List of authors by name: R

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Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

List of authors by name:

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Ra[]

  • Wilhelm Raabe (1831–1910, Germany, f)
  • Rodolfo Rabanal (1940–2020, Argentina, f/nf/ch)
  • Rabanus Maurus (c. 780–856, Germany, p/nf)
  • Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901 or 1903–1937, Mozambique, p)
  • François Rabelais (1494–1553, France, nf/p)
  • Gottlieb Rabener (1714–1771, Germany, nf)
  • Pierre Rabhi (1938–2021, Algeria/France, nf/f)
  • Mubarak Rabi (born 1938, Morocco, f/nf)
  • Jan Rabie (1920–2001, S Africa, f/nf/ch)
  • Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy (1618–1693, France, nf)
  • Ćirjak Račanin (c. 1660–1731, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
  • Hristifor Račanin (c. 1595–1770, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
  • Jerotej Račanin (c. 1650–1727, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
  • Kiprijan Račanin (c. 1650–1730, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
  • Prohor Račanin (c. 1617–1678, Ottoman E/Hungary, nf)
  • Simeon Račanin (fl. 1676–1700, Ottoman E, nf)
  • Teodor Račanin (c. 1500–1560, Ottoman E, nf)
  • Kočo Racin (1908–1943, Ottoman E/Albania, p/nf)
  • Jean Racine (1639–1699, France, d/p)
  • Henrikas Radauskas (1910–1970, Poland/US, p)
  • Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823, England, f)
  • Timothy Radcliffe (born 1945, England, nf)
  • Thomas Head Raddall (1903–1994, England/Canada, nf/f)
  • Thérèse Radic (born 1935, Australia, nf/d)
  • William Radice (born 1951, England, p/nf)
  • Branko Radičević (1824–1853, Serbia, p)
  • Yordan Radichkov (1929–2004, Bulgaria, f/d)
  • Raymond Radiguet (1903–1923, France, f/p)
  • Leetile Disang Raditladi (1910–1971, Botswana, d/p)
  • Miklós Radnóti (1909–1944, Hungary, p)
  • Amfilohije Radović (1938–2020, Yugoslavia/Montenegro, nf)
  • Duško Radović (1922–1984, Yugoslavia, ch/p/nf)
  • Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802–1872, Wallachia/Romania, p/nf/f)
  • Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868–1957, Romania, nf/d)
  • Andrija Radulović (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
  • Jovan Radulović (1951–2018, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/d/nf)
  • Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841–1905, Poland, nf)
  • Gwynedd Rae (1892–1977,
  • Hugh C. Rae (1935–2014, Scotland, f), pseudonym Jessica Stirling
  • Janet Milne Rae (1844–1933, Scotland, f)
  • Charlotte-Arrisoa Rafenomanjato (1936–2008, Mozambique, p/f/d)
  • Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781, England, nf)
  • Raffi (1835–1888, Iran/Russian E, f)
  • Sam Ragan (1915–1996, US, nf/p)
  • Anne B. Ragde (born 1957, Norway, f)
  • Baldur Ragnarsson (1930–2018, Iceland, p/nf)
  • Jean-Luc Raharimanana (born 1967, Mozambique, f/p/d)
  • Tushar Raheja (born 1984, India, f/nf)
  • Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990, Sudan/Egypt, p)
  • Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889–1936, India, nf)
  • Rizia Rahman (1939–2019, India/Bangladesh, f)
  • Shamsur Rahman (1929–2006, India/Bangladesh, p/nf)
  • Indra Bahadur Rai (1927–2018, India, f)
  • Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928, India, nf)
  • Stevan Raičković (1928–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/nf)
  • Zahir Raihan (1935–1972, India/Bangladesh, f/d)
  • Mohamed Said Raihani (born 1968, Morocco, f/nf)
  • Ferdinand Raimund (1790–1836, Austria, d)
  • Allen Raine (1836–1908, Wales, f), pseudonym of Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe
  • Craig Raine (born 1944, England, p)
  • Kathleen Raine (1908–2003, England, p/nf)
  • Hason Raja (1854–1922, India, p)
  • Samina Raja (1961–2012, Pakistan, p/nf)
  • Hossein Rajabian (born 1984, Iran, d)
  • Elie Rajaonarison (1951–2010, Mozambique, p/d)
  • Rajashree (living, India, f/d)
  • Monisha Rajesh (born 1982, England/India, nf)
  • Remi Raji (born 1961, Nigeria, p)
  • Jovan Rajić (1726–1801, Serbia, nf/p)
  • Velimir Rajić (1879–1915, Serbia, p)
  • Đorđe Rajković (1825–1886, Austrian E/Serbia, p/nf)
  • Milan Rakić (1876–1938, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
  • Mita Rakić (1846–1890, Serbia, nf)
  • Vićentije Rakić (1750–1818, Serbia, nf/p)
  • Slobodan Rakitić (1940–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
  • Carl Rakosi (1903–2004, Germany/US, p)
  • Michèle Rakotoson (born 1948, Mozambique, f/d)
