1. Gary Snyder (1930)

Poet

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author associated with the Beat Generation. His best-known works include Turtle Island, A Place in Space, and Mountains and Rivers Without End.

2. Caroline Kaufman (1999)

Poet

American poet who has gained fame thank to her book of poetry titled Light Filters In. She also posts short poems to her Instagram page.

3. Luigi Almanni (1495)

Poet

Sixteenth-century Italian poet and political figure known for La Coltivazione, Opere Toscane, and other works. He was one of the first Italian poets to write epigrams.

4. Pierre De Ronsard (1524)

Poet

Pierre De Ronsard is a famous Poet, who was born on September 11, 1524 in France. Prolific sixteenth-century French poet who is best known for his sonnets and odes. His...

5. Luis de Góngora (1561)

Poet

Luis de Góngora is a famous Poet, who was born on July 11, 1561 in Spain. Spanish lyric poet of the Baroque period whose works include Fabula de Polifemo y...

6. Robert Herrick (1591)

Poet

Seventeenth-century English poet known for works such as Hesperides and "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." The latter work, a carpe diem (seize-the-day) poem, contains the famous first...

7. Nora Marks Dauenhauer (1927)

Poet

Nora Marks Dauenhauer is a famous Poet, who was born on May 8, 1927 in United States. A Twentieth-century, Alaskan-born author, she is best known for her American Book Award-winning...

8. William Drummond (1585)

Poet

Scottish poet and translator whose best-known works include Cypresse Grove and Poems. A posthumous edition of The Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden was published in 1711.

9. Joost Van den Vondel (1587)

Poet

Joost Van den Vondel is a famous Poet, who was born on November 17, 1587 in Netherlands. A Dutch writer, poet, and dramatist, he is best known for his 1662...

10. John Suckling (1609)

Poet

Seventeenth-century English poet who is remembered for a poem entitled "Ballad Upon a Wedding."

11. Pietro Metastasio (1698)

Poet

Italian poet remembered for his libretti for works of eighteenth-century opera seria. His famous libretto, Adriano in Siria, was set to music by such renowned composers as Bach, Cherubini, Pergolesi,...

12. Duncan Ban Macintyre (1724)

Poet

Duncan Ban Macintyre is a famous Poet, who was born on March 20, 1724 in United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic poet known for his poem “Moladh Beinn Dobhrain,” an ode to...

13. William Collins (1721)

Poet

Eighteenth-century English poet whose lyrical works include Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegorical Subjects and Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands. Poet John Langhorne published Collins' collected poems...

14. Johan Herman Wessel (1742)

Poet

Johan Herman Wessel is a famous Poet, who was born on October 6, 1742 in Norway. Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright who is best known for his eighteenth-century satirical works. He...

15. Evariste De Parny (1753)

Poet

Evariste De Parny is a famous Poet, who was born on February 6, 1753 in France. French poet known for Poesies erotiques and other collections of love poetry. His literary...

16. Johann von Goethe (1749)

Poet

German writer associated with the Sturm und Drang literary movement and best known for his poetic drama, Faust. His other works include The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship,...

17. Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769)

Poet

Ernst Moritz Arndt is a famous Poet, who was born on December 26, 1769 in Germany. German poet, author, and patriot known for spearheading the German nationalism and unification movements....

18. Ng Yi-Sheng (1980)

Poet

Ng Yi-Sheng is a famous Poet, who was born on November 25, 1980 in Singapore. Singapore-born author of the famous 2006 work, SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century. Also...

19. Rebecca Hammond Lard (1772)

Poet

Rebecca Hammond Lard is a famous Poet, who was born on March 7, 1772 in United States. Massachusetts-born, Vermont and Indiana-based poet who published her famous long poem, “On the...

20. Clemens Brentano (1778)

Poet

German Romantic poet and author remembered for Romanzen vom Rosenkranz (poems) and Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl (short stories). He also collaborated with his brother-in-law on a...

21. Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)

Poet

Alphonse de Lamartine is a famous Poet, who was born on October 21, 1790 in France. French Romantic poet, writer, and politician famous for his poem “Le Lac” (“The Lake”)....

22. Clement Clarke Moore (1779)

Poet

American author who wrote the 1823 Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which later became known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." He also had a prominent career as...

23. Ann Taylor (1782)

Poet

English poet and literary critic best known for her children's verse and her prose. She collaborated with her sister, Jane Taylor, who wrote Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

24. Bryan Procter (1787)

Poet

British poet known by the pseudonym of Barry Cornwall and famous for Dramatic Scenes and Other Poems. His other notable works include Marcian Colonna, Mirandola, and A Sicilian Story.

25. Alfred Victor Devigny (1797)

Poet

Alfred Victor Devigny is a famous Poet, who was born on March 27, 1797 in France. French poet, playwright, and novelist whose famous works include Chatterton, Stello, and Les Destinees....

