This is a list of Argentine literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.

A

• Diego Abad de Santillán (1897–1983)
• Marcos Aguinis (born 1935)
• César Aira (born 1949)
• Andrés J. d'Alessio (1940–2009)
• Marcelina Almeida (ca. 1830-1880)
• Juan Álvarez (1878–1954)
• Mario Amadeo (1911–1983)
• Federico Andahazi (born 1963)
• Eduardo Angeloz (1931-2017)
• José Arce (1881–1968)
• Juan Argerich (1862–1924)
• Roberto Arlt (1900–1942)
• Hilario Ascasubi (1807–1875)
• Carlos Astrada (1894–1970)

B

• Odile Baron Supervielle (1915-2016)
• Eduardo Belgrano Rawson (born 1943)
• Eduardo Berti (born 1964)
• Héctor Bianciotti (1930–2012)
• Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999)
• Poldy Bird (1941-2018)
• Marcelo Birmajer (born 1966)
• Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004)
• Elsa Bornemann (1952–2013)
• Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
• Miguel Brascó (1926–2014)
• Edgar Brau (born 1958)
• Esteban Lucas Bridges (1874–1949)
• Delfina Bunge (1881–1952)

C

• Facundo Cabral (1937–2011)
• Susana Calandrelli (1901–1978)
• Pilar Calveiro (born 1953)
• Eugenio Cambaceres (1834–1880)
• Estanislao del Campo (1834–1880)
• José María del Campo (1826–1884)
• Martín Caparrós (born 1957)
• Ramón J. Cárcano (1860–1946)
• Andrés Manuel Carretero (1927-2004)
• Evaristo Carriego (1883–1912)
• Leonardo Castellani (1889–1981)
• Abelardo Castillo (1935-2017)
• Nelson Castro (born 1955)
• Haroldo Conti (born 1925, disappeared 1976)
• Copi (1939–1987)
• Julio Cortázar (1914–1984)
• Roberto Cossa (born 1934)
• Agustín Cuzzani (1924–1987)

D

• Emma de Cartosio (1928–2013)
• Marco Denevi (1922–1998)
• Antonio Di Benedetto (1922–1986)
• Adelia Di Carlo (1883-1965)
• Maria Alicia Dominguez, (1904–1988)
• Beatriz Doumerc (1929-2014)
• Osvaldo Dragún (1929–1999)
• Alicia Dujovne Ortiz (born 1940)
• León Dujovne (1898-1984)

E

• Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851)
• José Ricardo Eliaschev (1945–2014)

F

• Sara Facio (born 1932)
• María Inés Falconi (born 1954)
• José Pablo Feinmann (1943–2021)
• Macedonio Fernández (1874–1952)
• Juan Filloy (1894–2000)
• Fogwill (1941–2010)
• Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944–2007)
• Juan Forn (1959–2021)
• Rodrigo Fresán (born 1963)
• Rogelio Julio Frigerio (1914–2006)

G

• Manuel Gálvez (1882–1962)
• Griselda Gambaro (born 1928)
• Juan Gelman (1930–2014)
• Jordán Bruno Genta (1909–1974)
• Alberto Gerchunoff (1883–1949)
• Oliverio Girondo (1891–1967)
• Betina Gonzalez (born 1972)
• Clotilde González de Fernández (1880-1935)
• Angélica Gorodischer (1928–2022)
• Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892)
• Andrew Graham-Yooll (1944-2019)
• Alberto Granado (1922–2011)
• Paul Groussac (1848–1929)
• Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002)
• Che Guevara (1928–1967)
• Ricardo Güiraldes (1886–1927)
• Eduardo Gutiérrez (1851–1889)
• Juan María Gutiérrez (1809–1878)

H

• José Ignacio García Hamilton (1943–2009)
• Iosi Havilio (born 1974)
• Liliana Heker (born 1943)
• José Rafael Hernández y Pueyrredón (1834–1886)
• José Hernández (1834–1886)
• Miguel Hesayne (1922–2019)
• Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1852–1937)
• Guillermo Enrique Hudson (1841–1922)

I

• Carlos Ibarguren (1877–1956)
• José Ingenieros (1877–1925)
• Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947)
• Julio Irazusta (1899–1982)

