List of authors by name: R

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

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

Ra

Wilhelm Raabe (1831–1910, Germany, f)
Rodolfo Rabanal (1940–2020, Argentina, f/nf/ch)
Rabanus Maurus (c. 780–856, Germany, p/nf)
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901 or 1903–1937, Madagascar, p)
François Rabelais (1494–1553, France, nf/p)
Gottlieb Rabener (1714–1771, Germany, nf)
Pierre Rabhi (1938–2021, Algeria/France, nf/f)
Mubarak Rabi (born 1938, Morocco, f/nf)
Jan Rabie (1920–2001, S Africa, f/nf/ch)
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy (1618–1693, France, nf)
Ćirjak Račanin (c. 1660–1731, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
Hristifor Račanin (c. 1595–1770, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
Jerotej Račanin (c. 1650–1727, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
Kiprijan Račanin (c. 1650–1730, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
Prohor Račanin (c. 1617–1678, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
Simeon Račanin (fl. 1676–1700, Ottoman E, nf)
Teodor Račanin (c. 1500–1560, Ottoman E, nf)
Kočo Racin (1908–1943, Ottoman E/Albania, p/nf)
Jean Racine (1639–1699, France, d/p)
Henrikas Radauskas (1910–1970, Poland/US, p)
Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823, England, f)
Timothy Radcliffe (born 1945, England, nf)
Thomas Head Raddall (1903–1994, England/Canada, nf/f)
Thérèse Radic (born 1935, Australia, nf/d)
William Radice (born 1951, England, p/nf)
Branko Radičević (1824–1853, Serbia, p)
Yordan Radichkov (1929–2004, Bulgaria, f/d)
Raymond Radiguet (1903–1923, France, f/p)
Leetile Disang Raditladi (1910–1971, Botswana, d/p)
Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944, Hungary, p)
Amfilohije Radović (1938–2020, Yugoslavia/Montenegro, nf)
Duško Radović (1922–1984, Yugoslavia, ch/p/nf)
Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802–1872, Wallachia/Romania, p/nf/f)
Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868–1957, Romania, nf/d)
Andrija Radulović (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
Jovan Radulović (1951–2018, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/d/nf)
Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841–1905, Poland, nf)
Gwynedd Rae (1892–1977,
Hugh C. Rae (1935–2014, Scotland, f), pseudonym Jessica Stirling
Janet Milne Rae (1844–1933, Scotland, f)
Charlotte-Arrisoa Rafenomanjato (1936–2008, Madagascar, p/f/d)
Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781, England, nf)
Raffi (1835–1888, Iran/Russian E, f)
Sam Ragan (1915–1996, US, nf/p)
Anne B. Ragde (born 1957, Norway, f)
Baldur Ragnarsson (1930–2018, Iceland, p/nf)
Jean-Luc Raharimanana (born 1967, Mozambique, f/p/d)
Tushar Raheja (born 1984, India, f/nf)
Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990, Sudan/Egypt, p)
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889–1936, India, nf)
Rizia Rahman (1939–2019, India/Bangladesh, f)
Shamsur Rahman (1929–2006, India/Bangladesh, p/nf)
Indra Bahadur Rai (1927–2018, India, f)
Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928, India, nf)
Stevan Raičković (1928–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/nf)
Zahir Raihan (1935–1972, India/Bangladesh, f/d)
Mohamed Said Raihani (born 1968, Morocco, f/nf)
Ferdinand Raimund (1790–1836, Austria, d)
Allen Raine (1836–1908, Wales, f), pseudonym of Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe
Craig Raine (born 1944, England, p)
Kathleen Raine (1908–2003, England, p/nf)
Hason Raja (1854–1922, India, p)
Samina Raja (1961–2012, Pakistan, p/nf)
Hossein Rajabian (born 1984, Iran, d)
Elie Rajaonarison (1951–2010, Mozambique, p/d)
Rajashree (living, India, f/d)
Monisha Rajesh (born 1982, England/India, nf)
Remi Raji (born 1961, Nigeria, p)
Jovan Rajić (1726–1801, Serbia, nf/p)
Velimir Rajić (1879–1915, Serbia, p)
Đorđe Rajković (1825–1886, Austrian E/Serbia, p/nf)
Milan Rakić (1876–1938, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
Mita Rakić (1846–1890, Serbia, nf)
Vićentije Rakić (1750–1818, Serbia, nf/p)
Slobodan Rakitić (1940–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
Carl Rakosi (1903–2004, Germany/US, p)
Michèle Rakotoson (born 1948, Mozambique, f/d)
