The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with J: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics 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

Ja

• Noni Jabavu (1919–2008, S Africa, nf) • Edmond Jabès (1912–1991, Egypt/France, nf/p) • Edward Jablonski (1922–2004, US, nf) • F. P. Jac (1955–2008, Denmark, p), birth name Flemming Palle Jakobsen • Philippe Jaccottet (1925–2021, Switzerland, p) • António Jacinto (1924–1991, Angola/Portugal, p), pseudonym Orlando Tavora • Donald Jack (1924–2003, England/Canada, f/d) • Anna Jackson (born 1967, N Zealand, p/f/nf) • Brenda Jackson (born 1953, US, f) • Elaine Jackson (born 1943, US, f) • Katherine Jackson (born 1930, US, nf) • Mick Jackson (born 1960, England, f) • Shirley Jackson (1919–1965, US, f/nf) • Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889–1967, Germany/US, nf) • Max Jacob (1876–1944, France, p/f), Holocaust victim • Violet Jacob (1863–1946, Scotland, f/p) • Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743–1819, Germany, nf) • Johann Georg Jacobi (1740–1814, Germany, p) • Anna Jacobs (born 1941, England/Australia, f) • Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971, Nicaragua/US, nf) • Jane Jacobs (1916–2006, US/Canada, nf) • Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916, Australia/US, nf) • W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943, England, f/d) • Alf Reidar Jacobsen (born 1950, Norway, nf/f) • Anna Jacobsen (1924–2004, Norway, nf) • Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847–1885, Denmark, f/p/nf) • Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994, Norway, p) • Roy Jacobsen (born 1954, Norway, f) • Howard Jacobson (born 1942, England, f) • Brian Jacques (1939–2011, England, f) • Frances Jacson (1754–1842, England, f/nf) • Mhlobo Jadezweni (born 1954, S Africa, ch/p/nf) • Hans Jæger (1854–1910, Norway/Sweden, nf) • Muriel Jaeger (1892–1969, England, f/d/nf) • Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940, Switzerland/Italy, f), pseudonym Carlotta Wieck • Ada Jafarey (1924–2015, India/Pakistan, p) • Alireza Jafarzadeh (living, Iran/US, nf) • Ada Jafri (1924–2015, India/Pakistan, p) • Maya Jaggi (living, England, nf) • Richard Jago (1715–1781, England, p/nf) • Annamarie Jagose (born 1965, N Zealand, nf/f) • Marie-Reine de Jaham (born 1940, Martinique/France, f/nf) • Linda Jaivin (born 1955, US/Australia, nf/f) • John Jakes (1932–2023, US, f) • T. D. Jakes (born 1957, US, nf) • Svava Jakobsdóttir (1930–2004, Iceland, f/p/d) • Stevan Jakovljević (1890–1962, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf) • Đura Jakšić (1832–1878, Austrian E/Serbia, p/f/d) • Mileta Jakšić (1863–1935, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, p) • Jakuren (寂蓮, 1139–1202, Japan, p) • Saifuddin Jalal (born 1958, Afghanistan, nf/p) • Janez Jalen (1891–1966, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf/d/f) • Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892–1997, Iran/Switzerland, f) • Sousa Jamba (born 1966, Angola, f/nf) • Alice James (1848–1892, US, nf) • Barbara James (1943–2003, US/Australia, nf) • C. L. R. James (1901–1989, Trinidad & Tobago/England, nf/d/f) • Christine James (born 1954, Wales, p) • Clive James (1939–2019, Australia/England, nf/p) • Daniel James (1848–1920, Wales, p) • E. L. James (born 1963, England, f) • Edward James (1569 – c. 1610, Wales, nf) • Elinor James (1644–1719, England, nf) • Eloisa James (born 1962, US, f/nf), pseudonym of Mary Bly • Evan James (1809–1978, Wales, p) • Florence James (1902–1993, N Zealand/Australia, ch/f) • George Payne Rainsford James (1799–1860, England, f/nf) • Grace James (1882–1965, Japan/Italy, ch) • Henry