List of Italian writers

This is a list of notable Italian writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, and other people whose primary artistic output was literature.

A

 * Crescenzo Alatri (1825–1897)
 * Attilio Albergoni (born 1949)
 * Sibilla Aleramo (1876–1960)
 * Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803)
 * Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)
 * Magdi Allam (born 1951)
 * Ernesto Aloia (born 1965)
 * Corrado Alvaro (1895–1956)
 * Pasquale Amati (1726–1792)
 * Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966)
 * Elisa S. Amore (born 1984)
 * Andrea da Grosseto (13th century)
 * Cecco Angiolieri (13th century)
 * Giulio Angioni (1939–2017)
 * Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533)
 * Giovanni Arpino (1927–1987)
 * Antonia Arslan (born 1938)
 * Devorà Ascarelli (16th century)

B

 * Emma Baeri (born 1942)
 * Andrea Bajani(born 1975)
 * Alfredo Balducci (1920–2011)
 * Barbara Baraldi
 * Ermolao Barbaro (1454–1493)
 * Ermolao Barbaro (bishop) (1410–1474)
 * Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454)
 * Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494)
 * Marco Barbaro (1511–1570)
 * Alessandro Baricco (born 1958)
 * Giorgio Bassani (1916–2000)
 * Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794)
 * Pietro Bembo (1470–1547)
 * Stefano Benni (born 1947)
 * Mario Benzing (1896–1958)
 * Giuseppe Berto (1914–1978)
 * Enzo Bettiza (1927–2017)
 * Enzo Biagi (1920–2007)
 * Luciano Bianciardi (1922–1971)
 * Luther Blissett (born 1958)
 * Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375)
 * Matteo Maria Boiardo (1434–1494)
 * Arrigo Boito (1842–1918)
 * Camillo Boito (1836–1914)
 * Franco Bolelli (1950–2020)
 * Vitaliano Brancati (1907–1954)
 * Enrico Brizzi (born 1974)
 * Giordano Bruno (1548–1600)
 * Gesualdo Bufalino (1920–1996)
 * Aldo Busi (born 1948)
 * Dino Buzzati (1906–1972)

C

 * Achille Giovanni Cagna (1847–1931)
 * Roberto Calasso (1941–2021)
 * Italo Calvino (1923–1985)
 * Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019)
 * Dino Campana (1885–1932)
 * Manuela Campanelli (born 1962)
 * Achille Campanile (1899–1977)
 * Luigi Capuana (1839–1915)
 * Enrichetta Caracciolo (1821–1901)
 * Alberto Caramella (1928–2007)
 * Giosuè Carducci (1835–1907)
 * Nadia Cavalera (born 1950)
 * Gianni Celati (1937–2022)
 * Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571)
 * Vincenzo Cerami (1940–2013)
 * Paolo Cerrati (1485–1540)
 * Guido Cervo (born 1952)
 * Saveria Chemotti (born 1947)
 * John Ciardi (1916–1986)
 * Pietro Citati (1930–2022)
 * Carlo Collodi (1826–1890)
 * Vincenzo Consolo (1933–2012)
 * Matteo Corradini (born 1975)
 * Benedetto Croce (1866–1952)

D

 * Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)
 * Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938)
 * Massimo D'Azeglio (1798–1866)
 * Edmondo De Amicis (1846–1908)
 * Giacomo Debenedetti (1901–1967)
 * Andrea De Carlo (born 1952)
 * Grazia Deledda (1871–1936)
 * Massimo del Pizzo (born - )
 * Silvana De Mari (born 1953)
 * Sergio De Santis (born 1953)
 * Raffaella de' Sernigi (1473–1557)
 * Jacobus de Voragine (1230 - 1298)
 * Paola Drigo (1876–1938)

E

 * Umberto Eco (1932–2016)
 * Muzi Epifani (1935–1984)
 * Valerio Evangelisti (1952–2022)
 * Julius Evola (1898–1974)

F

 * Francesco Falconi (born 1976)
 * Giorgio Faletti (1950–2014)
 * Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006)
 * Beppe Fenoglio (1922–1963)
 * Ennio Flaiano (1910–1972)
 * Dario Fo (1926–2016)
 * Antonio Fogazzaro (1842–1911)
 * Marcello Fois (born 1960)
 * Bruno Forte (born 1949)
 * Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827)
 * Carlo Fruttero (1926–2012)

G

 * Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893–1973)
 * Barbara Gallavotti (born 1968)
 * Pietro Luigi Galletti (1724-1790)
 * Natalia Ginzburg (1916–1991)
 * Paolo Giordano (born 1982)
 * Cinzia Giorgio (born 1975)
 * Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838–1915)
 * Guglielmo il Giuggiola (16th century)
 * Giambattista Giraldi Cinzio (1504–1573)
 * Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793)
 * Corrado Govoni (1884–1965)
 * Guido Gozzano (1883–1916)
 * Giovannino Guareschi (1908–1968)
 * Robert "Bobby" Germaine (1925–1986)
 * Tonino Guerra (1920–2012)

H

 * Petrus Haedus (1427–1504)

I

 * Ibn Hamdis (1056 - 1133)