Martin Rakovský (c. 1535–1579, Hungary, p/nf)
Zsuzsa Rakovszky (born 1950, Hungary, p)
Maraea Rakuraku (living, N Zealand, p/f)
Walter Raleigh (c. 1552–1618, England, p/nf)
Radoy Ralin (1922–2004, Bulgaria, p/nf)
Janette Rallison (born 1966, f/ch)
Tenali Rama (1480–1528, Vijayanagara E, p/nf)
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu (16thc. CE, Vijayanagara E, p)
Somaya Ramadan (born 1951, Egypt, f/nf)
Ramarajabhushanudu (mid-16th c. CE, Vijayanagara E, p)
Eugène Rambert (1830–1886, Switzerland, nf/p)
Nabila Ramdani (living, France, nf)
Povel Ramel (1922–2007, Sweden, p)
Sergio Ramírez (born 1942, Nicaragua, f/nf)
Magali García Ramis (born 1946, Puerto Rico, f/nf)
Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725–1798, Germany, p)
Eva Ramm (born 1925, Norway, nf/f/ch)
Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953, Brazil, f/ch/nf)
María Cristina Ramos (born 1952, Argentina, ch)
Wanda Ramos (1948–1998, Angola/Portugal, f/p)
Arnold Rampersad (born 1941, Trinidad and Tobago/US, nf)
Allan Ramsay (1686–1758, Scotland, p/d)
Andrew Michael Ramsay (1686–1743, Scotland/France, nf)
John Ramsay of Ochtertyre (1736–1814, Scotland, nf)
Frank Ramsey (1903–1930, England, nf)
Katherine Ramsland (born 1953, US, nf)
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878–1947, Switzerland, p/d)
Flavien Ranaivo (1914–1999, Madagascar, p/nf)
John Ranby (1703–1773, England, nf)
John Ranby (1743–1822, England, nf)
Ayn Rand (1905–1982, Russia/US, f/nf)
Charlotte Randall (living, N Zealand, f)
Derek Randall (born 1951, England, nf)
Dudley Randall (1914–2000, US, p)
Beverley Randell (born 1931, N Zealand, ch)
Jo Randerson (born 1973, N Zealand, f)
Thomas Randolph (1605–1635, England, p/d)
Björn Ranelid (born 1949, Sweden, f/nf)
Anita Rani (born 1977, England, nf)
Ian Rankin (born 1960, Scotland, f)
Jennifer Rankin (1941–1979, Australia, p/d)
Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川乱歩, 1894–1965, Japan, f/nf), pseudonym of Tarō Hirai (平井太郎)
Christoph Ransmayr (born 1954, Austria, nf/f)
John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974, US, nf/p)
Arthur Ransome (1884–1967, England, ch/nf)
James Allen Ransome (1806–1875, England, nf)
Rao Xueman (born 1972, China, f/ch)
A. N. Prahlada Rao (born 1953, India, nf)
Addepalli Ramamohana Rao (1936–2016, India, p/nf)
Raja Rao (1908–2006, India, f/nf)
Ágnes Rapai (born 1952, Hungary, p/nf)
Frederic Raphael (born 1931, US/England, d/f/nf)
Nicolas Rapin (1535–1608, France, p/nf)
Eva Ras (born 1941, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975, India/England, p)
Hamid Rashidi (1961–2020, Iran, nf)
Old Rashko (c. 1770–1822, Ottoman E)
Ellen Raskin (1928–1984, US, ch)
Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964, Norway, f/nf)
Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794, Germany/England, f/nf)
Stephen Ratcliffe (born 1948, US, p/nf)
Wilhelm Rath (1897–1973, Germany/Austria, nf)
Julian Rathbone (1935–2008, England, f)
Lutz Rathenow (born 1952, Germany, nf/p)
Wolfgang Ratke (1571–1635, Germany, nf)
Terence Rattigan (1911–1977, England/Bermuda, d)
Patricia Ratto (born 1962, Argentina, f)
Lizzie Frost Rattray (1855–1931, N Zealand, nf)
John Raven (1914–1980, England, nf)
Angèle Rawiri (1954–2010, Gabon, f)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953, US, f/ch)
Gloria Rawlinson (1918–1995, N Zealand, pf)
Anne Warfield Rawls (born 1950, US, nf)
John Rawls (1921–2002, US, nf)
Wilson Rawls (1913–1984, US, ch)
Tom Raworth (1938–2017, England, p/nf)
Eduardo Belgrano Rawson (born 1943, Argentina, f)
Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936–2005, Palestine/Israel, p)
Francis Ray (1944–2013, US, f)
Satyajit Ray (1921–1992, India, d/nf)
Sukumar Ray (1887–1923, India, ch)
Chet Raymo (born 1936, US, f/nf)
Derek Raymond (1931–1994, England, f), pseudonym of Robert William Arthur Cook
Claire Rayner (1931–2010, England, f/nf)
Yusuf Abu Rayya (1955–2009, Egypt, f/ch)
Esther Razanadrasoa (1892–1931, Madagascar, f/d/p)
Ibn Razqa (died 1731, Mauritania, p/nf)
Martin Rázus (1888–1937, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/d/nf)

Rc–Rh

Guram Rcheulishvili (1934–1960, USSR, f)
Herbert Read (1893–1968, England, nf/p)
Mark "Chopper" Read (1954–2013, Australia, f/ch)
Miss Read (1913–2012, England, f/ch)