James (1843–1916, US/England, f/d/nf) • Henry James Sr. (1811–1882, US, nf) • M. R. James (1862–1936, England, f/nf) • Maria James (1793–1868, Wales/US, p) • Marlon James (born 1970, Jamaica, f) • P. D. James (1920–2014, England, f) • Peter James (born 1948, England, f) • Rebecca James (born 1970, Australia, f/ch) • Wendy James, born 1966, Australia, f) • William James (1842–1910, US, nf) • Winifred Lewellin James (1876–1941, Australia, f/nf) • James VI and I (1566–1625, Scotland/England, nf) • W. C. Jameson (born 1942, US, nf/d/p) • Kathleen Jamie (born 1962, Scotland, p/nf) • Alexander Jamieson (1782–1850, Scotland/Belgium, nf) • Francis Jammes (1868–1938, France, p) • Amadis Jamyn (1538–1592, France, p) • Drago Jančar (born 1948, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d/nf) • Ernst Jandl (1925–2000, Austria, p) • Emma Jane (born 1969, Australia, nf/f) • Phil Janes (living, US, f/ch) • Slavko Janevski (1920–2000, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f/d) • James Janeway (1636–1674, England, ch) • Shahid Mahmud Jangi (living, Bangladesh, p/nf) • Klemens Janicki (1516–1543, Poland, p) • Laurence Janifer (1933–2002, US, f) • Éva Janikovszky (1926–2003, Hungary, ch/f) • Shelina Zahra Janmohamed (born 1974, England, nf) • Jans der Enikel (late 13th c., Austrian E, p/nf) • Tove Jansson (1914–2001, Finland, f/ch) • Patricia Janus (1932–2006, US, p) • Janus Pannonius (1434–1472, Slavonia/Hungary, p) • Jao Tsung-I (季羨林, 1917–2018, China, nf) • David Jaomanoro (1953–2014, Mozambique, f/d/p) • Arthur Japin (born 1956, Netherlands, f) • Sébastien Japrisot (1931–2003, France, f), pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Rossi • Miran Jarc (1900–1942, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, p/f) • Lisa Jardine (1944–2015, England, nf) • Mark Jarman (born 1952, US, p/nf) • Rosemary Hawley Jarman (1935–2015, England, f) • Peter Jaroš (born 1940, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, f/d) • Randall Jarrell (1914–1965, US, p/f/ch) • Miranda Jarrett (living, US, f), pseudonym of Susan Holloway Scott • Delia Jarrett-Macauley (living, England, nf/f) • Alfred Jarry (1873–1907, France, d/f/nf) • Harry Järv (1921–2009, Finland/Sweden, nf) • Claude Scudamore Jarvis (1879–1953, England/Egypt, nf) • Marguerite Florence Laura Jarvis (1886–1964, England, f/d), pseudonym Oliver Sandys • Robin Jarvis (born 1963, England, f/ch • Bruno Jasieński (1901–1938, Poland/USSR, p/f/d) • Jasimuddin (1903–1976, India/Bangladesh, p/d/nf) • Mieczysław Jastrun (1903–1983, Austria-Hungary/Poland, p/nf) • Tommy Jaud (born 1970, Germany, f/d) • Arturo Jauretche (1901–1974, Argentina, nf/p) • Mikheil Javakhishvili (1880–1937, Russian E/USSR, f) • Stevan Javellana (1918–1977, Philippines, f) • László Jávor (1903–1992, Hungary/France, p) • Mirko Javornik (1909–1986, Austrian E/US, nf/f) • Jože Javoršek (1920–1990, Yugoslavia, d/p/nf) • Augusta Jawara (1924–1981, Gambia, d/nf) • Annie Jay (born 1957, France, ch) • Charlotte Jay (1919–1996, Australia, f), pseudonym of Geraldine Halls • Salim Jay (born 1951, France/Morocco, f/nf) • Latifa Jbabdi (born 1955, Morocco, nf)

Je–Ji

