Authors: H
537 writers whose surname begins with H, sorted by surname.
Most-read authors under H
Colleen Hoover
Romance, born 1979
Napoleon Hill
Business, 1883–1970
Ali Hazelwood
Romance, born 1989
Jenny Han
Children's books, born 1980
Frank Herbert
Science fiction, 1920–1986
Aldous Huxley
Literary fiction, 1894–1963
Robert A. Heinlein
Science fiction, 1907–1988
Stephen Hawking
1942–2018
Ryan Holiday
born 1987
Daniel Handler
Children's books, born 1970
Ellen Hopkins
Children's books, born 1955
Khaled Hosseini
Literary fiction, born 1965
All 537 authors under H
- H. D. 1886–1961
- Haas, Ernst 1921–1986
- Haasse, Hella 1918–2011
- Haava, Anna 1864–1957
- Habeck, Robert born 1969
- Habibi, Emile 1922–1996
- Hácha, Emil 1872–1945
- Hackman, Gene 1930–2025
- Haddish, Tiffany born 1979
- Haddix, Margaret Peterson born 1964
- Haddon, Alfred C. 1855–1940
- Haddon, Jenny born 1933
- Haddon, Mark born 1962
- Hadfield, Chris born 1959
- Hadrian 76–138
- Haeckel, Ernst 1834–1919
- Haemin born 1973
- Haffner, Sebastian 1907–1999
- Ḥāfiẓ, active 14th century 1325–1389
- Haggard, H. Rider 1856–1925
- Hagman, Larry 1931–2012
- Hahn, Emily 1905–1997
- Hahn, Mary Downing born 1937
- Haidt, Jonathan born 1963
- Haig, Matt born 1975
- Hailey, Arthur 1920–2004
- Haining, Peter 1940–2007
- Hainisch, Michael 1858–1940
- Hajibeyov, Uzeyir 1885–1948
- Hakluyt, Richard 1552–1616
- Hakuseki, Arai 1657–1725
- Halberstam, David 1934–2007
- Halbwachs, Maurice 1877–1945
- Haldeman-Julius, E. 1888–1951
- Haldeman-Julius, Marcet 1887–1941
- Haldeman, Joe born 1943
- Halder, Franz 1884–1972
- Hale, Edward Everett 1822–1909
- Hale, George Ellery 1868–1938
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell 1788–1879
- Hale, Shannon born 1974
- Hálek, Vítězslav 1835–1874
- Hales, Alexander of 1185–1245
- Halevi, Judah 1075–1141
- Halévy, Daniel 1872–1962
- Halévy, Ludovic 1834–1908
- Haley, Alex 1921–1992
- Haley, Jack 1898–1979
- Haliburton, Thomas Chandler 1796–1865
- Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of 1633–1695
- Halimi, Gisèle 1927–2020
- Hall, Evelyn Beatrice 1868–1956
- Hall, G. Stanley 1844–1924
- Hall, James Norman 1887–1951
- Hall, Manly P. 1901–1990
- Hall, Radclyffe 1880–1943
- Hall, S. C., Mrs. 1800–1881
- Hallam, Henry 1777–1859
- Halleck, H. W. 1815–1872
- Hallgrímsson, Jónas 1807–1845
- Halliwell, Geri born 1972
- Hamann, Johann Georg 1730–1788
- Hamid, Mohsin born 1971
- Hamill, Mark born 1951
- Hamilton, Alexander 1757–1804
- Hamilton, Alice 1869–1970
- Hamilton, Anthony, Count 1646–1720
- Hamilton, Cicely 1872–1952
- Hamilton, Edith 1867–1963
- Hamilton, Edmond 1904–1977
- Hamilton, Francis 1762–1829
- Hamilton, Ian 1853–1947
- Hamilton, Laurell K. born 1963
- Hamilton, Peter F. born 1960
- Hamilton, Roger J. born 1968
- Hammarskjöld, Dag 1905–1961
- Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von 1774–1856
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II 1895–1960
- Hammett, Dashiell 1894–1961
- Hammurabi, King of Babylonia 1809 BC–1749 BC
- Hampson, Anne 1928–2014
- Hamsun, Knut 1859–1952
- Hamzah, Amir 1911–1946
- Han, Byung-Chul born 1959
- Han, Han born 1982
- Han, Jenny born 1980
- Han, Tian 1898–1968
- Hancock, Graham born 1950