  • Martin Rakovský (c. 1535–1579, Hungary, p/nf)
  • Zsuzsa Rakovszky (born 1950, Hungary, p)
  • Maraea Rakuraku (living, N Zealand, p/f)
  • Walter Raleigh (c. 1552–1618, England, p/nf)
  • Radoy Ralin (1922–2004, Bulgaria, p/nf)
  • Janette Rallison (born 1966, f/ch)
  • Janaki Ram (living, India/US, nf/f)
  • Tenali Rama (1480–1528, Vijayanagara E, p/nf)
  • Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu (16thc. CE, Vijayanagara E, p)
  • Somaya Ramadan (born 1951, Egypt, f/nf)
  • Ramarajabhushanudu (mid-16th c. CE, Vijayanagara E, p)
  • Eugène Rambert (1830–1886, Switzerland, nf/p)
  • Nabila Ramdani (living, France, nf)
  • Povel Ramel (1922–2007, Sweden, p)
  • Sergio Ramírez (born 1942, Nicaragua, f/nf)
  • Magali García Ramis (born 1946, Puerto Rico, f/nf)
  • Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725–1798, Germany, p)
  • Eva Ramm (born 1925, Norway, nf/f/ch)
  • Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953, Brazil, f/ch/nf)
  • María Cristina Ramos (born 1952, Argentina, ch)
  • Wanda Ramos (1948–1998, Angola/Portugal, f/p)
  • Arnold Rampersad (born 1941, Trinidad and Tobago/US, nf)
  • Allan Ramsay (1686–1758, Scotland, p/d)
  • Andrew Michael Ramsay (1686–1743, Scotland/France, nf)
  • John Ramsay of Ochtertyre (1736–1814, Scotland, nf)
  • Frank Ramsey (1903–1930, England, nf)
  • Katherine Ramsland (born 1953, US, nf)
  • Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878–1947, Switzerland, p/d)
  • Flavien Ranaivo (1914–1999, Madagascar, p/nf)
  • John Ranby (1703–1773, England, nf)
  • John Ranby (1743–1822, England, nf)
  • Ayn Rand (1905–1982, Russia/US, f/nf)
  • Charlotte Randall (living, N Zealand, f)
  • Derek Randall (born 1951, England, nf)
  • Dudley Randall (1914–2000, US, p)
  • Beverley Randell (born 1931, N Zealand, ch)
  • Jo Randerson (born 1973, N Zealand, f)
  • Thomas Randolph (1605–1635, England, p/d)
  • Björn Ranelid (born 1949, Sweden, f/nf)
  • Anita Rani (born 1977, England, nf)
  • Ian Rankin (born 1960, Scotland, f)
  • Jennifer Rankin (1941–1979, Australia, p/d)
  • (1863–1899, Serbia, f)
  • Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川乱歩, 1894–1965, Japan, f/nf), pseudonym of Tarō Hirai (平井太郎)
  • Christoph Ransmayr (born 1954, Austria, nf/f)
  • John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974, US, nf/p)
  • Arthur Ransome (1884–1967, England, ch/nf)
  • James Allen Ransome (1806–1875, England, nf)
  • Rao Xueman (born 1972, China, f/ch)
  • A. N. Prahlada Rao (born 1953, India, nf)
  • Addepalli Ramamohana Rao (1936–2016, India, p/nf)
  • Raja Rao (1908–2006, India, f/nf)
  • Ágnes Rapai (born 1952, Hungary, p/nf)
  • Frederic Raphael (born 1931, US/England, d/f/nf)
  • Nicolas Rapin (1535–1608, France, p/nf)
  • Eva Ras (born 1941, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
  • Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975, India/England, p)
  • Hamid Rashidi (1961–2020, Iran, nf)
  • Old Rashko (c. 1770–1822, Ottoman E)
  • Ellen Raskin (1928–1984, US, ch)
  • Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964, Norway, f/nf)
  • Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736–1794, Germany/England, f/nf)
  • Stephen Ratcliffe (born 1948, US, p/nf)
  • Wilhelm Rath (1897–1973, Germany/Austria, nf)
  • Julian Rathbone (1935–2008, England, f)
  • Lutz Rathenow (born 1952, Germany, nf/p)
  • Wolfgang Ratke (1571–1635, Germany, nf)
  • Terence Rattigan (1911–1977, England/Bermuda, d)
  • Patricia Ratto (born 1962, Argentina, f)
  • Lizzie Frost Rattray (1855–1931, N Zealand, nf)
  • John Raven (1914–1980, England, nf)
  • Angèle Rawiri (1954–2010, Gabon, f)
  • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953, US, f/ch)
  • Gloria Rawlinson (1918–1995, N Zealand, pf)
  • Anne Warfield Rawls (born 1950, US, nf)
  • John Rawls (1921–2002, US, nf)
  • Wilson Rawls (1913–1984, US, ch)
  • Tom Raworth (1938–2017, England, p/nf)
  • Eduardo Belgrano Rawson (born 1943, Argentina, f)
  • Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936–2005, Palestine/Israel, p)
  • Francis Ray (1944–2013, US, f)
  • Satyajit Ray (1921–1992, India, d/nf)
  • Sukumar Ray (1887–1923, India, ch)
  • Chet Raymo (born 1936, US, f/nf)
  • Derek Raymond (1931–1994, England, f), pseudonym of Robert William Arthur Cook
  • Claire Rayner (1931–2010, England, f/nf)
  • Yusuf Abu Rayya (1955–2009, Egypt, f/ch)
  • Esther Razanadrasoa (1892–1931, Madagascar, f/d/p)
  • Ibn Razqa (died 1731, Mauritania, p/nf)
  • Martin Rázus (1888–1937, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/d/nf)

