List of Hungarian writers

Below is an alphabetical list of notable Hungarian writers. Abbreviations: children's (ch), comedy (co), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)

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A–B

• Emil Ábrányi (1850–1920, nf)
• Endre Ady (1877–1919, p, nf)^[1]
• Mariska Ady (1888–1977, f/p)
• Zoltán Ambrus (1861–1932, nf)
• Péter Apor (1676–1752, nf)
• Lajos Áprily (1887–1965, p)
• János Arany (1817–1882, p)^[1]
• Mihály Babits (1883–1941, p/f/nf)^[1]
• József Bajza (1804–1858, nf/p)
• Stefano Bakonyi (1892–1969, nf)
• Bálint Balassi (1554–1594, p)^[1]
• Béla Balázs (1884–1949, nf/p)
• Zsófia Balla (born 1949, p/nf)
• Linda Vero Ban (born 1976, nf)
• Zsófia Bán (born 1957, f/nf)
• Miklós Bánffy (1873–1950, nf/p)
• Janos Bardi (1923–1990, nf/f/d)
• János Batsányi (1763–1845, p)
• Elek Benedek (1859–1929, nf/ch)
• Dániel Berzsenyi (1776–1836, p/nf)^[1]
• György Bessenyei (1747–1811, d/p)
• Kata Bethlen (1700–1759, nf)^[1]
• Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837, f)
• László Z. Bitó (1934–2021, f/nf)
• Ádám Bodor (born 1936, nf)
• Janka Boga (1886–1963, d/nf)
• Katalin Bogyay (born 1956, nf)
• Edith Bone (1889–1975, nf)
• Péter Bornemisza (1535–1584, nf/d)^[1]
• Ágota Bozai (born 1965, f/nf)
• Sándor Bródy (1863–1924, nf/f)
• Edith Bruck (born 1932, f/d)
• Zsuzsanna Budapest (born 1940, nf/d)

C–F

• Géza Csáth (1887–1919, f/d/nf)
• Gergely Csiky (1842–1891, d/f/nf)
• Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805, p/d)^[1]
• Sándor Csoóri (born 1930, nf/p)
• György Dalos (born 1943, f/nf)
• Anna Dániel (1908–2003, f/ch/nf)
• József Darvas (1912–1973, nf)
• Zsófia Dénes (1885–1987, nf)
• Tibor Déry (1894–1977, nf/f)
• József Eötvös (1813–1871, nf)^[1]
• Renée Erdős (1879–1956, p/f)
• Péter Esterházy (1950–2016, nf/f)^[1]
• Kinga Fabó (1953–2021, p/nf)
• Ferenc Faludi (1704–1779, p)^[1]
• György Faludy (1910–2006, p/nf)
• Ladislas Farago (1906–1980, nf)
• András Fáy (1786–1864, p/d/f)
• Mihály Fazekas (1766–1828, p/ch)
• Klára Fehér (1919–1996, f/ch)
• István Fekete (1900–1970, f/ch)
• Miksa Fenyő (1877–1972, nf/f)
• Éva Földes (1914–1981, nf)
• Jolán Földes (1902–1963, d/f)
• Milán Füst (1888–1967, f/nf/p)^[1]

G-J

• Erzsébet Galgóczi (1930–1989, f/d)
• János Garay (1812–1853, p/f)
• Géza Gárdonyi (1863–1922, f/nf)
• Andor Gellért (1907-1990, nf)
• András Gerevich (born 1976, p)^[2]
• Ágnes Gergely (born 1933, f/p)
• Gábor Görgey (1929–2022, p/d/f)
• Alisz Goriupp (1894–1979, nf)
• István Gyöngyösi (1620–1704, p)^[1]
• Géza Gyóni (1884–1917, p)
• Béla Hamvas (1897–1968, nf/f)
• Attila Hazai (1967–2012, f/nf)
• Etelka Kenéz Heka (born 1936, p/f)
• Gáspár Heltai (c. 1490–1574, nf)^[1]
• Ferenc Herczeg (1863–1954, d/f)
• Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, d/f)
• Gyula Hornyánszky (1869-1933, nf)
• Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942, f/d)
• Ignotus (1869–1949, p/f/nf)
• Gyula Illyés (1902–1983, p/f/d)^[1]
• Éva Janikovszky (1926–2003, ch/f)
• Ida Jenbach (1868 – c. 1943, nf)
• Mór Jókai (1825–1904, f/d/nf)
• Attila József (1905–1937, p)
• Gyula Juhász (1883–1937, p)
• Vilmos Juhász (1899–1967, nf)

