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- J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement"J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" is an 1884 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is in th
- J. M. CoetzeeSouth African and Australian writer (born 1940)
- J. R. R. TolkienEnglish writer and philologist (1892–1973)
- Jack KerouacAmerican writer (1922–1969)
- Jack LondonAmerican author, journalist, and social activist (1876–1916)
- James ColeridgeJames Coleridge (3 December 1759 – 10 January 1836) was an older brother of the philosophe
- James JoyceIrish novelist and poet (1882–1941)
- JamiPersian poet (1414–1492)
- Jan KerouacJanet Michelle "Jan" Kerouac (February 16, 1952 – June 5, 1996) was an American writer and
- Jane AustenEnglish novelist (1775–1817)
- Jane Lampton ClemensJane Lampton Clemens (June 18, 1803 – October 27, 1890) was the mother of author Mark Twai
- Jean ChapelainJean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during th
- Jean Racine17th-century French dramatist (1639–1699)
- JelvetiJelveti or Celvetîyye Tariqat is a Sufi order that was founded by Aziz Mahmud Hudayi. It s
- Jeremiah GurneyJeremiah Gurney (October 17, 1812 – April 21, 1895) was an American daguerreotype photogra
- JerrahiTurkish Sufi mystic order in Islam
- Jerusalem PrizeIsraeli literary award
- Jin YongChinese-language wuxia novelist (1924–2018)
- Joe ManeelyJoseph Maneely (; February 18, 1926 – June 7, 1958) was an American comic book artist best
- Johann Peter EckermannJohann Peter Eckermann (21 September 1792 – 3 December 1854), German poet and author, is b
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer and polymath (1749–1832)
- John Byron (British Army officer)Captain John Byron (1757 – 2 August 1791) was a British Army officer and letter writer, be
- John DonneEnglish poet and cleric (1572–1631)
- John DrydenEnglish poet and playwright (1630–1700)
- John KeatsEnglish Romantic poet (1795–1821)
- John MiltonEnglish poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
- John SteinbeckAmerican writer and novelist (1902–1968)
- Jonathan SwiftAnglo-Irish satirist and cleric (1667–1745)
- Jorge AmadoBrazilian writer (1912–2001)
- Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer (1899–1986)
- José MartíCuban national hero (1853–1895)
- José SaramagoPortuguese novelist (1922–2010)
- Joseph BrodskyRussian poet (1940–1996)
- Joseph ConradPolish-British writer (1857–1924)
- Juana Inés de la CruzMexican Catholic nun, philosopher, composer and poet (1648–1695)
- Jules VerneFrench writer (1828–1905)