List of playwrights

Playwright list

This is a list of notable playwrights. See also Literature; Drama; List of playwrights by nationality and date of birth; Lists of authors.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents:

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also

## A

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### Ab–An

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* George Francis Abbott (1887–1995, United States)
* Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (1951–2014, Nigeria)
* Kjeld Abell (1901–1961, Denmark)
* Paul Ableman (1927–2006, England)
* Marcel Achard (1899–1974, France)
* Herbert Achternbusch (1938–2022, Germany)
* J. R. Ackerley (1896–1967, England)
* Rodney Ackland (1908–1991, England)
* Adam de la Halle (c. 1237 – c. 1288, France)
* Arthur Adamov (1908–1970, France)
* Arthur Henry Adams (1872–1936, New Zealand/Australia)
* Francis Adams (1862–1893, England)
* Marion Adams-Acton (1846–1928, Scotland)
* Joseph Addison (1672–1719, England)
* George Ade (1866–1944, United States)
* Mirza Adeeb (1914–1999, Pakistan)
* David Adjmi (born 1973, United States)
* Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Max Afford (1906–1954, Australia)
* Aleksandr Nikolayevich Afinogenov (1904–1941, Russia)
* Agathon (c. 448 – c. 400 BCE, Athens)
* Bola Agbaje (born c. 1981, England)
* Ama Ata Aidoo (1940–2023, Gold Coast, now Ghana)
* George L. Aiken (1830–1876, United States)
* Ayad Akhtar (born 1970, United States)
* Zoë Akins (1886–1958, United States)
* Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (1932–2009, Russia/Soviet Union)
* Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (c. 1581–1639, New Spain, now Mexico)
* Edward Albee (1928–2016, United States)
* Rafael Alberti (1902–1999, Spain)
* James Albery (1838–1889, England)
* Vasile Alecsandri (1821–1890, Romania)
* Grace Alexander (1872–1951, United States)
* Vittorio Alfieri (1749–1803, Italy)
* William Alfred (1922–1999, United States)
* Jay Presson Allen (1922–2006, United States)
* Jim Allen (1926–1999, England)
* Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg 1935, United States)
* Viscount of Almeida Garrett (1799–1854, Portugal)
* Robert Altman (1925–2006, United States)
* Alejandro Rodriguez Alvarez (1903–1965, Spain)
* Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero (1871–1938 and 1873–1944, Spain)
* Mark Ambient (1860–1937, England)
* Franco Ambriz (living, Brooklyn, New York)
* Angelo Ambrogini {redirect to Angelo Poliziano}
* Freddie Anderson (1922–2001, Ireland/Scotland)
* Jane Anderson (born c. 1954, United States)
* Maxwell Anderson (1888–1959, United States)
* Robert W. Anderson (1917–2009, United States)
* Stefan Andres (1906–1970, Germany)
* Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919, Russia)
* Lucius Livius Andronicus (c. 284 – c. 205 BCE, Ancient Rome)
* Maya Angelou (1928–2014, United States)
* Innokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (1856–1909, Russia)
* Jean Anouilh (1910–1987, France)
* S. Ansky (1863–1920, Russia) in Russian and Yiddish
* Ludwig Anzengruber (1839–1889, Austria)

### Ap–Ay

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* Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918, France)
* Jacob Appel (born 1973, United States)
* Manuel José Arce (1787–1847, Federal Republic of Central America)
* William Archibald (1917–1970) (United States)
* Jane Arden (director) (1927–1982)
* John Arden (1930–2012, England)
* Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990, Cuba)
* Pietro Aretino (1492–1556, Italy)
* Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533, Italy)
* Aristophanes (c. 446–385 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Reginald Arkell (1881–1959, England)
* Michael Arlen (1895–1956, England)
* Roberto Arlt (1900–1942, Argentina)
* Robert Armin (c. 1563–1615, England)
* Simon Armitage (born 1963, England)
* Georges Arnaud (1917–1987, France)
* Carlos Arniches (1866–1943, Spain)
* Fernando Arrabal (born 1932, Spain)
* Francisco Arriví (1915–2007, Puerto Rico)
* Jorge Arroyo (born 1959, Costa Rica)
* Antón Arrufat (1935–2023, Cuba)
* Antonin Artaud (1896–1948, France)
* Sholem Asch (1880–1957, Poland/United States) in Yiddish
* Oscar Asche (1871–1936, Australia)
* Werner Aspenström (1918–1997, Sweden)
* Marie Aspioti (1909–2000, Corfu)
* Leilah Assunção (born 1943, Brazil)
* Aubignac {redirect to François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac}
* David Auburn (born 1969)
* Jacques Audiberti (1899–1965, France)
* Émile Augier (1820–1889, France)
* Alois Außerer (1876–1950, Austria)
* Arkady Averchenko (1881–1925, Russia/Czechoslovakia)
* George Axelrod (1922–2003, United States)
* Rachel Axler (living, United States)
* Alan Ayckbourn (born 1939, England)
* Marcel Aymé (1902–1967, France)
* Jakob Ayrer (c. 1543–1605 or 1625, Germany)
* Leslie Ayvazian (living, United States)