Piers Paul Read (born 1941, England, f/nf)
Charles Reade (1814–1884, England, f/d)
Peter Reading (1946–2011, England, p)
Angela Readman (born 1973, England, p/nf)
Grisélidis Réal (1929–2005, Switzerland, nf/p)
Tom Reamy (1935–1977, US, f)
James Reaney (1926–2008, Canada, p/d/f)
Kate Reardon (born 1968, US/England, nf)
Charlotte Reather (living, England, nf)
Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf)
Liviu Rebreanu (1885–1944, Austria-Hungary/Romania, f/d)
Alojz Rebula (1924–2018, Italy/Slovenia, d/nf)
Malliya Rechana (fl. 940 CE, Telangana, nf)
James Redpath (1833–1891, England/US, nf)
Peter Redgrove (1932–2003, England, p/f/d)
Alves Redol (1911–1969, Portugal, f/d/ch)
Beatrice Redpath (1886–1937, Canada, p/f)
Henry Reed (1914–1986, p/d/nf)
Ishmael Reed (born 1938, US, p/f/nf)
John Reed (born 1969, US, f)
Talbot Baines Reed (1852–1893, England, ch)
William Maxwell Reed (1871–1962, US, ch)
Kerry Reed-Gilbert (1956–2019, Australia, p/nf)
Douglas Reeman (1924–2017, England, f)
Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841, Sweden, nf)
Rosemary Rees (c. 1875–1963, N Zealand, d/f)
Annie Lee Rees (1864–1949, N Zealand, nf)
Celia Rees (born 1949, England, f/ch)
Coralie Clarke Rees (1908–1972, Australia, p/nf/ch)
David Rees (1936–1993, England, f/ch)
Ennis Rees (1925–2009, US, p)
Evan Rees (1850–1923, Wales)
Gwyneth Rees (born 1968, England/Scotland, ch)
Ioan Bowen Rees (1929–1999, Wales, p/nf)
Libby Rees (born 1995, England, nf/ch)
Sarah Jane Rees (1839–1916, Wales, p/nf), Bardic name Cranogwen
T. Ifor Rees (1890–1977, Wales, nf)
Thomas Rees (1815–1885, Wales, nf)
William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) (1802–1883, Wales, p/nf/f)
Deryn Rees-Jones (born 1968, England, p/nf)
Clara Reeve (1729–1807, England, f/nf)
Philip Reeve (born 1966, England, ch)
Simon Reeve (born 1972, England, nf)
James Reeves (1909–1978, England, p/d/ch)
William Pember Reeves (1857–1932, N Zealand, p/nf)
Steinunn Refsdóttir (fl. late 10th c., Iceland, p)
Abraham Regelson (1896–1981, Russian E/Israel, p/ch)
Sven Regener (born 1961, Germany, f/d)
José Régio (1901–1969, Portugal, f/d/p), pseudonym of José Maria dos Reis Pereira
Henri de Régnier (1864–1936, France, p)
José Lins do Rego (1901–1957, Brazil, f)
Ruth Rehmann (1922–2016, Germany, f/d)
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920–2013, Poland/Germany, nf)
Christopher Reid (born 1949, Hong Kong/England, p/nf)
David Boswell Reid (1805–1863, Scotland/US, nf)
Elizabeth Julia Reid (1915–1971, Australia, nf)
Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991, Ireland/England, ch/f/p)
Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883, Ireland/US, f)
Victor Stafford Reid (1913–1987, Jamaica, f/d/ch)
Sue Reidy (living, N Zealand, f)
Matthew Reilly (born 1974, Australia, f)
Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694–1768, Germany, nf)
Uwe Reimer (1948–2004, Germany, nf)
Jonas Rein (1760–1821, Norway, p)
Mercedes Rein (1930–2006, Uruguay, nf/d)
Silvina Reinaudi (born 1942, Argentina, ch)
Carl Christian Reindorf (1834–1917, Gold Coast, nf)
Herbert Reinecker (1914–2007, Germany, f/d/nf)
Reinmar von Hagenau (fl. late 12th c., Germany, p)
Reinmar von Zweter (c. 1200 – post-1248, Germany, p)
Haru M. Reischauer (ハル・松方・ライシャワー, 1915–1998, Japan/US, nf)
Kathryn Reiss (born 1957, US, ch)
James Reiss (1941–2016, US, p/f)
Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964, Norway, p/nf)
Julio Herrera y Reissig (1875–1910, Uruguay, p/d/nf)
Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569, Poland, nf/p)
Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959, Mexico, nf/f/p)
Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943, Hungary/Soviet Union, f/nf/d)
Ludwig Rellstab (1799–1860, Germany, p/nf)
Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970, Germany/Switzerland, f)
Miha Remec (1928–2020, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f)
Joscha Remus (born 1958, Germany, nf)
Ren Rongrong (任溶溶, 1923–2022, China, ch)
Jules Renard (1864–1910, France, f/d/nf)
Mary Renault (1905–1983, England/S Africa, f/nf)
Tore Renberg (born 1972, Norway, f/ch/d)
Robert Rendall (1898–1967, Scotland, p/nf)
Ruth Rendell (1930–2015, England, f)
Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940, Ecuador, p/f/p)
Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971, Austria, nf)
Mikihiko Renjō (連城三紀彦, 1948–2013, Japan, f)
Sophie de Renneville (1772–1822, France, ch/nf), pseudonym of Sophie de Senneterre
Vyacheslav Repin (born 1960, USSR/France, f/nf)
Þorleifur Repp (1794–1857, Iceland/Denmark, nf)
André de Resende (1498–1573, Portugal, nf)
Garcia de Resende (1470–1536, Portugal, p)
Milan Rešetar (1860–1942, Austrian E/Italy, nf)
Mike Resnick (1942–2020, US, f)
Laura Restrepo (born 1950, Colombia, f/nf)
Nicolas-Edme Rétif (1734–1806, France, f)
Johann Reuchlin (1455–1522, Germany, nf)
Neidhart von Reuental (c. 1190 – post–1236 or 1237, Germany/Austria, p)
Fritz Reuter (1810–1874, Germany, f)
Gerard Reve (1923–2006, Netherlands, f)
Karel van het Reve (1921–1999, Netherlands, nf)
Pierre Reverdy (1889–1960, France, p)
Alma Reville (1899–1982, England/US, d)
Jacobus Revius (1586–1658, Netherlands, p/nf)
José Revueltas (1914–1976, Mexico, nf)
Guy Rewenig (born 1947, Luxembourg, f)
Adam Rex (born 1973, US, ch)
H. A. Rey (1898–1977, Germany/US, ch), born Hans Augusto Reyersbach
Sydor Rey (1908–1979, Poland, p/f)
Edgardo M. Reyes (1936–2012, Philippines, f/d)
Władysław Reymont (1867–1925, Russian E/Poland, f)
Helene Reynard (1875–1947, Austrian E/England, nf)
Alastair Reynolds (born 1966, Wales/England, f)
George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879, England, f/p)
John Hamilton Reynolds (1794–1852, England, p/nf/d)
Mack Reynolds (1917–1983, US, f)
Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982, US, p/nf)
Charles Reznikoff (1894–1976, US, p)
Ludwig Rhesa (1776–1840, E Prussia, nf)
Fouzia Rhissassi (born 1950, Morocco, nf)
Dan Rhodes (born 1972, England, f)
Lou Rhodes (born 1978, England, p)
Pam Rhodes (born 1950, England, nf)
William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826, England, d)
Najima Rhozali (born 1960, Morocco, nf)
Edward Prosser Rhys (1901–1945, Wales, p)
Jean Rhys (1890–1979, Dominica/England, f)
Morgan Rhys (1716–1779, Wales, p)
Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 – c. 1609, Wales, nf)

Ri

Kamel Riahi (born 1974, Tunisia/Algeria, f/nf)
Begum Akhtar Riazuddin (1928–2023, India/Pakistan, nf)
Francisco Granizo Ribadeneira (1925–2009, Ecuador, p)
Óscar Ribas (1909–2004, Angola, f/nf)
Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963, Portugal, f)
Bernardim Ribeiro (1482–1552, Portugal, p/f)
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014, Brazil, f/ch/d)
Orlando Ribeiro (1911–1997, Portugal, nf)
Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929–1994, Peru, f/nf/d)
Josip Ribičič (1886–1969, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, ch)
Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974, Brazil, nf/p)
Michelangelo Ricci (1619–1682, Italy, nf)
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni (1713–1792, France, f)
Anne Rice (1941–2021, US, f/nf)
Stan Rice (1942–2002, US, p)
Suzy Rice (living, US, d/f)
Adrienne Rich (1929–2012, US, p/nf)
Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick (1625–1678, England, nf)
David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) (1751–1827, Wales, p)
David Adams Richards (born 1950, Canada, f/p/nf)
Emilie Richards (living, US, f)
Justin Richards (born 1961, England, f)
Laura E. Richards (1850–1943, US, nf/p/ch)
Thomas Richards (1878–1962, Wales, nf)
Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957, England, f/nf)
Henry Handel Richardson (1870–1946, Australia, f), pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson
John Richardson (1817–1886, England, p/nf)
Paddy Richardson (living, N Zealand, f)
Robert Richardson (1850–1901, Australia, ch/p)
Samuel Richardson (1689–1761, England, f/nf)
Mordecai Richler (1931–2001, Canada, f/nf/ch)
E. J. Richmond (1825–1918, US, f)
Legh Richmond (1772–1827, England, nf/ch)
Mary Richmond (1853–1949, N Zealand, nf)
Hans Peter Richter (1925–1993, Germany, f/ch)
Hans Werner Richter (1908–1993, Germany, f/nf)
Thomas 'Clio' Rickman (1760–1834, England, nf)
Edgell Rickword (1898–1982, England, p/nf)
Charlotte Riddell (1832–1906, Ireland/England, f)
Chris Riddell (born 1962, S Africa/England, ch)
Elizabeth Riddell (1910–1998, Australia, p/nf)
James Riddell (1823–1866, England, nf)
