Famous playwrights

person who writes plays

2,467 people

All Alive Deceased
Pierre de Marivaux

Pierre de Marivaux

1688 – 1763 · Age 75
Deceased
Aleksis Kivi

Aleksis Kivi

1834 – 1872 · Age 38
Deceased
Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau

1903 – 1976 · Age 73
Deceased
Charles Péguy

Charles Péguy

1873 – 1914 · Age 41
Deceased
Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay

1892 – 1950 · Age 58
Deceased
Valery Bryusov

Valery Bryusov

1873 – 1924 · Age 50
Deceased
Joseph von Eichendorff

Joseph von Eichendorff

1788 – 1857 · Age 69
Deceased
Andrei Bely

Andrei Bely

1880 – 1934 · Age 53
Deceased
Thomas Wolfe

Thomas Wolfe

1900 – 1938 · Age 37
Deceased
August Wilhelm Schlegel

August Wilhelm Schlegel

1767 – 1845 · Age 77
Deceased
Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino

1492 – 1556 · Age 64
Deceased
Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

1978 · Age 48
Alive
Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

1929 · Age 97
Alive
Ingeborg Bachmann

Ingeborg Bachmann

1926 – 1973 · Age 47
Deceased
Max Brod

Max Brod

1884 – 1968 · Age 84
Deceased
Paul Bourget

Paul Bourget

1852 – 1935 · Age 83
Deceased
Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

1943 – 2017 · Age 73
Deceased
Joan Collins

Joan Collins

1933 · Age 92
Alive
Sergey Mikhalkov

Sergey Mikhalkov

1913 – 2009 · Age 96
Deceased
Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka

1886 – 1980 · Age 93
Deceased
Denis Fonvizin

Denis Fonvizin

1745 – 1792 · Age 47
Deceased
Eino Leino

Eino Leino

1878 – 1926 · Age 47
Deceased
Dino Buzzati

Dino Buzzati

1906 – 1972 · Age 65
Deceased
Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri

1749 – 1803 · Age 54
Deceased
Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

1950 · Age 75
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q214917