## B

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### Ba–Be

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* Georges Baal (György Balassa, 1938–2013, Hungary/France)
* Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (1894–1941, Russia), in Russian and Yiddish
* Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973, Austria)
* Phanuel Bacon (1700–1783, England)
* Enid Bagnold (1889–1981, England)
* Hermann Bahr (1863–1934, Austria)
* Paul Bailey (1937–2024, England)
* Annie Baker (born 1981, United States)
* George Pierce Baker (1866–1935, United States)
* John Roman Baker (born 1944, England)
* John Lloyd Balderston (1889–1954, United States)
* James Baldwin (1924–1987, United States)
* John Bale (1495–1563, England)
* Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850, France)
* Banabhatta (7th century CE, India, in Sanskrit)
* Francisco Antonio Bances y López-Candamo (1662–1704, Spain)
* Théodore de Banville (1823–1891, France)
* John Banks (c. 1650–1706, England)
* Imamu Amiri Baraka (1934–2014, United States)
* Maurice Baring (1874–1945, England)
* Howard Barker (born 1946, England)
* James Nelson Barker (1784–1858, United States)
* Meredydd Barker (living, Wales) in Welsh and English
* Ernst Barlach (1870–1938, Germany)
* Peter Barnes (1931–2004, England)
* Jeff Baron (living, United States)
* J. M. Barrie (1860–1937, Scotland)
* Desmond Barry (born 1954, Wales) in English
* Philip Barry (1896–1949, United States)
* Mike Bartlett (born 1980, England)
* Gabriel Barylli (born 1957, Austria)
* Peter Basch (1921–2004, Germany/United States)
* Ada Lee Bascom (unknown – 1928, United States)
* Todd Bash (born 1965, United States)
* Henri Bataille (1872–1922, France)
* Wolfgang Bauer (1941–2005, Austria)
* L. Frank Baum (1856–1919, United States)
* Terry Baum (born 1946, United States)
* Clifford Bax (1886–1962, England)
* Peter Bayley (1778–1823, England)
* Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839, England)
* Richard Bean (born 1956, England)
* Pierre de Beaumarchais (1732–1799, France)
* Francis Beaumont (1584/1585–1616, England)
* Jim Beaver (born 1950, United States)
* Samuel Beazley (1786–1851, England)
* Ulrich Becher (1910–1990, Germany)
* Jürgen Becker (born 1959, Germany)
* Jurek Becker (1937–1997, Poland/Germany)
* Francis Beckett (born 1945, England)
* Samuel Beckett (1906–1989, Ireland) in English and French
* Henry Becque (1837–1899, France)
* Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866–1945, Austria)
* George Beeby (1869–1942, Australia)
* Chad Beguelin (born 1969, United States)
* Brendan Behan (1923–1964, Ireland)
* Aphra Behn (1640–1689, England)
* S. N. Behrman (1893–1973, United States)
* David Belasco (1853–1931, United States)
* T. James Belich (pseudonym: Colorado Tolston) (born 1976, United States)
* Florence Bell (1851–1930, England)
* Mary Hayley Bell (1911–2005, England)
* Luis de Belmonte y Bermúdez (c. 1590 – c. 1650, Spain)
* Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954, Spain)
* Victoria Benedictsson (1850–1888, Sweden)
* Sem Benelli (1877–1949, Italy)
* Ramvriksh Benipuri (1902–1968, India, in Hindi)
* Gottfried Benn (1886–1956, Germany)
* Alan Bennett (born 1934, England)
* Arnold Bennett (1867–1931, England)
* Angelo Beolco (1502–1542, Italy)
* Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931, Sweden)
* Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007, Sweden)
* Reginald Berkeley (1890–1935, England)
* Steven Berkoff (born 1937, England)
* Alois Berla (1826–1896, Austria)
* Tess Berry-Hart (1978, England)
* Jean-Jacques Bernard (1888–1972, France)
* Tristan Bernard (1866–1947, France)
* William Bayle Bernard (1807–1875, England)
* Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989, Austria)
* Henri Bernstein (1876–1953, France)
* Rudolph Besier (1878–1942, England)
* György Bessenyei (1747–1811, Hungary)
* Eva Best (1851–1925, United States)
* Ugo Betti (1892–1953, Italy)
* Bahram Beyzai (born 1938, Iran)

### Bi–By

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* Bernardo Dovizio da Bibbiena (1470–1520, Italy)
* Isaac Bickerstaffe (1735–1812, Ireland)
* Sieur de Bigot {redirect to Jean Palaprat}
* François Billetdoux (1927–1991, France)
* André Birabeau (1890–1974, France)
* Caroline Bird (born 1986, England)
* Robert Montgomery Bird (1806–1854, United States)
* Lajos Bíró (1880–1948, Hungary/England)
* Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912, France)
* Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910, Norway)
* Lewis Black (born 1948, United States)
* Helen Blakeman (born 1971, England)
* August Blanche (1811–1868, Sweden)
* Lee Blessing (born 1949, United States)
* Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997, India) in Hindi
* Suessa Baldridge Blaine (1860-1932, United States)
* Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964, United States)
* Alexander Blok (1880–1921, Russia)
* James Boaden (1762–1839, England)
* Augusto Boal (1931–2009, Brazil)
* Janka Boga (1886–1963, Hungary)
* Eric Bogosian (born 1953, United States)
* George H. Boker (1823–1890, United States)
* Robert Bolt (1924–1995, England)
* Louise Bombardier (born 1953, Canada)
* Valentino Bompiani (1898–1992, Italy)
* Edward Bond (1934–2024, England)
* Leslie Bonnet (1902–1985, Wales)
* Massimo Bontempelli (1878–1960, Italy)
* Clare Boothe (1903–1987, United States)
* Wolfgang Borchert (1921–1947, Germany)
* Péter Bornemisza (c. 1535 – 1584, Hungary)
* Dion Boucicault (1820/1822–1890, Ireland/United States)
* Édouard Bourdet (1887–1945, France)
* Lucien Bourjeily (living, Lebanon)
* Edmé Boursault (1638–1701, France)
* John Griffith Bowen (1924–2019, India/England)
* Charles Boyle (1674–1731, England)
* Roger Boyle (1621–1679, Ireland/England)
* William Boyle (1853–1923, Ireland)
* Oskar Braaten (1881–1931, Norway)
* Roberto Bracco (1861–1943, Italy)
* Vitaliano Brancati (1907–1954, Italy)
* Barbarina Brand (1768–1854, England)
* Hannah Brand (1754–1821, England)
* George Brant (living, United States)
* Thomas Brasch (1945–2001, England/Germany)
* Volker Braun (born 1939, Germany)
* Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956, Germany)
* Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero (1585–1618, Dutch Republic)
* Howard Brenton (born 1942, England)
* Manuel Bretón de los Herreros (1796–1873, Spain)
* James Bridie (1888–1951, Scotland)
* Eugène Brieux (1858–1932, France)
* Anna Beecroft Briggs (1860s-1949, Canada/US)
* Harold Brighouse (1882–1958, England)
* Hermann Broch (1886–1951, Austria-Hungary/Austria)
* Max Brod (1884–1968) (Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Israel) in German
* Richard Brome (c. 1590–1652/1653, England)
* Arnolt Bronnen (1895–1959, Austria)
* Peter Brook (1925–2022, England)
* Kent R. Brown (living, United States)
* Robert Browning (1812–1889, England)
* Ferdinand Bruckner (1891–1958, Austria)
* Christine Brückner (1921–1996, Germany)
* David-Augustin de Brueys (1640–1723, France)
* Giordano Bruno (1548–1600, Italy)
* Georg Büchner (1813–1837, Germany)
* Leicester Silk Buckingham (1825–1867, England)
* Duke of Buckingham (1628–1687, England)
* Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916–2000, Spain)
* Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940, Russia)
* Edward Bullins (1935–2021, United States)
* Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–1873, England)
* John Burgoyne (1722–1792, England)
* Frances Burney (Frances, Mme d'Arblay, 1752–1840, England)
* Frances Burney (1776–1828, England)
* Sophia Burrell (1753–1802, England)
* Leo Butler (born 1974, England)
* Jez Butterworth (born 1969, England)
* George Gordon Byron (1788–1824, England)
* Henry James Byron (1835–1884, England)