Lola Ridge (1873–1941, Ireland/US, p/nf)
William Pett Ridge (1859–1930, England, f)
Christie Ridgway (living, US, f)
Laura Riding (1901–1991, US, p/nf/f)
Anne Ridler (1912–2001, England, p
Betty Ridley (1909–2005, England, nf)
James Ridley (1736–1765, England, f)
Brigitte Riebe (born 1953, Germany, f)
E. V. Rieu (1887–1972, England, nf/p/ch)
Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996, Egypt, f)
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926, Austrian E/Switzerland, p/f)
Anna Rankin Riggs (1835–1908, US, nf)
Ransom Riggs (born 1979, US, f)
James Riley (born 1977, US, f)
James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916, US, p/ch)
Joan Riley (born 1958, Jamaica/England, f)
John Riley (1937–1978, England, p)
Lawrence Riley (1896–1974, US, d)
Willie Riley (1866–1961, England, f)
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926, Austria-Hungary/Switzerland, p/f)
Gopal Prasad Rimal (1917–1973, Nepal, p)
Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891, France p/nf)
Penny Rimbaud (born 1943, England, nf)
Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966, Norway, p/f/nf)
Joachim Ringelnatz (1883–1934, Germany, p), pseudonym of Hans Bötticher
Luise Rinser (1911–2002, Germany, f)
João do Rio (1881–1921, Brazil, f/d)
Miguel Riofrío (1822–1879, Ecuador, f)
Rick Riordan (born 1964, US, f)
Alberto Ríos (born 1952, US, p/nf/f)
Dorothy Ripley (1767–1931, England/US, nf)
Francis Ripley (1912–1998, England, nf)
Gina Rippon (born 1950, England, nf)
Johann Rist (1607–1667, Germany, p/d)
Jovan Ristić (1831–1899, Serbia, nf)
Marko Ristić (1902–1984, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/nf)
Karl Ristikivi (1912–1977, Estonia/Sweden, f/nf)
Blaže Ristovski (1931–2018, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, nf)
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919, England, f/nf)
Frances Ritchie (born 1942, England, nf)
James Ewing Ritchie (1820–1898, England, nf)
William Ritter (1867–1955, Switzerland, f/nf)
Alice Rivaz (1901–1998, Switzerland, f/p/nf)
Richard Rive (1931–1989, S Africa, f/nf)
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (1826–1882, Puerto Rico, p/d/nf)
Andrés Rivera (1928–2016, Argentina, f)
Jorge B. Rivera (1935–2004, Argentina, p/nf)
José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928, Colombia, f)
Jamie Rix (born 1958, England, ch/d)
Joan Riviere (1883–1962, England, nf)
José Rizal (1861–1896, Philippines, f/p/nf)
Khawar Rizvi (1938–1981, India/Pakistan, p/nf), pseudonym of Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi
Steve Rizzo (living, US, nf)

Ro

Grigol Robakidze (1880–1962, Russian E/Switzerland, f/nf)
Karen Robards (born 1954, US, f)
Candace Robb (born 1950, US, f)
Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922–2008, France, f/nf)
Tom Robbins (born 1932, US, f)
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert (1797–1872, France, f/p/d)
Gruffydd Robert (1572–1598, Wales/Italy, nf)
Shaaban bin Robert (1909–1962, Tanzania, nf/p)
Robert Roberthin (1600–1648, Germany, p), pseudonym Berrintho
Adam Roberts (born 1940, England, nf)
Adam Roberts (born 1965, Scotland/England, f/p/nf)
Alice Roberts (born 1973, England, nf)
Brynley F. Roberts (1931–2023, Wales, nf)
Cecil Roberts (1892–1976, England, p/d/f)
Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 1939, Wales, d/f/ch)
Eleazar Roberts (1825–1912, Wales/England, nf)
Emma Roberts (1794–1840, England, nf/p)
Emrys Roberts (1929–2012, Wales, p), bardic name Emrys Deudraeth
Jason Roberts (living, US, f/nf)
Kate Roberts (1891–1985, Wales, f)
Keith Roberts (1935–2000, England, f/nf)
Les Roberts (born 1937, US, d/f)
Michael Roberts (1902–1948, England, p/nf), born William Edward Roberts
Nora Roberts (born 1950, US, f)
Paul Craig Roberts (born 1939, US, nf)
Samuel Roberts (1800–1885, Wales, nf)
William Owen Roberts (born 1960, Wales, f/d)
E. Arnot Robertson (1903–1961, England, f/nf)
T. W. Robertson (1829–1871, England, d)
Gilles de Roberval (1602–1675, France, nf)
Andrea di Robilant (born 1957, Italy, nf)
Denise Robins (1897–1985, England, f/nf)
Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861–1939, England, f)
Patricia Robins (1921–2016, England, f), pseudonym Claire Lorrimer
Bill Robinson (1918–2007, US, nf)