- Handke, Peter born 1942
- Handler, Chelsea born 1975
- Handler, Daniel born 1970
- Hạnh, Thích Nhất 1926–2022
- Hanks, Tom born 1956
- Hanna, Kathleen born 1968
- Hannah, Kristin born 1960
- Hanotaux, Gabriel 1853–1944
- Hanqing, Guan 1210–1298
- Hansberry, Lorraine 1930–1965
- Hansen, Mark Victor born 1948
- Hanslick, Eduard 1825–1904
- Hansson, David Heinemeier born 1979
- Haoran, Meng 690–740
- Harari, Yuval Noah born 1976
- Harbou, Thea von 1888–1954
- Harden, Arthur 1865–1940
- Hardie, Keir 1856–1915
- Harding, Sandra 1935–2025
- Harding, Warren G. 1865–1923
- Hardy, Darren born 1971
- Hardy, Françoise 1944–2024
- Hardy, G. H. 1877–1947
- Hardy, Thomas 1840–1928
- Harel, Isser 1912–2003
- Hargreaves, Roger 1935–1988
- Hari, Johann born 1979
- Haring, Keith 1958–1990
- Harkness, Deborah born 1965
- Harnack, Adolf von 1851–1930
- Haroun, Mahamat-Saleh born 1961
- Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825–1911
- Harper, Ida Husted 1851–1931
- Harrer, Heinrich 1912–2006
- Harrington, James 1611–1677
- Harriot, Thomas 1560–1621
- Harris, Charlaine born 1951
- Harris, Frank 1856–1931
- Harris, Joanne born 1964
- Harris, Joel Chandler 1848–1908
- Harris, Kamala born 1964
- Harris, Robert born 1957
- Harris, Robie 1940–2024
- Harris, Sam born 1967
- Harris, Thomas born 1940
- Harrison, Benjamin 1833–1901
- Harrison, George 1943–2001
- Harrison, Harry 1924–2012
- Harrison, Jane Ellen 1850–1928
- Harrison, Kim born 1966
- Harrison, Lisi born 1970
- Harryhausen, Ray 1920–2013
- Harsha 590–647
- Hart, Bret born 1957
- Hart, Kevin born 1979
- Hart, Megan born 1971
- Hart, Michael 1947–2011
- Hart, William S. 1864–1946
- Harte, Bret 1836–1902
- Hartley, L. P. 1895–1972
- Hartley, Marsden 1877–1943
- Hartley, Nina born 1959
- Hartmann, Franz 1838–1912
- Hartmann, Nicolai 1882–1950
- Harvey, Steve born 1957
- Hašek, Jaroslav 1883–1923
- Hasenclever, Walter 1890–1940
- Hasina, Sheikh born 1947
- Haskins, Charles Homer 1870–1937
- Hatcher, Teri born 1964
- Hatchett, Charles 1765–1847
- Hatzidakis, Manos 1925–1994
- Hauff, Wilhelm 1802–1827
- Hauptmann, Gerhart 1862–1946
- Hausdorff, Felix 1868–1942
- Haushofer, Karl 1869–1946
- Haushofer, Marlen 1920–1970
- Hausmann, Raoul 1886–1971
- Havel, Václav 1936–2011
- Havergal, Frances Ridley 1836–1879
- Hawke, Ethan born 1970
- Hawking, Lucy born 1970
- Hawking, Stephen 1942–2018
- Hawkins, David R. 1927–2012
- Hawkins, Karen born 1963
- Hawkins, Paula born 1972
- Hawks, Howard 1896–1977
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804–1864
- Hay, John 1838–1905
- Hay, Louise 1926–2017
- Hay, Oliver Perry 1846–1930
- Hayakawa, Sessue 1889–1973
- Hayden, Sterling 1916–1986
- Haydn, Joseph 1732–1809
- Hayes, I. I. 1832–1881
- Haywood, Eliza Fowler 1693–1757
- Hazard, Barbara 1931–2019
- Hazard, Paul 1878–1944
- Hazelwood, Ali born 1989
- Hazlitt, Henry 1894–1993
- Hazlitt, William 1778–1830
- Hazm, Ibn 994–1064
- He, Li 805–831
- Head, Bessie 1937–1986
- Healey, Denis 1917–2015
- Healy, William 1869–1963
- Heaney, Seamus 1939–2013
- Hearn, Lafcadio 1850–1904
- Hearne, Samuel 1745–1792
- Heath, Dan born 1973
- Heath, Edward 1916–2005
- Heath, Sandra born 1944
- Heath, Thomas Little, Sir 1861–1940
- Hebbel, Friedrich 1813–1863