## C

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* Gaston de Caillavet (1869–1915, France)
* Hall Caine (1853–1931, England)
* Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681, Spain)
* Sheila Callaghan (born 1973, United States)
* Callias (5th century BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Richard Cameron (born 1948, England)
* Marc Camoletti (1923–2003, France)
* Bartley Campbell (1843–1888, United States)
* David Campton (1924–2006, England)
* Albert Camus (1913–1961, France)
* Hall Caine (1853–1931, Isle of Man)
* Elias Canetti (1905–1994, Bulgaria/England) in German
* José de Cañizares (1676–1750, Spain)
* Denis Cannan (1919–2011, England)
* Cao Yu (1910–1996, China)
* Karel Čapek (1890–1938, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia) in Czech
* Luigi Capuana (1839–1915, Italy)
* Alfred Capus (1858–1922, France)
* Ion Luca Caragiale (1852–1912, Romania)
* Emilio Carballido (1925–2008, Mexico)
* Louis Carette {redirect to Félicien Marceau}
* Henry Carey (1687–1743, England)
* Annibale Caro (1507–1566, Italy)
* Harriet Frances Carpenter (1868/75 – 1956, United States)
* Paul Vincent Carroll (1900–1968, Ireland/Scotland)
* R. C. Carton (1853–1928, England)
* Jim Cartwright (born 1958, England)
* William Cartwright (1611–1643, England)
* Elizabeth Cary (1585–1639, England)
* John Caryll (1625–1711, England)
* Alejandro Casona (1903–1965, Spain)
* Guillén de Castro y Bellvís (1569–1631, Spain)
* Jane Cavendish (1621–1669, England)
* Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673, England)
* Susanna Centlivre (c. 1667–1723, England)
* Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616, Spain)
* Linda Chambers (born 1954, United States)
* George Chapman (c. 1560–1634, England)
* Katharine Hopkins Chapman (1870/72/73-1930, United States)
* Charlotte Charke (1713–1760, England)
* Mary Coyle Chase (1907–1981, United States)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981, United States)
* Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904, Russia)
* Matilde Cherner (1833-1880, Spain)
* Andrew Cherry (1762–1812, Ireland)
* William Rufus Chetwood (died 1766, England/Ireland)
* Luigi Chiarelli (1880–1947, Italy)
* Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725, Japan)
* Jerome Chodorov (1911–2004, United States)
* Agatha Christie (1890–1976, England)
* Eugenia Chuprina (born 1971, Ukraine)
* Caryl Churchill (born 1938, England)
* Colley Cibber (1671–1757, England)
* Giovanni Battista Cini (c. 1525–1586, Italy)
* Henry Savile Clarke (1841–1893, England)
* Roy Clarke (born 1930, England)
* John Clavell (1601–1643, England)
* Paul Claudel (1868–1955, France)
* Dick Clement (born 1937, England)
* Rick Cleveland (living, United States)
* Lucy Clifford (1846–1929, England)
* Kitty Clive (1711–1785, England)
* Aston Cockayne (1608–1684, England)
* Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679–1749, England)
* Jean Cocteau (1889–1963, France)
* Antonio Coello y Ochoa (1611–1652, Spain)
* George M. Cohan (1878–1942, United States)
* Catrin Collier (born 1948, Wales) in English
* George Colman the Elder (1732–1794, England)
* John Colton (1889–1946, United States/England)
* Padraic Colum (1881–1972, Ireland/United States)
* Rosina Conde (born 1954, Mexico)
* Pat Condell (born 1949, Ireland/England)
* William Congreve (1670–1729, England)
* Richard Conlon (born 1965, England)
* Marc Connelly (1890–1980, United States)
* Tony Connor (born 1930, England)
* Robert Taylor Conrad (1810–1858, United States)
* Michael Cook (1933–1994, Canada)
* Thomas Cooke (1703–1756, England)
* Ray Cooney (born 1932, England)
* Jacques Copeau (1879–1949, France)
* François Coppée (1842–1908, France)
* Simon Corble (living, England)
* Pierre Corneille (1606–1684, France)
* Thomas Corneille (1625–1709, France)
* Joe Corrie (1894–1968, Scotland)
* Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas (United States)
* Pietro Cossa (1830–1881, Italy)
* Georges Courteline (1858–1929, France)
* Noël Coward (1899–1973, England)
* Hannah Cowley (1743–1809, England)
* Louis O. Coxe (1918–1993, United States)
* Elizabeth, Princess Berkeley (1750–1828, England)
* Henry Thornton Craven (1818–1905, England)
* Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674–1762, France)
* Martin Crimp (born 1956, England)
* Michael Cristofer (born 1945, United States)
* Francis de Croisset (1877–1937, France)
* Fernand Crommelynck (1885–1970, Belgium/France) in French
* A. J. Cronin (1896–1981, Scotland)
* A. F. Cross (1863–1940, England)
* Rachel Crothers (1878–1958, United States)
* Russel Crouse (1893–1966, United States)
* Catherine Crowe (1803–1876, England)
* Mart Crowley (1935–2020, United States)
* John Crowne (1641–1712, England)
* Nilo Cruz (born 1960, Cuba/United States) in English
* Ramón de la Cruz (1731–1794, Spain)
* Gergely Csíky (1842–1891, Hungary)
* Franz Theodor Csokor (1885–1969, Austria)
* Álvaro Cubillo de Aragón (1596–1661, Spain)
* Juan de la Cueva (c. 1550–1610, Spain)
* Tom Cullen (born 1985, Wales/England) in English
* Richard Cumberland (1732–1811, England)
* E. E. Cummings (1894–1962, United States)
* François de Curel (1854–1928, France)

