Jnanpith Award Winners
| Sr.No | Year | Name | Work | Language |
| 1 | 2010 | Chandrashekhara Kambara | For his contributions to Kannada literature | Kannada |
| 2 | 2009 | Sri Lal Sukla | For his contribution to Indian literature and culture | Hindi |
| 3 | 2009 | Amar Kant | For his contributions to Hindi literature | Hindi |
| 4 | 2008 | Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' | For his contributions to Urdu poetry | Urdu |
| 5 | 2007 | Dr. O. N. V. Kurup | For his contributions to Malayalam literature | Malayalam |
| 6 | 2006 | Satya Vrat Shastri | For his contributions to Sanskrit language | Sanskrit |
| 7 | 2006 | Ravindra Kelekar | For his contributions to Konkani literature | Konkani |
| 8 | 2005 | Kunwar Narayan | For his contributions to Hindi literature | Hindi |
| 9 | 2004 | Rehman Rahi | Subhuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Manz | Kashmiri |
| 10 | 2003 | Vinda Karandikar | For his contributions to Marathi literature | Marathi |
| 11 | 2002 | D. Jayakanthan | For his contributions to Tamil literature | Tamil |
| 12 | 2001 | Rajendra Shah | For his contributions to Gujarati literature | Gujarati |
| 13 | 2000 | Indira Goswami | For his contributions to Assamese literature | Assamese |
| 14 | 1999 | Gurdial Singh | For his contributions to Punjabi literature | Punjabi |
| 15 | 1999 | Nirmal Verma | For his contributions to Hindi literature | Hindi |
| 16 | 1998 | Girish Karnad | For his contributions to Kannada literature and for contributions to Kannada theatre (Yayati) | Kannada |
| 17 | 1997 | Ali Sardar Jafri | For his contributions to Urdu literature | Urdu |
| 18 | 1996 | Mahasweta Devi | Hajar Churashir Maa | Bengali |
| 19 | 1995 | Dr. M. T. Vasudevan Nair | For his contributions to Malayalam literature | Malayalam |
| 20 | 1994 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | For his contributions to Kannada literature | Kannada |
| 21 | 1993 | Sitakant Mahapatra | For outstanding contribution to the enrichment of Indian literature, 1973–92 | Oriya |
| 22 | 1992 | Naresh Mehta | For his contributions to Hindi literature | Hindi |
| 23 | 1991 | Subhas Mukhopadhyay | Padatik (The Foot Soldier) | Bengali |
| 24 | 1990 | V. K. Gokak (Vinayaka Krishna Gokak) | Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi | Kannada |
| 25 | 1989 | Qurratulain Hyder | Akhire Shab Ke Humsafar | Urdu |
| 26 | 1988 | Dr. C. Narayana Reddy | Vishwambhara | Telugu |
| 27 | 1987 | Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) | For his contributions to Marathi literature | Marathi |
| 28 | 1986 | Sachidananda Routray | For his contributions to Oriya literature | Oriya |
| 29 | 1985 | Pannalal Patel | Maanavi Ni Bhavaai | Gujarati |
| 30 | 1984 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Kayar {Coir} | Malayalam |
| 31 | 1983 | Masti Venkatesha Iyengar | Chikkaveera Rajendra (Life and struggle of Kodava King Chikkaveera Rajendra) | Kannada |
| 32 | 1982 | Mahadevi Varma | Yama | Hindi |
| 33 | 1981 | Amrita Pritam | Kagaj te Canvas | Punjabi |
| 34 | 1980 | S. K. Pottekkatt | Oru Desathinte Katha (Story of a land) | Malayalam |
| 35 | 1979 | Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya | Mrityunjay (Immortal) | Assamese |
| 36 | 1978 | Sachchidananda Vatsyayan | Kitni Navon Men Kitni Bar (How many times in how many boats?) | Hindi |
| 37 | 1977 | K. Shivaram Karanth | Mookajjiya Kanasugalu (Mookajjis dreams) | Kannada |
| 38 | 1976 | Ashapurna Devi | Pratham Pratisruti | Bengali |
| 39 | 1975 | P. V. Akilan | Chitttrappavai | Tamil |
| 40 | 1974 | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar | Yayati | Marathi |
| 41 | 1973 | Gopinath Mohanty | Matimatal | Oriya |
| 42 | 1973 | Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre | Nakutanti (Naku Thanthi) (Four Strings) | Kannada |
| 43 | 1972 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | Urvashi | Hindi |
| 44 | 1971 | Bishnu Dey | Smriti Satta Bhavishyat | Bengali |
| 45 | 1970 | Viswanatha Satyanarayana | Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu (A resourceful tree:Ramayana) | Telugu |
| 46 | 1969 | Firaq Gorakhpuri | Gul-e-Naghma | Urdu |
| 47 | 1968 | Sumitranandan Pant | Chidambara | Hindi |
| 48 | 1967 | Umashankar Joshi | Nishitha | Gujarati |
| 49 | 1967 | Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa(Kuvempu) | Sri Ramayana Darshanam | Kannada |
| 50 | 1966 | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay | Ganadevta | Bengali |
| 51 | 1965 | G. Sankara Kurup | Odakkuzhal (Flute) | Malayalam |
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