List of authors by name: H

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with H:

Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

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Jacob Haafner (1754–1809, Germany/Netherlands, nf)
Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984, Norway, f)
Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944, S Africa/Namibia)
Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945, Norway, f/p/nf)
Hella Haasse (1918–2011, Dutch East Indies/Netherlands, f/ch)
Jürgen Habermas (born 1929, Germany, nf)
Ahsan Habib (1917–1985, India/Bangladesh, p/f/ch)
M. A. R. Habib (living, US, nf)
Abdul Hai Habibi (1910–1984, Afghanistan, nf)
Helon Habila (born 1967, Nigeria, f/p)
Chékéba Hachemi (born 1974, Afghanistan, nf)
Najat El Hachmi (born 1979, Morocco/Spain, f/nf)
Maria Hack (1777–1844, England, nf/ch)
Marilyn Hacker (born 1942, US, p/nf)
Erich Hackl (born 1954, Austria, f)
William Hacket (died 1591, England, nf)
Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer (1816–1877, Germany, f/nf)
Peter Hacks (1928–2003, Germany, d/nf)
David Hackworth (1930–2005, US, nf)
Malek Haddad (1927–1978, Algeria, p/f/nf)
Ali Haddani (1936–2007, Morocco, p)
Mohammad Moustafa Haddara (1930–1997, Egypt, nf/f)
Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964, US, ch)
Mark Haddon (born 1962, England, f/p/d)
Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964, US, ch)
Mark Haddon (born 1962, England, f/p/d)
Hadewijch (fl. 13th c., Duchy of Brabant, p/nf)
Tessa Hadley (born 1956, England, f/nf)
Lyndall Hadow (1903–1976, Australia, f/nf)
Hadrawi (born 1943, Somaliland, p), full name Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadrawi
Ivana Hadži-Popović (born 1951, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)
Stefan Haenni (born 1958, Switzerland, f)
Hafez (1315–1390, Iran, p), pseudonym of Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī
Yasser Abdel Hafez (born 1969, Egypt, f/nf)
Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016, Norway, f)
Sebastian Haffner (1907–1999, Germany, nf), pseudonym of Raimund Pretzel
Einarr Hafliðason (1307–1393, Iceland, nf)
Hannes Hafstein (1861–1922, Iceland, p)
Stefán Jón Hafstein (born 1955, Iceland, nf)
Guðmundur G. Hagalín (1898–1985, Iceland, nf)
Hrafnhildur Hagalín (born 1965, Iceland, d)
Carl August Hagberg (1810–1864, Sweden, nf)
Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708–1754, Germany, p)
Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949, Philippines/US, d/p)
Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989, Norway, nf/p)
Jean Hager (born 1932, US, f/ch)
Mandy Hager (born 1960, N Zealand, f/ch/nf)
Helge Hagerup (1933–2008, Norway, d/p/f)
Inger Hagerup (1905–1985, Norway, d/p/nf)
Klaus Hagerup (1946–2018, Norway, p/d/nf)
H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925, England, f/nf)
Lilias Rider Haggard (1892–1968, England, nf)
Sakutarō Hagiwara (萩原朔太郎, 1886–1942, Japan, p)
Emily Hahn (1905–1997, US, f/nf)
Óscar Hahn (born 1938, Chile, f/nf/p)
Hai Zi (海子, 1964–1989, China, p), pseudonym of Zha Haisheng (查海生)
Qurratulain Haider (1927–2007, India, f/nf)
Rashid Haider (1941–2020, India/Bangladesh, f)
Matt Haig (born 1975, England, f/nf/ch)
Arthur Hailey (1920–2004, UK/Canada, f)
John Haines (1924–2011, US, p)
Sarah Hainsworth (born 1967, England, nf)
David Hair (living, N Zealand, f)
Dragan Hajduković (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Montenegro, nf)
Yusuf Has Hajib (c. 1019–1077, Kara Khanid Khanate, p/nf)
Allal El Hajjam (born 1949, Morocco, p)
Pavel Hak (born 1962, Czechoslovakia/France, f)
Roya Hakakian (born 1966, Iran/US, p/nf)
Abdul Hakim (c. 1620 – c. 1690, Portuguese E/Mughal E, p)
Joy Hakim (born 1931, US, nf)
Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987, Egypt, f/d/nf)
Grímur Hákonarson (born 1977, Iceland, d)
Donald Hall (1928–2018, US, p/ch/nf)
Sarah Hall (born 1974, England, f/p)
Arthur Hallam (1811–1833, England, p)
Thea Halo (born 1941, US, p/f/nf)
Jack C. Haldeman II (1941–2002, US, f)
Joe Haldeman (born 1943, US, f)
John Hales (1584–1656, England, nf)
Alex Haley (1921–1992, US, nf)
Tunku Halim (born 1964, Malaysia, f/nf/ch)
Gisèle Halimi (1927–2020, Tunisia/France, nf)
Basil Hall (1788–1844, Scotland/England, nf)
Bernadette Hall (born 1945, N Zealand, d/p)
Megan Hall (born 1972, S Africa, p)
Parnell Hall (1944–2020, US, f)
Pip Hall (born 1971, N Zealand, d)
Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943, England, p/f)
Rodney Hall (born 1935, Australia, nf/p/f)
Roger Hall (born 1939, N Zealand, d)
Henry Hallam (1777–1859, England, nf)
Hallar-Steinn (fl. c. 1200, Iceland, p)
Halldórr skvaldri (fl. first half of 12th c., Iceland, p)
Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 1954, Iceland, d)
Adam de la Halle (1240–1287, France, p)
Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777, Switzerland, nf/p)
Edmond Halley (1656–1742, England, nf)
Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld (c. 965 – c. 1007, Iceland, p)
Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845, Iceland, p/nf)
Tindr Hallkelsson (fl. c. 1000, Iceland, p)
Friedrich Halm (1806–1871, Austria, d/p/f), pseudonym of Baron Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen
Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (1937–2015, England, nf)
Stefmerie Halstead (living, US, f)
Leslie Halward (1905–1976, England, f/d)
Rosalie Ham (born 1955, Australia, f/d)
Boubou Hama (1906–1982, Niger, nf)
Johann Georg Hamann (1730–1788, Germany, nf)
Tatiana Hambro (born 1989, England, nf)
Michael Hamburger (1924–2007, Germany/England)
Barbara Hambly (born 1951, US, f/d)
Joan Hambidge (born 1956, S Africa, p/nf)
Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam (born 1981, Afghanistan, nf)
Joan de Hamel (1924–2011, England/N Zealand, ch)
Mohsin Hamid (born 1971, Pakistan/US, f/nf)
Charles Hamilton (1876–1961, England, f/ch), pseudonym Frank Richards
Edmond Hamilton (1904–1977, US, f)
Elizabeth Hamilton (1756 or 1758–1816, Scotland, nf/p/f)
Hervey Hamilton (1897–1985, England, f), pseudonym of Denise Robins
José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943–2009, Argentina, nf)
