This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:
A
[edit]- Aalok Shrivastav
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
- Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on fastrology
- Agnishekhar (born 1956) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
- Agyeya
- A. M. Turaz
- Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
- Asad Zaidi (born 1954), poet, editor, publisher, translator
- Akshay Chandra Sharma
- Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet
- Ashok Vajpeyi
- Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
- Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay
B
[edit]- Balli Singh Cheema (born 1952)
- Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
- Bhagwan Datt Sharma
- Bhai (writer) (1935-2018)
- Bihari (1595–1663), poet, author
- Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet
- Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
- Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
- Birbal (1528-1586)
C
[edit]- Chand Bardai (1149-1200)
- Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer
D
[edit]- Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
- Dinesh Bhramar, Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
- Dhirendra Verma
- Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani
G
[edit]- Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
- Ganga Prasad Vimal
- Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
- 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
- Girish Tiwari
- Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), poetry including some in Urdu and English
- Gulzar (born 1934), poet, lyricist, film director
- Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt'
H
[edit]- Hari Shankar Sharma
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
- Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
- Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader
I
[edit]- Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
- Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022)
J
[edit]- Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer) (1932-2015)
- Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
- Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet
- Javed Akhtar (born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
- Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
- Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer and editor
K
[edit]- Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
- Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist)
- Koduram Dalit (1910-1967)
- Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015)
- Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
- Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
- 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
- Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
- Kripa Shankar Sharma
- Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
- Krishna Kumar Sharma
- Kumar Vikal
- Kumar Vishwas (born 1970), poet and professor
- Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
- Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017), poet
L
[edit]- Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955)
- Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957), poet and researcher
- Lari Azad (born 1959)
M
[edit]- Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
- Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020)
- Mahendra Pratap Singh
- Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
- Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
- Mohan Rana (born 1964), poet
- Mrityunjay Kumar Singh
- Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (born 1936), poet and educator
- Mahesh Garg Bedhadak, Hindi poet and writer
N
[edit]- Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
- Nalin Vilochan Sharma
- Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014)
- Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
- Narottam Das (1550–1605), the writer of 'Sudama Charitra' and contemporary of Tulsidas
- Nathuram SharmaShankar (1859–1932), Hindi poet
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
- Neelabh Ashk (1945-2016)
- Nirmal Verma
O
[edit]- Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009), poet
P
[edit]- Pandit Narendra Sharma
- Pawan Karan (born 1964), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
- Phoolchand Gupta (born 1958), poet, writer and translator
- Prabha Kiran Jain, poet and writer
- Prabha Thakur, poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
- Prasoon Joshi, advertiser, lyricist, and poet
R
[edit]- Ramkumar Verma
- Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927)
- Ram Vilas Sharma
- Rambhadracharya (born 1950), religious leader and educationist.
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
- Ramavtar Tyagi
- Rameshraj Tewarikar
- Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (born 1914), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
- Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
- Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author
S
[edit]- Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
- Samartha Vashishtha
- Satyapal Anand (born 1931)
- Sarvesh Asthana (born 1965)
- Shambhunath Singh
- Shambhu Shikhar
- Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academician
- Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
- Shabab Aalam (born 1984), poet
- Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)
- Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
- Sheetal Agashe (born 1977), business woman and former actress
- Sitaram Agrahari (born 1957)
- Shiv Prasad Dabral (1912-1999)
- Shrikant Verma
- Shrinivási
- Sri Lal Sukla, author, writer
- Sonroopa Vishal
- Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet known for her emotionally charged songs
- Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet known for his revolutionary writings and protest-poetry
- Sunderdas
- Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
- Surender Sharma
- Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
- Sūdan (1700–1753), poet
- Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
- Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
- Suryakumar Pandey (born 1954), poet, writer
T
[edit]- Tara Singh, poet
- Teji Grover (born 1955), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
- Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher
U
[edit]- Uday Prakash (born 1952), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
- Uday Pratap Singh
V
[edit]- Vibudh Shridhar
- Viren Dangwal (1947-2015)
- Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020)
- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
- Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
- Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet
Misc.Hindi Poets
[edit]- Urmilesh Shankhdhar
- Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
- Samapt Saral
- Raghuvir Sahay
- S.R. Harnot
- Rahi Masoom Raza
- Ravindra Kalia
- Raskhan
- Raidhu
- Pankaj Rag
- Balswaroop Raahi
- Nirjhar Pratapgarhi
- Imran Pratapgarhi
- Kavi Pradeep
- Suman Pokhrel
- Prem Kishore Patakha
- Shyam Narayan Pandey
- Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen
- Sandeep Nath
- Kanhaiya Lal Nandan
- N. Chandrasekharan Nair
- Joba Murmu
- Munishree Nagraj
- Dnyaneshwar Mulay
- Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh
- Hullad Moradabadi
- Soumitra Mohan
- Narendra Mohan (poet)
- Raghuvir Sharan Mitra
- Verma Malik
- Mirabai
- Malik Muhammad Jayasi
- Shailesh Matiyani
- Susmita Basu Majumdar
- Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Shreeraj Kurup
- Bihari Lal
- Saroj Kumari Gaurihar
- Amir Khusrau
- Chandrakant Devtale
- Sunil Jogi
- Jacinta Kerketta
- Irshad Kamil
- Bhupendra Nath Kaushik
- Arun Kamal
- Mamta Kalia
- Jwalamukhi (poet)
- Motilal Jotwani
- Sharad Joshi
- Rajesh Joshi
- Hemant Joshi
- Hasrat Jaipuri
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Prabhakiran Jain
- Nemi Chandra Jain
- Leeladhar Jagudi
- Durbalnath
- Sohan Lal Dwivedi
- Arun Gemini
- Ghananand
- Trilok Chandra Goel
- Adam Gondvi
- Kishorilal Goswami
- Sheila Gujral
- Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari
- Shyamlal Gupta
- Indira Indu