This is a list of Pashto language poets.

Folkloric

• Amir Kror Suri

16th century

• Pir Roshan (1525–1585), poet, warrior, and intellectual

17th and 18th century

• Khushal Khattak (1613–1689) born in Nowshaar Province, Peshawar, Afghanistan, he was a poet, warrior, and chief.
• Nazo Tokhi (1651–1717) born at Kandahar, she was a poet and mother of Mirwais Hotak.
• Rahman Baba (1653–1711) born at Lakkimarwat, poet.
• Abdul Hamid Baba (?–c.1732) born near Peshawer, he was a poet.
• Hussain Hotak (?–1738) born at Kandahar, poet, king.
• Afzal Khan Khattak (?–c.1770) poet, grandson of Khushal Khattak.
• Ahmad Shah Durrani (1723–1773) born at Kandahar he was a poet, king, founder of Afghanistan.
• Hafiz Alpuri (?–c. 1810), sufi poet from Shangla District.
• Rahat Zakheli (1884-1963) born at Nowshera, Pakistan. He is the first Pashto novelist and first short story writer, who was also a poet.

20th century and beyond

A

• Khatir Afridi
• Abaseen Yousafzai
• Alif Jana Khattaka

D

• Rahmatullah Dard
• Tahir Dawar

F

• Farigh Bukhari

J

• Abdul Bari Jahani

K

• Pir Mohammad Karwan
• Hafizullah Khaled
• Ghani Khan
• Ajmal Khattak
• Pareshan Khattak

L

• Sulaiman Layeq
• Arman Loni
• Wranga Loni

M

• Qalandar Momand
• Abdul Ali Mustaghni
• Matiullah Turab

P

• Pir Gohar

R

• Riaz Tasneem

S

• Rahmat Shah Sail
• Amanullah Sailaab Sapi
• Hamza Shinwari
• Kabir Stori
• Salma Shaheen
• Sahib Shah Sabir
• Saadullah Jan Barq

T

• Sherzaman Taizi

Z

• Mohammad Hashem Zamani
• Ezatullah Zawab