Bruce Robinson (born 1946, England, d/f)
Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935, US, p)
Emma Robinson (1814–1890, England, f/d)
Frederick William Robinson (1830–1901, England, f/nf)
Henry Crabb Robinson (1775–1867, England, nf)
Hilary Robinson (born 1962, England/Isle of Man, ch)
Jancis Robinson (born 1950, England, nf)
Hilary Robinson (born 1952, England, ch/nf)
Joan G. Robinson (1910–1988, England, ch)
John Robinson (1919–1983, England, nf)
Keith Robertson (1914–1991, US, ch/f)
Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952, US, f)
Lynda Suzanne Robinson (born 1951, US, f)
Mary Robinson (1757–1800, England, p/d/f)
Peter Robinson (born 1950, England/Canada, f)
Peter Robinson (born 1953, England, p)
Ray Robinson (born 1971, England, f/d)
Roland Robinson (1912–1992, Ireland/Australia, p)
Spider Robinson (born 1948, US/Canada, f)
W. Andrew Robinson (born 1957, England, nf)
Emmanuel Roblès (1914–1995, Algeria/France, f/nf)
Gary D. Robson (born 1958, US, ch)
Lucia St. Clair Robson (born 1942, US, f)
Benedita Barata da Rocha (1949–2021, Portugal/France, nf)
Luiz Duarte da Rocha (born 1956, Brazil, f/d/ch)
Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980, Czechoslovakia, p/f/nf)
Charlotte Roche (born 1978, England/Germany, f)
Lauren Kim Roche (born 1961, N Zealand, nf)
Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845, England, f)
Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807, Germany, f)
Violet Augusta Roche (1885–1967, N Zealand, nf)
Ross Rocklynne (1913–1988, US, f)
Alexander Roda Roda (1872–1945, Austrian E/US, f/nf)
Gianni Rodari (1920–1980, Italy, ch)
Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991, US, d)
Georges Rodenbach (1855–1898, Belgium/France, p/f)
Tsoncho Rodev (1926–2011, Bulgaria, f/nf)
W. R. Rodgers (1909–1969, Ireland/N Ireland, p/nf)
Maxime Rodinson (1915–2004, France, nf)
José Enrique Rodó (1871–1917, Uruguay, nf)
Mercè Rodoreda (1908–1983, Spain, f/d)
Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980, Brazil, d/nf/f)
Urbano Tavares Rodrigues (1923–2013, Portugal, nf/f)
Judith Rodriguez (1936–2018, Australia, p)
Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (1871–1927, Venezuela/US, nf)
Sheila Rodwell (1947–2009,
Maria Rodziewiczówna (1863–1944, Russian E/Poland, f/nf)
Jill Roe (1940–2017, Australia, nf)
Mark Roeder (born 1957, England/Australia, nf)
Theodore Roethke (1908–1963, US, p)
Don Roff (born 1966, US, f/d)
Monique Roffey (born 1965, Trinidad/England, f/nf)
Noëlle Roger (1874–1953, Switzerland, nf/f/ch), pseudonym of Hélène Pittard
Bruce Holland Rogers (born 1958, US, f)
Effie Hoffman Rogers (1853/55–1918, US, nf)
Rosemary Rogers (1932–2019, Ceylon/US, f)
Samuel Rogers (1763–1855, England, p/nf)
Thomas Rogers (died 1616, England, nf)
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (c. 1100–1158, Norway, p), known as St Ronald of Orkney
Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson (born 1955, Iceland, nf)
Anker Rogstad (1925–1994, Norway, f)
David Rohl (born 1950, England, nf)
Sax Rohmer (1883–1959, England, f), pseudonym of Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward
Richard Rohr (born 1943, US, nf)
Matthew Rohrer (born 1970, US, p)
Géza Röhrig (born 1967, Hungary, p)
Arturo Andrés Roig (1922–2012, Argentina, nf)
Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003, Ecuador, f/nf)
Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011, Chile, p)
Manuel Rojas (1896–1973, Chile, p/f/nf)
Ricardo Rojas (1882–1957, Argentina, nf)
Begum Rokeya (1880–1932, India, nf/f)
Betty Roland (1903–1996, Australia, d/f/ch)
Frederick Rolfe (1860–1913, England/Italy, f/nf), pseudonym Baron Corvo
Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928, Norway, p/d/ch)
Romain Rolland (1866–1944, France, d/f/nf)
Hilda Rollett (1873–1970, N Zealand, nf)
Alice Rollins-Crane (1856–1929, US, nf)
Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941, US, p/f)
Jules Romains (1885–1972, France, p/d/f)
Isabella Frances Romer (1898–1952, England, f/nf)
George A. Romero (1940–2017, US/Canada, d)
David Romtvedt (living, US, p)
Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975, Peru, f/nf)
Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585, France, p)
Nathalie Ronvaux (born 1977, Luxembourg, p/d)
