- Writer, novelist, memoiristAjeet Cour
- PlaywrightAjmer Singh Aulakh
- Novelist and journalistAmandeep Sandhu
- Poet, novelistAmrita Pritam
- Writer, poet, translatorBalbir Madhopuri
- Playwright, theatre director, novelistBalwant Gargi
- Sikh scholar, poet, scribeBhai Gurdas
- Poet, novelistBhai Vir Singh
- Novelist, short-story writerDalip Kaur Tiwana
- PoetDhani Ram Chatrik
- Writer, folkloristFlora Annie Steel
- NovelistGurdial Singh
- Painter, poetImroz
- Writer, journalistKhushwant Singh
- PoetMohan Singh
- NovelistNanak Singh
- PoetPash
- PoetPeelu
- PoetPuran Singh
- Qissa poetQadaryar
- Folklorist, army officer and administratorR. C. Temple
- Novelist, poet and short-story writerRam Sarup Ankhi
- Poet, teacherSant Ram Udasi
- Playwright, critic and novelistSant Singh Sekhon
- PoetShiv Kumar Batalvi
- Novelist, poet, lyricistSohan Singh Sital
- PoetSurjit Patar
- PoetWaris Shah