• John Jea (1773 – post-1817, Calabar, nf) • John Cordy Jeaffreson (1831–1901, England, f/nf) • Georges Jean (1820–1911, France, p/nf) • Jean de Meun (c. 1240 – c. 1305, France, p) • Ann Jebb (1735–1812, England, nf) • Samuel Jebb (c. 1694–1772, England, nf) • Eugen Jebeleanu (1911–1991, Romania, p) • Michael Jecks (born 1960, England, f) • Alan Jefferies (born 1957, Australia, p/ch) • Barbara Jefferis (1917–2004, England/Australia, f/ch/nf) • Richard Jefferies (1848–1887, England, nf/f) • Oliver Jeffers (born 1977, N Ireland/US, ch) • Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962, US, p) • Andrew Jefford (born 1956, England/France, nf/p) • Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (1773–1850, Scotland, nf) • Sheila Jeffreys (born 1948, England/Australia, nf) • Sabrina Jeffries (born 1958, US, f) • Jefimija (1349–1405, Serbia, p), pseudonym of Jelena Mrnjavčević • Jefrem (c. 1312–1400, Balkans/Serbia, nf/p) • Jegaatha (born 1956, India, nf/p) • Cynthia Jele (living, S Africa, f) • Milosav Jelić (1883–1947, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p) • Vojin Jelić (1921–2004, Yugoslavia/Croatia, nf/p) • Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946, Austria, d/f) • Rod Jellema (1927–2018, US, p) • Tahar Ben Jelloun (born 1944, Morocco, f) • Lynn Jenner (living, N Zealand, p/nf) • Graham Jenkin (born 1948, Australia, p/nf) • David Jenkins (1912–2002, Wales, nf) • Elizabeth Jenkins (1905–2010, England, f/nf) • John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936, Wales, p/nf) • John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949, Australia, p/nf/f) • Joseph Jenkins (1818–1898, Wales/Australia, nf/p) • Mike Jenkins (born 1953, Wales, p/f) • Robert Thomas Jenkins (1881–1969, Wales, nf) • Simon Jenko (1835–1869, Austrian E, p/f/nf) • Elizabeth Jennings (1926–2001, England, p/nf) • John Edward Jennings (1906–1973, US, f/nf) • Kate Jennings (1948–2021, Australia, p/nf/f) • Paul Jennings (born 1943, England/Australia, ch) • Grace Jennings-Edquist (living, Australia, nf) • Zoë Jenny (born 1974, Switzerland/England, f) • Walter Jens (1923–2013, Germany, nf) • Axel Jensen (1932–2003, Norway, f/p/nf) • Caroline Schytte Jensen (1848–1935, Norway, p/ch) • Johannes V. Jensen (1873–1950, Denmark, f/p) • Merrill Jensen (1905–1980, US, nf) • Thit Jensen (1876–1957, Denmark, f/d/nf) • Wilhelm Jensen (1837–1911, Germany, f/p) • Sydney Jephcott (1864–1951, Australia, p) • Amy Jephta (living, S Africa, d) • Edgar Jepson (1863–1938, England, f), pseudonym R. Edison Page • Margaret Jepson (1907–2003, England, f), pseudonym Pearl Bellairs • Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989, England, f/d) • Helen Jerome (1883–1966, Ireland/US, d/nf) • Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927, England, f/nf) • Vladeta Jerotić (1924–2018, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • P. C. Jersild (born 1935, Sweden, f/nf) • Janko Jesenský (1874–1945, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/nf) • John Heneage Jesse (1809–1874, England, nf/p/d) • Afevork Ghevre Jesus (1868–1947, Ethiopia, f/nf) • Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977, Brazil, nf/d) • K. W. Jeter (born 1950, US, f) • Dobroslav Jevđević (1895–1962, Austria-Hungary/Italy, nf/p) • Zorica Jevremović (born 1948, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/nf) • Darinka Jevrić (1947–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p) • Atanasije Jevtić (1938–2021, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • Geraldine Jewsbury (1812–1880, England, f/nf) • Maria Jane Jewsbury (1800–1833, England/India, nf/p) • Raj Kamal Jha (born 1966, India, f/nf) • Ji Kang (嵇康, 223–262 CE, China, nf/p) • Ji Xianlin (季羨林, 1911–2009, China, nf) • Ji Yun (紀昀, 1724–1805, China, nf/p) • Jia Dao (賈島, 779–843, China, p) • Jia Pingwa (賈平娃, born 1952, China, f/p/nf) • Jia Rongqing (賈榮慶, living, China/Canada, nf) • Jia Yinghua (賈英華, born 1952, China, nf) • Jiang Biwei (蔣碧薇, 1899–1978, China, nf) • Jiang Fangzhou (蔣方舟, born 1989, China, f/ch) • Jiang Rong (姜戎, born 1946, China, f/nf) • Jiang Tingxi (蔣廷錫, 1669–1732, China, nf) • Jiao Yu (焦玉, fl. 14th c., China, nf) • Jien (慈円, 1155–1225, Japan, p/nf) • Jin Shengtan (金聖歎, c. 1610–1661, China, nf) • Jin Yong (查良鏞, 1924–2018, China, f/nf) • Jin Yuelin (金岳霖, 1895–1984, China, nf) • Jing Fang (京房, 78–37 BCE, China, nf) • Kiyoshi Jinzai (神西清, 1903–1957, Japan, f/nf) • Jippensha Ikku (十返舎一九, 1765–1831, Japan, f) • Abbas Jirari (1937–2024, Morocco, nf) • Noé Jitrik (1928–2022, Argentina, nf/f) • Jivani (1846–1909, Russian E, p)