- Hebel, Johann Peter 1760–1826
- Hébert, Anne 1916–2000
- Hébert, Jacques 1757–1794
- Hecht, Ben 1894–1964
- Hedayat, Sadegh 1903–1951
- Hedges, Chris born 1956
- Hedin, Sven Anders 1865–1952
- Hefner, Hugh 1926–2017
- Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770–1831
- Hegesippus 110–180
- Hegseth, Pete born 1980
- Heidegger, Martin 1889–1976
- Heidenstam, Verner von 1859–1940
- Height, Dorothy 1912–2010
- Heijermans, Herman 1864–1924
- Heikal, Mohammed Hussein 1888–1956
- Heilbroner, Robert 1919–2005
- Heimburg, W. 1848–1912
- Hein, Piet 1905–1996
- Heindel, Max 1865–1919
- Heine, Heinrich 1797–1856
- Heinesen, William 1900–1991
- Heinlein, Robert A. 1907–1988
- Heliodorus, of Emesa 250–400
- Heller, Ágnes 1929–2019
- Heller, Joseph 1923–1999
- Hellman, Lillian 1905–1984
- Héloïse 1101–1164
- Helps, Arthur, Sir 1813–1875
- Helquist, Brett born 1966
- Helvétius, Claude Adrien 1715–1771
- Hemans, Mrs. 1793–1835
- Hemingway, Ernest 1899–1961
- Hemon, Aleksandar born 1964
- Hémon, Louis 1880–1913
- Hempel, Carl Gustav 1905–1997
- Hendrix, Grady born 1972
- Heng, Zhang 78–139
- Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm 1802–1869
- Henkes, Kevin born 1960
- Henley, Virginia born 1935
- Henley, William Ernest 1849–1903
- Hennig, Willi 1913–1976
- Henry VIII, King of England 1491–1547
- Henry, April born 1959
- Henry, Emily born 1991
- Henry, Lenny born 1958
- Henry, O. 1862–1910
- Henry, Patrick 1736–1799
- Henson, Matthew Alexander 1866–1955
- Henty, G. A. 1832–1902
- Heraclitus 534 BC–470 BC
- Herbert, Brian born 1947
- Herbert, Frank 1920–1986
- Herbert, George 1593–1633
- Herbert, James 1943–2013
- Herbert, Zbigniew 1924–1998
- Herculano, Alexandre 1810–1877
- Herder, Johann Gottfried 1744–1803
- Heredia, José María 1803–1839
- Hergé 1907–1983
- Herling-Grudziński, Gustaw 1919–2000
- Herman, Edward S. 1925–2017
- Herman, Gail born 1959
- Herman, Ottó 1835–1914
- Hermann, Johann 1738–1800
- Hermans, Willem Frederik 1921–1995
- Hermiae, Ammonius 435–517
- Hernández, José 1834–1886
- Hernández, Miguel 1910–1942
- Herodas 250 BC–250 BC
- Herodian 170–250
- Herodotus 483 BC–424 BC
- Herrick, Robert 1591–1674
- Herriot, James 1916–1995
- Herrmann, Edward 1943–2014
- Herron, Mick born 1963
- Herschel, John 1792–1871
- Hersey, John 1914–1993
- Hersh, Seymour born 1937
- Herwegh, Georg 1817–1875
- Herzen, Aleksandr 1812–1870
- Herzl, Theodor 1860–1904
- Herzog, Chaim 1918–1997
- Herzog, Werner born 1942
- Heshen 1750–1799
- Hesiod 775 BC–700 BC
- Hess, Moses 1812–1875
- Hesse, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of 1868–1937
- Hesse, Hermann 1877–1962
- Hesse, Karen born 1952
- Hessel, Stéphane 1917–2013
- Heston, Charlton 1923–2008
- Heuss, Theodor 1884–1963
- Hewitt, Jennifer Love born 1979
- Heyer, Georgette 1902–1974
- Heyerdahl, Thor 1914–2002
- Heym, Georg 1887–1912
- Heym, Stefan 1913–2001
- Heyse, Paul 1830–1914
- Heyward, DuBose 1885–1940
- Heywood, Andrew born 1952
- Heywood, John 1497–1580
- Hiaasen, Carl born 1953
- Hickman, Tracy born 1955
- Hicks, Esther born 1948
- Hicks, Jerry 1927–2011
- Hierapolis, Papias of 60–150
- Higashino, Keigo 1958–2026
- Higgins, Jack 1929–2022
- Higgins, John born 1949
