The Beginning Of Punjabi Literature

First and the foremost poems of Punjabi language was of Nath-Yogi in origin.

12th century

• Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

15th- 16th century

• Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 - 22 Sept 1539)

16th century

• Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599)
• Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
• Pilu (1580 to 1675)

17th century

• Damodar Das Arora (1605 – 1656)
• Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
• Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
• Bhai Mani Singh (1644–1738)
• Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
• Ali Haider Multani (1690-1785)

18th century

• Waris Shah (1722–1798)
• Hashim (1735–1843)
• Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
• Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)

19th century

• Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
• Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
• Pandit Lekh Ram (1858–1897)
• Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
• Akali Kaur Singh (1866–1953)
• Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
• Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
• Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)
• Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
• Puran Singh(1881–1931)
• Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
• Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
• Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
• Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
• Jaswant Singh (Khoji) ( -1999)

20th century

• Partap Singh (1904–1984)
• Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
• Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
• Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
• Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
• Gurdas Ram Alam (1912-1989)
• Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
• Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)
• Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
• Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
• Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
• Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
• Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–2020)
• Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
• Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
• Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
• Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
• Sukhbir (1925–2012)
• Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
• Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
• Gurdial Singh (1933-2016)
• Buta Singh (1934–)
• Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
• Anwar Masood (1935–)
• Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–2020)
• Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
• Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
• Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
• Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)
• Narinder Singh Kapoor (1944–)
• Surjit Paatar (1945–2024)
• Chaman Lal (1947–)
• Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1962–)
• Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
• Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
• Gurdas Maan (1957–)
• Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969-)
• Satinder Sartaj (1982-)

A

• Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606)
• Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (1866–1953)
• Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
• Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
• Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
• Anwar Masood (1935–)
• Avtar Singh Sandhu (Pash) (1950–1988)
• Amardeep Singh Gill (born 1968)

B

• Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
• Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
• Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
• Buta Singh (1934–2021)

C

• Chaman Lal (1947–)

D

• Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
• Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–2020)
• Damodar Das Arora
• Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)

F

• Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

G

• Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)
• Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
• Gurdas Ram Alam (1912-1989)
• Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
• Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
• Gurdial Singh (1933-2016)
• Gurdas Maan (1957-)

H

• Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
• Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
• Hashim (1735–1843)
• Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)

J

• Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
• Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
• Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
• Jaswant Singh (Khoji) (- 1999)

K

• Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
• Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
• Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
• Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
• Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)

L

• Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)

M

• Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
• Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
• Mohan Singh (1905–1978)

N

• Guru Nanak 15 April 1469- 22 Sept. 1539)
• Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
• Nanak Singh (1897–1971)

P

• Partap Singh (1904–1984)
• Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
• Puran Singh(1881–1931)
• Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)

R

• Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
• Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
• Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969–)
• Rupinder Inderjit (2011–)

S

• Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
• Sohan Singh Seetal (1909-1998) Poet, Novelist, historian, Authored more than 60 books
• Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
• Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
• Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
• Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
• Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
• Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
• Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
• Surjit Paatar (1945–)
• Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
• Sukhbir (1925–2012)
• Sarita Skagnes

V

• Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)

W

• Waris Shah (1722–1798)
• Waryam Singh Sandhu (1945–)