 1936), poet and educator
 * Mahesh Garg Bedhadak, Hindi poet and writer

N

 * Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
 * Nalin Vilochan Sharma
 * Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014)
 * Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
 * Narottam Das (1550–1605), the writer of 'Sudama Charitra' and contemporary of Tulsidas
 * Nathuram SharmaShankar (1859–1932), Hindi poet
 * Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
 * Neelabh Ashk (1945-2016)
 * Nirmal Verma

O

 * Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009), poet

P

 * Pandit Narendra Sharma
 * Pawan Karan (born 1964), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
 * Phoolchand Gupta (born 1958), poet, writer and translator
 * Prabha Kiran Jain, poet and writer
 * Prabha Thakur, poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
 * Prasoon Joshi, advertiser, lyricist, and poet

R

 * Ramkumar Verma
 * Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927)
 * Ram Vilas Sharma
 * Rambhadracharya (born 1950), religious leader and educationist.
 * Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
 * Ramavtar Tyagi
 * Rameshraj Tewarikar
 * Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (born 1914), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
 * Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
 * Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author

S

 * Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
 * Samartha Vashishtha
 * Satyapal Anand (born 1931)
 * Sarvesh Asthana (born 1965)
 * Shambhunath Singh
 * Shambhu Shikhar
 * Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academician
 * Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
 * Shabab Aalam (born 1984), poet
 * Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)
 * Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
 * Sheetal Agashe (born 1977), business woman and former actress
 * Sitaram Agrahari (born 1957)
 * Shiv Prasad Dabral (1912-1999)
 * Shrikant Verma
 * Shrinivási
 * Sri Lal Sukla, author, writer
 * Sonroopa Vishal
 * 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
 * Sunderdas
 * Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
 * Surender Sharma
 * Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
 * Sūdan (1700–1753), poet
 * Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
 * Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
 * Suryakumar Pandey (born 1954), poet, writer

T

 * Tara Singh, 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

V

 * Vibudh Shridhar
 * Viren Dangwal (1947-2015)
 * Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020)
 * Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
 * Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
 * Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet

Misc.Hindi Poets

 * Urmilesh Shankhdhar
 * Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
 * Samapt Saral
 * Raghuvir Sahay
 * S.R. Harnot
 * Rahi Masoom Raza
 * Ravindra Kalia
 * Raskhan
 * Raidhu
 * Pankaj Rag
 * Balswaroop Raahi
 * Nirjhar Pratapgarhi
 * Imran Pratapgarhi
 * Kavi Pradeep
 * Suman Pokhrel
 * Prem Kishore Patakha
 * Shyam Narayan Pandey
 * Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen
 * Sandeep Nath
 * Kanhaiya Lal Nandan
 * N. Chandrasekharan Nair
 * Joba Murmu
 * Munishree Nagraj
 * Dnyaneshwar Mulay
 * Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
 * Hullad Moradabadi
 * Soumitra Mohan
 * Narendra Mohan (poet)
 * Raghuvir Sharan Mitra
 * Verma Malik
 * Mirabai
 * Malik Muhammad Jayasi
 * Shailesh Matiyani
 * Susmita Basu Majumdar
 * Madan Mohan Malaviya
 * Shreeraj Kurup
 * Bihari Lal
 * Saroj Kumari Gaurihar
 * Amir Khusrau
 * Chandrakant Devtale
 * Sunil Jogi
 * Jacinta Kerketta
 * Irshad Kamil
 * Bhupendra Nath Kaushik
 * Arun Kamal
 * Mamta Kalia
 * Jwalamukhi (poet)
 * Motilal Jotwani
 * Sharad Joshi
 * Rajesh Joshi
 * Hemant Joshi
 * Hasrat Jaipuri
 * Ramesh Chandra Jha
 * Prabhakiran Jain
 * Nemi Chandra Jain
 * Leeladhar Jagudi
 * Durbalnath
 * Sohan Lal Dwivedi
 * Arun Gemini
 * Ghananand
 * Trilok Chandra Goel
 * Adam Gondvi
 * Kishorilal Goswami
 * Sheila Gujral
 * Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari
 * Shyamlal Gupta
 * Indira Indu