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- H.D.American poet and novelist (1886–1961)
- Halldór LaxnessIcelandic author (1902–1998)
- Han KangSouth Korean writer (born 1970)
- Han SoryaNorth Korean author
- Hans Christian Andersen Literature AwardThe Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award is a Danish literary award established in 201
- Hans MayerHans Mayer (19 March 1907 in Cologne – 19 May 2001 in Tübingen; pseudonym: Martin Seiler)
- Hanseatic Goethe PrizeThe Hanseatic Goethe Prize (German: Hansischer Goethe-Preis) was a German literary and art
- Hanshan (poet)Chinese monk and poet
- Happy! (sports manga)Happy! is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was
- Harlan EllisonAmerican writer (1934–2018)
- Harlem (poem)"Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") is a poem by Langston Hughes. These eleven lin
- Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount RothermereBritish newspaper proprietor (1868–1940)
- Harold PinterEnglish playwright (1930–2008)
- Harold RobbinsAmerican author (1916–1997)
- Harold RossAmerican journalist (1892–1951)
- Harriet Beecher StoweAmerican abolitionist and author (1811-1896)
- Harriet StephenHarriet Marian Stephen (née Thackeray; 27 May 1840 – 28 November 1875), was the wife of Le
- Harry MartinsonSwedish writer
- Harry MulischDutch writer
- Harry Neal BaumHarry Neal Baum (December 18, 1889 – June 7, 1967) was an American author and the third so
- Hart CraneAmerican poet (1899–1932)
- Hector-Jonathan CrémieuxFrench librettist and playwright
- Heid E. ErdrichHeid E. Erdrich (born November 26, 1963) is a poet, editor, and writer. Erdrich is Ojibwe
- Heinrich BöllGerman writer (1917–1985)
- Helen FieldingEnglish novelist and screenwriter
- Helen GarnerAustralian author
- Helen ThomasAmerican journalist (1920–2013)
- Henri CharrièreFrench writer (1906–1973)
- Henri MeilhacFrench dramatist and opera librettist (1830–1897)
- Henri MichauxBelgian-born French poet, writer and painter
- Henrik PontoppidanDanish writer, Nobel Laureate
- Henry Chadwick (writer)American baseball writer and statistician (1824–1908)
- Henry de MontherlantFrench writer (1895–1972)
- Henry FieldingEnglish writer and judge (1707–1754)
- Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyEnglish poet (1516/17–1547)
- Henry HugginsHenry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of children's literature novels by Beve
- Henry Jarvis RaymondAmerican journalist and politician (1820–1869)
- Henry LawsonAustralian writer and poet (1867–1922)
- Henry LuceAmerican magazine publisher (1898–1967)
- Henry MayhewBritish writer and activist (1812–1887)
- Henry MillerAmerican novelist (1891–1980)
- Henry VaughanWelsh metaphysical poet (1621–1695)
- Hepburn ActThe Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that expanded the jurisdiction of the
- Herbert Morrison (journalist)American journalist (1905–1989)
- HerdwickThe Herdwick is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Lake District in North West Englan
- Herman GrimmHerman Grimm (6 January 1828 in Kassel – 16 June 1901 in Berlin) was a German academic and
- Herman WoukAmerican writer (1915–2019)
- Herta MüllerGerman writer and Nobel Prize recipient (born 1953)
- Hilary BaileyHilary Bailey (19 September 1936 – 11 January 2017) was a British writer, critic and edito
- Hilary MantelBritish writer (1952–2022)
- HipponaxAncient Greek poet
- Hire Manik JaleHire Manik Jale (transl. The Hunt for Glittering Treasures) is a Bengali adventure novella
- Hirohiko ArakiJapanese manga artist (born 1960)
- Hiroyuki AgawaHiroyuki Agawa (阿川 弘之, Agawa Hiroyuki) (December 24, 1920 – August 3, 2015) was a Japanese
- Hồ Xuân HươngVietnamese poet
- Hohenstein-ErnstthalHohenstein-Ernstthal (German pronunciation: ) is a town in the Zwickau rural district, Sax
- Hong Sok-jungNorth Korean writer (born 1941)
- Honoré d'UrféFrench novelist (1568–1625)
- Horace WalpoleBritish politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
- Horatio AlgerAmerican novelist (1832–1899)
- Hovhannes TumanyanArmenian author, poet, novelist, and public activist (1869–1923)
- Howard CosellAmerican sport journalist and broadcaster (1918–1995)
- Howard JacobsonBritish novelist and journalist
- Howard K. SmithAmerican news anchor
- Hrant DinkTurkish-Armenian journalist (1954–2007)
- HrotsvithaGerman canoness and poet (c. 935–973)
- Hu ShuliChinese journalist (born 1953)
- Hubert Beuve-MéryFrench journalist and newspaper editor (1902–1989)
- Hugh Alexander PollockLieutenant Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock DSO (29 July 1888 – 6 November 1971) was a Briti
- Hugh HefnerAmerican magazine publisher (1926–2017)
- Hugh MacDiarmidScottish poet (1892–1978)
- Hugo von HofmannsthalAustrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)
- Hulda GarborgNorwegian writer and politician
- Humayun AhmedBangladeshi author and filmmaker (1948–2012)
- Huseng SisiwFilipino writer (1746–1829)