List of Punjabi authors

Chronological list

10th century

• Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)

12th century

• Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

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)

20th century

• Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
• Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
• Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
• Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
• Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
• 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–)
• 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–)

Alphabetical list

A

• Akali Kaur Singh (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

• 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)

J

• Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
• Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
• Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)

K

• Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
• Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
• Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
• Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
• Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)

M

• Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
• Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
• Mohan Singh (1905–1978)

N

• Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
• Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
• Narinder Singh Kapoor (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)
• 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)

V

• Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)

W

• Waris Shah (1722–1798)