Lives listing by occupation: poet
- Hoadly, John (born 1711–died 1776), English churchman, playwright, poet
- Holdsworth, Edward (born 1684–died 1746), English author, poet
- Hood, Thomas (born 1799–died 1845), English poet, humorist
- Houdar de La Motte, Antoine (born 1672–died 1731), French playwright, poet, academician
- Howard, The Honourable Edward (born 1624–died c. 1698), English aristocrat, royalist, playwright, poet
- Howard, Frederick, 5th earl of Carlisle (born 1748–died 1825), English aristocrat, diplomat, politician, author, poet, playwright
- Howitt, William (born 1792–died 1879), English cabinetmaker, journalist, poet
- Hughes, John (born 1678–died 1720), English author, poet, librettist
- Humphreys, David (born 1752–died 1818), American author, poet, soldier, diplomat, secret agent, civil servant, spy, army officer
- Hunt, Leigh (born 1784–died 1859), English author, poet, essayist
- Huntingford, Reverend Doctor George Isaac, bishop of Gloucester and of Hereford (born 1748–died 1832), English churchman, schoolteacher, school administrator, poet
- Hurdis, James (born 1763–died 1801), English author, poet
- Huygens, Constantijn (born 1596–died 1687), Dutch author, poet, musician, composer, diplomat
- Hylton, John Scott (born c. 1726–died 1793), English antiquary, author, poet
- Ibsen, Henrik Johan (born 1828–died 1906), Norwegian author, playwright, theatre director, poet
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