Lillias Hamilton (1858–1925, Australia/France, nf)
Marguerite Hamilton (1920–1998, US, nf)
Patrick Hamilton (1575–1658, Scotland, p)
Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962, England, d/f)
Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960, England, f)
Virginia Hamilton (1936–2002, US, ch)
Stefan Hammarén (born 1966, Finland, f/p)
Beatrice Hammer (born 1963, France, f/ch)
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856, Austria, nf)
Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961, US, f/d)
Philip Hammial (born 1937, Australia, p)
Henrietta Hardy Hammond (1854–1883, US, f)
John Hampson (1901–1955, England, f), pseudonym of John Frederick Norman Hampson Simpson
Susan Hampton (born 1949, Australia, p)
Leif Hamre (1914–2007, Norway, ch)
Þorsteinn frá Hamri (1938–2018, Iceland, f/p)
Knut Hamsun (1859–1952, Norway, f/p/nf)
Marie Hamsun (1881–1969, Norway, p/ch)
Béla Hamvas (1897–1968, Hungary, nf)
Han Dong (韩东, born 1961, China, nf/p/f)
Han Fei (韓非, c. 280–233 BCE, China, nf)
Han Han (韩寒, born 1982, China, f/nf)
Han Shaogong (韓少功, born 1953, China, f)
Han Su-yeong (born 1967, Korea, f)
Han Suyin (周光瑚, 1916–2012, China/Switzerland)
Han Yu (韓愈, 768–824, China, nf/p)
Kiyoteru Hanada (花田清輝, 1909–1974, Japan, nf)
Sherin Hanaey (living, Egypt, f/d)
H. Irving Hancock (1868–1922, US, ch/nf)
Peter Handke (born 1942, Austria, f/d/p)
Khady Hane (born 1962, Senegal/France, f)
Peter Handke (born 1942, Austria, f/d/p)
Daniel Handler (born 1970, US, ch/f/d), pseudonym Lemony Snicket
M. Jamil Hanifi (born 1935, Afghanistan, nf)
Yutaka Haniya (埴谷雄高, 1909–1997, Japan, f)
Tom Hanks (born 1956, US, f)
James Hanley (1897–1985, England, f/d)
Ryō Hanmura (半村良, 1933–2002, Japan, f)
Kristin Hannah (born 1960, US, f)
Sophie Hannah (born 1971, England, p/f)
Lillemor von Hanno (1900–1984, Norway, f/d)
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991, Australia, f/nf)
Anita Hansemann (1962–2019, Switzerland, f/d/ch)
Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965, Norway, f/p)
Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 1950, Norway, p)
Joyce Hansen (born 1942, US, ch)
Mark Victor Hansen (born 1948, US, f/nf)
Maurits Hansen (1794–1842, Norway, f)
Ron Hansen (born 1947, US, f/nf)
Hanshan (寒山, fl. 9th c., China, p)
Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998, Norway, p/f/ch)
Bob Hansson (born 1970, Sweden, p)
Bergtóra Hanusardóttir (born 1946, Faroe Is, f/nf)
Ferdinand Hanusch (1866–1923, Austrian E, nf)
Hao Jingfang (郝景芳, born 1984, China, f)
Eberhard Werner Happel (1647–1690, Germany, f/nf)
Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–1942, India, nf)
Yahya Haqqi (1905–1992, Egypt, f/nf)
Syed Shamsul Haque (1935–2016, India/Bangladesh, p/f/d)
Hara Takashi (原敬, 1856–1921, Japan, nf)
Tamiki Hara (原民喜, 1905–1951, Japan, nf/p)
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir (1942–2016, Iceland, p)
Nino Haratischwili (born 1983, USSR/Germany, f/d)
Mohamed Harbi (born 1933, Algeria, nf)
Thea von Harbou (1888–1954, Germany, d/f)
Michael Hardcastle (1933–2019, England, ch)
Frances Hardinge (born 1973, England, ch)
Ernst Hardt (1876–1947, Germany, d/p/f), pseudonym of Ernst Stöckhardt
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928, England, f/p/d)
Bjarni Harðarson (born 1961, Iceland, f)
Ísak Harðarson (born 1956, Iceland, p/f/nf)
John Hare (England/Nigeria, 1934–2022), pseudonym Dan Fulani
Lesbia Harford (1891–1927, Australia, p/f)
Roger Hargreaves (1935–1988, England, ch)
Johann Hari (born 1979, Scotland/England, nf)
John Harington (1560–1612, England, nf)
Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930, Russian E/Germany, nf)
Charles Harness (1915–2005, US, f)
Cynthia Harnett (1893–1981, England, f/ch)
Juan Damián López de Haro (1581–1648, Spain/Puerto Rico, nf/p)
Beverley Harper (1943–2002, Australia/Botswana, f)
Charles Harpur (1813–1868, Australia, p)
Beatrice Harraden (1864–1936, England, nf)
Yasser Harrak (living, Tangier/Canada, nf)
Edward Harrington (1895–1966, Australia, p/f)
James Harrington (1611–1677, England, nf)
Alexandra Harris (born 1981, England, nf)
Amanda Bartlett Harris (1824–1917, US, ch/nf)
E. Lynn Harris (1955–2009, US, f)
Ethel Hillyer Harris (1859–1931, US, f)
Jane Elizabeth Harris (c. 1853–1942, N Zealand, nf)
Joanne Harris (born 1964, England, f)
Joel Chandler Harris (1848–1908, US, f/nf)
Joseph Harris (Gomer) (1773–1825, Wales, p/nf)
Max Harris (1921–1995, Australia, p/nf)
Robert Harris (1951–1993, Australia, p)
Robert Harris (born 1957, England, f)
Rosemary Harris (1923–2019, England, ch)
Sam Harris (born 1967, US, nf)
Thomas Harris (born 1940, US, f)
Tom Harris (1903–1983, England, nf)
Wilson Harris (1921–2018, British Guiana/England, p/f/nf)
Edith Ogden Harrison (1862–1955, US, ch)
Elizabeth Harrison (1921–2008, England, f)
Harry Harrison (1925–2012, US/England, f/nf)
Jane Ellen Harrison (1850–1928, England, nf)
Jennifer Harrison (born 1955, Australia, p)
Jim Harrison (1937–2016, US, p/f/ch)
Lisi Harrison (born 1970, Canada, ch/f)
M. John Harrison (born 1945, England, f/nf)
Martin Harrison (1949–2014, England/Australia, p)
Sarah Harrison (born 1946, England, f/ch)
Tony Harrison (born 1937, England, p/d)
Les Harrop (born 1948, England/Australia, p/nf)
Elizabeth Harrower (1928–2020, f)
J. S. Harry (1939–2015, Australia, p)
Lou Harry (born 1963, US, nf/d)
Carla Harryman (born 1952, US, p/nf/d)
Georg Philipp Harsdörffer (1607–1658, Germany, p)
David Harsent (born 1942, England, p/d/f)
Johan Harstad (born 1979, Norway, f/d)
Christopher Hart (born 1965, England, f/nf)
Josephine Hart (1942–2011, Ireland/England, f/d)
Kevin Hart (born 1954, Australia, p/nf)
Maarten 't Hart (born 1944, Netherlands, f)
Michael H. Hart (born 1932, US, nf)
Paul Hartal (born 1936, Hungary/Canada, p/nf)
Adam Hart-Davis (born 1943, England, nf)
Alice Hart-Davis (born 1963, Wales/England, nf)
Duff Hart-Davis (born 1936, England, nf/f)
Rupert Hart-Davis (1907–1999, England, nf)
Otto Erich Hartleben (1864–1905, Germany/Italy, p/d)
Dorothy Hartley (1893–1985, England, nf)
L. P. Hartley (1895–1972, England, f)
Peter Härtling (1933–2017, Germany, f/nf/ch)
