* William Shakespeare: Keats was also a fan of Shakespeare, and his poetry often echoes Shakespeare's language and themes.
* John Milton: Keats was inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost, and his own poetry sometimes takes on a Miltonic grandeur.
* William Wordsworth: Keats was friends with Wordsworth, and his poetry sometimes shows the influence of Wordsworth's Romantic naturalism.
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Keats was also friends with Coleridge, and his poetry sometimes shows the influence of Coleridge's supernaturalism and exotic imagery.
* Leigh Hunt: Hunt was a mentor to Keats, and his influence can be seen in Keats's early poetry, which is often marked by its political radicalism and social satire.