List of authors by name: H
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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
- Jacob Haafner (1754–1809, Germany/Netherlands, nf)
- Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984, Norway, f)
- Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944, S Africa/Namibia)
- Hella Haasse (1918–2011, Dutch East Indies/Netherlands, f/ch)
- Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945, Norway, f/p/nf)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026, 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)
- 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)
- Gabriele Haefs (born 1953, Germany, nf)
- Gisbert Haefs (born 1950, Germany, 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 (1933–2026, 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 (1937–2025, 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)
- John Hattendorf (born 1941, US, nf)
- Milton Hatoum (born 1952, Brazil, f)
- Ann Hatton (1764–1838, England/Wales, f)
- Joseph Hatton (1837–1907, England, f/nf)
- Ragnhild Hatton (1913-1995, Norway/England, 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/ch)
- Raoul Hausmann (1886–1971, 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)
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- 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 (1888–1956, 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 (1941–2025, 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)
- Franz Herre (1926–2026, Germany, 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)