Hartmann von Aue (c. 1160/1170 – c. 1210/1220, Germany, p)
Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872, Austrian E/Germany, p)
Petra Hartmann (born 1970, Germany, f)
William K. Hartmann (born 1939, US, nf)
Michael Hartnett (1941–1999, Ireland, p), Irish name Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide
Sonya Hartnett (born 1968, Australia, f/ch)
Phyllis Hartnoll (1906–1997, England, p/nf)
Jan de Hartog (1914–2002, Netherlands/US, d/f/nf)
William Hart-Smith (1911–1990, England/Australia, p/ch)
Julia Hartwig (1921–2017, Poland, p/nf)
Heather Joan Harvey (1899–1989, England, nf)
Gwen Harwood (1920–1995, Australia, p), pseudonym of Gwendoline Nessie Foster
Ali ibn Harzihim (559–1163, Morocco, nf)
Hussein Hasan (1850s – 1910s, Somalia, p)
Avdo Karabegović Hasanbegov (1878–1900, Austria-Hungary, nf)
Sinan Hasani (1922–2010, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838–1907, Russian E/Romania, nf)
Kaitarō Hasegawa (長谷川海太郎, 1900–1935, Japan, f)
Hasegawa Nyozekan (長谷川如是閑, 1875–1969, Japan, nf)
Hasegawa Shigure (長谷川時雨, 1879–1941, Japan, d)
Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f/nf)
Walter Hasenclever (1890–1940, Germany/France, p/d)
Wilhelm Hasenclever (1837–1889, Germany, nf)
Sugako Hashida (橋田壽賀子, 1925–2021, Japan, d), real name Sugako Iwasaki (岩﨑壽賀子)
Dilara Hashem (1936–2022, India/Bangladesh, f)
Shinkichi Hashimoto (橋本進吉, 1882–1945, Japan, nf)
Alamgir Hashmi (born 1951, Pakistan/England, p)
Ahmet Hâşim (c. 1884–1933, Ottoman E/Turkey)
J. H. Haslam (1874–1969, N Zealand, p/nf)
Eveline Hasler (born 1933, Switzerland, f/ch)
Josef Haslinger (born 1955, Austria, f/nf)
Nicholas Hasluck (born 1942, Australia, f/p)
Ebba Haslund (1917–2009, Norway, f/d/ch)
Robert Hass (born 1941, US, p/nf)
Mohamed Hassaïne (1945–1994, Algeria, nf)
Noordin Hassan (born 1929, Malaya/Malaysia, d)
Zurinah Hassan (born 1949, Malaya/Malaysia, p/f)
Henry Hasse (1913–1977, US, f)
Jon Hassler (1932–2008, US, f)
Libby Hathorn (born 1943, Australia, ch/p)
Milton Hatoum (born 1952, Brazil, f)
Ann Hatton (1764–1838, England/Wales, f)
Joseph Hatton (1837–1907, England, f/nf)
Wilhelm Hauff (1802–1827, Germany, p/f)
Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945, Norway, p/f/ch)
Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–2014, Norway, f/ch/nf)
Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946, Germany/Poland, d/f)
Georges Hausemer (1957–2018, Luxembourg, f/nf), pseudonym Theo Selmer
Otto Hauser (1874–1932, Switzerland, nf)
Albrecht Haushofer (1903–1945, Germany, nf)
Marlen Haushofer (1920–1970, Austria, f)
Raoul Hausmann (1996–1971, Austria/France, p)
Adolph Hausrath (1837–1909, Germany, nf), pseudonym George Taylor
Havank (1904–1964, Netherlands, f/nf), pseudonym of Hendrikus Frederikus van der Kallen
Juanita Havill (born 1949, US, ch)
Dewi Havhesp (1831–1884, Wales, p), pseudonym of David Roberts
Iosi Havilio (born 1974, Argentina, f)
Hawad (born 1950, Niger/France, p), also Mahmoudan Hawad
Charles Boardman Hawes (1889–1923, US, f/nf)
Stephen Hawes (died 1523, England, p)
Ethan Hawke (born 1970, US, f)
Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848–1908, Scotland/England, f), pseudonym Lanoe Falconer
Peter Hawker (1786–1853, England, nf)
Robert Hawker (1803–1875, England, p/nf)
Jane Hawking (born 1944, England, nf)
Stephen Hawking (1942–2018, England, nf)
Desmond Hawkins (1908–1999, England, nf/d)
Gerald Hawkins (1928–2003, England/US, nf)
Karen Hawkins (living, US, f)
Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981, N Zealand, p)
Paula Hawkins (born 1972, Rhodesia/England, f)
William Hawkins (1722–1801, England, p/d)
Noah Hawley (born c. 1967, US, f/d)
Julian Hawthorne (1846–1934, US, p/f/nf)
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864, US, f)
Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001, S Africa/England, nf)
Susan Hawthorne (born 1951, Australia, nf/p/f)
Faraj Hawwar (born 1954, Tunisia, f/nf)
Catherine Hay (1910–1995, N Zealand, f)
Deltina Hay (born 1960, US, nf)
George Campbell Hay (1915–1984, Scotland, p)
Gilbert Hay (c. 1403 – post-1456, Scotland, p)
Gyula Háy (1900–1975, Hungary, nf/d), pseudonym Stefan Faber
Karyn Hay (born 1959, N Zealand, f)
Yoshiki Hayama (葉山嘉樹, 1894–1945, Japan, f)
Yuji Hayami (早見裕司, born 1961, Japan, f)
Fumiko Hayashi (林芙美子, 1903 or 1904–1951, Japan, f/p)
Fusao Hayashi (林房雄, 1903–1975, Japan, nf)
Robert Hayden (1913–1980, US, p/nf)
Myfanwy Haycock (1913–1963, Wales/England, p)
Ernest Haycox (1899–1950, US, f)
Jon Haylett (living, Tanganyika/Scotland, f)
William Hayley (1745–1820, England, nf)
Carole Hayman (living, England, f/d)
Robert Hayman (1575–1629, England/Newfoundland, p)
Sylvia Haymon (1918–1995, England, nf/f)
Natalie Haynes (born 1974, England, d/f/ch)
Tony Haynes (born 1960, US, p/ch)
Mary Hays (1759–1843, England, nf/p/f)
Le Ly Hayslip (born 1949, Vietnam/US,), born Phùng Thị Lệ Lý
Nikolay Haytov (1919–2002, Bulgaria, f/d/nf)
Joel Hayward (born 1964, N Zealand, f/nf/p)
Carolyn Haywood (1898–1990, US, ch)
Eliza Haywood (c. 1693–1756, England, f/d/p)
Helen Haywood (1907–1995, England, ch)
Barbara Haworth-Attard (born 1953, Canada, ch)
Attila Hazai (1967–2012, Hungary, f)
Sudhir Hazareesingh (born 1961, England/Mauritius, nf)
Flore Hazoumé (born 1959, Republic of the Congo/Ivory Coast, f/ch)
Paul Hazoumé (1890–1980, Benin, f/nf)
William Hazlitt (1778–1830, England, nf/d)
William Carew Hazlitt (1834–1913, England, nf)
Paul Hazoumé (1890–1980, Benin, nf/f)
Shirley Hazzard (1931–2016, Australia/US, f/nf)

He

He Changling (賀長齡, 1785–1848, China, nf)
He Qinglian (何清漣, born 1956, China, nf)
He Zhizhang (賀知章, c. 659–744, China, p/nf)
Bessie Head (1937–1986, S Africa/Botswana, f/nf)
Tim Heald (1944–2016, England, nf/f)
Seamus Heaney (1939–2013, Ireland, p/d)
John Hearne (1926–1994, Jamaica, f/nf)
James Hearst (1900–1983, US, p/nf)
Helen Heath (born 1970, N Zealand, p)
Roy Heath (1926–2008, British Guiana/England, f)
John Heath-Stubbs (1918–2006, England, p)
Constance Heaven (1911–1995, England, f), pseudonym of Constance Fecher Heaven
Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813–1863, Germany/Austria, p/d)