Rc–Rh[]

  • Guram Rcheulishvili (1934–1960, USSR, f)
  • Herbert Read (1893–1968, England, nf/p)
  • Mark "Chopper" Read (1954–2013, Australia, f/ch)
  • Miss Read (1913–2012, England, f/ch)
  • Piers Paul Read (born 1941, England, f/nf)
  • Charles Reade (1814–1884, England, f/d)
  • Peter Reading (1946–2011, England, p)
  • Angela Readman (born 1973, England, p/nf)
  • Grisélidis Réal (1929–2005, Switzerland, nf/p)
  • Tom Reamy (1935–1977, US, f)
  • James Reaney (1926–2008, Canada, p/d/f)
  • Kate Reardon (born 1968, US/England, nf)
  • Charlotte Reather (living, England, nf)
  • Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf)
  • Liviu Rebreanu (1885–1944, Austria-Hungary/Romania, f/d)
  • Alojz Rebula (1924–2018, Italy/Slovenia, d/nf)
  • Malliya Rechana (fl. 940 CE, Telangana, nf)
  • James Redpath (1833–1891, England/US, nf)
  • Peter Redgrove (1932–2003, England, p/f/d)
  • Alves Redol (1911–1969, Portugal, f/d/ch)
  • Beatrice Redpath (1886-1937, Canada, p/f)
  • Henry Reed (1914–1986, p/d/nf)
  • Ishmael Reed (born 1938, US, p/f/nf)
  • John Reed (born 1969, US, f)
  • Talbot Baines Reed (1852–1893, England, ch)
  • William Maxwell Reed (1871–1962, US, ch)
  • Kerry Reed-Gilbert (1956–2019, Australia, p/nf)
  • Douglas Reeman (1924–2017, England, f)
  • Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841, Sweden, nf)
  • Rosemary Rees (c. 1875–1963, N Zealand, d/f)
  • Annie Lee Rees (1864–1949, N Zealand, nf)
  • Celia Rees (born 1949, England, f/ch)
  • Coralie Clarke Rees (1908–1972, Australia, p/nf/ch)
  • David Rees (1936–1993, England, f/ch)
  • Ennis Rees (1925–2009, US, p)
  • Evan Rees (1850–1923, Wales)
  • Gwyneth Rees (born 1968, England/Scotland, ch)
  • Ioan Bowen Rees (1929–1999, Wales, p/nf)
  • Libby Rees (born 1995, England, nf/ch)
  • Sarah Jane Rees (1839–1916, Wales, p/nf), Bardic name Cranogwen
  • T. Ifor Rees (1890–1977, Wales, nf)
  • Thomas Rees (1815–1885, Wales, nf)
  • William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) (1802–1883, Wales, p/nf/f)
  • Deryn Rees-Jones (living, England, p/nf)
  • Clara Reeve (1729–1807, England, f/nf)
  • Philip Reeve (born 1966, England, ch)
  • Simon Reeve (born 1972, England, nf)
  • James Reeves (1909–1978, England, p/d/ch)
  • William Pember Reeves (1857–1932, N Zealand, p/nf)
  • Steinunn Refsdóttir (fl. late 10th c., Iceland, p)
  • Abraham Regelson (1896–1981, Russian E/Israel, p/ch)
  • Sven Regener (born 1961, Germany, f/d)
  • José Régio (1901–1969, Portugal, f/d/p), pseudonym of José Maria dos Reis Pereira
  • Henri de Régnier (1864–1936, France, p)
  • José Lins do Rego (1901–1957, Brazil, f)
  • Ruth Rehmann (1922–2016, Germany, f/d)
  • Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920–2013, Poland/Germany, nf)
  • Christopher Reid (born 1949, Hong Kong/England, p/nf)
  • David Boswell Reid (1805–1863, Scotland/US, nf)
  • Elizabeth Julia Reid (1915–1971, Australia, nf)
  • Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991, Ireland/England, ch/f/p)
  • Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883, Ireland/US, f)
  • Victor Stafford Reid (1913–1987, Jamaica, f/d/ch)
  • Sue Reidy (living, N Zealand, f)
  • Matthew Reilly (born 1974, Australia, f)
  • Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694–1768, Germany, nf)
  • Uwe Reimer (1948–2004, Germany, nf)
  • Jonas Rein (1760–1821, Norway, p)
  • Mercedes Rein (1930–2006, Uruguay, nf/d)
  • Silvina Reinaudi (born 1942, Argentina, ch)
  • Carl Christian Reindorf (1834–1917, Gold Coast, nf)
  • Herbert Reinecker (1914–2007, Germany, f/d/nf)
  • Reinmar von Hagenau (fl. late 12th c., Germany, p)
  • Reinmar von Zweter (c. 1200 – post-1248, Germany, p)
  • Haru M. Reischauer (ハル・松方・ライシャワー, 1915–1998, Japan/US, nf)
  • Kathryn Reiss (born 1957, US, ch)
  • James Reiss (1941–2016, US, p/f)
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964, Norway, p/nf)
  • Julio Herrera y Reissig (1875–1910, Uruguay, p/d/nf)
  • Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569, Poland, nf/p)
  • Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959, Mexico, nf/f/p)
  • Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943, Hungary/Soviet Union, f/nf/d)
  • Ludwig Rellstab (1799–1860, Germany, p/nf)
  • Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970, Germany/Switzerland, f)
  • Miha Remec (1928–2020, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f)
  • Joscha Remus (born 1958, Germany, nf)
  • Ren Rongrong (任溶溶, born 1923, China, ch)
  • Jules Renard (1864–1910, France, f/d/nf)