## D

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* Robert Daborne (1580?-1628) England)
* Stig Dagerman (1923–1954, Sweden)
* Andrew Dallmeyer (1945–2017, Scotland)
* Augustin Daly (1838–1899, United States)
* Clemence Dane (1888–1965, England)
* George Landen Dann (1904–1977, Australia)
* Florent Carton Dancourt (1661–1725, France)
* Clemence Dane (1888–1965, England)
* Sarah Daniels (born 1956, England)
* Gabriele d'Annunzio (1863–1938, Italy)
* Bill Dare (living, England)
* Florence Henrietta Darwin (1864–1920, England)
* Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897, France)
* William Davenant (1606–1668, England)
* Robert Davenport (fl. 1623–1639, England)
* James Kitchener Davies (1902–1952, Wales) in Welsh
* Robertson Davies (1913–1995, Canada)
* Jack Davis (1917–2000, Australia)
* Ossie Davis (1917–2005, United States)
* Owen Davis (1874–1956, United States)
* Roxann Dawson (born 1958, United States)
* Frederic Lansing Day (1886–1982) (United States)
* April De Angelis (born c. 1960, England)
* Swadesh Deepak (born 1942, India) in Hindi
* Eduardo De Filippo (1900–1984, Italy)
* Paul Dehn (1912–1976, England)
* Nalini Prava Deka (1944–2014, India)
* Thomas Dekker (c. 1572–1632, England)
* Shelagh Delaney (1939–2011, England)
* Casimir-Jean-François Delavigne (1793–1843, France)
* Barbu Delavrancea (1858–1918, Romania)
* R. F. Delderfield (1912–1972, England)
* Giambattista della Porta (1535–1615, Italy)
* Merrill Denison (1893–1975, Canada)
* Catalina D'Erzel (1897-1950, Mexico)
* Lucien Descaves (1861–1949, France)
* Jean Desmarets (1595–1676, France)
* Sugathapala de Silva (1928–2002), Ceylon/Sri Lanka) in Sinhala
* Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680–1754, France)
* Jacques Deval (1894–1972, France)
* Edward de Vere (1550–1604, England)
* Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959, Nepal)
* Juan Bautista Diamante (1625–1687, Spain)
* Lydia R. Diamond (born 1969, United States)
* Charles Dibdin (1745–1814, England)
* Thomas John Dibdin (1771–1841, England)
* Joaquín Dicenta (1863–1917, Spain)
* Denis Diderot (1713–1784, France)
* Steven Dietz (born 1958, United States)
* Salvatore Di Giacomo (1860–1934, Italy)
* Joe DiPietro (born 1961, United States)
* Robert Dodsley (1703–1764, England)
* Lodovico Dolce (1508 – c. 1568, Italy)
* Maurice Donnay (1859–1945, France)
* Ariel Dorfman (born 1942, Argentina/Chile/United States) in Spanish and English
* Earl of Dorset {redirect to Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset}
* Tankred Dorst (1925–2017, Germany)
* Louise Doughty (born 1963, England)
* William Missouri Downs (born 1965, United States)
* Stuart Draper (born 1967, England)
* Michael Drayton (1563–1631, England)
* John Drinkwater (1882–1937, England)
* William Price Drury (1861–1949, England)
* John Dryden (1631–1700, England)
* Marin Držić (1508–1587, Republic of Ragusa) in Croatian
* Marcel Dubé (1930–2016, Canada) in French
* Charles Rivière Dufresny (1654–1724, France)
* Edmund Duggan (playwright) (1862–1938, Australia)
* Roger Martin du Gard {redirect to Martin du Gard, Roger}
* Ashley Dukes (1885–1959, England)
* Alexandre Dumas, père (1802–1870, France)
* D Underbelly (born late 1990s, United States)
* Govind Purushottam Deshpande (1938–2013, India) in Marathi
* Andrea Dunbar (1961–1990, England)
* William Duncombe (1690–1769, England)
* William Dunlap (1766–1839, United States)
* Antony Dunn (born 1973, England)
* Marc Dunn (born 1978, United States)
* Nell Dunn (born 1936, England)
* Philip Dunning (1891–1957, United States)
* Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
* Christopher Durang (1949–2024, United States)
* Marguerite Duras (1914–1996, France)
* Thomas d'Urfey (1653–1723, England)
* Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990, Switzerland) in German
* Pierre du Ryer (1606–1658, France)
* Jean Dutourd (1920–2011, France)
* Utpal Dutta (living, India) in Assamese
* Henri Duvernois (1875–1937, France)

