William Dempsey Valgardson (born May 7, 1939) Canadian novelist, short story writer, poet – The Girl With the Botticelli Face (1992)
Rabindranath Tagore (born May 7, 1861) Indian poet, novelist, 1913 Nobel Prize winner
Volker Braun (born May 7, 1939) German poet, playwright, essayist
Robert Browning (born May 7, 1812) English poet