List of Hungarian writers

Below is an alphabetical list of notable Hungarian writers. Abbreviations: children's (ch), comedy (co), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)

A–B
• Emil Ábrányi (1850–1920, nf)

• Endre Ady (1877–1919, p, nf)

• Mariska Ady (1888–1977, f/p)

• Zoltán Ambrus (1861–1932, nf)

• Péter Apor (1676–1752, nf)

• Lajos Áprily (1887–1965, p)

• János Arany (1817–1882, p)

• Mihály Babits (1883–1941, p/f/nf)

• József Bajza (1804–1858, nf/p)

• Stefano Bakonyi (1892–1969, nf)

• Bálint Balassi (1554–1594, p)

• Béla Balázs (1884–1949, nf/p)

• Zsófia Balla (born 1949, p/nf)

• Linda Vero Ban (born 1976, nf)

• Zsófia Bán (born 1957, f/nf)

• Miklós Bánffy (1873–1950, nf/p)

• Janos Bardi (1923–1990, nf/f/d)

• János Batsányi (1763–1845, p)

• Elek Benedek (1859–1929, nf/ch)

• Dániel Berzsenyi (1776–1836, p/nf)

• György Bessenyei (1747–1811, d/p)

• Kata Bethlen (1700–1759, nf)

• Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837, f)

• László Z. Bitó (1934–2021, f/nf)

• Ádám Bodor (born 1936, nf)

• Janka Boga (1886–1963, d/nf)

• Katalin Bogyay (born 1956, nf)

• Edith Bone (1889–1975, nf)

• Péter Bornemisza (1535–1584, nf/d)

• Ágota Bozai (born 1965, f/nf)

• Sándor Bródy (1863–1924, nf/f)

• Edith Bruck (born 1932, f/d)

• Zsuzsanna Budapest (born 1940, nf/d)

C–F
• Géza Csáth (1887–1919, f/d/nf)

• Gergely Csiky (1842–1891, d/f/nf)

• Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805, p/d)

• Sándor Csoóri (born 1930, nf/p)

• György Dalos (born 1943, f/nf)

• Anna Dániel (1908–2003, f/ch/nf)

• József Darvas (1912–1973, nf)

• Zsófia Dénes (1885–1987, nf)

• Tibor Déry (1894–1977, nf/f)

• József Eötvös (1813–1871, nf)

• Renée Erdős (1879–1956, p/f)

• Péter Esterházy (1950–2016, nf/f)

• Kinga Fabó (1953–2021, p/nf)

• Ferenc Faludi (1704–1779, p)

• György Faludy (1910–2006, p/nf)

• Ladislas Farago (1906–1980, nf)

• András Fáy (1786–1864, p/d/f)

• Mihály Fazekas (1766–1828, p/ch)

• Klára Fehér (1919–1996, f/ch)

• István Fekete (1900–1970, f/ch)

• Miksa Fenyő (1877–1972, nf/f)

• Éva Földes (1914–1981, nf)

• Jolán Földes (1902–1963, d/f)

• Milán Füst (1888–1967, f/nf/p)

G-J
• Erzsébet Galgóczi (1930–1989, f/d)

• János Garay (1812–1853, p/f)

• Géza Gárdonyi (1863–1922, f/nf)

• Andor Gellért (1907-1990, nf)

• András Gerevich (born 1976, p)

• Ágnes Gergely (born 1933, f/p)

• Gábor Görgey (1929–2022, p/d/f)

• Alisz Goriupp (1894–1979, nf)

• István Gyöngyösi (1620–1704, p)

• Géza Gyóni (1884–1917, p)

• Béla Hamvas (1897–1968, nf/f)

• Attila Hazai (1967–2012, f/nf)

• Etelka Kenéz Heka (born 1936, p/f)

• Gáspár Heltai (c. 1490–1574, nf)

• Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1954, d/f)

• Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, d/f)

• Gyula Hornyánszky (1869-1933, nf)

• Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942, f/d)

• Ignotus (1869–1949, p/f/nf)

• Gyula Illyés (1902–1983, p/f/d)

• Éva Janikovszky (1926–2003, ch/f)

• Ida Jenbach (1868 – c. 1943, nf)

• Mór Jókai (1825–1904, f/d/nf)

• Attila József (1905–1937, p)

• Gyula Juhász (1883–1937, p)

• Vilmos Juhász (1899–1967, nf)

K
• Eduard Kabos (1864–1923, co/d/f)

• Margit Kaffka (1880–1918, f/p/nf)

• László Kálnoky (1912–1985, p)

• Sándor Kányádi (1929–2018, p/ch)

• Teréz Karacs (1808–1892, nf)

• Ferenc Karinthy (1921–1992, f/d/nf)

• Frigyes Karinthy (1887–1938, d/p)

• József Kármán (1769–1795, f/nf)

• György Károly (1953–2018, p/nf)

• Lajos Kassák (1887–1967, p/f/nf)

• József Katona (1791–1830, d/p)

• Ferenc Kazinczy (1759–1831, nf/p)

• Zsigmond Kemény (1814–1875, nf/f)

• Géza Képes (1909–1989, p/nf)

• Rivka Keren (born 1946, f/ch)

• Imre Kertész (1929–2016, p/f), Nobel laureate, 2002

• Annamária Kinde (1956–2014, p/nf)

• Károly Kisfaludy (1788–1830, d)