## E

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* Mary Emma Ebsworth (1794–1881, England)
* José Echegaray (1832–1916, Spain)
* David Edgar (born 1948, England)
* Margaret Edson (born 1961, United States)
* Richard Edwardes (1525–1566, England)
* Dic Edwards (born 1953, Wales) in English
* Erik Ehn (living, United States)
* Günter Eich (1907–1972, Germany
* Baron Joseph von Eichendorff (1788–1857, Germany)
* Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983, United States)
* Menna Elfyn (born 1952, Wales) in Welsh
* T. S. Eliot (1888–1965, United States/England)
* Juan del Encina (c. 1469–1529/1530, Spain)
* Will Eno (born 1965, United States)
* Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020, Sweden)
* Nick Enright (1950–2003, Australia)
* Eve Ensler (born 1953, United States)
* Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929–2022, Germany)
* Epicharmus of Kos (late 6th – early 5th c. BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Paul Ernst (1866–1933, Germany)
* St. John Ervine (1883–1971, Ireland/England)
* Louis Esson (1878–1943, Australia)
* George Etherege (c. 1635–1691, England)
* Solomon Ettinger (1800/1803–1856, Poland) in Hebrew and Yiddish
* Eupolis (c. 446–411 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Euripides (c. 485 – c. 406 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Don Evans (1938–2003, United States)
* Charles Evered 1964-, United States)

## F

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* Diego Fabbri (1911–1980, Italy)
* Émile Fabre (1869–1955, France)
* Jan Fabricius (1871-1964, Netherlands)
* Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (1602–1666, England)
* Herbert Farjeon (1887–1945, England)
* Joseph Jefferson Farjeon (1883–1955, England)
* George Farquhar (1677/1678–1707, England)
* Simon Farquhar (living, Scotland)
* Florence Farr (1860–1917, England)
* Graham Farrow (living, England)
* Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982, Germany)
* René Fauchois (1882–1962, France)
* Jules Feiffer (1929–2025, United States)
* Elaine Feinstein (1930–2019, England)
* Edna Ferber (1887–1968, United States)
* Lucas Fernández (1474–1542, Spain)
* Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760–1828, Spain)
* Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737–1780, Spain)
* Paolo Ferrari (1822–1889, Italy)
* Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958, Germany)
* Georges Feydeau (1862–1921, France)
* Nathan Field (1587–1620, England)
* Henry Fielding (1707–1754, England)
* Joseph Fields (1895–1966, United States)
* Graeme Fife (living, England)
* Alex Finlayson (born 1951, United States)
* Ronald Firbank (1886–1926, England)
* Clyde Fitch (1865–1909, United States)
* George Fitzmaurice (1877–1963, Ireland)
* Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880, France)
* Martin Flavin (1883–1967, United States)
* Harvey Fierstein (born 1952, United States)
* Tim Firth (born 1964, England)
* Peter Flannery (born 1951, England)
* James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915, England)
* Richard Flecknoe (c. 1600–1678, England)
* Marieluise Fleißer (1901–1974, Germany)
* Justin Fleming (born 1953, Australia)
* Robert de Flers (1872–1927, France)
* John Fletcher (1579–1625, England)
* Lucille Fletcher (1912–2000, United States)
* Dario Fo (1926–2016, Italy)
* Ladislas Fodor (1898–1978, Hungary/West Germany)
* Antonio Fogazzaro (1842–1911, Italy)
* Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (1744/1745–1792, Russia)
* Horton Foote (1916–2009, United States)
* Samuel Foote (1720–1777, England)
* John Ford (c. 1586 – post-1639, England)
* María Irene Fornés (1930–2018, Cuba/United States) in English
* Lars Forssell (1928–2007, Sweden)
* Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827, Italy)
* Jon Fosse (born 1959, Norway)
* Norm Foster (born 1949, Canada)
* Paul Foster (1937–2021, United States)
* Paul Foucher (1810–1875, France)
* Tim Fountain (born 1967, England)
* Charles J. Fourie (born 1965, South Africa)
* Amy Fox (born 1975, United States)
* Bruno Frank (1887–1945, Germany)
* Leonhard Frank (1882–1961, Germany/United States)
* Ian Fraser (South Africa/United States)
* Michael Frayn (born 1933, England)
* Aleksander Fredro (1793–1876, Poland)
* David French (1939–2010, Canada)
* Gustav Freytag (1816–1895, Germany)
* Erich Fried (1921–1988, Austria/England) in German
* Gertrude Friedberg (died 1989, United States)
* Bruce Jay Friedman (1930–2020, United States)
* Brian Friel (1929–2015, Ireland)
* Ketti Frings (1909–1981, United States)
* Max Frisch (1911–1991, Switzerland)
* Christopher Fry (1907–2005, England)
* Franz Fühmann (1922–1984, Germany)
* Athol Fugard (1932–2025, South Africa)
* Ulpian Fulwell (1545/1546–1584/1586, England)
* Milán Füst (1888–1967, Hungary)

## G

[edit]

