The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with R: 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 – 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, Madagascar, 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, Madagascar, 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) • 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) • 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 (born 1968, 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, 1923–2022, 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 (born 1960, 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 (born 1978, 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 (1928–2023, 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) • E. J. Richmond (1825–1918, US, f) • 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) • Anna Rankin Riggs (1835–1908, US, nf) • 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) • Tom Robbins (born 1932, US, f) • 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 (1931–2023, 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 (born 1957, 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 (born 1958, US, f) • Effie Hoffman Rogers (1853/55–1918, US, nf) • 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) • Alice Rollins-Crane (1856–1929, US, nf) • Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941, US, p/f) • 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 (1936–2021, 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) • Donna Rougeau (born 1964, Canada, nf) • 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)