Jo

• Paulin Joachim (1931–2012, Benin, p/nf) • Nick Joaquin (1917–2004, Philippines, f/nf) • John Thomas Job (1867–1938, Wales, p) • Elizabeth Jocelin (c. 1595–1622, England, nf) • Matthías Jochumsson (1835–1920, Iceland, p/d/nf) • Étienne Jodelle (1532–1573, France, d/p) • Alexandra Joel (born 1953, Australia, nf/f) • Joseph Joffo (1931–2018, France, nf) • Khasnor Johan (bor 1968, Malaysia/Australia, nf) • Johannes von Tepl (c. 1350 – c. 1415, Bohemia, p/nf) • Georg Johannesen (1931–2005, Norway, f/p/d) • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (born 1968, Iceland, nf) • Barði Jóhannsson (born 1975, Iceland, d) • Hanna Johansen (1939–2023, Germany/Switzerland, f/ch) • Margaret Johansen (1923–2013, Norway, f) • Edmund John (1883–1917, England/Italy, p) • Elnathan John (born 1982, Nigeria, f/nf) • Marie-Elena John (born 1963, Antigua/US, f) • Nancy John (1924–2022, England, f), pseudonym of Nancy Buckingham and John Sawyer • John of the Cross (1542–1591, Spain, p/nf), birth name Juan de Yepes y Álvarez • John the Exarch (fl. 9th–10th c., Bulgaria, nf) • John of Patmos (6–100 CE, Roman E, nf) • Michael Johns (born 1964, US, nf) • W. E. Johns (1893–1968, England, f) • B. S. Johnson (1933–1973, England, f/p/nf) • Denis Johnson (1949–2017, Germany/US, f/d/p) • E. Pauline Johnson (1861–1913, Canada, p/f) • Electa Amanda Wright Johnson (1938–1929, US, nf) • Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976, Sweden, f) • George Clayton Johnson (1929–2015, US, f/d) • Georgia Douglas Johnson (1880–1966, US, p/d) • Helene Johnson (1906–1995, US, p) • Irving Johnson (1905–1991, US, nf) • James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938, US, p/nf) • Jane Johnson (born 1960, England/Morocco, f/ch) • Joanne Johnson (born 1977, England, nf) • Lemuel Johnson (1941–2002, Sierra Leone, nf/p) • Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952, Jamaica/England, p) • Lionel Johnson (1867–1902, England, p/nf) • Maureen Johnson (born 1973, US, f/ch) • Paul Johnson (1928–2023, England, nf/f) • Rebecca Johnson (born 1966, Australia, ch/f) • Rossiter Johnson (1840–1931, US, nf) • Samuel Johnson (1649–1703, England, nf) • Samuel Johnson (1691–1773, England, d) • Samuel Johnson (1709–1784, England, p/d/nf) • Samuel Johnson (1846–1901, Sierra Leone/Nigeria, nf) • Stephanie Johnson (born 1961, N Zealand, p/d/f) • Susan Johnson (born 1939, US, f) • Uwe Johnson (1934–1984, Germany, f) • Alexa Johnston (living, N Zealand, nf/ch) • Andrew Johnston (born 1963, N Zealand, p/nf) • Annie Fellows Johnston (1863–1931, US, ch) • Antony Johnston (born 1972, England, f) • Christine Johnston (born 1950, f) • Dorothy Johnston (born 1948, Australia, f/nf) • George Benson Johnston (1913–2004, Canada, p/nf) • James Johnston (1851–1921, Scotland/Jamaica, nf) • Joan Johnston (living, US, f) • Linda O. Johnston (living, US, f) • Maria I. Johnston (1835–1921, US, f/nf) • Martin Johnston (1947–1990, p/f) • Hanns Johst (1890–1978, Germany, p/d) • Jean de Joinville (1224–1317, France, nf) • Anna Jókai (1932–2017, Hungary, f/p) • Mór Jókai (1825–1904, Hungary, f/d) • Elísabet Jökulsdóttir (born 1958, Iceland, p/nf/d) • Eugene Jolas (1894–1945, US, nf) • Elizabeth Jolley (1923–2007, England/Australia, f/nf) • Arthur M. Jolly (born 