* Jeremy Gable (born 1982, United States)
* Ram Ganesh Gadkari (1885–1919, India)
* Zona Gale (1874–1938, United States)
* Ferdinando Galiani (1728–1787, Italy)
* John Galsworthy (1867–1933, England)
* Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta (1734–1787, Spain)
* Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813–1884, Spain)
* Federico García Lorca (1898–1936, Spain)
* David Garnett (1892–1981, England)
* Robert Garnier (1544–1590, France)
* David Garrick (1717–1779, England)
* George Gascoigne (1535–1577, England)
* Armand Gatti (1924–2017, France)
* Natalie Gaupp (born 1967, United States)
* John Gay (1685–1732, England)
* Michael V. Gazzo (1923–1995, United States)
* Larry Gelbart (1928–2009, United States)
* Jack Gelber (1932–2003, United States)
* Gratien Gélinas (1909–1999, Canada) in French
* Pam Gems (1925–2011, England)
* Jean Genet (1910–1986, France)
* Joel Gersmann (1942–2005, United States)
* Alice Gerstenberg (1885–1972, United States)
* Franz Xaver Karl Gewey (1764–1819, Austria)
* Michel de Ghelderode (1898–1962, Belgium) in French
* Henri Ghéon (1875–1944, France)
* Paolo Giacometti (1816–1882, Italy)
* Giuseppe Giacosa (1847–1906, Italy)
* Donato Giannotti (1492–1573, Italy)
* Melissa James Gibson (living, Canada)
* William Gibson (1914–2018, United States)
* W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911, England)
* D. B. Gilles (living, United States)
* William Gillette (1855–1937, United States)
* Frank D. Gilroy (1925–2015, United States)
* Antonio Gil y Zárate (1793–1861, Spain)
* Gina Gionfriddo (living, United States)
* Jean Giono (1895–1970, France)
* Giambattista Giraldi Cinthio (1504–1573, Italy)
* Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834, Italy)
* Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944, France)
* Lesley Glaister (born 1956, England/Scotland)
* Susan Glaspell (1876–1948, United States)
* Josef Alois Gleich (1772–1841, Austria)
* Richard Glover (1712–1785, England)
* Janusz Głowacki (1938–2007, Poland/United States) in Polish and English
* John Godber (born 1956, England)
* Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832, Germany)
* Nikolay Vasilyevich Gogol (1809–1852, Russia)
* Abraham Haim Lipke Goldfaden (1840–1908) (Russia/United States) in Hebrew and Yiddish
* James Goldman (1927–1998, United States)
* Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793, Italy)
* Oliver Goldsmith (1728/1730–1774, Ireland/England)
* Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969, Poland/Argentina) in Polish
* Prince Gomolvilas (born 1972, United States)
* Jeff Goode (living, United States)
* Jules Eckert Goodman (1876–1962, United States)
* Frances Goodrich (1890–1984, United States)
* Jacob Gordin (1853–1909, Ukraine/United States) in Russian and Yiddish
* Ruth Gordon (1896–1985, United States)
* Charles Gordone (1925–1995, United States)
* Catherine Gore (1798–1861, England)
* Maxim Gorky (1868–1936, Russia)
* Stephen Gosson (1554–1624, England)
* Staffan Göthe (born 1944, Sweden)
* Abraham Dov Ber Gottlober (1811–1899, Russia) in Hebrew and Yiddish
* Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700–1766, Germany)
* Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793, France)
* Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806, Italy)
* Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801–1836, Germany)
* Ed Graczyk (born 1941/1942, United States)
* Ray Harrison Graham (born 1962, England)
* David Marshall Grant (born 1955, United States)
* George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735, England)
* Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946, England)
* Jörg Graser (born 1951, Germany)
* Günter Grass (1927–2015, Germany)
* Jacinto Grau Delgado (1877–1958, Spain)
* Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922–1981, England)
* Simon Gray (1936–2008, England)
* Antonio Francesco Grazzini (1503–1584, Italy)
* Julien Green (1900–1998, France/United States) in French
* Paul Eliot Green (1894–1981, United States)
* Richard Greenberg (1958–2025, United States)
* Frances Nimmo Greene (1867-1937, United States)
* Graham Greene (1904–1991, England)
* Robert Greene (1558–1592, England)
* Elana Greenfield (United States)
* David Greenspan (born 1956, United States)
* Lady Augusta Gregory (1852–1932) (Ireland)
* Martin Greif (1839–1911, Germany)
* David Greig (Scotland)
* Jean-Baptiste Louis Gresset (1709–1777, France)
* Tom Griffin (1946–2018, United States)
* Trevor Griffiths (1935–2024, England)
* Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872, Austria)
* Angelina Grimké (1805-1879, United States)
* David Grimm (born 1965, United States)
* Rinne Groff (living, United States)
* Philip Gross (born 1952, England)
* Sydney Grundy (1848–1914, England)
* Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664, Germany)
* John Guare (born 1938, United States)
* Stephen Adly Guirgis (born 1965, United States)
* Sacha Guitry (1885–1957, France)
* Yesim Ozsoy Gulan (born 1972, Turkey)
* Sachin Gupta (born 1978, India) in Hindi
* Danai Gurira (born 1978, United States)
* A. R. Gurney (1930–2017, United States)
* Karl Ferdinand Gutzkow (1811–1878, Germany)