K

• Eduard Kabos (1864–1923, co/d/f)
• Margit Kaffka (1880–1918, f/p/nf)
• László Kálnoky (1912–1985, p)
• Sándor Kányádi (1929–2018, p/ch)
• Teréz Karacs (1808–1892, nf)
• Ferenc Karinthy (1921–1992, f/d/nf)
• Frigyes Karinthy (1887–1938, d/p)
• József Kármán (1769–1795, f/nf)
• György Károly (1953–2018, p/nf)
• Lajos Kassák (1887–1967, p/f/nf)
• József Katona (1791–1830, d/p)
• Ferenc Kazinczy (1759–1831, nf/p)
• Zsigmond Kemény (1814–1875, nf/f)
• Géza Képes (1909–1989, p/nf)
• Rivka Keren (born 1946, f/ch)
• Imre Kertész (1929–2016, p/f), Nobel laureate, 2002
• Annamária Kinde (1956–2014, p/nf)
• Károly Kisfaludy (1788–1830, d)
• Sándor Kisfaludy (1772–1844, p/d)
• Ephraim Kishon (1924–2004, f/nf/d)
• Noémi Kiss (born 1974, f/nf)
• János Kodolányi (1899–1969, f/d/nf)
• Arthur Koestler (1905–1983, f/nf)
• Ferenc Kölcsey (1790–1838, p/nf)
• György Konrád (1933–2019, f/nf)
• Ferenc Körmendi (1900–1972, f)
• Károly Kós (1883–1977, f/nf)
• Dezső Kosztolányi (1885–1936, p/nf/d)
• Helene Kottanner (fl. 15th c, nf)
• Agota Kristof (1935–2011, p/f)
• Žofia Kubini (17th c., p)
• László Krasznahorkai (born 1954, f/d) Man Booker International Prize winner 2015
• Gyula Krúdy (1878–1933, f)

L–O

• László Ladányi (1907–1992, p/f)
• Menyhért Lakatos (1926-2007)
• Miklós László (1903–1973, d)
• Ervin Lázár (1936–2006, f/ch)
• Ágnes Lehóczky (born 1976, p)
• Laura Leiner (born 1985, f)
• Menyhért Lengyel (1880–1974, d)
• Ignatz Lichtenstein (1824–1909, nf)
• László L. Lőrincz (born 1939, f/nf)
• Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960, nf)
• Imre Madách (1823–1864, p/d)
• Gitta Mallasz (1907–1992, nf)
• Réka Mán-Várhegyi (born 1979, f)
• Iván Mándy (1918–1995, nf)
• Sándor Márai (1900–1989, f/p)
• Béla Markó (born 1951, nf)
• Kati Marton (born 1949, nf)
• Tibor Méray (1924–2020, nf/f)
• Kelemen Mikes (1690–1791, nf)
• Kálmán Mikszáth (1847–1910, f/nf)
• Béláné Mocsáry (1845–1917, nf)
• Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952, d/p)
• Jean-Pierre Montcassen (born 1957, f/p)
• József Molnár (1918–2009, nf)
• Ferenc Móra (1879–1934, f/nf)
• Terézia Mora (born 1971, f)
• Zsigmond Móricz (1879–1942, f)
• Péter Nádas (born 1942, f/nf)
• Ádám Nádasdy (born 1947, nf/p)
• Borbála Nádasdy (born 1939, f/nf)
• Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991, p/nf)
• Gáspár Nagy (1949–2007, p/nf)
• László Németh (1903–1975, f/d/nf)
• Nicolaus Olahus (1493–1568, nf)
• Emma Orczy (1865–1947, f/d)
• István Örkény (1912–1979, d/f)
• Géza Ottlik (1912–1990, nf)

P–S

• Janus Pannonius (1434–1472, p/nf)
• Péter Pázmány (1570–1637, nf)
• András Petőcz (born 1959, nf/p)
• Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849, p)
• György Petri (1943–2000, p)
• Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708, nf/p)
• János Pilinszky (1921–1981, p)
• Susan Polgar (born 1969, nf)
• Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944, p)
• Lea Ráskay (fl. early 16th c., nf)
• Kati Rekai (1921–2010, ch)
• Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980, f/nf/p)
• Endre Rózsa (1941–1995, p)
• Ágnes Rapai (born 1952, p)
• Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943, f/d)
• Ferenc Sánta (1927–2008, f/d)
• Regina Saphier (living, nf)
• György Schwajda (1943–2010, d)
• Kate Seredy (1899–1975, ch)
• Henriett Seth-F. (born 1980, d/f)
• Tamás Sipos (1931–2002, f/nf)
• György Spiró (born 1946, d/f/nf)
• András Sütő (1927–2006, f/nf/d)
• Dezső Szabó (1879–1945, f/nf)
• Lőrinc Szabó (1901–1957, p)
• Magda Szabó (1917–2007, f/nf/ch)
• Sándor Szathmári (1897–1974, nf)
• Louis Szathmary (1919–1996, nf)
• István Széchenyi (1791–1860, nf)
• Noémi Szécsi (born 1976, f)
• Júlia Székely (1906–1986, f/nf)
• Mária Szepes (1908–2007, nf/d)
• Antal Szerb (1901–1945, nf), Holocaust victim
• Ede Szigligeti (1814–1878, d)
• Edina Szvoren (born 1974, f)

T-Z

• Judit Dukai Takách (1795-1836, p)
• Áron Tamási (1897–1966, f/d)
• Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos (c. 1510–1556, p/nf)
• Kata Tisza (born 1980, f)
• Mihály Tompa (1819–1868, p/nf)
• Cécile Tormay (1876–1937, f/nf)
• Árpád Tóth (1886–1928, p)
• Kálmán Tóth (1831–1891, p/d)
• János Vajda (1827–1897, p/nf)
• Miklós Vámos (born 1950, nf/f/d)
• Péter Veres (1897–1970, nf)
• József Vészi (1858–1940, nf/p)
• Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855, p/d)
• Albert Wass (1908–1998, f/p)
• Sándor Weöres (1913–1989, p/nf)
• Robert Zend (1929–1985, f/p)
• Lajos Zilahy (1891–1974, f/d)
• Péter Zilahy (born 1970, p/d/f)
• Miklós Zrínyi (1620–1664, p/nf)
• Péter Zsoldos (1930–1997, f)
• Béla Zsolt (1895–1949, d/f/nf)