Elena de Roo (living, N Zealand, ch/p)
Dan Roodt (born 1957, S Africa, f/nf)
Daphne Rooke (1914–2009, S Africa, f/nf/ch)
Ginny Rorby (born 1944, US, f/ch)
Amanda McKittrick Ros (1860–1939, Ireland/N Ireland, f/p)
João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967, Brazil, f)
Ninotchka Rosca (born 1950, Philippines, f/nf)
Heather Rose (born 1964, Australia, f/ch)
Kenneth Rose (1924–2014, England, nf)
Malcolm Rose (born 1953, England, ch)
Peter Rose (born 1955, Australia, p/nf/f)
Simon Rose (born 1961, Canada, ch)
Peter Rosegger (1843–1918, Austria, p/nf)
Peter Rosei (born 1946, Austria, f/nf/ch)
Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971, S Africa, f)
Raymond Roseliep (1917–1983, US, p)
Franklin Rosemont (1943–2009, US, p/nf)
Penelope Rosemont (born 1942, US, nf/f)
Michael Rosen (born 1946, England, ch)
Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918, England/France, p)
Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011, Canada/US, f)
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (1946–2017, US, f)
Sasha Roseneil (born 1966, England, nf)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1965–2017, US, nf/ch)
Eric Rosenthal (1905–1983, S Africa, nf)
Mordecai Roshwald (1921–2015, Poland/US, f/nf)
Barbara Rosiek (1959–1920, Poland, nf/p)
Joan Rosier-Jones (born 1940, N Zealand, f/d/nf)
Alice Grant Rosman (1882–1961, Australia, f)
Ann Rosman (born 1973, Sweden, f)
Meg Rosoff (born 1956, US/England, f/ch)
Alan Ross (1922–2001, India/England, nf/p/ch)
Alexander Ross (c. 1590–1654, Scotland/England, nf)
Alexander Ross (1699–1784, Scotland, p)
Diana Ross (1910–2000, Malta/England, ch)
Leone Ross (born 1969, England, f/nf/p)
Tomas Ross (born 1944, Netherlands, f), pseudonym of Willem Pieter Hogendoorn
Maria Rosseels (1916–2005, Belgium, f/nf)
Maarten van Rossem (born 1943, Netherlands, nf)
Christina Rossetti (1830–1894, England, p/f/ch)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882, England, p)
Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941, Uruguay/Spain, f/p)
Johann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727, Germany, nf), pseudonym Meletaon
Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, France, p/d)
Renee Roszel (living, US, f)
Eugen Roth (1895–1976, Germany, p)
Friederike Roth (born 1948, Germany, d)
Gerhard Roth (1942–2022, Austria, f)
Joseph Roth (1894–1939, Austrian E/France, f/nf)
Miriam Roth (1910–2005, Hungary/Israel, ch)
Patrick Roth (born 1953, Germany, f/nf)
Philip Roth (1933–2018, US, f)
Stephan Ludwig Roth (1796–1849, Austrian E/Hungary, nf)
Veronica Roth (born 1988, US, f)
Yechezkel Roth (1936–2021, US, nf)
Patrick Rothfuss (born 1973, US, f)
Tony Rothman (born 1953, US, nf)
Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975, S Africa, nf), pseudonym M.E.R.
Toni Rothmund (1877–1956, Germany, f/nf)
Ola Rotimi (1938–2000, Nigeria, d)
Gustave Roud (1897–1976, Switzerland, p)
Donna Rougeau (born 1964, Canada, nf)
Denis de Rougemont (1906–1986, Switzerland, nf)
Andrus Rõuk (born 1957, USSR/Estonia, f)
Jacques Roumain (1907–1944, Haiti, f/nf)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778, France, nf)
Raymond Roussel (1877–1933, France, p/f/d)
André Roussin (1911–1987, France, d)
Pavla Rovan (1908–1999, Austrian E/Slovenia, p/f)
David Rowbotham (1924–2010, Australia, p/nf)
Jennifer Rowe (born 1948, Australia, f/ch)
Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718, England, p/d)
Noel Rowe (1951–2007, Australia, p)
Rainbow Rowell (born 1973, US, f/ch)
Dafydd Rowlands (1931–2001, Wales, nf/d)
Graham Rowlands (born 1947, Australia, p)
Jane Helen Rowlands (1891–1955, Wales/India, nf)
John Rowlands (1938–2015, Wales, f/nf)
Samuel Rowlands (c. 1573–1630, England, nf/p)
William Rowlands (1802–1865, Wales, nf)
Christopher Rowley (born 1948, US, f)
J. K. Rowling (born 1965, England/Scotland, ch/f)
Martin Rowson (born 1959, England, f)
Tania Roxborogh (born 1965, N Zealand, nf)
Susanna Roxman (1946–2015, Sweden, p/nf)
Ron Roy (born 1940, US, ch)
Arundhati Roy (born 1961, India, f/nf)
Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983, Canada, f/nf)
Hemendra Kumar Roy (1888–1963, India, ch)
Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833, India/England, nf)
Ron Roy (born 1940, US, ch)
