# List of Italian writers

This is a list of notable Italian writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, and other people whose primary artistic output was literature.
* 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
* See also
* References

## A

* Crescenzo Alatri (1825–1897)
* Attilio Albergoni (born 1949)
* Sibilla Aleramo (1876–1960)
* Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803)
* Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)
* Magdi Allam (born 1951)
* Ernesto Aloia (born 1965)
* Corrado Alvaro (1895–1956)
* Pasquale Amati (1726–1792)
* Niccolò Ammaniti (born 1966)
* Elisa S. Amore (born 1984)
* Andrea da Grosseto (13th century)
* Cecco Angiolieri (13th century)
* Giulio Angioni (1939–2017)
* Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533)
* Giovanni Arpino (1927–1987)
* Antonia Arslan (born 1938)
* Devorà Ascarelli (16th century)

## B

* Emma Baeri (born 1942)
* Andrea Bajani(born 1975)
* Alfredo Balducci (1920–2011)
* Barbara Baraldi
* Ermolao Barbaro (1454–1493)
* Ermolao Barbaro (bishop) (1410–1474)
* Francesco Barbaro (1390–1454)
* Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494)
* Marco Barbaro (1511–1570)
* Alessandro Baricco (born 1958)
* Giorgio Bassani (1916–2000)
* Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794)
* Pietro Bembo (1470–1547)
* Stefano Benni (born 1947)
* Mario Benzing (1896–1958)
* Giuseppe Berto (1914–1978)
* Enzo Bettiza (1927–2017)
* Enzo Biagi (1920–2007)
* Luciano Bianciardi (1922–1971)
* Luther Blissett (born 1958)
* Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375)
* Matteo Maria Boiardo (1434–1494)
* Arrigo Boito (1842–1918)
* Camillo Boito (1836–1914)
* Franco Bolelli (1950–2020)
* Vitaliano Brancati (1907–1954)
* Enrico Brizzi (born 1974)
* Giordano Bruno (1548–1600)
* Gesualdo Bufalino (1920–1996)
* Aldo Busi (born 1948)
* Dino Buzzati (1906–1972)

## C

* Achille Giovanni Cagna (1847–1931)
* Roberto Calasso (1941–2021)
* Gianfranco Calligarich (1939–2024)
* Italo Calvino (1923–1985)
* Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019)
* Dino Campana (1885–1932)
* Manuela Campanelli (born 1962)
* Achille Campanile (1899–1977)
* Luigi Capuana (1839–1915)
* Enrichetta Caracciolo (1821–1901)
* Alberto Caramella (1928–2007)
* Giosuè Carducci (1835–1907)
* Nadia Cavalera (born 1950)
* Gianni Celati (1937–2022)
* Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571)
* Vincenzo Cerami (1940–2013)
* Paolo Cerrati (1485–1540)
* Guido Cervo (born 1952)
* Saveria Chemotti (born 1947)
* John Ciardi (1916–1986)
* Pietro Citati (1930–2022)
* Carlo Collodi (1826–1890)
* Vincenzo Consolo (1933–2012)
* Matteo Corradini (born 1975)
* Benedetto Croce (1866–1952)

## D

* Jacopone da Todi (1230–1306)
* Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938)
* Massimo D'Azeglio (1798–1866)
* Edmondo De Amicis (1846–1908)
* Giacomo Debenedetti (1901–1967)
* Andrea De Carlo (born 1952)
* Grazia Deledda (1871–1936)
* Massimo del Pizzo (born - )
* Silvana De Mari (born 1953)
* Sergio De Santis (born 1953)
* Raffaella de' Sernigi (1473–1557)
* Jacobus de Voragine (1230–1298)
* Paola Drigo (1876–1938)

## E

* Umberto Eco (1932–2016)
* Muzi Epifani (1935–1984)
* Valerio Evangelisti (1952–2022)
* Julius Evola (1898–1974)

## F

* Francesco Falconi (born 1976)
* Giorgio Faletti (1950–2014)
* Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006)
* Beppe Fenoglio (1922–1963)
* Caterina Franceschi Ferrucci (1803–1887)
* Ennio Flaiano (1910–1972)
* Dario Fo (1926–2016)
* Antonio Fogazzaro (1842–1911)
* Marcello Fois (born 1960)
* Bruno Forte (born 1949)
* Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827)
* Carlo Fruttero (1926–2012)

## G

* Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893–1973)
* Barbara Gallavotti (born 1968)
* Pietro Luigi Galletti (1724-1790)
* Natalia Ginzburg (1916–1991)
* Paolo Giordano (born 1982)
* Cinzia Giorgio (born 1975)
* Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838–1915)
* Guglielmo il Giuggiola (16th century)
* Giambattista Giraldi Cinzio (1504–1573)
* Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793)
* Corrado Govoni (1884–1965)
* Guido Gozzano (1883–1916)
* Giovannino Guareschi (1908–1968)
* Robert "Bobby" Germaine (1925–1986)
* Tonino Guerra (1920–2012)