  • Mary Renault (1905–1983, England/S Africa, f/nf)
  • Tore Renberg (born 1972, Norway, f/ch/d)
  • Robert Rendall (1898–1967, Scotland, p/nf)
  • Ruth Rendell (1930–2015, England, f)
  • Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940, Ecuador, p/f/p)
  • Lothar Rendulic (1887–1971, Austria, nf)
  • Mikihiko Renjō (連城三紀彦, 1948–2013, Japan, f)
  • Sophie de Renneville (1772–1822, France, ch/nf), pseudonym of Sophie de Senneterre
  • Vyacheslav Repin (living, USSR/France, f/nf)
  • Þorleifur Repp (1794–1857, Iceland/Denmark, nf)
  • André de Resende (1498–1573, Portugal, nf)
  • Garcia de Resende (1470–1536, Portugal, p)
  • Milan Rešetar (1860–1942, Austrian E/Italy, nf)
  • Mike Resnick (1942–2020, US, f)
  • Laura Restrepo (born 1950, Colombia, f/nf)
  • Nicolas-Edme Rétif (1734–1806, France, f)
  • Johann Reuchlin (1455–1522, Germany, nf)
  • Neidhart von Reuental (c. 1190 – post–1236 or 1237, Germany/Austria, p)
  • Fritz Reuter (1810–1874, Germany, f)
  • Gerard Reve (1923–2006, Netherlands, f)
  • Karel van het Reve (1921–1999, Netherlands, nf)
  • Pierre Reverdy (1889–1960, France, p)
  • Alma Reville (1899–1982, England/US, d)
  • Jacobus Revius (1586–1658, Netherlands, p/nf)
  • José Revueltas (1914–1976, Mexico, nf)
  • Guy Rewenig (born 1947, Luxembourg, f)
  • Adam Rex (born 1973, US, ch)
  • H. A. Rey (1898–1977, Germany/US, ch), born Hans Augusto Reyersbach
  • Sydor Rey (1908–1979, Poland, p/f)
  • Edgardo M. Reyes (1936–2012, Philippines, f/d)
  • Władysław Reymont (1867–1925, Russian E/Poland, f)
  • Helene Reynard (1875–1947, Austrian E/England, nf)
  • Alastair Reynolds (born 1966, Wales/England, f)
  • George W. M. Reynolds (1814–1879, England, f/p)
  • John Hamilton Reynolds (1794–1852, England, p/nf/d)
  • Mack Reynolds (1917–1983, US, f)
  • Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982, US, p/nf)
  • Charles Reznikoff (1894–1976, US, p)
  • Ludwig Rhesa (1776–1840, E Prussia, nf)
  • Fouzia Rhissassi (born 1950, Morocco, nf)
  • Dan Rhodes (born 1972, England, f)
  • Lou Rhodes (living, England, p)
  • Pam Rhodes (born 1950, England, nf)
  • William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826, England, d)
  • Najima Rhozali (born 1960, Morocco, nf)
  • Edward Prosser Rhys (1901–1945, Wales, p)
  • Jean Rhys (1890–1979, Dominica/England, f)
  • Morgan Rhys (1716–1779, Wales, p)
  • Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 – c. 1609, Wales, nf)

Ri[]

  • Kamel Riahi (born 1974, Tunisia/Algeria, f/nf)
  • Begum Akhtar Riazuddin (born 1928, India/Pakistan, nf)
  • Francisco Granizo Ribadeneira (1925–2009, Ecuador, p)
  • Óscar Ribas (1909–2004, Angola, f/nf)
  • Aquilino Ribeiro (1885–1963, Portugal, f)
  • Bernardim Ribeiro (1482–1552, Portugal, p/f)
  • João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014, Brazil, f/ch/d)
  • Orlando Ribeiro (1911–1997, Portugal, nf)
  • Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929–1994, Peru, f/nf/d)
  • Josip Ribičič (1886–1969, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, ch)
  • Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974, Brazil, nf/p)
  • Michelangelo Ricci (1619–1682, Italy, nf)
  • Marie Jeanne Riccoboni (1713–1792, France, f)
  • Anne Rice (1941–2021, US, f/nf)
  • Stan Rice (1942–2002, US, p)
  • Suzy Rice (living, US, d/f)
  • Adrienne Rich (1929–2012, US, p/nf)
  • Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick (1625–1678, England, nf)
  • David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) (1751–1827, Wales, p)
  • David Adams Richards (born 1950, Canada, f/p/nf)
  • Emilie Richards (living, US, f)
  • Justin Richards (born 1961, England, f)
  • Laura E. Richards (1850–1943, US, nf/p/ch)
  • Thomas Richards (1878–1962, Wales, nf)
  • Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957, England, f/nf)
  • Henry Handel Richardson (1870–1946, Australia, f), pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson
  • John Richardson (1817–1886, England, p/nf)
  • Paddy Richardson (living, N Zealand, f)
  • Robert Richardson (1850–1901, Australia, ch/p)
  • Samuel Richardson (1689–1761, England, f/nf)
  • Mordecai Richler (1931–2001, Canada, f/nf/ch)
  • Legh Richmond (1772–1827, England, nf/ch)
  • Mary Richmond (1853–1949, N Zealand, nf)
  • Hans Peter Richter (1925–1993, Germany, f/ch)
  • Hans Werner Richter (1908–1993, Germany, f/nf)
  • Thomas 'Clio' Rickman (1760–1834, England, nf)
  • Edgell Rickword (1898–1982, England, p/nf)
  • Charlotte Riddell (1832–1906, Ireland/England, f)