## H

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* Peter Hacks (1928–2003, Germany)
* Ruth Hale (1908–2003, United States)
* Roger Hall (born 1939, New Zealand)
* Steven Hall (born 1975, England)
* Adam de la Halle (c. 1237 – c. 1288, France)
* Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952, England)
* Cosmo Hamilton (1871–1942, England)
* Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962, England)
* Christopher Hampton (born 1946, England)
* W. David Hancock (living, United States)
* Peter Handke (born 1942, Germany)
* William Hanley (1931–2012, United States)
* Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965, United States)
* Haseena Moin (1941–2021, Pakistan)
* Ernst Hardt (1876–1947, Germany)
* Edward W. Hardy (born 1992, United States)
* David Hare (born 1947, England)
* Johann Hari (born 1979, Scotland)
* Tony Harrison (born 1937, England)
* Moss Hart (1904–1961, United States)
* Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885, India)
* Jonathan Harvey (born 1968, England)
* Ronald Harwood (1934–2020, South Africa/England)
* Walter Hasenclever (1890–1940, Germany)
* Christopher Hassall (1912–1963, England)
* Michael Hastings (1938–2011, England)
* Jeffrey Hatcher (living, United States)
* Richard Hathwaye (died 1604, England)
* Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946, Germany)
* Václav Havel (1936–2011, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic)
* Walter Hawkesworth (c. 1573–1606, England)
* Gyula Háy (Stefan Faber, 1900–1975, Hungary/Switzerland)
* William Hayley (1745–1820, England)
* Eliza Haywood (c. 1693–1756, England)
* Colin Henry Hazlewood (1823–1875, England)
* Friedrich Hebbel (1813–1863, Germany)
* Peter Hedges (born 1962, United States)
* Herman Heijermans (1864-1924, Netherlands)
* Lillian Hellman (1905–1984, United States)
* Beth Henley (born 1952, United States)
* Karl Friedrich Hensler (1759–1825, Austria)
* John Abraham Heraud (1799–1887, England)
* A. P. Herbert (1890–1971, England)
* George Herman (1928–2019, United States)
* Amy Herzog (living, United States)
* Nigel Heseltine (1916–1995, England)
* Dorothy Hewett (1923–2002, Australia)
* John Heywood (c. 1497 – c. 1580, England)
* Thomas Heywood (early 1570s – 1641, England)
* Robert Hichens (1864–1950, England)
* Tomson Highway (born 1951, Canada)
* Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916–1991, Germany)
* Aaron Hill (1685–1750, England)
* John Hippisley (1696–1748, England)
* Robert Hitchcock (died 1809, England)
* Prince Hoare (1755–1834, England)
* John Oliver Hobbes (Pearl Craigie, 1867–1906, United States/England)
* Rolf Hochhuth (1931–2020, Germany)
* Fritz Hochwälder (1911–1986, Austria)
* Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929, Austria)
* Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754, Norway)
* Thomas Holcroft (1745–1809, England)
* Margaret Holford (1757–1834, England)
* Arthur Holitscher (1869–1941, Hungary/Germany)
* Michael Hollinger (born 1962, United States)
* Constance Holme (1880–1955, England)
* Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein, 1947, England/United States)
* Tom Hood (1835–1874, England)
* CJ Hopkins (born 1961, United States)
* Frederick William Horner (1854–1933, Wales) in English
* Roy Horniman (1874–1930, England)
* Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938, Austria-Hungary)
* Laurence Housman (1865–1959, England)
* Edward Howard (1624–1712, England)
* Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748–1825, England)
* Robert Howard (1626–1698, England)
* Sidney Howard (1891–1939, United States)
* Tina Howe (1937–2023, United States)
* Frank Howson (1952–2024, Australia)
* John-Michael Howson (born 1936, Australia)
* Hroswitha of Gandersheim (c. 935 – post-973, Germany) in Latin
* Dusty Hughes (born 1947, England)
* Langston Hughes (1902–1967, United States)
* Richard Hughes (1900–1976, England)
* Victor Hugo (1802–1885, France)
* Maureen Hunter (born 1948, Canada) in English
* Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981, United States)
* Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942, Hungary)
* Angela Huth (born 1938, England)

## I

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* Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906, Norway)
* Victor Ido (1869-1948, Netherlands)
* Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821, England)
* William Inge (1913–1973, United States)
* Thomas Ingelend (fl. 1560, England)
* Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994, Romania) in French and Romanian
* William Henry Ireland (1775–1835, England)
* David Ives (born 1950, United States)
* Naomi Iizuka (born 1965, United States)
* Branislava Ilić (born 1970, Serbia)

## J

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* Donald Jack (1924–2003, England/Canada)
* Luigi Jannuzzi (born 1952, United States)
* Alfred Jarry (1873–1907, France)
* Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946, Austria)
* Ann Jellicoe (1927–2017, England)
* Ida Jenbach (fl. 1920s – 1930s, Hungary/Germany)
* Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927, England)
* Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857, England)
* Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912–1981, England)
* Terry Johnson (born 1955, England)
* Denis Johnston (1901–1984, Ireland)
* Arthur M. Jolly (born 1969, England)
* Henry Arthur Jones (1851–1929, England)
* Patrick Jones (born 1965, Wales) in English
* Ben Jonson (1572–1637, England)
* Rajiv Joseph (born 1974, United States)
* James Joyce (1882–1941, Ireland)

## K

[edit]

* Georg Kaiser (1878–1945, Germany
* Kālidāsa (4th–5th c. CE, India) in Sanskrit
* Sarah Kane (1971–1999, England)
* Girish Karnad (1938–2019, India) in Kannada and English
* József Katona (1791–1830, Hungary)
* Lally Katz (born 1978, United States)
* George S. Kaufman (1889–1961, United States)
* Moisés Kaufman (born 1963, United States)
* John B. Keane (1928–2002, Ireland)
* Barrie Keeffe (1945–2019, England)
* Dennis Kelly (born 1969, England)
* Fanny Kemble (1809–1893, England)
* János Kemény (1903–1971, Romania) in Hungarian
* Adrienne Kennedy (born 1931, United States)
* Margaret Kennedy (1896–1967, England)
* James Kenney (1780–1849, England)
* William Kenrick (c. 1725–1779, England)
* Josephine Kermode (pseudonym Cushag, 1852–1937, Isle of Man)
* Joseph Kesselring (1902–1967, United States)
* Lyle Kessler (living, United States)
* Stanley Keyes (born 1948, United States)
* Henry Killigrew (1613–1700, England)
* Thomas Killigrew (1612–1683, England)
* William Killigrew (1606–1695, England)
* Thomas Kilroy (1934–2023, Ireland)
* Sidney Kingsley (1906–1995, United States)
* Julius Leopold Klein (1810–1875, Hungary/Germany) in German
* Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811, Germany)
* Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1752–1831, Germany)
* Václav Kliment Klicpera (1792–1859, Austria-Hungary) in Czech
* Kevin Kling (living, United States)
* Alexander Kluge (born 1932, Germany)
* Frederick Knott (1916–2002, England)
* Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980, Austria-Hungary, England, Switzerland) in German
* Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948–1989, France)
* Harry Kondoleon (1955–1994, United States)
* Bernard Kops (1926–2024, England)
* Apollo Korzeniowski (1820–1869, Poland)
* August von Kotzebue (1761–1819, Germany)
* Zygmunt Krasiński (1812–1859, Poland)
* Karl Kraus (1874–1936, Austria)
* Helmut Krausser (born 1964, Germany)
* Franz Xaver Kroetz (born 1946, Germany)
* Nestor Kukolnik (1809–1868, Russia)
* Hanif Kureishi (born 1954, England)
* Tony Kushner (born 1956, United States)
* Kusumagraj (1912–1999, India) in Marathi
* Thomas Kyd (1558–1594, England)