26. Antoine Meyer (1801)

Poet

Poet and mathematician who published the first poetry collection in the Luxembourgish language. The work, entitled E'Schrek ob de Lezeburger Parnassus, appeared in 1829 and was followed three years later...

27. Thomas Hood (1799)

Poet

A 19th-century English author and poet, he is best known for "Whims and Oddities" and other humorous works. His most famous poems include "No!" and "I Remember, I Remember."

28. Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803)

Poet

British poet, playwright, and medical doctor who is best known for a blank-verse play entitled The Bride's Tragedy.

29. Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801)

Poet

Kristjan Jaak Peterson is a famous Poet, who was born on March 14, 1801 in Estonia. Nineteenth-century poet who is considered the father of modern Estonian poetry. His poems in...

30. Sarah Flower Adams (1805)

Poet

English poet who released her longest work Vivia Perpetua, A Dramatic Poem in 1841. She died of Tuberculosis at the age of 43.

31. Joseph Grant (1805)

Poet

Nineteenth-century Scottish poet remembered for his work in the English and Scots languages. His best-known works include Kincardineshire Traditions and Tales of the Glens: With Ballads and Songs.

32. Sarah Helen Whitman (1803)

Poet

Sarah Helen Whitman is a famous Poet, who was born on January 19, 1803 in United States. Nineteenth-century American poet and writer associated with the Transcendentalist and Spiritualist movements. She...

33. James Clarence Mangan (1803)

Poet

James Clarence Mangan is a famous Poet, who was born on May 1, 1803 in Ireland. Irish poet whose well-known poems include “The Funerals,” “Siberia,” and “To the Ruins of...

34. Gerard De Nerval (1808)

Poet

Gerard De Nerval is a famous Poet, who was born on May 22, 1808 in France. French Romantic poet best remembered for his translation of Goethe’s Faust. His other notable...

35. Alfred Demusset (1810)

Poet

French poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. His poetry collections include Un Spectacle dans un fauteuil and Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie; his plays include Le Chandelier and Bettine.

36. Frances Browne (1816)

Poet

A Nineteenth-Century Irish author and poet, she is best remembered for her 1856 children's story collection, Granny's Wonderful Chair. Her other works include My Share of the World (a novel)...

37. Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819)

Poet

Johann Voldemar Jannsen is a famous Poet, who was born on May 16, 1819 in Estonia. Estonian journalist and poet best known for writing the words to his country’s national...

38. Frances Sargent Osgood (1811)

Poet

Frances Sargent Osgood is a famous Poet, who was born on June 18, 1811 in United States. Nineteenth-century American poet and author who is remembered for such popular works as...

39. Jones Very (1813)

Poet

American poet, author, mystic, and clergyman associated with the Transcendentalism movement. He is most remembered for an 1839 work entitled Essays and Poems.

40. Arthur Hugh Clough (1819)

Poet

Arthur Hugh Clough is a famous Poet, who was born on January 1, 1819 in United Kingdom. British poet and educator who is remembered for Say Not the Struggle Naught...

41. Janos Arany (1817)

Poet

Nineteenth-century Hungarian writer who is best known for his Toldi Trilogy and for his numerous ballads. His most famous ballad poem, published in 1863, is entitled "The Bards of Wales."

42. Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815)

Poet

Rufus Wilmot Griswold is a famous Poet, who was born on February 13, 1815 in United States. An American author, anthologist, and critic, he is most famous for his 1842...

43. Robert Browning (1812)

Poet

Victorian poet and playwright whose best-known works include My Last Duchess and The Pied Piper of Hamelin. His later works include Men and Women and The Ring and the Book....

44. Joseph Scriven (1819)

Poet

Nineteenth-century Irish poet who is best remembered for "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," a verse that was set to music as a popular hymn.

45. Maria White Lowell (1821)

Poet

Maria White Lowell is a famous Poet, who was born on July 8, 1821 in United States. American poet, abolitionist, and teetotaler whose poem, ‘The Grave of Keats,’ was published...

46. James Russell Lowell (1819)

Poet

James Russell Lowell is a famous Poet, who was born on February 22, 1819 in United States. American poet, author, social reformer, and diplomat associated with the Romantic movement and...

47. William Allingham (1824)

Poet

Irish poet, editor, and author who is most known for his Diary and for his poem "The Faeries." Also an editor, he began working for Fraser's Magazine in 1874.

48. Emily Dickinson (1830)

Poet

A major American poet, she is known for her reclusive lifestyle and her brilliant, posthumously-published poems. Her numerous poems include "A great Hope fell," "A Clock stopped," and "Alone, I...

49. Christina Rossetti (1830)

Poet

British poet known for "Goblin Market" and for the poem-turned-Christmas carol "In the Bleak Midwinter." Her complete poems were compiled in three volumes and were published (posthumously) between 1979 and...

50. Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832)

Poet

Theodore Watts-Dunton is a famous Poet, who was born on October 12, 1832 in United Kingdom. A turn-of-the-century British literary critic and poet, he is best known for The Coming...