Ahmad Khani, Ahmad-i Khani (, 1650–1707) was a Kurdish writer, poet, astronomer and philosopher. He was born amongst the Khani's tribe in Hakkari province in present-day Turkey. He moved to Bayezid in Ritkan province and settled there. Later he started with teaching Kurdish (Kurmanji) at basic level. Khani was fluent in Kurdish, Arabic and Persian. He wrote his Arabic-Kurdish dictionary "Nûbihara Biçûkan" (The Spring of Children) in 1683 to help children with their learning process.

Ehmedê Xanî (; * 1651; † 1707) war ein kurdischer Schriftsteller, Gelehrter und Poet. Von einigen Autoren wird er als Begründer des kurdischen Nationalismus betrachtet.