- Higgins, Michael D. born 1941
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823–1911
- Highsmith, Patricia 1921–1995
- Higson, Charlie born 1958
- Higuchi, Ichiyō 1872–1896
- Hijuelos, Oscar 1951–2013
- Hikmet, Nâzım 1902–1963
- Hilberg, Raul 1926–2007
- Hilbert, David 1862–1943
- Hilderbrand, Elin born 1969
- Hilferding, Rudolf 1877–1941
- Hill, Eric 1927–2014
- Hill, Graham 1929–1975
- Hill, Joe born 1972
- Hill, Joe 1879–1915
- Hill, Julia Butterfly born 1974
- Hill, Napoleon 1883–1970
- Hill, Octavia 1838–1912
- Hill, Rowland, Sir 1795–1879
- Hill, Susan born 1942
- Hillenburg, Stephen 1961–2018
- Hillerman, Tony 1925–2008
- Hillesum, Etty 1914–1943
- Hilton, James 1900–1954
- Hind, John Russell 1823–1895
- Hinn, Benny born 1952
- Hinton, Charles Howard 1853–1907
- Hinton, S. E. born 1948
- Hippolytus, Antipope 170–235
- Hipponax 600 BC–600 BC
- Hirata, Andrea born 1967
- Hirschfeld, Magnus 1868–1935
- Hirschman, Albert O. 1915–2012
- Hirtius, Aulus ?–42 BC
- Hisham, Ibn 701–828
- Hislop, Alexander 1807–1865
- Hitchcock, Alfred 1899–1980
- Hitchcock, Edward 1793–1864
- Hitchens, Christopher 1949–2011
- Hite, Shere 1942–2020
- Hlinka, Andrej 1864–1938
- Hoag, Tami born 1959
- Hoang, Helen born 1982
- Hoare, Tony 1934–2026
- Hoban, Russell 1925–2011
- Hobb, Robin born 1952
- Hobbes, Thomas 1588–1679
- Hobhouse, L. T. 1864–1929
- Hobsbawm, Eric 1917–2012
- Hobson, J. A. 1858–1940
- Hoch, Edward D. 1930–2008
- Hochhuth, Rolf 1931–2020
- Hockney, David 1937–2026
- Hodge, Charles 1797–1878
- Hodgson, Matthew born 1982
- Hodgson, William Hope 1877–1918
- Hodža, Milan 1878–1944
- Høeg, Peter born 1957
- Hoff, Syd 1912–2004
- Hoffer, Eric 1902–1983
- Hoffman, Abbie 1936–1989
- Hoffman, Alice born 1952
- Hoffman, Reid born 1967
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. 1776–1822
- Hoffmann, Heinrich 1809–1894
- Hoffmann, Roald born 1937
- Hofmann, Albert 1906–2008
- Hofmann, Josef 1876–1957
- Hofstadter, Douglas born 1945
- Hogan, Siobhan Fallon born 1961
- Hogarth, D. G. 1862–1927
- Hogarth, William 1697–1764
- Hogben, Lancelot Thomas 1895–1975
- Hogg, James 1770–1835
- Hoh, Diane 1937–2025
- Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' 1723–1789
- Holberg, Ludvig 1684–1754
- Holden, Edward S. 1846–1914
- Holder, Nancy born 1953
- Hölderlin, Friedrich 1770–1843
- Holiday, Billie 1915–1959
- Holiday, Ryan born 1987
- Holinshed, Raphael 1529–1580
- Holland, Sarah born 1961
- Hollinghurst, Alan born 1954
- Hollingworth, Clare 1911–2017
- Hollis, Rachel born 1983
- Holm, Jennifer L. born 1968
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809–1894
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1841–1935
- Holmes, William Henry 1846–1933
- Holt, Anne born 1958
- Holtby, Winifred 1898–1935
- Holub, Emil 1847–1902
- Holyoake, George Jacob 1817–1906
- Holz, Arno 1863–1929
- Homer 900 BC–800 BC
- Hon-yong, Pak 1900–1956
- Honchar, Oles 1918–1995
- Hong, Ge 284–364
- Hong, Xiao 1911–1942
- Honnold, Alex born 1985
- Honoré, Christophe born 1970
- Hood, Thomas 1799–1845
- Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon 1581–1647
- Hooke, Robert 1635–1703
- Hooker, Joseph Dalton 1817–1911
- Hooker, Richard 1554–1600
- Hooker, William Jackson 1785–1865
