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- Thomas Abbt (1738–1766)
- Johann Christoph Adelung (1732–1806)
- Rudolf Agricola (1494–1566)
- Ilse Aichinger (born 1921)
- Hermann Allmers (1821–1902)
- Peter Altenberg (1859–1919)
- Jean Améry (1912–1978)
- Alfred Andersch (1914–1980)
- Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861–1937)
- Stefan Andres (1906–1970)
- Ernst Angel (1895–1986)
- Angelus Silesius, actually Johann Scheffler (1624–1677)
- Ludwig Anzengruber (1839–1889)
- Johann August Apel (1771–1816)
- Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769–1860)
- Achim von Arnim (1781–1831)
- Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859)
- Gottfried Arnold (1666–1714)
- Hans Arp (1887–1966)
- Hans Carl Artmann (1921–2000)
- Raoul Auernheimer (1876–1948)
- Rose Ausländer (1901–1988)
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