Johann Peter Hebel (1760–1826, Germany, f/p/nf)
Reginald Heber (1783–1826, England, nf/p)
Anne Hébert (1916–2000, Canada, f/p)
James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921, England/Australia, p/n)
Peter Hebblethwaite (1930–1994, England, nf)
Fethia Hechmi (born 1955, Tunisia, f/p/nf)
Victor Heck (born 1967, US, f/d)
Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat (1800–1871, Persia, nf/p)
Sadegh Hedayat (1903–1951, Iran/France, f/d/nf)
Carol Hedges (living, England, f/ch)
Markus Hediger (born 1959, Switzerland, p/nf)
Friedrich Heer (1916–1983, Austria, nf)
Etienne van Heerden (born 1954, S Africa, f/p/d)
Simon Heere Heeresma (1932–2011, Netherlands, f/p)
Rebecca Heflin (born 1963, US, f), pseudonym of Barbara Dianne Farb
Simon Heffer (born 1960, England, nf)
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831, Germany, nf)
Hegemon of Thasos (fl. 5th c. BCE, Greece, d)
Johannes Heggland (1919–2008, Norway, f/ch/d)
Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929, Norway, p/d/nf)
Florence Parry Heide (1919–2011, US, ch)
Martin Heidegger (1889–1976, Germany, nf)
Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940, Sweden, p/f)
Bernard Heidsieck (1928–2014, France, p)
A. F. Th. van der Heijden (born 1951, Netherlands, f)
Herman Heijermans (1864–1924, Netherlands, f/d), pseudonym Samuel Falkland
Mohammed Hussein Heikal (Egypt, nf/f)
Seppo Heikinheimo (1938–1997, Finland, nf)
Moe Hein (1942–2010, Burma/Myanmar, nf/p)
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856, Germany/France, p/nf)
Helme Heine (born 1941, Germany/N Zealand, ch/d)
William Heinesen (1900–1991, Faroe Is, p/f/ch)
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988, US, f)
Heinrich von Morungen (died c. 1220/1222, Germany, p)
Heinrich von Veldeke (c. 1150 – post-1184, Flanders, p/nf)
Willi Heinrich (1920–2005, Germany, f)
Anita Heiss (born 1968, Australia, nf/ch/p)
Helmut Heißenbüttel (1921–1996, Germany, f/p)
Arash Hejazi (born 1971, Iran, nf/f)
Lyn Hejinian (born 1941, US, p/nf)
Lin Van Hek (born 1944, Australia, p/f/nf), born Lyn Van Hecke
Etelka Kenéz Heka (born 1936, Yugoslavia/Hungary, p/f/nf)
Liliana Heker (born 1943, Argentina, nf)
Kurt Held (1897–1959, Germany/Switzerland, f/p), pseudonym Kurt Held
Herberto Hélder (1930–2015, Portugal, p)
Einarr Helgason (fl. 10th c., Iceland, p)
Hallgrímur Helgason (born 1959, Iceland, f/nf)
Jón Helgason (1899–1986, Iceland, nf/p)
Þórður Helgason (born 1947, Iceland, nf)
Joseph Heller (1923–1999, US, f/d)
Meshullam Feivush Heller (c. 1742–1794, Spain, nf)
Cat Hellisen (born 1977, S Africa, f)
Jill Hellyer (1925–2011, Australia, p/f/nf)
Guy Helminger (born 1963, Luxembourg, f/d)
Nico Helminger (born 1953, Luxembourg, p/f/d)
Guðrið Helmsdal (born 1941, Faroe Is, p)
Rakel Helmsdal (born 1966, Faroe Is, f/ch/d)
Liv Heløe (born 1963, Norway, d)
George Helon (born 1965, England/Australia, p/nf)
Mark Helprin (born 1947, US, f/nf)
Racey Helps (1913–1970, England, ch)
Gáspár Heltai (c. 1490–1574, Hungary/Transylvania, nf)
Felicia Hemans (1793–1835, Wales/Ireland, p)
Kris Hemensley (born 1946, Australia, p)
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961, US, f/nf)
Alexander Henderson (c. 1583–1646, Scotland, nf)
Christina Henderson (1861–1953, N Zealand, nf)
Ebenezer Henderson (1809–1879, Scotland, nf)
Zenna Henderson (1917–1983, US, f)
Tony Hendra (1941–2021, England/US, nf)
Georges Henein (1914–1973, Egypt/France, p/nf)
Thomas William Heney (1862–1928, Australia, nf/f/p)
Shirl Henke (born 1942, US, f)
Virginia Henley (born 1935, England, f)
William Ernest Henley (1849–1903, England, p)
Sass Henno (born 1982, USSR/Estonia, f)
Levi Henriksen (born 1964, Norway, f/p)
Vera Henriksen (1927–2016, Norway, f/d/nf)
Alf Henrikson (1905–1995, Sweden, nf/p)
Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1088 – c. 1157, England, nf)
Marguerite Henry (1902–1997, US, ch)
O. Henry (1862–1910, US, f)
Robert Henryson (c. 1460–1500, Scotland, p)
Luise Hensel (1798–1876, Germany, p)
Philip Hensher (born 1965, England, f/nf)
G. A. Henty (1832–1902, England, f)
Anne Hepple (1877–1959, England, f), pseudonym of Anne Hepple Dickinson
Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BCE, Greece, nf)
A. P. Herbert (1890–1971, England, f/d)
Agnes Herbert (late 1870s – 1960, Isle of Man, nf)
Frank Herbert (1920–1986, US, f/nf)
George Herbert (1593–1633, England, p/nf)
William Herbert (1778–1847, England, nf/p)
Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–2023, Norway, f)
Dag Herbjørnsrud (born 1971, Norway, nf)
Manu Herbstein (born 1936, S Africa, f)
Wilhelm Herchenbach (1818–1889, Germany, f/ch)
Alexandre Herculano (1910–1977, Portugal, f/nf)
Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1964, Hungary, d/f)
Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744–1803, Germany, nf/p)
José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905, Cuba/France, p)
Hergé (1907–1983, Belgium, ch)
Íeda Herman (1925–2019, Iceland/US, nf)
Judith Hermann (born 1970, Germany, f)
Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995, Netherlands, p/f/nf)
Marie Hermanson (born 1956, Sweden, f)
François Tristan l'Hermite (c. 1601–1665, France, d)
Stephan Hermlin (1915–1997, Germany, f/nf/p)
Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, Hungary, d/f)
Amado V. Hernandez (1903–1970, Philippines, f/p/nf)
José Hernández (1834–1886, Argentina, nf/p)
Miguel Hernández (1910–1942, Spain, p/d)
Herodotus (c. 484 – c. 425 BCE, Persian E/Greece, nf)
Antoine Héroet (died 1568, France, p)
Don Herold (1889–1966, US, nf)
Robert Heron (1764–1807, Scotland, nf)
Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948, US, p/nf/ch)
Francis Hobart Herrick (1858–1940, US, nf)
James A. Herrick (born 1954, US, nf)
Jim Herrick (born 1944, England, nf)
Robert Herrick) (1591–1674, England, p)
Sophia Bledsoe Herrick (1837–1919, US, nf)
Steven Herrick (born 1958, Australia, p/ch)
James Herriot (1916–1995, England, f), pseudonym of James Alfred Wight
Richard Herrmann (1919–2010, Norway, nf)
Jeanne Hersch (1910–2000, Switzerland, nf)
John Herschel (1792–1871, England, nf)
Noreena Hertz (born 1967, England, nf)
Solange Hertz (1920–2015, US, nf)
