List of Hindi poets
This is a List of notable Hindi language poets: == A == Aalok Shrivastav (born 1971), poet, lyricist, and journalist Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893-1963), novelist, writer, and prose writer Adam Gondvi (1947-2011), poet who wrote about the plight of Dalit Agnishekhar (born 1956) real name Kuldeep Sumbly Agyeya (1911-1987), poet and editor of Tar Saptak A. M. Turaz (born 1974), poet and lyricist Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet Arun Gemini (born 1959), writer, poet, and satirist Arun Kamal (born 1954) Asad Zaidi (born 1954), poet, editor, publisher, translator Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941), bureaucrat-poet Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947) == B == Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen (1897-1960), known by the pen name Naveen Balli Singh Cheema (born 1952), Aam Aadmi Party politician and poet Balswaroop Raahi (born 1936), poet and lyricist Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman Bhagwan Datt Sharma (born 1935), poet and scholar of post-WWII Hindi and English Poetry Bhai (writer) (1935-2018), Surinamese poet Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author Bhikhari Das (1721-1799) Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924-2007), Hindi and Urdu poet, writer and satirist Birbal (1528-1586), also known as Raja Birbal, Mughal advisor and poet Bihari Lal (1595–1663), poet, author == C == Chand Bardai (1149-1200), court poet known for Prithviraj Raso Chandrakant Devtale (1936-2017) Chirag Jain (1985-) Poet of epic "Purushottam" Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer == D == Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker Dhirendra Verma (1897–1973), poet and writer Dinesh Bhramar (born 1939), Hindi and Bhojpuri poet Dnyaneshwar Mulay (born 1958), diplomat and poet Durbalnath, Indian saint Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani == G == Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917-1964) Ganga Prasad Vimal (1939–2019), writer, poet, novelist, and translator Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist Ghananand (1673 - 1760), poet of the Reeti Era Girish Tiwari (1945-2010), scriptwriter, lyricist, and poet 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), poet and dramatist == H == Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968), Hindi and Urdu poet Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari, Hindi and Nepali language poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) Hasrat Jaipuri (1922 - 1999), Hindi and Urdu poet Hemant Joshi (born 1954), professor, writer, and poet Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader Hullad Moradabadi (1942-2014), poet, humorist and satirist == I == Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022), poet and lyricist Imran Pratapgarhi (born 1987), Hindi and Urdu poet, politician Indira Indu Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet Irshad Kamil (born 1971), poet and lyricist == J == Jacinta Kerketta (born 1983), poet and journalist 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, poet and writer of Santali literature 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), poet, writer, and lyricist Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist) (1937 – 2015), anti-Emergency poet Kanhaiya Lal Nandan (1933–2010), poet and lyricist Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar Kavi Pradeep (1915–1998), poet and songwriter 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 (1865–1932), writer and poet Koduram Dalit (1910-1967), Chhattisgarhi and Hindi poet Kripa Shankar Sharma Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (1922-2001), Indian independence activist and poet Kumar Vikal (1935–1997) Kumar Vishwas (born 1970), poet and professor Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017) == L == Lari Azad (born 1959), historian and poet Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955) Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957), poet and researcher Leeladhar Jagudi (born 1940), journalist and poet == M == Madan Mohan Malaviya Indian independence activist, educational reformer, and poet Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020), post-Independence Hindi and English poet Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (born 1966), Hindi poet and writer Mamta Kalia (born 1940), author, teacher, and poet Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, and translator Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477– 1542), Sufi poet and Pir Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans Mirabai, 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, Bhakti saint, and devotee of Krishna Mohan Rana (born 1964), poet, columnist, and lyricist Motilal Jotwani (1936-2008), writer and educationist Mrityunjay Kumar Singh (born 1961) Munishree Nagraj, writer and poet Murari Lal Sharma ("Neeras") (born 1936), author, poet and educator == N == N. Chandrasekharan Nair, poet, novelist, and dramatist Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916-1961), professor and poet Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014), poet and littérateur Narendra Mohan (poet) (born 1935), poet, author, and playwright Naresh Mehta (1922-2000), 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 (1919-2005), poet and critic Nirjhar Pratapgarhi, Awadhi and Hindi language poet Nirmal Verma (1929-2005), writer, novelist, and translator Nivedita Jha, Hindi poet, journalist and women's rights activist == O == Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009) == P == Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913-1989), poet, writer, and lyricist Pankaj Rag (born 1964), poet and IAS officer Pawan Karan (born 1964), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst Phoolchand Gupta (born 1958), poet, writer and translator Prasoon Joshi (born 1971), advertiser, lyricist, and poet Prabhakiran Jain (born 1963), poet and writer Prabha Thakur (born 1951), poet, writer, composer and Indian politician Prem Kishore Patakha (born 1943) == R == Raghuvir Sahay (1929-1990), short story writer, poet, and essayist Raghuvir Sharan Mitra (1919-1966), writer and poet Rahi Masoom Raza (1927-1992), Urdu and Hindi poet and writer, Bollywood lyricist Rajesh Joshi (born 1946), writer, poet, journalist, and playwright 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.