- hooks, Bell 1952–2021
- Hooper, Anne born 1941
- Hoover, Colleen born 1979
- Hoover, Herbert 1874–1964
- Hoover, J. Edgar 1895–1972
- Hope, Anthony 1863–1933
- Hope, Bob 1903–2003
- Hopkins, Anthony born 1937
- Hopkins, Ellen born 1955
- Hopkins, Gerard Manley 1844–1889
- Hopkins, Matthew 1620–1647
- Hoppe, Hans-Hermann born 1949
- Hopper, Dennis 1936–2010
- Hopper, Hedda 1885–1966
- Horace 64 BC–7 BC
- Horikoshi, Kōhei born 1986
- Hornby, Nick born 1957
- Horney, Karen 1885–1952
- Hornung, E. W. 1866–1921
- Horowitz, Anthony born 1955
- Hossein, Robert 1927–2020
- Hosseini, Khaled born 1965
- Hotakainen, Kari born 1957
- Houbraken, Arnold 1660–1719
- Houdini, Harry 1874–1926
- Houellebecq, Michel born 1956
- House, Edward Mandell 1858–1938
- Housman, A. E. 1859–1936
- Howard, Ebenezer, Sir 1850–1928
- Howard, Leslie 1893–1943
- Howard, Linda born 1950
- Howard, O. O. 1830–1909
- Howard, Robert E. 1906–1936
- Howard, Sidney Coe 1891–1939
- Howe, James born 1946
- Howe, Julia Ward 1819–1910
- Howell, Hannah born 1950
- Howells, William Dean 1837–1920
- Howey, Hugh born 1975
- Howitt, Mary 1799–1888
- Hoyle, Fred 1915–2001
- Hrabal, Bohumil 1914–1997
- Hrdlička, Aleš 1869–1943
- Hrotsvitha 935–968
- Hrozný, Bedřich 1879–1952
- Hrushevsky, Mykhailo 1866–1934
- Hua, Yu born 1960
- Huang, Ana born 1991
- Hubbard, Elbert 1856–1915
- Hubbard, L. Ron 1911–1986
- Hubble, Edwin 1889–1953
- Huc, Evariste Régis 1813–1860
- Huch, Ricarda 1864–1947
- Huckabee, Mike born 1955
- Hudson, W. H. 1841–1922
- Huffington, Arianna born 1950
- Hugenberg, Alfred 1865–1951
- Huggins, Lady 1848–1915
- Hughes, John 1950–2009
- Hughes, Langston 1901–1967
- Hughes, Richard 1900–1976
- Hughes, Ted 1930–1998
- Hughes, Thomas 1822–1896
- Hugo, Victor 1802–1885
- Hui, Wei born 1973
- Huidobro, Vicente 1893–1948
- Huineng 638–713
- Huiyin, Lin 1904–1955
- Huizinga, Johan 1872–1945
- Hulme, Keri 1947–2021
- Hulme, T. E. 1883–1917
- Hulot, Nicolas born 1955
- Humboldt, Alexander von 1769–1859
- Hume, Allan Octavian 1829–1912
- Hume, David 1711–1776
- Humperdinck, Engelbert 1854–1921
- Hunt, Andy born 1964
- Hunt, Leigh 1784–1859
- Hunt, Violet 1862–1942
- Hunter, Evan 1926–2005
- Hunter, John 1737–1821
- Hunter, Tab 1931–2018
- Hunter, William Wilson 1840–1900
- Huntingdon, Henry of 1080–1160
- Huntington, Ellsworth 1876–1947
- Huntington, Parker S. born 1995
- Huntington, Samuel P. 1927–2008
- Hur, Anton born 1981
- Hurston, Zora Neale 1891–1960
- Hurt, Jakob 1839–1907
- Hurtado, Alberto 1901–1952
- Hurwitz, Johanna born 1937
- Hus, Jan 1370–1415
- Hussein, Saddam 1937–2006
- Hussein, Taha 1889–1973
- Huston, John 1906–1987
- Huston, Nancy born 1953
- Hustvedt, Siri born 1955
- Hutcheson, Francis 1694–1746
- Hutchins, Pat 1942–2017
- Hutchinson, Thomas 1711–1780
- Hutton, James 1726–1797
- Huxley, Aldous 1894–1963
- Huxley, Julian 1887–1975
- Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825–1895
- Huygens, Christiaan 1629–1695
- Huygens, Constantijn 1596–1687
- Huysmans, J.-K. 1848–1907
- Hwang, Yi 1501–1570
- Hydatius 400–469
- Hyde, Douglas 1860–1949
- Hyder, Qurratulain 1927–2007
- Hyginus, Gaius Julius 63 BC–17
- Hyne, C. J. Cutcliffe 1866–1944
- Hynek, J. Allen 1910–1986