Oriya
- Brajanath Ratha
- Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), short-story writer, novelist, poet, writer, government official and social activist.
- Gangadhar Meher
- Gopabandhu Das called Utkala Mani ("Gem of Orissa"), (1877–1928), social worker, political activist, writer, novelist and poet.
- Gopinath Mohanty
- Jayadeva
- Manmohan Acharya
- Manoj Das
- Mohammed Ayoob
- Nanda Kishore Bal
- Nirmala Devi
- Radhanath Ray
- Ramakrushna Nanda
- Ramakant Rath
- Salabega (born 1607 or 1608), Muslim author of many bhajans and devotee of Jagannath
- Sarala Dasa
- Surendra Mohanty
- Upendra Bhanja (born sometime from 1670 to 1688), poet and member of the royal family of a princely state.
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