James Hervey (1714–1758, England, nf)
Thomas Kibble Hervey (1799–1859, Scotland/England, p/nf)
Georg Herwegh (1817–1875, Germany, p)
Theodor Herzl (1860–1904, Austria/Hungary, nf/d)
Wilhelm Herzog (1884–1960, Germany, nf)
Vladimir Herzog (1937–1975, Brazil, nf/d)
Miguel Hesayne (1922–2019, Argentina, nf)
Annabel Heseltine (born 1963, England, nf)
Hesiod (fl. c. 750–650 BCE, Greece, p)
Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005, England, p)
Harold Heslop (1898–1983, England, f)
Hermann Hesse (1877–1962, Germany, f/p)
Karen Hesse (born 1952, US, ch)
Stéphane Hessel (1917–2013, Germany/France, nf)
Helius Eobanus Hessus (1488–1540, Germany, p/nf)
Paul Hetherington (born 1958, Australia, p)
Olivia Hetreed (born 1960, England, d)
Cor van den Heuvel (born 1931, US, p)
Juliette Heuzey (1865–1952, France), f/nf
Dag Heward-Mills (born 1963, England/Ghana, nf)
Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002, Australia, p/f/d)
Ellen Hewett (1843–1926, N Zealand, nf)
Maurice Hewlett (1861–1923, England, f/p/nf)
David Hewson (born 1953, England, f)
Christopher Heydon (1561–1623, England, nf)
John Heydon (1629 – c. 1667, England, nf)
Georgette Heyer (1902–1974, England, f)
Peter Heylyn (1599–1652, England, nf)
Georg Heym (1887–1912, Germany, p/d)
Stefan Heym (1913–2001, Germany, f/nf), pseudonym of Helmut Flieg
Éva Heyman (1931–1944, Hungary, nf), child Holocaust victim
Paul Heyse (1830–1914, Germany, f/d)

Hi–Hn

Carl Hiaasen (born 1953, US, f/ch)
Brenda Hiatt (living, US, f/ch)
Christopher Hibbert (1924–2008, England, nf)
Eleanor Alice Hibbert (1906–1993, England, f)
Robert Hichens (1864–1950, England, f/nf/d)
Mary St Domitille Hickey (1882–1958, N Zealand, nf)
Clifford B. Hicks (1920–2010, US, ch)
Molly Hide (1913–1995,
Andrej Hieng (1925–2000, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)
Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾, born 1958, Japan, f)
Dick Higgins (1938–1998, England/US, p/nf)
Jack Higgins (1929–2022, England, f), pseudonym of Henry Patterson
Kristan Higgins (living, US, f)
Sarah Higgins (1830–1923, N Zealand, nf)
Philip E. High (1914–2006, England, f)
Charles Higham (1931–2012, England/US, nf)
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995, US/Switzerland, f)
Scott Hightower (born 1952, US, p/nf)
Ichiyō Higuchi (樋口一葉, 1872–1896, Japan, f), pseudonym of Natsu Higuchi (樋口奈津)
Naseem Hijazi (1914–1996, India/Pakistan, f)
Nâzım Hikmet (1902–1963, Ottoman E/Turkey, p/d/f)
Wolfgang Hilbig (1941–2007, Germany, f/p)
Hildebrand (1814–1903, Netherlands), pseudonym of Nicolaas Beets
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916–1991, Germany/Switzerland, p/nf)
Edmund Wallace Hildick (1925–2001, England, ch)
Richard Hildreth (1807–1865, US, nf)
James Hildyard (1809–1887, England, nf)
Fiona Hile (living, Australia, p/f/nf)
Barry Hill (born 1943, nf/p)
David Hill (born 1942, N Zealand, f/ch)
Douglas Hill (1935–2007, Canada, f)
Ernestine Hill (1899–1972, Australia, nf/f/d)
Eva Hill (1898–1981, N Zealand, nf)
Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016, England, p/nf)
Grace Livingston Hill (1865–1947, US, f)
Joe Hill (born 1972, US, f/p)
Justin Hill (born 1971, Bahamas/Hong Kong, f)
Lorna Hill (1902–1991, England, ch)
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970, US, nf)
Reginald Hill (1936–2012, England, f)
Selima Hill (born 1945, England, p)
Susan Hill (born 1942, England, f/nf)
Tobias Hill (born 1970, England, p/nf/f)
Rut Hillarp (1914–2003, Sweden, p/f)
Richard Hillary (1919–1943, Australia/Scotland, nf)
Kurt Hiller (1885–1972, Germany, nf)
Tony Hillerman (1925–2008, US, f/nf)
Etty Hillesum (1914–1943, Netherlands, nf), Holocaust victim
Richard Hillman (born 1964, Australia, p)
Hilda Hilst (1930–2004, Brazil, p/f/d)
James Hilton (1900–1954, f/d)
John Buxton Hilton (1921–1986, England, f)
Paris Hilton (born 1981, US, nf)
Walter Hilton (c. 1340/1345–1396, England, nf)
Chester Himes (1909–1984, US/Spain, f)
Bensalem Himmich (born 1948, Morocco, f/p/nf)
Saeko Himuro (氷室冴子, 1957–2008, Japan, f/nf/d)
Kōnosuke Hinatsu (日夏耿之介, 1890–1971, Japan, p), pseudonym of Kunito Higuchi
Thomas Hinde (1926–2014, England, f/nf)
Joanna Hines (living, England, f/nf)
Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph (1833–1910, England, nf), born Francis Hingston
Ashihei Hino (火野葦平, 1907–1960, Japan, f)
Hinrek van Alckmer (fl. 15th c., Netherlands, f)
Ellen Hinsey (born 1960, US, nf)
Nigel Hinton (born 1941, England, ch)
S. E. Hinton (born 1948, US, ch)
Christopher Hinz (born 1951, US, f)
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder (1741–1796, Germany, nf)
Hippocrates (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE, Greece, nf)
Hipponax (fl. late 6th c. BCE, Ephesus, p)
Taiko Hirabayashi (平林たい子, 1905–1972, Japan, nf/f)
Hiraide Shū (平出修, 1878–1914, Japan, f/p)
Yumie Hiraiwa (平岩弓枝, 1932–2023, Japan, f)
Andrea Hirata (born 1967, Indonesia, f)
Hirato Renkichi (平戸廉吉, 1893–1822m Japan, p/nf)
Kazuo Hirotsu (広津和郎, 1891–1968, Japan, f/nf)
Hirotsu Ryurō (広津柳浪, 1861–1928, Japan, f), pseudonym of Hirotsu Naoto
Rozalie Hirs (born 1965, Netherlands, p)
Afua Hirsch (born 1981, Norway/England, nf)
Jane Hirshfield (born 1953, US, p/nf)
Obo Aba Hisanjani (born 1949, Nigeria, p)
Juran Hisao (久生十蘭, 1902–1957, Japan, f), pseudonym of Masao Abe (阿部正雄)
Jane Hissey (born 1952, England, ch)
George Hitchcock (1914–2010, US, p/d/nf)
Lydia Hitchcock (1946–2011, US/England, n), pseudonym of Penny Jordan
Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011, England/US, nf)
H. L. Hix (born 1960, US, p/nf)
Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín (1749–1835, Iceland, p/nf)
Þórvaldr Hjaltason (fl. late 10th c., Iceland, p)
Hera Hjartardóttir (born 1983, Iceland/N Zealand, p)
Snorri Hjartarson (1906–1986, Iceland, p)
Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959, Norway, f)
Ludu U Hla (1910–1982, Burma, nf)
Pho Hlaing (1830–1883, Burma, nf)
Thakin Kodaw Hmaing (1876–1964, Burma, p/f/d)
Olvir Hnufa (fl. late 9th – early 10th c., Iceland, p)

Ho–Hr

Ho Fuk Yan (何福仁, living, Hong Kong, nf/p)
Benjamin Hoadly (1676–1761, England, nf)
Tami Hoag (born 1959, US, f)
