Ingeborg Drewitz was a German writer and academic.

Ingen Ryūki was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and monk of Linji Chan Buddhism from China. He is most known for founding the Ōbaku school of Zen in Japan.

Inger and Lasse Sandberg were Swedish authors of children's books. The stories were written by Inger and illustrated by her husband Lasse. They have created many characters, including The Little Ghost Godfrey and Little Anna and the Tall Uncle. Inger received the Nils Holgersson Plaque. They were joint recipients of Expressens Heffaklump in 1969.

Inger Bråtveit is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.

Inger Christensen was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. She is considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation.

Inger Edelfeldt is a Swedish author, illustrator and translator. Many of her books are for young adults and children.

Inger Frimansson is a popular Swedish novelist and crime writer. Having previously worked for 30 years as a journalist, her first novel The Double Bed (Dubbelsängen) was published in 1984. Since then she has written around twenty-five books including poetry, short stories, and books for children. Her breakthrough was with Godnatt, min älskade in 1998. Her crime novels are best described as psychological thrillers.

Inger Hagerup was a Norwegian writer, playwright and poet. She is considered one of the greatest Norwegian poets of the 20th century.

Inger-Mari Aikio is a Sámi poet who writes in Northern Sámi. In addition to writing poetry, she has worked as a reporter, photographer and proofreader for the newspaper Sámi Áigi from 1982 to 1988, after which she went to work as a news journalist for YLE Sámi Radio.

Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave was a British economist.