1969, England/US, d) • Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908, Norway, f) • Jón Atli Jónasson (born 1972, Iceland, d) • Kristján B. Jónasson (living, Iceland, nf) • Óskar Jónasson (born 1963, Iceland, d) • Ragnar Jónasson (born 1976, Iceland, f) • Alice Gray Jones (1852–1943, Wales, p/nf), pseudonym Ceridwen Peris • Bedwyr Lewis Jones (1933–1992, Wales, nf) • Bobi Jones (1929–2017, Wales, nf/f/p) • Catherine Jones (born 1956, England, f), collaborative pseudonym Annie Jones • Charlotte Jones (born 1968, England, d) • D. Gwenallt Jones (1899–1968, Wales, p/nf) • David Jones (1895–1974, England, p) • Dafydd Jones (1803–1868, Wales, p) • Dennis Feltham Jones (1918–1981, England, f) • Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011, England, f/p/nf) • Dic Jones (1934–2009, Wales, p) • E. B. C. Jones (1893–1966, England, f) • Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860, England, p) • Eldred D. Jones (1925–2020, Sierra Leone, nf) • Ernest Jones (1879–1958, Wales/England, nf) • Evan Jones (1931–2022, Australia, p) • Gail Jones (born 1965, Australia, f/nf) • Glyn Jones (1905–1995, Wales, f/p/nf) • Gwilym R. Jones (1903–1993, Wales, p/nf) • Henry Festing Jones (1851–1928, England, nf) • Jack Jones (1884–1970, Wales, f/d) • Jill Jones (born 1951, Australia, p) • John Jones (1766–1821, Wales, p/nf) • John Joseph Jones (1930–2000, England/Australia, p/d) • John Robert Jones (1911–1970, Wales, nf) • Kathleen Jones (born 1946, England, p/nf) • Landon Jones (living, US, nf) • Lara Jones (1975–2010, England, ch) • Laura Jones (born 1951, Australia, d) • Lewis Jones (1837–1904, Wales/Argentina, nf) • Lloyd Jones (born 1951, Wales, p/f) • Lloyd Jones (born 1955, N Zealand, f) • Margaret Jones (1842–1902, Wales/Australia), pseudonym Y Gymraes o Ganaan • Margaret Jones (1923–2006, Australia, nf) • Marcia Jones (born 1958, US, ch) • Marion Patrick Jones (1931–2016, Trinidad, f/nf) • Mary Vaughan Jones (1918–1983, Wales, ch) • Rae Desmond Jones (1941–2017, Australia, p/f) • Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994, US, f) • Richard Jones (England/US, p/nf) • Sally Roberts Jones (born 1935, England/Wales, p/nf) • T. Gwynn Jones (1871–1949, Wales, p/nf/f) • T. Llew Jones (1915–2009, Wales, ch) • Terry Jones (1942–2020, Wales, d/p) • Thom Jones (1945–2016, US, f) • Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820, Wales, nf/p) • Tim Jones (born 1959, N Zealand, f/p) • V. M. Jones, (born 1958, N Zealand, ch) • Ingrid Jonker (1933–1965, S Africa, p) • Ágústína Jónsdóttir (born 1949, Iceland, p) • Áslaug Jónsdóttir (born 1963, Iceland, ch/d) • Auður Jónsdóttir (born 1973, Iceland, f/d) • Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967, Iceland, p) • Ben Jonson (1572–1637, England, d/p) • Arngrímur Jónsson (1568–1648, Iceland, nf) • Karl Jónsson (1135–1213, Iceland, nf/p) • Finnur Jónsson (1858–1934, Iceland, nf) • Gísli Rúnar Jónsson (1953–2020, Iceland, d) • Magnús Jónsson (c. 1530–1591, Iceland, p) • Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi (1835–1922, Iceland, nf) • Tony Jónsson (1921–2001, Iceland, nf) • Tor Jonsson (1916–1951, Norway, p/f/nf) • Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (1924–2011, Gambia, nf) • Joseph Henry Joof (born 1960, Gambia, nf) • Archibald Campbell Jordan (1906–1968, S Africa/US, f/nf) • June Jordan (1936–2002, US, p/nf) • Penny Jordan (1946–2011, England, f), pseudonym of Penelope Jones Halsall • Robert Jordan (1948–2007, US, f) • Sherryl Jordan (born 1949, N Zealand, ch) • Toni Jordan (born 1966, Australia, f) • William Chester Jordan (born 1948, US, nf) • Ludmilla Jordanova (born 1949, England, nf) • Lídia Jorge (born 1946, Portugal, f/ch/d) • Pierre Joris (born 