Famous playwrights

person who writes plays

1,326 people

All Alive Deceased
Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes

1928 – 2012 · Age 83
Deceased
Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

1862 – 1931 · Age 69
Deceased
Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

1900 – 1977 · Age 77
Deceased
Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith

1728 – 1774 · Age 45
Deceased
Nâzım Hikmet

Nâzım Hikmet

1902 – 1963 · Age 61
Deceased
Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

1976 – 2020 · Age 43
Deceased
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

1911 – 1995 · Age 83
Deceased
Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

1926 · Age 99
Alive
Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras

1914 – 1996 · Age 81
Deceased
James Baldwin

James Baldwin

1924 – 1987 · Age 63
Deceased
A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne

1882 – 1956 · Age 74
Deceased
Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges

1748 – 1793 · Age 45
Deceased
Alfred de Vigny

Alfred de Vigny

1797 – 1863 · Age 66
Deceased
Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

1875 – 1947 · Age 72
Deceased
Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

1961 · Age 64
Alive
Paul Auster

Paul Auster

1947 – 2024 · Age 77
Deceased
Antonin Artaud

Antonin Artaud

1896 – 1948 · Age 51
Deceased
Aleksey Tolstoy

Aleksey Tolstoy

1882 – 1945 · Age 62
Deceased
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

1836 – 1870 · Age 34
Deceased
Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

1946 · Age 79
Alive
Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn

1640 – 1689 · Age 48
Deceased
Harry Mulisch

Harry Mulisch

1927 – 2010 · Age 83
Deceased
Jean Anouilh( BOT )

Jean Anouilh( BOT )

1910 – 1987 · Age 77
Deceased
Jules Renard

Jules Renard

1864 – 1910 · Age 46
Deceased
Robert Graves

Robert Graves

1895 – 1985 · Age 90
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q214917