• Sándor Kisfaludy (1772–1844, p/d)

• Ephraim Kishon (1924–2004, f/nf/d)

• Noémi Kiss (born 1974, f/nf)

• János Kodolányi (1899–1969, f/d/nf)

• Arthur Koestler (1905–1983, f/nf)

• Ferenc Kölcsey (1790–1838, p/nf)

• György Konrád (1933–2019, f/nf)

• Ferenc Körmendi (1900–1972, f)

• Károly Kós (1883–1977, f/nf)

• Dezső Kosztolányi (1885–1936, p/nf/d)

• Helene Kottanner (fl. 15th c, nf)

• Agota Kristof (1935–2011, p/f)

• Žofia Kubini (17th c., p)

• László Krasznahorkai (born 1954, f/d) Man Booker International Prize winner 2015

• Gyula Krúdy (1878–1933, f)

L–O
• László Ladányi (1907–1992, p/f)

• Menyhért Lakatos (1926-2007)

• Miklós László (1903–1973, d)

• Ervin Lázár (1936–2006, f/ch)

• Ágnes Lehóczky (born 1976, p)

• Laura Leiner (born 1985, f)

• Menyhért Lengyel (1880–1974, d)

• Ignatz Lichtenstein (1824–1909, nf)

• László L. Lőrincz (born 1939, f/nf)

• Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960, nf)

• Imre Madách (1823–1864, p/d)

• Gitta Mallasz (1907–1992, nf)

• Réka Mán-Várhegyi (born 1979, f)

• Iván Mándy (1918–1995, nf)

• Sándor Márai (1900–1989, f/p)

• Béla Markó (born 1951, nf)

• Kati Marton (born 1949, nf)

• Tibor Méray (1924–2020, nf/f)

• Kelemen Mikes (1690–1791, nf)

• Kálmán Mikszáth (1847–1910, f/nf)

• Béláné Mocsáry (1845–1917, nf)

• Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952, d/p)

• Jean-Pierre Montcassen (born 1957, f/p)

• József Molnár (1918–2009, nf)

• Ferenc Móra (1879–1934, f/nf)

• Terézia Mora (born 1971, f)

• Zsigmond Móricz (1879–1942, f)

• Péter Nádas (born 1942, f/nf)

• Ádám Nádasdy (born 1947, nf/p)

• Borbála Nádasdy (born 1939, f/nf)

• Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991, p/nf)

• Gáspár Nagy (1949–2007, p/nf)

• László Németh (1903–1975, f/d/nf)

• Nicolaus Olahus (1493–1568, nf)

• Emma Orczy (1865–1947, f/d)

• István Örkény (1912–1979, d/f)

• Géza Ottlik (1912–1990, nf)

P–S
• Janus Pannonius (1434–1472, p/nf)

• Péter Pázmány (1570–1637, nf)

• András Petőcz (born 1959, nf/p)

• Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849, p)

• György Petri (1943–2000, p)

• Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708, nf/p)

• János Pilinszky (1921–1981, p)

• Susan Polgar (born 1969, nf)

• Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944, p)

• Lea Ráskay (fl. early 16th c., nf)

• Kati Rekai (1921–2010, ch)

• Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980, f/nf/p)

• Endre Rózsa (1941–1995, p)

• Ágnes Rapai (born 1952, p)

• Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943, f/d)

• Ferenc Sánta (1927–2008, f/d)

• Regina Saphier (living, nf)

• György Schwajda (1943–2010, d)

• Kate Seredy (1899–1975, ch)

• Henriett Seth-F. (born 1980, d/f)

• Tamás Sipos (1931–2002, f/nf)

• György Spiró (born 1946, d/f/nf)

• András Sütő (1927–2006, f/nf/d)

• Dezső Szabó (1879–1945, f/nf)

• Lőrinc Szabó (1901–1957, p)

• Magda Szabó (1917–2007, f/nf/ch)

• Sándor Szathmári (1897–1974, nf)

• Louis Szathmary (1919–1996, nf)

• István Széchenyi (1791–1860, nf)

• Noémi Szécsi (born 1976, f)

• Júlia Székely (1906–1986, f/nf)

• Mária Szepes (1908–2007, nf/d)

• Antal Szerb (1901–1945, nf), Holocaust victim

• Ede Szigligeti (1814–1878, d)

• Edina Szvoren (born 1974, f)

T-Z
• Judit Dukai Takách (1795-1836, p)

• Áron Tamási (1897–1966, f/d)

• Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos (c. 1510–1556, p/nf)

• Kata Tisza (born 1980, f)

• Mihály Tompa (1819–1868, p/nf)

• Cécile Tormay (1876–1937, f/nf)

• Árpád Tóth (1886–1928, p)

• Kálmán Tóth (1831–1891, p/d)

• János Vajda (1827–1897, p/nf)

• Miklós Vámos (born 1950, nf/f/d)

• Péter Veres (1897–1970, nf)

• József Vészi (1858–1940, nf/p)

• Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855, p/d)

• Albert Wass (1908–1998, f/p)

• Sándor Weöres (1913–1989, p/nf)

• Robert Zend (1929–1985, f/p)

• Lajos Zilahy (1891–1974, f/d)

• Péter Zilahy (born 1970, p/d/f)

• Miklós Zrínyi (1620–1664, p/nf)

• Péter Zsoldos (1930–1997, f)

• Béla Zsolt (1895–1949, d/f/nf)