  • Chris Riddell (born 1962, S Africa/England, ch)
  • Elizabeth Riddell (1910–1998, Australia, p/nf)
  • James Riddell (1823–1866, England, nf)
  • Lola Ridge (1873–1941, Ireland/US, p/nf)
  • William Pett Ridge (1859–1930, England, f)
  • Christie Ridgway (living, US, f)
  • Laura Riding (1901–1991, US, p/nf/f)
  • Anne Ridler (1912–2001, England, p
  • Betty Ridley (1909–2005, England, nf)
  • James Ridley (1736–1765, England, f)
  • Brigitte Riebe (born 1953, Germany, f)
  • E. V. Rieu (1887–1972, England, nf/p/ch)
  • Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996, Egypt, f)
  • Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926, Austrian E/Switzerland, p/f)
  • Ransom Riggs (born 1979, US, f)
  • James Riley (born 1977, US, f)
  • James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916, US, p/ch)
  • Joan Riley (born 1958, Jamaica/England, f)
  • John Riley (1937–1978, England, p)
  • Lawrence Riley (1896–1974, US, d)
  • Willie Riley (1866–1961, England, f)
  • Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926, Austria-Hungary/Switzerland, p/f)
  • Gopal Prasad Rimal (1917–1973, Nepal, p)
  • Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891, France p/nf)
  • Penny Rimbaud (born 1943, England, nf)
  • Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966, Norway, p/f/nf)
  • Joachim Ringelnatz (1883–1934, Germany, p), pseudonym of Hans Bötticher
  • Luise Rinser (1911–2002, Germany, f)
  • João do Rio (1881–1921, Brazil, f/d)
  • Miguel Riofrío (1822–1879, Ecuador, f)
  • Rick Riordan (born 1964, US, f)
  • Alberto Ríos (born 1952, US, p/nf/f)
  • Dorothy Ripley (1767–1931, England/US, nf)
  • Francis Ripley (1912–1998, England, nf)
  • Gina Rippon (born 1950, England, nf)
  • Johann Rist (1607–1667, Germany, p/d)
  • Jovan Ristić (1831–1899, Serbia, nf)
  • Marko Ristić (1902–1984, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/nf)
  • Karl Ristikivi (1912–1977, Estonia/Sweden, f/nf)
  • Blaže Ristovski (1931–2018, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, nf)
  • Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919, England, f/nf)
  • Frances Ritchie (born 1942, England, nf)
  • James Ewing Ritchie (1820–1898, England, nf)
  • William Ritter (1867–1955, Switzerland, f/nf)
  • Alice Rivaz (1901–1998, Switzerland, f/p/nf)
  • Richard Rive (1931–1989, S Africa, f/nf)
  • Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (1826–1882, Puerto Rico, p/d/nf)
  • Andrés Rivera (1928–2016, Argentina, f)
  • Jorge B. Rivera (1935–2004, Argentina, p/nf)
  • José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928, Colombia, f)
  • Jamie Rix (born 1958, England, ch/d)
  • Joan Riviere (1883–1962, England, nf)
  • José Rizal (1861–1896, Philippines, f/p/nf)
  • Khawar Rizvi (1938–1981, India/Pakistan, p/nf), pseudonym of Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi
  • Steve Rizzo (living, US, nf)

Ro[]

  • Grigol Robakidze (1880–1962, Russian E/Switzerland, f/nf)
  • Karen Robards (born 1954, US, f)
  • Candace Robb (born 1950, US, f)
  • Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922–2008, France, f/nf)
  • Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert (1797–1872, France, f/p/d)
  • Gruffydd Robert (1572–1598, Wales/Italy, nf)
  • Shaaban bin Robert (1909–1962, Tanzania, nf/p)
  • Robert Roberthin (1600–1648, Germany, p), pseudonym Berrintho
  • Adam Roberts (born 1940, England, nf)
  • Adam Roberts (born 1965, Scotland/England, f/p/nf)
  • Alice Roberts (born 1973, England, nf)
  • Brynley F. Roberts (born 1931, Wales, nf)
  • Cecil Roberts (1892–1976, England, p/d/f)
  • Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 1939, Wales, d/f/ch)
  • Eleazar Roberts (1825–1912, Wales/England, nf)
  • Emma Roberts (1794–1840, England, nf/p)
  • Emrys Roberts (1929–2012, Wales, p), bardic name Emrys Deudraeth
  • Jason Roberts (living, US, f/nf)
  • Kate Roberts (1891–1985, Wales, f)
  • Keith Roberts (1935–2000, England, f/nf)
  • Les Roberts (born 1937, US, d/f)
  • Michael Roberts (1902–1948, England, p/nf), born William Edward Roberts
  • Nora Roberts (born 1950, US, f)
  • Paul Craig Roberts (born 1939, US, nf)
  • Samuel Roberts (1800–1885, Wales, nf)
  • William Owen Roberts (born 1960, Wales, f/d)
  • E. Arnot Robertson (1903–1961, England, f/nf)
  • T. W. Robertson (1829–1871, England, d)
  • Gilles de Roberval (1602–1675, France, nf)
  • Andrea di Robilant (living, Italy, nf)
  • Denise Robins (1897–1985, England, f/nf)
  • Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861–1939, England, f)