J

 * Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940)

L

 * Tommaso Landolfi (1908–1979)
 * Brunetto Latini (1220–1294)
 * Bruno Leoni (1913–1967)
 * Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837)
 * Menotti Lerro (born 1980)
 * Franco Loi (1930–2021)
 * Carlo Levi (1902–1975)
 * Primo Levi (1919–1987)
 * Giuseppe Lombardo Radice 1879–1938)
 * Carlo Lucarelli (born 1960)
 * Emilio Lussu (1890–1975)

M

 * Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
 * Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi (1406–1471)
 * Claudio Magris (born 1939)
 * Maria Majocchi (1864–1917)
 * Clementina Laura Majocchi (1866–1945)
 * Curzio Malaparte (1898–1957)
 * Marco Malvaldi (born 1974)
 * Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 1943)
 * Giorgio Manganelli (1922 - 1990)
 * Fabio Maniscalco (1965–2008)
 * Gianna Manzini (1896–1974)
 * Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873)
 * Dacia Maraini (born 1936)
 * Fosco Maraini (1912–2004)
 * Diego Marani (born 1959)
 * Lucrezia Marinella (1571–1653)
 * Stefano Massini (born 1975)
 * Chiara Matraini (1515–1604)
 * Margaret Mazzantini (born 1961)
 * Carlo Mazzoni (born 1979)
 * Melania Mazzucco (born 1966)
 * Fulvio Melia (born 1956)
 * Maria Messina (1887–1944)
 * Mina Mezzadri (1926–2008)
 * Grazyna Miller (1957–2009)
 * Franco Mimmi (born 1942)
 * Federico Moccia (born 1963)
 * Massimo Mongai (1950–2016)
 * Valeria Montaldi (born 19??)
 * Eugenio Montale (1896–1981)
 * Maria Montessori (1870–1952)
 * Beatrice Monroy (born 1953)
 * Giuliana Morandini (1938–2019)
 * Elsa Morante (1912–1985)
 * Marta Morazzoni (born 1950)
 * Olympia Morata (1526–1555)
 * Alberto Moravia (1907–1990)
 * Antonio Moresco (born 1947)

N

 * Neera (Anna Radius Zuccari) (1846–1918)
 * Ada Negri (1870–1945)
 * Ippolito Nievo (1831–1861)

P

 * Aldo Palazzeschi (1885–1974)
 * Giancarlo Pallavicini (born 1931)
 * Angeliki Palli (1798–1875)
 * Melissa Panarello (born 1985)
 * Giovanni Papini (1881–1956)
 * Giovanni Pascoli (1855–1912)
 * Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975)
 * Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)
 * Roberto Pazzi (born 1946)
 * Silvio Pellico (1789–1854)
 * Danilo Pennone (born 1963)
 * Frank Peretti (born 1951)
 * Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494)
 * Tommaso Pincio
 * Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)
 * Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009)
 * Joseph Pivato (born 1946)
 * Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494)
 * Marco Polo (1254–1324)
 * Vasco Pratolini (1913–1991)
 * Hugo Pratt (1927–1995)
 * Mario Praz (1896–1982)
 * Ottavio Profeta (1890–1963)
 * Luigi Pulci (1432–1484)

Q

 * Roberto Quaglia (born 1962)
 * Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968)

R

 * Lidia Ravera (born 1951)
 * Mario Rigoni Stern (1921–2008)
 * Gianni Rodari (1920–1980)
 * Lalla Romano (1906–2001)
 * Emanuela Da Ros (born 1959)

S

 * Umberto Saba (1883–1957)
 * Emilio Salgari (1862–1911)
 * Rubino Romeo Salmonì (1920–2011)
 * Emilia Salvioni (1895–1967)
 * Alberto Savinio (1891–1952)
 * Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989)
 * Matilde Serao (1856–1927)
 * Beppe Severgnini (born 1956)
 * Ignazio Silone (1900–1978)
 * Mario Soldati (1906–1999)
 * Mario Spezi (1945–2016)
 * Italo Svevo (1861–1928)
 * Roberto Saviano (born 1979)

T

 * Antonio Tabucchi (1943–2012)
 * Susanna Tamaro (born 1957)
 * Torquato Tasso (1544–1595)
 * Tiziano Terzani (1938–2004)
 * Roberto Tiraboschi (born 1951)
 * Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957)
 * Fulvio Tomizza (1935–1999)
 * Pier Vittorio Tondelli (1955–1991)
 * Marco Travaglio (born 1964)

U

 * Luigi Ugolini (1891–1980)
 * Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888–1970)

V

 * Giorgio van Straten (born 1955)
 * Giovanni Verga (1840–1922)
 * Grazia Verasani (born 1964), crime writer
 * Giuseppe Vergani
 * Sandro Veronesi (born 1959)
 * Anna Vertua Gentile (1850–1926)
 * Mitì Vigliero Lami (born 1957)
 * Simona Vinci (born 1970)
 * Ottavia Vitagliano (1894–1975)
 * Elio Vittorini (1908–1966)
 * Paolo Volponi (1924–1994)

W

 * Wu Ming

Z

 * Enrica Zunic'