## H

* Petrus Haedus (1427–1504)

## I

* Ibn Hamdis (1056 - 1133)

## J

* Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940)

## L

* Tommaso Landolfi (1908–1979)
* Brunetto Latini (1220–1294)
* Bruno Leoni (1913–1967)
* Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837)
* Franco Loi (1930–2021)
* Carlo Levi (1902–1975)
* Primo Levi (1919–1987)
* Giuseppe Lombardo Radice 1879–1938)
* Carlo Lucarelli (born 1960)
* Emilio Lussu (1890–1975)

## M

* Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
* Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi (1406–1471)
* Claudio Magris (born 1939)
* Maria Majocchi (1864–1917)
* Clementina Laura Majocchi (1866–1945)
* Curzio Malaparte (1898–1957)
* Marco Malvaldi (born 1974)
* Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 1943)
* Giorgio Manganelli (1922 - 1990)
* Fabio Maniscalco (1965–2008)
* Gianna Manzini (1896–1974)
* Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873)
* Dacia Maraini (born 1936)
* Fosco Maraini (1912–2004)
* Diego Marani (born 1959)
* Lucrezia Marinella (1571–1653)
* Stefano Massini (born 1975)
* Chiara Matraini (1515–1604)
* Margaret Mazzantini (born 1961)
* Carlo Mazzoni (born 1979)
* Melania Mazzucco (born 1966)
* Fulvio Melia (born 1956)
* Maria Messina (1887–1944)
* Mina Mezzadri (1926–2008)
* Grazyna Miller (1957–2009)
* Franco Mimmi (born 1942)
* Federico Moccia (born 1963)
* Massimo Mongai (1950–2016)
* Beatrice Monroy (born 1953)
* Valeria Montaldi (born 19??)
* Eugenio Montale (1896–1981)
* Maria Montessori (1870–1952)
* Giuliana Morandini (1938–2019)
* Elsa Morante (1912–1985)
* Olympia Morata (1526–1555)
* Alberto Moravia (1907–1990)
* Marta Morazzoni (born 1950)
* Antonio Moresco (born 1947)
* Michela Murgia (1972–2023)

## N

* Neera (Anna Radius Zuccari) (1846–1918)
* Ada Negri (1870–1945)
* Ippolito Nievo (1831–1861)

## P

* Aldo Palazzeschi (1885–1974)
* Giancarlo Pallavicini (born 1931)
* Angeliki Palli (1798–1875)
* Melissa Panarello (born 1985)
* Giovanni Papini (1881–1956)
* Giovanni Pascoli (1855–1912)
* Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975)
* Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)
* Roberto Pazzi (born 1946)
* Silvio Pellico (1789–1854)
* Danilo Pennone (born 1963)
* Frank Peretti (born 1951)
* Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494)
* Tommaso Pincio (born 1963)
* Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)
* Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009)
* Joseph Pivato (born 1946)
* Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494)
* Marco Polo (1254–1324)
* Vasco Pratolini (1913–1991)
* Hugo Pratt (1927–1995)
* Mario Praz (1896–1982)
* Ottavio Profeta (1890–1963)
* Luigi Pulci (1432–1484)

## Q

* Roberto Quaglia (born 1962)
* Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968)

## R

* Lidia Ravera (born 1951)
* Mario Rigoni Stern (1921–2008)
* Gianni Rodari (1920–1980)
* Lalla Romano (1906–2001)
* Emanuela Da Ros (born 1959)

## S

* Umberto Saba (1883–1957)
* Emilio Salgari (1862–1911)
* Rubino Romeo Salmonì (1920–2011)
* Emilia Salvioni (1895–1967)
* Alberto Savinio (1891–1952)
* Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989)
* Matilde Serao (1856–1927)
* Beppe Severgnini (born 1956)
* Ignazio Silone (1900–1978)
* Mario Soldati (1906–1999)
* Mario Spezi (1945–2016)
* Italo Svevo (1861–1928)
* Roberto Saviano (born 1979)

## T

* Antonio Tabucchi (1943–2012)
* Susanna Tamaro (born 1957)
* Torquato Tasso (1544–1595)
* Tiziano Terzani (1938–2004)
* Roberto Tiraboschi (born 1951)
* Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957)
* Fulvio Tomizza (1935–1999)
* Pier Vittorio Tondelli (1955–1991)
* Marco Travaglio (born 1964)

## U

* Luigi Ugolini (1891–1980)
* Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888–1970)

## V

* Giorgio van Straten (born 1955)
* Giovanni Verga (1840–1922)
* Grazia Verasani (born 1964), crime writer
* Giuseppe Vergani
* Sandro Veronesi (born 1959)
* Anna Vertua Gentile (1850–1926)
* Mitì Vigliero Lami (born 1957)
* Simona Vinci (born 1970)
* Ottavia Vitagliano (1894–1975)
* Elio Vittorini (1908–1966)
* Paolo Volponi (1924–1994)

## W

* Wu Ming

## Z

* Enrica Zunic'