  • Patricia Robins (1921–2016, England, f), pseudonym Claire Lorrimer
  • Bill Robinson (1918–2007, US, nf)
  • Bruce Robinson (born 1946, England, d/f)
  • Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935, US, p)
  • Emma Robinson (1814–1890, England, f/d)
  • Frederick William Robinson (1830–1901, England, f/nf)
  • Henry Crabb Robinson (1775–1867, England, nf)
  • Hilary Robinson (born 1962, England/Isle of Man, ch)
  • Jancis Robinson (born 1950, England, nf)
  • Hilary Robinson (born 1952, England, ch/nf)
  • Joan G. Robinson (1910–1988, England, ch)
  • John Robinson (1919–1983, England, nf)
  • Keith Robertson (1914–1991, US, ch/f)
  • Kim Stanley Robinson (born 1952, US, f)
  • Lynda Suzanne Robinson (born 1951, US, f)
  • Mary Robinson (1757–1800, England, p/d/f)
  • Peter Robinson (born 1950, England/Canada, f)
  • Peter Robinson (born 1953, England, p)
  • Ray Robinson (born 1971, England, f/d)
  • Roland Robinson (1912–1992, Ireland/Australia, p)
  • Spider Robinson (born 1948, US/Canada, f)
  • W. Andrew Robinson (born 1957, England, nf)
  • Emmanuel Roblès (1914–1995, Algeria/France, f/nf)
  • Gary D. Robson (born 1958, US, ch)
  • Lucia St. Clair Robson (born 1942, US, f)
  • Benedita Barata da Rocha (1949–2021, Portugal/France, nf)
  • Luiz Duarte da Rocha (born 1956, Brazil, f/d/ch)
  • Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980, Czechoslovakia, p/f/nf)
  • Charlotte Roche (born 1978, England/Germany, f)
  • Lauren Kim Roche (born 1961, N Zealand, nf)
  • Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845, England, f)
  • Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807, Germany, f)
  • Violet Augusta Roche (1885–1967, N Zealand, nf)
  • Ross Rocklynne (1913–1988, US, f)
  • Alexander Roda Roda (1872–1945, Austrian E/US, f/nf)
  • Gianni Rodari (1920–1980, Italy, ch)
  • Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991, US, d)
  • Georges Rodenbach (1855–1898, Belgium/France, p/f)
  • Tsoncho Rodev (1926–2011, Bulgaria, f/nf)
  • W. R. Rodgers (1909–1969, Ireland/N Ireland, p/nf)
  • Maxime Rodinson (1915–2004, France, nf)
  • José Enrique Rodó (1871–1917, Uruguay, nf)
  • Mercè Rodoreda (1908–1983, Spain, f/d)
  • Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980, Brazil, d/nf/f)
  • Urbano Tavares Rodrigues (1923–2013, Portugal, nf/f)
  • Judith Rodriguez (1936–2018, Australia, p)
  • Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (1871–1927, Venezuela/US, nf)
  • Sheila Rodwell (1947–2009,
  • Maria Rodziewiczówna (1863–1944, Russian E/Poland, f/nf)
  • Jill Roe (1940–2017, Australia, nf)
  • Mark Roeder (born 1957, England/Australia, nf)
  • Theodore Roethke (1908–1963, US, p)
  • Don Roff (born 1966, US, f/d)
  • Monique Roffey (born 1965, Trinidad/England, f/nf)
  • Noëlle Roger (1874–1953, Switzerland, nf/f/ch), pseudonym of Hélène Pittard
  • Bruce Holland Rogers (living, US, f)
  • Rosemary Rogers (1932–2019, Ceylon/US, f)
  • Samuel Rogers (1763–1855, England, p/nf)
  • Thomas Rogers (died 1616, England, nf)
  • Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (c. 1100–1158, Norway, p), known as St Ronald of Orkney
  • Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson (born 1955, Iceland, nf)
  • Anker Rogstad (1925–1994, Norway, f)
  • David Rohl (born 1950, England, nf)
  • Sax Rohmer (1883–1959, England, f), pseudonym of Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward
  • Richard Rohr (born 1943, US, nf)
  • Matthew Rohrer (born 1970, US, p)
  • Géza Röhrig (born 1967, Hungary, p)
  • Arturo Andrés Roig (1922–2012, Argentina, nf)
  • Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003, Ecuador, f/nf)
  • Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011, Chile, p)
  • Manuel Rojas (1896–1973, Chile, p/f/nf)
  • Ricardo Rojas (1882–1957, Argentina, nf)
  • Begum Rokeya (1880–1932, India, nf/f)
  • Betty Roland (1903–1996, Australia, d/f/ch)
  • Frederick Rolfe (1860–1913, England/Italy, f/nf), pseudonym Baron Corvo
  • Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928, Norway, p/d/ch)
  • Romain Rolland (1866–1944, France, d/f/nf)
  • Hilda Rollett (1873–1970, N Zealand, nf)
  • Jules Romains (1885–1972, France, p/d/f)
  • Isabella Frances Romer (1898–1952, England, f/nf)
  • George A. Romero (1940–2017, US/Canada, d)
  • David Romtvedt (living, US, p)
  • Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975, Peru, f/nf)
  • Pierre de Ronsard (1524–1585, France, p)
  • Nathalie Ronvaux (born 1977, Luxembourg, p/d)
  • Elena de Roo (living, N Zealand, ch/p)
  • Dan Roodt (born 1957, S Africa, f/nf)
