List of Punjabi authors
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This page is a list of noteworthy Punjabi authors, who were born or lived in the Punjab, or who write in the Punjabi language.
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Chronological list
10th century
- Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)
12th century
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)
15th- 16th century
- Guru Nanak Dev ji (15 April 1469 - 22 Sept 1539)
16th century
- Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
- Damodar Das Arora
17th century
- Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
- Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
- Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
- Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
18th century
- Waris Shah (1722–1798)
- Hashim (1735–1843)
- Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
- Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
19th century
- Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
- Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
- Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
- Akali Kaur Singh (1866–1953)
- Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
- Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
- Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)
- Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
- Puran Singh(1881–1931)
- Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
- Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
- Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
- Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
- Jaswant Singh (Khoji) ( -1999)
20th century
- Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
- Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
- Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
- Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
- Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
- Harcharn Singh (playwright) (1914-2006)
- Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
- Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
- Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
- Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
- Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
- Harbhajan Singh (poet) (1920–2002)
- Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
- Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
- Sukhbir (writer) (1925–2012)
- Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
- Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
- Buta Singh (1934–)
- Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
- Anwar Masood (1935–)
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–)
- Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
- Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
- Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
- Narinder Singh Kapoor (1944–)
- Surjit Paatar (1945–)
- Chaman Lal (1947–)
- Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–2014)
- Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
- Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
- Gurdas Maan (1957–)
- Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969-)
- Shamsher Singh Sandhu (3 March 1937-)
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Alphabetical list
A
- Guru Arjan Dev ji ( 1563-June 1606 )
- Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (1866–1953)
- Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
- Anwar Masood (1935–)
- Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
- Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
- Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
B
- Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
- Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
- Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
- Buta Singh (1934–)
C
- Chaman Lal (1947–)
D
- Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–)
- Damodar Das Arora
- Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)
F
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)
G
- Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)
- Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
- Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
- Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
- Gurdas Maan (1957–)
H
- Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
- Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
- Hashim (1735–1843)
- Dr. Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)
J
- Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
- Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
- Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
- Jaswant Singh (Khoji) (- 1999)
K
- Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
- Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
- Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
- Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
- Kashmira Singh Chaman (1938-)
M
- Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
- Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
- Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
- Mohan Singh Aujla (Poet) (1938-2010)
N
- Guru Nanak Dev ji (15 April 1469- 22 Sept. 1539)
- Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
- Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
- Navi[disambiguation needed] (1944–)
P
- Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
- Puran Singh(1881–1931)
- Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
R
- Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
- Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
- Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969–)
S
- Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
- Sohan Singh Seetal (1909-1998) Poet, Novelist, historian, Authored more than 60 books
- Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
- Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
- Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
- Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
- Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
- Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
- Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
- Surjit Paatar (1945–)
- Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
- Sukhbir (writer) (1925–2012)
- Sarita Skagnes
- Shamsher Singh Sandhu, Calgary (1937-)Poet, Authored 6 books (Gazal)
V
- Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
W
- Waris Shah (1722–1798)
- Waryam Singh Sandhu 19--?) An acclaimed Short story writer (Alive)