This list contains the names of persons (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote fiction, essays, or plays in the German language. It includes both living and deceased writers. Most of the medieval authors are alphabetized by their first name, not by their sobriquet. Abbreviations: children's (ch), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p) == A == == B == == C == == D == == E == == F == == G == == H == == I == == J == == K == == L == == M == == N == =…