J

• Arturo Jauretche (1901–1974)
• Noé Jitrik (born 1928)
• Alicia Jurado (1922-2011)

K

• José Kessel (or Joseph Kessel) (1898-1979)
• Alicia Kozameh (born 1953)

L

• María Hortensia Lacau (1910-2006), Argentine pedagogue, writer, essayist, poet, educator
• Leónidas Lamborghini (1927–2009)
• Osvaldo Lamborghini (1940–1985)
• Jorge Lanata (born 1960)
• Héctor Libertella (1945–2006)
• Gloria Lisé (born 1961)
• Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
• Benito Lynch (1885–1951)

M

• Tomás Maldonado (1922-2018)
• Eduardo Mallea (1903–1982)
• Francis Mallmann (born 1956)
• Leopoldo Marechal (1900–1970)
• José Mármol (1818–1871)
• Guillermo Martínez (born 1962)
• Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934–2010)
• Ezequiel Martínez Estrada (1895–1964)
• Carlos Mastronardi (1901–1976)
• Gaby Melian (born 1969/1970)
• Hugo Midón (1944–2011)
• Emilio F. Mignone (1922–1998)
• Bartolomé Mitre (1821–1906)
• Fray Mocho (José Seferino Álvarez) (1858–1903)
• Graciela Montes (born 1947)
• Eduardo Montes-Bradley (born 1960)
• Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984)
• H. A. Murena (1923–1975)

N

• Andrés Neuman (born 1977)
• José Narosky (born 1930)

O

• Rafael Obligado (1851–1920)
• Luis Moreno Ocampo (born 1952)
• Silvina Ocampo (1903–1993)
• Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979)
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld (born 1919; disappeared and presumed dead 1977)
• Sergio Olguín (born 1967)
• Andrés Oppenheimer (born 1951)
• Olga Orozco (1920–1999)
• Elvira Orphée^[1] (1922-2018)
• Juan L. Ortiz (1896–1978)

P

• Adrián Paenza (born 1949)
• Alicia Partnoy (born 1955)
• Josefina Passadori (1900-1987)
• Roberto Payró (1867-1928)
• José María Paz (1791-1854)
• Luisa Peluffo (born 1941)
• Néstor Perlongher (1949–1992)
• Ricardo Piglia (1941-2017)
• Felipe Pigna (born 1959)
• Claudia Piñeiro (born 1960)
• Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972)
• Antonio Porchia (1885–1968)
• Juan Carlos Portantiero (1934-2007)
• Abel Posse (born 1934)
• Manuel Puig (1932-1990)
• Adriana Puiggrós (born 1941)

R

• Rodolfo Rabanal (1940–2020)
• María Cristina Ramos (born 1952)
• Patricia Ratto (born 1962)
• Silvina Reinaudi (born 1942)
• Andrés Rivera (1928-2016)
• Jorge B. Rivera (1935–2004)
• Mario Rodríguez Cobos (1938–2010)
• Arturo Andrés Roig (1922–2012)
• Ricardo Rojas (1882–1957)
• Viviana Rivero (born 1966)

S

• Ernesto Sábato (1911-2011)
• Carlos Alberto Sacheri (1933-1974)
• es:Eduardo Sacheri (born 1967)
• Juan José Saer (1937-2005)
• Beatriz Sarlo (born 1942)
• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888)
• Juan José Sebreli (born 1930)
• Ana María Shua (born 1951)
• Silo (pen name of Mario Rodríguez Cobos) (1938-2010)
• Osvaldo Soriano (1943-1997)
• Alicia Steimberg^[2] (1933-2012)
• Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938)
• Víctor Sueiro (1943-2007)

T

• Jacobo Timerman (1923-1999)
• Héctor Tizón (1929-2012)
• Raymunda Torres y Quiroga (?-?), 19th-century Argentine writer and women's rights activist

U

• Paco Urondo (1930–1976)

V

• Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938)
• Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942)
• Eliseo Verón (1935–2014)
• David Viñas (1927–2011)

W

• María Elena Walsh (1930–2011)
• Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977)
• Juan Rodolfo Wilcock (1919–1978)

Y

• Pablo Yoiris (born 1972)

Z

• Raúl Zaffaroni (born 1940)