  • Daphne Rooke (1914–2009, S Africa, f/nf/ch)
  • Ginny Rorby (born 1944, US, f/ch)
  • Amanda McKittrick Ros (1860–1939, Ireland/N Ireland, f/p)
  • João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967, Brazil, f)
  • Ninotchka Rosca (born 1950, Philippines, f/nf)
  • Heather Rose (born 1964, Australia, f/ch)
  • Kenneth Rose (1924–2014, England, nf)
  • Malcolm Rose (born 1953, England, ch)
  • Peter Rose (born 1955, Australia, p/nf/f)
  • Simon Rose (born 1961, Canada, ch)
  • Peter Rosegger (1843–1918, Austria, p/nf)
  • Peter Rosei (born 1946, Austria, f/nf/ch)
  • Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971, S Africa, f)
  • Raymond Roseliep (1917–1983, US, p)
  • Franklin Rosemont (1943–2009, US, p/nf)
  • Penelope Rosemont (born 1942, US, nf/f)
  • Michael Rosen (born 1946, England, ch)
  • Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918, England/France, p)
  • Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011, Canada/US, f)
  • Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (1946–2017, US, f)
  • Sasha Roseneil (born 1966, England, nf)
  • Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1965–2017, US, nf/ch)
  • Eric Rosenthal (1905–1983, S Africa, nf)
  • Mordecai Roshwald (1921–2015, Poland/US, f/nf)
  • Barbara Rosiek (1959–1920, Poland, nf/p)
  • Joan Rosier-Jones (born 1940, N Zealand, f/d/nf)
  • Alice Grant Rosman (1882–1961, Australia, f)
  • Ann Rosman (born 1973, Sweden, f)
  • Meg Rosoff (born 1956, US/England, f/ch)
  • Alan Ross (1922–2001, India/England, nf/p/ch)
  • Alexander Ross (c. 1590–1654, Scotland/England, nf)
  • Alexander Ross (1699–1784, Scotland, p)
  • Diana Ross (1910–2000, Malta/England, ch)
  • Leone Ross (born 1969, England, f/nf/p)
  • Tomas Ross (born 1944, Netherlands, f), pseudonym of Willem Pieter Hogendoorn
  • Maria Rosseels (1916–2005, Belgium, f/nf)
  • Maarten van Rossem (born 1943, Netherlands, nf)
  • Christina Rossetti (1830–1894, England, p/f/ch)
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882, England, p)
  • Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941, Uruguay/Spain, f/p)
  • Johann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727, Germany, nf), pseudonym Meletaon
  • Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, France, p/d)
  • Renee Roszel (living, US, f)
  • Eugen Roth (1895–1976, Germany, p)
  • Friederike Roth (born 1948, Germany, d)
  • Gerhard Roth (1942–2022, Austria, f)
  • Joseph Roth (1894–1939, Austrian E/France, f/nf)
  • Miriam Roth (1910–2005, Hungary/Israel, ch)
  • Patrick Roth (born 1953, Germany, f/nf)
  • Philip Roth (1933–2018, US, f)
  • Stephan Ludwig Roth (1796–1849, Austrian E/Hungary, nf)
  • Veronica Roth (born 1988, US, f)
  • Yechezkel Roth (living, US, nf)
  • Patrick Rothfuss (born 1973, US, f)
  • Tony Rothman (born 1953, US, nf)
  • Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975, S Africa, nf), pseudonym M.E.R.
  • Toni Rothmund (1877–1956, Germany, f/nf)
  • Ola Rotimi (1938–2000, Nigeria, d)
  • Gustave Roud (1897–1976, Switzerland, p)
  • Denis de Rougemont (1906–1986, Switzerland, nf)
  • Andrus Rõuk (born 1957, USSR/Estonia, f)
  • Jacques Roumain (1907–1944, Haiti, f/nf)
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778, France, nf)
  • Raymond Roussel (1877–1933, France, p/f/d)
  • André Roussin (1911–1987, France, d)
  • Pavla Rovan (1908–1999, Austrian E/Slovenia, p/f)
  • David Rowbotham (1924–2010, Australia, p/nf)
  • Jennifer Rowe (born 1948, Australia, f/ch)
  • Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718, England, p/d)
  • Noel Rowe (1951–2007, Australia, p)
  • Rainbow Rowell (born 1973, US, f/ch)
  • Dafydd Rowlands (1931–2001, Wales, nf/d)
  • Graham Rowlands (born 1947, Australia, p)
  • Jane Helen Rowlands (1891–1955, Wales/India, nf)
  • John Rowlands (1938–2015, Wales, f/nf)
  • Samuel Rowlands (c. 1573–1630, England, nf/p)
  • William Rowlands (1802–1865, Wales, nf)
  • Christopher Rowley (born 1948, US, f)
  • J. K. Rowling (born 1965, England/Scotland, ch/f)
  • Martin Rowson (born 1959, England, f)
  • Tania Roxborogh (born 1965, N Zealand, nf)
  • Susanna Roxman (1946–2015, Sweden, p/nf)
  • Ron Roy (born 1940, US, ch)
  • Arundhati Roy (born 1961, India, f/nf)
  • Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983, Canada, f/nf)
  • Hemendra Kumar Roy (1888–1963, India, ch)
  • Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833, India/England, nf)
  • Ron Roy (born 1940, US, ch)
  • Maude Royden (1876–1956, England, nf)