1946, Luxembourg, p/nf) • Jórunn skáldmær (1st half of 10th c., Iceland, p) • Ari Jósefsson (1939–1964, Iceland, p) • Anthony Joseph (born 1966, Trinidad and Tobago, p/f/nf) • Helen Joseph (1905–1992, England/S Africa, nf) • Jenny Joseph (1932–2018, England, p/f) • M. K. Joseph (1914–1981, N Zealand, p/f) • Marica Josimčević (born 1946, Yugoslavia, f/d) • Rebecca Richardson Joslin (1846–1934, US, nf) • Ralph Josselin (1616–1683, England, nf) • Abderrafi Jouahri (born 1943, Morocco, nf/p) • Abdelkarim Jouaiti (born 1962, Morocco, f) • Elsa Joubert (1922–2020, S Africa, f/nf) • Gideon Joubert (1923–2010, S Africa, nf) • Alice Jouenne (1873–1954, France, nf) • Jean Joubert (1928–2015, France, f/p) • Jacques Jouet (born 1947, France, f/d/nf) • Alain Jouffroy (1928–2015, France, nf/p) • Ahmed Joumari (1939–1995, Morocco, p) • Pierre Jean Jouve (1887–1976, France, f/p) • Biljana Jovanović (1953–1996, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d) • Djordje Jovanović (1909–1943, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/nf) • Lazar Jovanović (fl. 1835–1853, Ottoman E, nf) • Rade Jovanović (born 1971, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/ch) • Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958, Austria-Hungary/England, nf) • Vladimir Jovanović (1833–1922, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf) • Vojislav V. Jovanović (1940–2018, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p) • Danilo Jovanovitch (1919–2015, Australia, p) • Meto Jovanovski (1928–2016, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f/ch) • Proka Jovkić (1886–1915, Austria-Hungary/Serbia, p/nf) • Malalai Joya (born 1978, Afghanistan, nf) • Brenda Joyce (born c. 1963, US, f) • Graham Joyce (1954–2014, England, f) • James Joyce (1882–1941, Ireland/Italy, f/p/nf) • Attila József (1905–1937, Hungary, p)

Ju–Jy

• Ju (born 1958, Burma/Myanmar, f) • Mireille Juchau (born 1969, Australia, f/d) • Alan Judd (born 1946, England, f/nf), pseudonym of Alan Edwin Petty • Mary Catherine Judd (1852–1937, US, f/nf) • Frank Judge (1946–2021, US, p/nf) • Tony Judt (1948–2010, England/US, nf) • Aleksandar Jugović (born 1975, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • Ferenc Juhász (1928–2015, Hungary, p) • Gyula Juhász (1883–1937, Hungary, p) • Gyula Juhász (1930–1993, Hungary, nf) • William Juhasz (1899–1967, Hungary/US, nf), born Vilmos Haas • Jacqueline Jules (born 1956, US, f/nf/ch) • Julian of Norwich (1343 – post-1416, England, nf) • Charles Juliet (born 1934, France, p/d/f) • Kristjan Niels Julius (1860–1936, Iceland/US, p) • Miranda July (born 1974, US, d/f/nf) • Jamal Jumá (living, Iraq/Denmark, p/f) • Jung Chang (張戎, born 1952, China, nf) • Carl Jung (1875–1961, Switzerland, nf) • Johann Heinrich Jung (1740–1817, Germany, nf), pseudonym Heinrich Stilling • Ernst Jünger (1895–1998, Germany, nf) • Christian Jungersen (born 1962, Denmark, f) • Peter Stephan Jungk (born 1952, US, f) • Robert Jungk (1913–1994, Austria, nf), pseudonym of Robert Baum • Penny Junor (born 1949, England, nf) • Guerra Junqueiro (1850–1923, Portugal, nf/p) • Josip Jurčič (1844–1881, Austrian E, f) • Daniel C. Juster (born 1947, US/Israel, nf) • Norton Juster (1929–2021, US, ch) • Donald Justice (1925–2004, US, p/nf) • Justin Martyr (c. 100 – c. 165, Judea/Roman E, nf) • May Justus (1898–1989, US, ch) • Povel Juel (c. 1673–1723, Norway/Denmark, nf) • Juvenal (fl. late 1st – early 2nd c. CE, Roman E, p), full name Decimus Junius Juvenalis • Lizzie Juvkam (1883–1969, Norway, f) • Ibn Juzayy (1321–1357, Andalusia, p/nf) • Mišo Juzmeski (born 1966, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f/nf) • Andreas Jynge (1870–1955, Norway, p/nf)