Pham Thi Hoai (born 1960, Vietnam/Germany, f/nf)
Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836, England, nf)
Mike Hoare (1919–2020, India/S Africa, nf)
Russell Hoban (1925–2011, US/England, f/p/ch)
Ion Hobana (1931–2011, Romania, f/nf), pseudonym of Aurelian Manta Roşie
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679, England, nf)
Pam Hobbs (born 1929/1930, England/Canada, nf)
Will Hobbs (born 1974, US, ch)
Hermione Hobhouse (1934–2014, England, nf)
John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton (1786–1869, England, nf)
Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012, Egypt/England, nf)
Lady Margaret Hoby (1571–1633, England, nf)
Thomas Hoccleve (1368–1426, England, p)
Zoran Hočevar (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)
Rolf Hochhuth (1931–2020, Germany, d/f)
Fritz Hochwälder (1911–1986, Austria, d)
Mary Hocking (1921–2014, England, f)
Emmanuel Hocquard (1940–2019, France, p/nf/f)
Jakob van Hoddis (1887–1942, Germany, p), pseudonym of Hans Davidsohn
Jane Aiken Hodge (1917–2009, US/England, f/nf)
Merle Hodge (born 1944, Trinidad, f/nf)
Philip Hodgins (1959–1995, Australia, p)
Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994, Egypt/England, nf)
Helen Hodgman (born 1946, Scotland/Australia, f)
W. N. Hodgson (1893–1916, England/France, p), pseudonym Edward Melbourne
William Ballantyne Hodgson (1815–1880, Scotland, nf)
Tone Hødnebø (born 1962, Norway, p)
Michal Miloslav Hodža (1811–1870, Austria-Hungary, nf/p)
Peter Høeg (born 1957, Denmark, f)
Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960, Norway, f)
Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953, Norway, p/f/ch)
Edvard Hoem (born 1949, Norway, f/d)
Michael Hoeye (born 1947, US, ch)
Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989, US, nf)
Mary Hoffman (born 1945, England, ch)
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874, Germany)
E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822, Germany, f/nf)
Heinrich Hoffmann (1809–1894, Germany, p/ch)
Barbara Hofland (1770–1844, England, ch)
Wim Hofman (born 1941, Netherlands, f)
Albert Hofmann (1906–2008, Switzerland, nf)
Gert Hofmann (1931–1993, Germany, d/f)
Michael Hofmann (born 1957, Germany/US, p)
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929, Austria, f/d/p)
Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995, Norway, p)
James P. Hogan (1941–2010, England/Ireland, f)
Shanna Hogan (1982–2020, US, nf)
James Hogg (1770–1835, Scotland, p/f/nf)
Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham (born 1946, England, nf)
Thomas Jefferson Hogg (1792–1862, England, nf/f)
Robert Hohlbaum (1886–1955, Austrian E/Germany, f/nf)
Franz Hohler (born 1943, Switzerland, f)
Hideji Hōjō (北条秀司, 1902–1996, Japan, f/d)
Odd Hølaas (1898–1968, Norway, nf)
Anton Holban (1902–1937, Romania, f/nf)
Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754, Norway, p/f/nf)
Zita Holbourne (born 1960s, England, nf)
David Holbrook (1923–2011, England, f/p/nf)
Jasmina Holbus (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
M. H. Holcroft (1902–1993, N Zealand, nf/f)
Thomas Holcroft (1745–1809, England, d/nf/p)
Hubert Ashton Holden (1822–1896, England, nf)
Wendy Holden (born 1961, England, f/nf)
Wendy Holden, (born 1965, England, f)
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843, Germany, p/nf)
Elizabeth Sanxay Holding (1889–1955, US, f)
Robert Holdstock (1948–2009, England, f)
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886–1962, England, p/f/ch)
Margaret Holford (the elder) (1757–1784, England, f/d/p)
Margaret Holford (1778–1852, England, p)
Abraham Holland (died 1626, England/Isle of Man, p)
Barbara Holland (1933–2010, US, nf)
Jane Holland (born 1966, England, p/f/nf)
Norah M. Holland (1876–1925, Canada, p/f/nf)
Patrick Holland (born 1977, Australia, f)
Sarah Holland (born 1961, England/Scotland, n)
Tom Holland (born 1968, nf)
Charlotte Lamb (1937–2000, England/Isle of Man, f)
Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982, Australia, p/nf)
John Hollander (1929–2013, US, p/nf)
Alan Hollinghurst (born 1954, England, f/p)
Matthew Hollis (born 1971, England, p)
Ada Augusta Holman (1869–1949, Australia, nf/f/ch)
Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1852–1937, Argentina, nf/f)
Timothy Holme (1928–1987, England/Italy, nf/f)
Janet Holmes (born 1947, N Zealand, nf)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809–1894, US, p/nf)
Richard Holmes (born 1945, England, nf)
Victoria Holmes (living, England, f)
Egil Holmsen (1917–1990, Sweden, d/f)
Sverre Holmsen (1906–1992, S Africa/Sweden, nf)
Sara Holmsten (1713–1795), Sweden
Michael Holroyd (born 1935, England, nf)
Adriaan Roland Holst (1888–1976, Netherlands, p)
Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952, Netherlands, p/nf)
Imogen Holst (1907–1984, England, nf)
Anne Holt (born 1958, Norway, f)
Frank L. Holt (living, US, nf)
Hazel Holt (1928–2015, England, f)
Kåre Holt (1916–1997, Norway, ch/f/nf)
Nathalia Holt (born 1980, US, nf)
Tom Holt (born 1961, England, f)
Victoria Holt (1906–1993, England, f), pseudonym of Eleanor Burford Hibbert
William Holt (1897–1977, England, nf/f)
Winifred Holtby (1898–1935, England, f/nf)
Karl von Holtei (1798–1880, Germany, p)
Åsta Holth (1904–1999, Norway, f/p)
Hans Egon Holthusen (1913–1997, Germany, p/nf)
Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776, Germany, p)
William Holwell (1726–1798, England, nf)
George Holyoake (1817–1906, England, nf)
Arno Holz (1863–1929, Germany, p/d)
Stewart Home (born 1962, England, f/nf)
Francisco Manuel Homem Cristo Filho (1892–1928, Portugual, nf)
Homer (early 9th – late 8th c. BCE, Greece, p)
Annie Homer (1882–1953, England, nf)
Ee Tiang Hong (1933–1990, Malaya/Australia, p)
Hong Liangji (洪亮吉, 1746–1809, China, nf)
Hong Zicheng (洪自誠, fl. 1572–1620, China, nf), pseudonym Huanchu Daoren (還初道人)
Hong Ying (虹影, born 1962, China, p/f)
Barbara Honigmann (born 1949, Germany, f)
Axel Honneth (born 1949, Germany/US, nf)
Christophe Honoré (born 1970, France, ch/f)
Luis Bernardo Honwana (born 1942, Mozambique, f)
Lynley Hood (born 1942, N Zealand, nf)
Thomas Hood (1799–1845, England, p/f)
