# 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

## Ha

* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* E. W. 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, Portugal, 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 (1934–2024, 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)