  • Kristína Royová (1860–1936, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f/nf/p)
  • S. J. Rozan (born 1950, US, f/p/nf)
  • Marjan Rožanc (1930–1990, Yugoslavia, nf)
  • Istvan Rozanich (1912–1984, Hungary/Venezuela, p)
  • Tadeusz Różewicz (1921–2014, Poland, p/d)
  • Endre Rózsa (1941–1995, Hungary, p)

Rs–Rz[]

  • Ljubivoje Ršumović (born 1939, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/ch)
  • Ru Zhijuan (茹志鵑, 1925–1998, China, f)
  • David Rubadiri (1930–2018, Nyasaland/Malawi, p/d/f)
  • Bernice Rubens (1923–2004, Wales/England, f)
  • Murilo Rubião (1916–1991, Brazil, f)
  • Gillian Rubinstein (born 1942, England/Australia, ch)
  • Renate Rubinstein (1929–1990, Netherlands, nf)
  • Berta Ruck (1878–1978, India/Wales, f/nf)
  • Rudy Rucker (born 1946, US, f/nf)
  • Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866, Germany, p)
  • Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993, Norway, f/ch)
  • George Rudé (1910–1993, Norway/Australia, nf)
  • Jaufre Rudel (died 1147 or after, Anatolia, p)
  • Anne Rudloe (1947–2012, US, nf)
  • Adolf Rudnicki (1912–1990, Poland, f/nf)
  • Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200–1254, Austria, p)
  • Franček Rudolf (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/d)
  • Emily Ruete (1844–1924, Zanzibar, nf), birth name Salama bint Said
  • Alan Rufus (c. 1040–1093, France/England, nf)
  • John Ruganda (1941–2007, Uganda, d)
  • Andrew Rugasira (living, Uganda, nf)
  • Mwangi Ruheni (born 1934, Kenya, f/nf/ch)
  • Gabriel Ruhumbika (born 1938, Tanzania, f)
  • Manuel Rui (born 1941, Angola, p/f/d)
  • Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980, US, p)
  • Ann Rule (1931–2015, US, nf)
  • Juan Rulfo (1917–1986, Mexico, f)
  • Zygmunt Rumel (1915–1943, Poland, p)
  • Rumi (1207–1273, Persia, p/nf)
  • Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 1942, USSR/Estonia, p/d/nf)
  • Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 1977, Iceland, d)
  • James Runcie (born 1959, England, f/d)
  • Katherine Rundell (born 1987, England, ch/f)
  • Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877, Finland, p)
  • Kristina Rungano (born 1963, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/f)
  • Dimitrij Rupel (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf)
  • Layla Sarahat Rushani (c. 1952/1954–2004, Afghanistan/Netherlands, p)
  • Mohammed ibn Rushayd (1259–1321, Ceuta, nf)
  • Abu Rushd (1919–2010, India/Bangladesh, f)
  • Salman Rushdie (born 1947, India/US, f/nf)
  • John Ruskin (1819–1900, England, nf)
  • Milen Ruskov (born 1966, Bulgaria, f)
  • Joanna Russ (1937-2011, US, f/nf/ch)
  • Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978, England, f)
  • Mary Doria Russell (born 1950, US, f)
  • Nipsey Russell (1918–2005, US, p)
  • Rachel Renée Russell (born 1959, US, ch)
  • William Clark Russell (1844–1911, England, f/nf)
  • Tim Russert (1950–2008, US, nf)
  • Alecu Russo (1819–1859, Moldavia/Romania, p)
  • Richard Paul Russo (born 1954, US, f)
  • Cyprian Thomas Rust (1808–1895, England, nf)
  • Shota Rustaveli (c. 1160 – post-1220, Georgia, p)
  • Doina Ruști (born 1957, Romania, f)
  • Rutebeuf (fl. 1245–1285, France, p)
  • Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661, Scotland/England, nf)
  • Thomas Rutherford (1712–1771, England, nf)
  • Edward Rutherfurd (born 1948, England, f), pseudonym of Francis Edward Wintle
  • Grey Gowrie (1939–2021, Ireland/Wales, f)
  • Frank Rutter (1876–1937, England, nf)
  • Mary Ruwart (born 1949, US, nf)
  • Field Ruwe (born 1955, Zambia/US, f/nf)
  • Rose Rwakasisi (born 1945, Uganda, f/nf)
  • William Bolitho Ryall (1891–1930, S Africa/England, nf)
  • Brendan Ryan (born 1963, Australia, p)
  • Chris Ryan (born 1961, England, f/nf)
  • Gig Ryan (born 1956, England/Australia, p), pseudonym of Elizabeth Anne Martina Ryan
  • Pam Muñoz Ryan (born 1951, US, ch)
  • Nan Ryan (1936–2017, US, f)
  • Perry T. Ryan (born 1962, US, nf)
  • Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895, Sweden, f/p)
  • Lucjan Rydel (1870–1918, Poland, d/p)
  • Caroline Ryder (born 1980, England/US, nf)
  • Cynthia Rylant (born 1954, US, ch/nf/p)
  • Geoff Ryman (born 1951, Canada/US, f)
  • Thomas Rymer (c. 1643–1713, England, p/nf)
  • Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz (1935–2022, Poland, p/d/nf)
  • Ryo Mizuno (水野良, born 1963, Japan, nf)
  • Ryōgo Narita (成田良悟, born 1980, Japan, f)
  • Ryōkan (良寛大愚, 1758–1831, Japan, p)
  • Youssef Rzouga (born 1956, Tunisia, p/nf)
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