Tom Hood (1835–1874, England, nf/p)
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647, Netherlands, nf/p/d)
Theodore Hook (1788–1841, England, f/nf)
Hilda Mary Hooke (1898–1978, Canada, p/d)
Robert Hooke (1635–1703, England, nf)
Richard Hooker (1554–1600, England, nf)
Thomas Hooker (1586–1647, England/US, nf)
John Hoole (1727–1803, England, nf/d)
Ed Hooper (born 1964, US, nf)
John Hooper (c. 1495–1555, England, nf)
Kay Hooper (born 1958, US, f)
Peyman Hooshmandzadeh (born 1969, Iran, f/nf)
Isaac Daniel Hooson (1880–1948, Wales, p)
Charles Hooton (1810–1847, England, f/nf)
Harry Hooton (1908–1961, Australia, p/nf)
A. D. Hope (1907–2000, Australia, p/nf)
Alexander Beresford Hope (1820–1887, England, nf)
Anthony Hope (1863–1933, England, f/d)
Christopher Hope (born 1944, S Africa, f/p)
Henry Thomas Hope (1808–1862, England, nf)
Thomas Hope (1769–1831, England, f)
Hans Hopfen (1835–1904, Germany, p/f)
Ellice Hopkins (1836–1904, England, nf/p)
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889, England/Ireland, p)
William Hopkins (1793–1866, England, nf)
Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada, f)
John Hoppner (1858–1910, England, nf/p)
Mererid Hopwood (born 1964, Wales, p)
Anisul Hoque (born 1965, Bangladesh, f/nf/d)
Horace (65–8 BCE, Rome, p), Anglicization of Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Paul Horgan (1903–1995, US, f/nf)
Akira Hori (堀晃, born 1944, Japan, f)
Tatsuo Hori (堀辰雄, 1904–1953, Japan, f/p/nf)
Daigaku Horiguchi (堀口大学, 1892–1981, Japan, p)
Sydney Horler (1888–1964, England, f)
Nick Hornby (born 1967, England, f/nf/p)
Richard Henry Horne (1802–1884, England, p/nf)
Roy Horniman (1874–1930, England, f/d)
Wendy Hornsby (born 1947, US, f)
Paul Hornschemeier (born 1977, US, nf)
E. W. Hornung (1866–1921, England, f/p)
Michael Horovitz (1935–2021, England, p)
Anthony Horowitz (born 1955, England, f)
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988, Ottoman E/Turkey, p/d)
Elaine Horseman (1925–1999, England, ch/f)
Maria Teresa Horta (born 1937, Portugal, p/nf)
Africanus Horton (1835–1883, Sierra Leone, nf)
George Moses Horton (1798 – post-1867, US, p)
Oto Horvat (born 1967, Yugoslavia/Italy, p/f)
János Horváth (1921–2019, Hungary/US, nf)
John Horvath (1924–2015, Hungary/US, nf), born János Horváth
Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938, Austria-Hungary/France, d/f)
Claire Horwell (living, England, nf)
William Horwood (born 1944, England, f)
Sally El Hosaini (living, Wales/Egypt, f/d)
Kazushi Hosaka (保坂和志, born 1956, Japan, f)
Shin'ichi Hoshi (星新一), 1926–1997, Japan, f)
Tatsuko Hoshino (星野立子), 1903–1984, Japan, p)
Hoshino Tenchi (星野天知), 1862–1950, Japan, p/nf)
Emma Hosken (1845–1884, England, f)
Janette Turner Hospital (born 1942, Australia/US, f)
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (1950–2013, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, p/nf)
M Sakhawat Hossain (born 1948, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, nf)
Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1911, India, f/d/nf)
Saad Z Hossain (living, Bangladesh, nf/f)
Sadat Hossain (born 1984, Bangladesh, p/d/f)
Selina Hossain (born 1947, India/Bangladesh, f)
Khaled Hosseini (born 1965, Afghanistan/US, f/nf)
Eugenio María de Hostos (1839–1903, Puerto Rico, nf/f)
Michel Houellebecq (born 1956 or 1958, Réunion, f/p/nf)
Zehira Houfani (born 1952, Algeria/Canada, f)
Stephen Hough (born 1961, England/Australia, nf)
Joan Houlihan (living, US, p)
Gisèle Hountondji (born 1954, Benin, f)
Paulin J. Hountondji (born 1942, Benin, nf)
Hasan Hourani (1974–2003, Palestine/US, ch)
A. E. Housman (1859–1936, England, p/nf)
Ali Squalli Houssaini (1932–2018, f/nf/ch)
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (born 1934, US, f/nf)
Zach Houston (living, US, p)
Willem van den Hout (1915–1985, Netherlands, nf/ch), pseudonym Willy van der Heide
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto (born 1939, Benin, p)
Anders Hovden (1860–1943, Norway, p/f)
Chenjerai Hove (1956–2015, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/f/nf)
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (1864–1929, Russian E/USSR, p/nf)
Ragnar Hovland (born 1952, Norway, f/p/ch)
Naghash Hovnatan (1661–1722, Armenia, p)
Anthony Howard (1934–2010, England, nf)
Edward Howard (1624–1712, England, p/d)
Edward Howard (1793–1841, England, f)
Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923–2014, England, f/d/nf)
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517–1547, England, p)
Linda Howard (born 1950, US, f)
Richard Howard (1929–2022, US, p/nf)
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936, US, f)
Robert Guy Howarth (1906–1974, Australia, nf/p)
Youssef Howayek (1882–1967, Ottoman E/Lebanon, nf)
Charles Howe (1661–1742, England, nf)
Fanny Howe (born 1940, US, p/f)
George Howe (1769–1821, Saint Kitts/Australia, nf)
Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910, US, p/nf)
Susan Howe (born 1937, US, p/nf)
Ada Verdun Howell (1902–1981, Australia, p)
Daniel Howell (born 1991, England, nf)
Hannah Howell (born 1950, US, f)
Thomas Jones Howell (died 1858, England, nf)
William Dean Howells (1837–1920, US, f/nf/d)
Edith Howes (1872–1954, N Zealand, ch)
Francis Howgill (1618–1669, England, nf)
Anna Mary Howitt (1824–1884, England/Austria, p/nf)
Godfrey Howitt (1800–1873, England/Australia, nf)
Mary Howitt (1799–1888, England/Italy, p/nf/cs)
Richard Howitt (1799–1869, England, p)
William Howitt (1792–1879, England, nf)
Janni Howker (living, Cyprus/England, f/ch)
Aslaug Høydal (1916–2007, Norway, f/p/ch)
Ida Hegazi Høyer (born 1981, Norway, f)
Fred Hoyle (1915–2001, England, nf)
Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997, Czechoslovakia, p/f)
Hrabanus Maurus (c. 780–856, East Frankish Kingdom, nf/p)
Chernorizets Hrabar (fl. 9th–10th c., Bulgaria, nf)
Kristinn Hrafnsson (born 1962, Iceland, nf)
Nikolai Hristozov (1931–2015, Bulgaria, f/p)

Ht–Hy

Khin Khin Htoo (born 1965, Burma/Myanmar, f/nf)
Ganggang Hu Guidice (胡剛剛, born 1984, China/US, nf/f/p)
Hu Lanqi (胡兰畦, 1901–1994, China, nf)
Hu Sanxing (胡三省, 1230–1302, China, nf)
Hu Shih (胡適, 1891–1962, China, nf)
Huaisu (懷素, 737–799, China, nf)
