Hugh Blair FRSE was a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse.
Hugh Brewster is a Canadian writer of nonfiction books for children.
Hugh Crauford Rae was a Scottish author of romantic historical fiction novels and thrillers. He wrote fiction using several pseudonyms, including Jessica Stirling, Robert Crawford, James Albany, Stuart Stern and R. B. Houston.
Hugh Collins, is emeritus Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of All Souls College. He retains the former title as emeritus after Timothy Endicott took up the professorship on 1 July 2020.
Hugh Davis Graham was an American historian and sociologist. He was the author of several books about the civil rights movement.
Hugh Fleetwood (born 1944) is a British writer and painter.
Hugh Garner was a British-born Canadian novelist.
Hugh Henry Brackenridge was an American writer, lawyer, judge, and justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Hugh Honour FRSL was a British art historian, known for his writing partnership with John Fleming. Their A World History of Art, is now in its seventh edition and Honour's Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay (1961) first set the phenomenon of chinoiserie in its European cultural context.
Hugh John Blagdon Hood, OC was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor.