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 Mira Jan sail Momand (1910--1990) born in koda khel Momand 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. Zarghona Anaa (died 1772) was the mother of Ahmad Shah Durrani.
20th century and beyond
A Khatir Afridi Abaseen Yousafzai Alif Jana Khattaka Abdul Hadi Mulla Asmatullah Zaheer
B Hanif Baktash D Rahmatullah Dard Tahir Dawar Darwesh Durrani Barakwal Miakhel
F Farigh Bukhari
G Gilaman Wazir I Imran dewana
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 Misri Khan Gigyani
P Pir Gohar
R Riaz Tasneem Raz Muhammad Raz
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