Hua Qianfang (宁学明, 1978, China, nf)
Huang E (黄峨, 1498–1569, China, p)
Huang Ruheng (黃汝亨, 1558–1626, China, p)
Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅, 1045–1105, China, p)
Huang Yuanyong (黃遠庸, 1885–1915, China, nf)
Huang Zongxi (黃宗羲, 1610–1695, China, nf)
Huang Zunxian (黃遵憲, 1848–1905, China, p)
Madame Huarui (徐惠妃, c. 940–976, China, p)
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986, US, f/nf)
Nancy Hubbard (born 1963, US, nf)
Ricarda Huch (1864–1947, Germany, nf/f/p)
Peter Huchel (1903–1981, Germany, p)
Mohammad Nurul Huda (born 1949, Pakistan/Bangladesh, p/f)
Jurij Hudolin (born 1973, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/nf)
Deal W. Hudson (born 1949, US, nf)
William Henry Hudson (1841–1922, Argentina/England, nf/f)
Annie Campbell Huestis (1878-1960, Canada, p, f)
Conrad Busken Huet (1826–1886, Netherlands, nf)
Pauline von Hügel (1858–1901, England, f/nf)
Lynn Huggins-Cooper (born 1964, England, nf/ch)
Hugh of Flavigny (born c. 1064, France, nf)
Dafydd ab Hugh (born 1960, Wales, f)
Ann Harriet Hughes (1852–1910, Wales, f/p), pseudonym Gwyneth Vaughan
Carol Hughes (born 1961, England/US, ch)
Dorothy B. Hughes (1904–1993, US, f/nf)
Ellen Hughes (1867–1927, Wales, nf/f/p)
Frieda Hughes (born 1960, England/Australia, ch/p)
Hugh Hughes (1693–1776, Wales, p)
John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–1887, Wales, p)
Jonathan Hughes (1721–1805, Wales, p)
Langston Hughes (1901–1967, US, p/f/d)
Richard Hughes (1900–1976, England/Wales, p/f/d)
Richard Cyril Hughes (1932–2022, Wales, nf)
Ted Hughes (1930–1998, England, p/ch)
Thomas Hughes (1822–1896, England, f/nf)
Thomas Rowland Hughes (1903–1949, Wales, f/d/p)
Richard Hugo (1923–1982, US, p/nf)
Victor Hugo (1802–1885, France, f/p/d)
Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948, Chile, p)
Emma Huismans (born 1947, Netherlands/S Africa, f/nf)
Hulda (1881–1946, Iceland, p/f/nf)
Coral Hull (born 1965, Australia, p/nf)
Lynda Hull (1954–1994, US, p)
John Hulme (born 1969, US, ch)
Keri Hulme (1947–2021, N Zealand, f/p)
T. E. Hulme (1883–1917, England, nf/p)
Marie-Thérèse Humbert (born 1940, Mauritius/France, f)
Alexander Hume (1558–1609, Scotland, p)
David Hume (1711–1776, Scotland, nf)
Fergus Hume (1859–1932, England, f)
Norbert Hummelt (born 1962, Germany, p/nf)
Olga Humo (1919–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Lawrence Humphrey (c. 1527–1590, England, nf)
Edward Morgan Humphreys (1882–1955, Wales, f/nf)
Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938, England, f/nf)
Humphrey Humphreys (1648–1712, Wales, nf)
Barry Humphries (1934–2023, Australia, d/nf/f)
Wilhelm Hünermann (1900–1975, Germany, nf/f)
Christian Friedrich Hunold (1680–1721, Germany, f), pseudonym Menantes
Angela Elwell Hunt (born 1957, US, nf/ch)
Des Hunt (born 1941, N Zealand, ch)
Irene Hunt (1907–2001, US, ch)
Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton (born 1941, England, nf)
Leigh Hunt (1784–1859, England, nf/p)
Sam Hunt (born 1946, N Zealand, p)
Stephen Hunt (born 1966, Canada, f)
Tristram Hunt (born 1974, England, nf)
Violet Hunt (1862–1942, England, f)
Anne Hunter (1742–1821, England, p)
Erin Hunter (fl. 2000s, England), collective pseudonym
Jillian Hunter (born 1950, Scotland/US, f)
Louis C. Hunter (1898–1984, US, nf)
Norman Hunter (1899–1995, England, ch)
Rex Hunter (1889–1960, N Zealand, p/d/f)
Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942, Hungary, f/d)
Dương Thu Hương (born 1947, Vietnam, nf)
Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香, 1772–1822, Vietnam, p)
Marie Huot (1846–1930, France, p/nf)
Hasan Azizul Huq (1939–2021, India/Bangladesh, f)
Jozef Miloslav Hurban (1817–1888, Austria-Hungary, nf)
Douglas Hurd (born 1930, England, f/nf)
Graham Hurley (born 1946, England, f)
Thomas Hürlimann (born 1950, Switzerland, f/d)
Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960, US, f/nf)
Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939, Ecuador, nf)
Gregg Hurwitz (living, US, f/d)
Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005, Germany, d)
Sibyl Marvin Huse (1866–1939, France/US, nf)
Ihab Husni (born 1966, Egypt, ch/f)
Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014, Malaya/Malaysia, f/nf)
Intizar Hussain (1925–2016, India/Pakistan, f/p/nf)
Ebrahim Hussein (born 1943, Tanzania, d/p)
Taha Hussein (1889–1973, Egypt, nf/p)
Nancy Huston (born 1953, Canada/France, f/nf)
Siri Hustvedt (born 1955, US, f/nf/p)
A. S. M. Hutchinson (1879–1971, England, f)
Pearse Hutchinson (1927–2012, Scotland/Ireland, p)
R. C. Hutchinson (1907–1975, England, f/d)
Robert Hutchinson (born 1957, US, nf)
Angela Huth (born 1938, England, f/nf)
Lorna Hutson (born 1958, Germany/England, nf)
Shaun Hutson (born 1958, England, f)
Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523, Germany/Switzerland, nf/p)
Emily Huws (born 1942, Wales, ch)
Aldous Huxley (1884–1963, England, f/nf/p)
Andrew Huxley (1917–2012, England, nf)
Anthony Huxley (1920–1992, England, nf)
Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997, England/Kenya, f/nf)
Francis Huxley (1923–2016, England, nf)
Julian Huxley (1887–1975, England, nf)
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895, England, nf)
Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695, Netherlands, nf)
Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687, Netherlands, p)
Douglas Smith Huyghue (1916–1991, Canada/Australia, p/f/nf)
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848–1907, France, f/nf)
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849–1921, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/d)
Stefán frá Hvítadal (1887–1933, Iceland, p), pseudonym of Stefán Sigurðsson
Michal Hvorecký (born 1976, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, f/nf)
Edward Hyams (1910–1975, England/France, nf/f)
Marina Hyde (born 1974, England, nf)
Robin Hyde (1906–1939, N Zealand, p)
Hasnat Abdul Hye (born 1937, India/Bangladesh, f/nf)
Jill Hyem (1937–2016, England, d)
Helen von Kolnitz Hyer (1896–1983, US, p)
Anton Hykisch (born 1932, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)
Hypereides (c. 390–322 BCE, Greece, nf)