Highmore's primary occupation was that of a wife and mother. She seems to have composed verses at home, and the DNB explains that "Religious conviction led the conventionally modest Highmore to write publicly." She published a few short, witty occasional poems, but none are noted in the ESTC/ECCO. The DNB contends that she must have written more in MS form.

Higgons committed much of his life to the Jacobite cause. He wrote histories and some occasional poems. While in England he wrote in defense of the Stuarts.

Hiffernan epitomizes the shady moralless hack type. He seemed to dabble in a little of everything as a writer. He wrote plays, poetry, Latin verse, periodicals, translations, and worked as a "pamphleteer and paragraph writer". He only ever achieved moderate success at best. The DNB explains, he kept "the friends on whom he sponged through dining, subscription collecting, hawking his books, and occasional blackmail. He wrote only when reduced by absolute necessity." Towards the end of his life, he relied on the charity of Foote, Garrick, and others to survive.

Heywood was a politician and writer, but little is known about his life. He collected and published a volume of his poems. He also contributed to some periodicals.

An important government official, Hervey was known for his staunch court whig politics and support of Robert Walpole. His politics, as well as his scandalous personal life (he was bisexual and rumored to have had affairs with Lady Mary, Princess Caroline, Francisco Algarotti, and Prince Frederick), were ammunition for Pope's scathing satire. In his poem "Verses address'd to the imitator of Horace", Hervey attempted to attack Pope back, though Hervey's poetical skills were admittedly lesser. Politics often features in both his prose and poetic works.

"Orator" Henley exemplifies the hack writer and ambitious clergyman paradigms. When he first arrived in London, he met Curll, for whom Henley produced typical Grub Street hack work between 1720 and 1725, including his "compleat linguist". Henley also became a spy in Robert Walpole's secret service, joining the whigs more to satisfy his ambitions than for ideological purposes. However, he was unable to achieve his goal of living in City decadence this way, so he broke from the Anglican Church and became a dissenter.

Haywood was incredibly prolific, writing poetry throughout her life, in addition to plays, translations, and journalistic pieces. However, she is best remembered for her prose fictions, which are considered forerunners to the novel. Financially distressed in the 1720s, some plays were acted for her benefit. She was an actress for a while, and she also started some Female periodicals. It seems that writing was her sole form of income for most of her life.

Hay was an active whig politician, member of parliament, placeman, and a pensioner. He wrote on religious and political subjects. He wrote only one original poem, Mount Caburn, in his lifetime. His most popular work was Deformity: an essay, a discussion of his own physical deformity.

Hawkesworth was a writer who prospered thanks to his many connections, many of which he breached, however, as a result of his perceived vanity and greed. His first poem, unpublished, was composed in 1738, but his verses printed in GM established his literary reputation. From there he went on to publish several compilations, prose works, and dramatic pieces. His final publication, 'An account,' received a great deal of acrid criticism, which is supposed to have contributed to his death. His most popular literary work was Almoran and Hamet: an Oriental Tale.

Havard was a popular, respected (though not sensational) actor, primarily playing minor and supporting roles throughout his career. He also achieved minor success as a playwright and poet; his most popular play was King Charles I.