- Khusro, Amir Asian. Born: 1253, Died: 1325, 29 poems. Amir Khusro Dehlavi, Poet, musician, inventor, philosopher, linguist. Khusro was musician in the court of seven kings in Delhi, from Allauddin Khilji to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
- Shah, Waris Asian. Born: 1719, Died: 1790, 1 poems. Famous for his Poem Heer Waris Shah about the legend of the star crossed lovers Heer and Ranjha.
- Hughes, Langston Americas. Born: 1902, Died: 1967 (modern), 89 poems. Langston Hughes was a prolific writer. In the forty one years between his first book in 1926 and his death in 1967, he devoted his life to writing and lecturing.
- Pinero, Miguel Americas. Born: 1946, Died: 1988 (modern), 17 poems.