Maude Royden (1876–1956, England, nf)
Kristína Royová (1860–1936, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f/nf/p)
S. J. Rozan (born 1950, US, f/p/nf)
Marjan Rožanc (1930–1990, Yugoslavia, nf)
Istvan Rozanich (1912–1984, Hungary/Venezuela, p)
Tadeusz Różewicz (1921–2014, Poland, p/d)
Endre Rózsa (1941–1995, Hungary, p)

Rs–Rz

Ljubivoje Ršumović (born 1939, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/ch)
Ru Zhijuan (茹志鵑, 1925–1998, China, f)
David Rubadiri (1930–2018, Nyasaland/Malawi, p/d/f)
Bernice Rubens (1923–2004, Wales/England, f)
Murilo Rubião (1916–1991, Brazil, f)
Gillian Rubinstein (born 1942, England/Australia, ch)
Renate Rubinstein (1929–1990, Netherlands, nf)
Berta Ruck (1878–1978, India/Wales, f/nf)
Rudy Rucker (born 1946, US, f/nf)
Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866, Germany, p)
Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993, Norway, f/ch)
George Rudé (1910–1993, Norway/Australia, nf)
Jaufre Rudel (died 1147 or after, Anatolia, p)
Anne Rudloe (1947–2012, US, nf)
Adolf Rudnicki (1912–1990, Poland, f/nf)
Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200–1254, Austria, p)
Franček Rudolf (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/d)
Emily Ruete (1844–1924, Zanzibar, nf), birth name Salama bint Said
Alan Rufus (c. 1040–1093, France/England, nf)
John Ruganda (1941–2007, Uganda, d)
Andrew Rugasira (living, Uganda, nf)
Mwangi Ruheni (born 1934, Kenya, f/nf/ch)
Gabriel Ruhumbika (born 1938, Tanzania, f)
Manuel Rui (born 1941, Angola, p/f/d)
Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980, US, p)
Ann Rule (1931–2015, US, nf)
Juan Rulfo (1917–1986, Mexico, f)
Zygmunt Rumel (1915–1943, Poland, p)
Rumi (1207–1273, Persia, p/nf)
Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 1942, USSR/Estonia, p/d/nf)
Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 1977, Iceland, d)
James Runcie (born 1959, England, f/d)
Katherine Rundell (born 1987, England, ch/f)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877, Finland, p)
Kristina Rungano (born 1963, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/f)
Dimitrij Rupel (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf)
Layla Sarahat Rushani (c. 1952/1954–2004, Afghanistan/Netherlands, p)
Mohammed ibn Rushayd (1259–1321, Ceuta, nf)
Abu Rushd (1919–2010, India/Bangladesh, f)
Salman Rushdie (born 1947, India/US, f/nf)
John Ruskin (1819–1900, England, nf)
Milen Ruskov (born 1966, Bulgaria, f)
Joanna Russ (1937–2011, US, f/nf/ch)
Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978, England, f)
Mary Doria Russell (born 1950, US, f)
Nipsey Russell (1918–2005, US, p)
Rachel Renée Russell (born 1959, US, ch)
William Clark Russell (1844–1911, England, f/nf)
Tim Russert (1950–2008, US, nf)
Alecu Russo (1819–1859, Moldavia/Romania, p)
Richard Paul Russo (born 1954, US, f)
Cyprian Thomas Rust (1808–1895, England, nf)
Shota Rustaveli (c. 1160 – post-1220, Georgia, p)
Doina Ruști (born 1957, Romania, f)
Rutebeuf (fl. 1245–1285, France, p)
Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661, Scotland/England, nf)
Thomas Rutherford (1712–1771, England, nf)
Edward Rutherfurd (born 1948, England, f), pseudonym of Francis Edward Wintle
Grey Gowrie (1939–2021, Ireland/Wales, f)
Frank Rutter (1876–1937, England, nf)
Mary Ruwart (born 1949, US, nf)
Field Ruwe (born 1955, Zambia/US, f/nf)
Rose Rwakasisi (born 1945, Uganda, f/nf)
William Bolitho Ryall (1891–1930, S Africa/England, nf)
Brendan Ryan (born 1963, Australia, p)
Chris Ryan (born 1961, England, f/nf)
Gig Ryan (born 1956, England/Australia, p), pseudonym of Elizabeth Anne Martina Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan (born 1951, US, ch)
Nan Ryan (1936–2017, US, f)
Perry T. Ryan (born 1962, US, nf)
Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895, Sweden, f/p)
Lucjan Rydel (1870–1918, Poland, d/p)
Caroline Ryder (born 1980, England/US, nf)
Cynthia Rylant (born 1954, US, ch/nf/p)
Geoff Ryman (born 1951, Canada/US, f)
Thomas Rymer (c. 1643–1713, England, p/nf)
Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz (1935–2022, Poland, p/d/nf)
Ryo Mizuno (水野良, born 1963, Japan, nf)
Ryōgo Narita (成田良悟, born 1980, Japan, f)
Ryōkan (良寛大愚, 1758–1831, Japan, p)
Youssef Rzouga (born 1956, Tunisia, p/nf)