Juhan Smuul was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Smuul was one of the most recognized writers in Soviet Estonia and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia, a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR, chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union, secretary of the board of the Union of Soviet Writers.

Juhan Sütiste (until 1936 Johannes Schütz; 28 December 1899 in Tähtvere Parish, Tartu County – 10 February 1945 in Tallinn) was an Estonian poet.

Juhan Viiding, also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.

Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt, was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature twelve times.

Juhani Konkka was an Ingrian Finnish writer, translator, screenwriter and politician.

Jujja Wieslander is a Swedish author of children's books, best known for her fictional character of Mama Moo which was adapted into the animated feature film Mamma Moo and the Crow (2008). She was awarded the Expressens Heffaklump prize in 1993 and the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2005.

Jukums Vācietis was a Latvian Soviet military commander. He was a rare example of a notable Soviet leader who was not a member of the Communist Party, until his demise during the Great Purge in the 1930s.

Jules Archer was an American author who wrote many volumes of non-fiction history for a general audience and for young adults. Archer attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City and the College of the City of New York, where he received a degree in advertising.

Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre Français.

Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly was a French novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary critic. He specialised in mystery tales that explored hidden motivation and hinted at evil without being explicitly concerned with anything supernatural. He had a decisive influence on writers such as Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Henry James, Leon Bloy, and Marcel Proust.