WJakub Bart-Ćišinski, also known as Łužičan, Jakub Bart Kukowski, was Sorbian poet, writer and playwright, translator of Czech, Polish, Italian and German literature. He produced his works in Upper Sorbian. He is also an inventor of modern Upper Sorbian poetic language. He has been described as "the classical writer of Sorbian literature."
WJurij Brězan was a Sorbian writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian.
WJurij Koch is a Sorbian writer. He writes in both Sorbian languages as well as German.
WMato Kosyk was a Sorbian poet and minister. He was born in Werben, Prussia, emigrated from Lower Lusatia to the United States, and died at his rural home near Albion, Oklahoma.
WArnošt Muka was a German and Sorbian writer, linguist and man of science.
WJan Skala was a Sorbian journalist, poet and leading ideologist of the Sorbian national movement. In the interwar period (1918–1945) he was active in the Association of National Minorities in Germany for the rights of non-German ethnic groups in the Germany.
WJan Arnošt Smoler was a Sorbian philologist and writer. He played a vital role in revitalizing the Sorbian languages in the 19th century. He also supported a form of Pan-Slavism.
WKrystijan Bogumił Šwjela was a Wendish/Sorbian Protestant clergyman and ethnic activist in the Lower Lusatia region.
WMina Witkojc was a Sorbian journalist, ethnic advocate, and poet. She wrote in the Lower Sorbian language.
WHandrij Zejler was a Sorbian writer, pastor and national activist. He co-founded the Lusatian cultural and scientific society Maćica Serbska.