## L

[edit]

* Neil LaBute (born 1963, United States)
* Thomas Hailes Lacy (1809–1873, England)
* Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974, Sweden)
* Jun Lana (born 1972, Philippines)
* Robert Eyres Landor (1781–1869, England)
* Mary Lewis Langworthy (1872-1949, United States)
* Jonathan Larson (1960–1996, United States)
* Stig Larsson (born 1955, Sweden)
* Kirke La Shelle (1862–1905, United States)
* Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945, Germany/Palestine/Israel)
* Miklós László (1903–1973, Hungary/United States)
* Francis Lathom (1774–1832, England)
* Walter Learning (1938–2020, Canada)
* Hermine Lecomte du Noüy (1854-1915, France)
* Mary Theresa Ledóchowska (1863–1922, Austria)
* Harriet Lee (1757–1851, England)
* Kang Baek Lee (born 1947, South Korea)
* Nathaniel Lee (c. 1653–1692, England)
* Richard Nelson Lee (1806–1872, England)
* Robert E. Lee (1918–1994, United States)
* Sophia Lee (1750–1824, England)
* Mark Lemon (1809–1870, England)
* Wayne Lemon (living, United States)
* Melchior Lengyel (1880–1974, Hungary)
* Sue Lenier (born 1957, England)
* Rebecca Lenkiewicz (born 1968, England)
* Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751–1792, Russia/Livonia) in German
* Conchi León (born 1973, Mexico)
* Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781, Germany
* Reinhard Lettau (1929–1996, Germany/United States)
* Tracy Letts (born 1965, United States)
* Ira Levin (1929–2007, United States)
* Caleb Lewis (born 1978, Australia)
* David Lewis (1682–1760, England)
* Leopold David Lewis (1828–1890, England)
* Saunders Lewis (1893–1985, Wales)
* Nell Leyshon (living, England)
* George Lillo (1691–1739, England)
* David Lindsay-Abaire (born 1969, United States)
* Romulus Linney (1930–2011, United States)
* Liz Lochhead (born 1947, Scotland)
* Oliver W. F. Lodge (1878–1955, England)
* Thomas Lodge (c. 1558–1625, England)
* Kenneth Lonergan (born 1962, United States)
* George William Lovell (1804–1878, England)
* Stephen Lowe (born 1947, England)
* William Lower (c. 1610–1662, England)
* Mina Loy (1882–1966, France/United States)
* Craig Lucas (born 1951, United States)
* Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987, United States)
* Charles Ludlam (1943–1987, United States)
* Ken Ludwig (living, United States)
* Otto Ludwig (1813–1865, Germany)
* Joseph Lunn (1784–1863, England)
* John Lyly (c. 1553 or 1554–1606, England)

## M

[edit]

* Ewan MacColl (James Henry Miller, 1915–1989, Scotland)
* Michael MacLennan (born 1968, Canada)
* Joseph Macleod (1903–1984, England)
* Wendy MacLeod (born 1959, United States)
* George Macropedius (1487–1558, Netherlands) in Latin
* Imre Madách (1823–1864, Hungary)
* Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 1965, Iran/United States)
* Karen Malpede (living, United States)
* David Mamet (born 1947, United States)
* Henning Mankell (1948–2015, Sweden)
* Delarivier Manley (c. 1663/1670–1724, England)
* Klaus Mann (1906–1949, Germany)
* Mona Mansour (living, United States)
* Francis Marbury (1555–1611, England)
* Frank Marcus (1928–1996, England)
* William Marchant (1923–1995, United States)
* Donald Margulies (born 1954, United States)
* Pierre de Marivaux (1688–1763, France)
* Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593, England)
* Derek Marlowe (1938–1996, England)
* Anthony Marriott (1931–2014, England)
* James Henry Marriott (1799–1886, New Zealand)
* Christabel Marshall (1871–1960, England)
* John Marston (1576–1634, England)
* John Westland Marston (1819–1890, England)
* Jane Martin, pseudonym of unknown (United States)
* Steve Martin (born 1945, United States)
* Bruce Mason (1921–1982, New Zealand)
* Paul Nicholas Mason (born 1958, Canada)
* Philip Massinger (1583–1640, England)
* Mustapha Matura (1939–2019, Trinidad)
* Robin Maugham (1916–1981, England)
* W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965, England)
* Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930, Russia/Soviet Union)
* Marius von Mayenburg (born 1972, Germany)
* Henry Mayhew (1812–1887, England)
* Jasper Mayne (1604–1672, England)
* Cary Mazer (living, United States)
* Dick McBride (1928–2012, United States)
* Ellen McLaughlin (born 1957, United States)
* Tarell Alvin McCraney (born 1980, United States)
* Martin McDonagh (born 1970, Ireland)
* Greg McGee (born 1950, New Zealand)
* John McGrath (1935–2002, England)
* Reginald James MacGregor (1887–1961, England)
* Frank McGuinness (born 1953, Ireland)
* Robert McLellan (1907–1985, Scotland)
* Scott McMorrow (living, United States)
* Terrence McNally (1938–2020, United States)
* Scott McPherson (1959–1992, United States)
* Mark Medoff (1940–2019, United States)
* Charles L. Mee (born 1938, United States)
* Karl Meisl (1775–1853, Austria)
* Leonard Melfi (1932–2001, United States)
* Alex Melrose (1865–1944, Australia)
* Menander (342–291 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* David Mercer (1928–1980, England)
* Thomas Meriton (born 1638, England)
* Paul Meritt (1843–1895, England)
* William Mew (1602 – c. 1669, England) in Latin
* Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855, Poland)
* George Middleton (1880–1967, United States)
* Thomas Middleton (1580–1627, England)
* Arthur Miller (1915–2005, United States)
* James Miller (1704–1744, England)
* Nellie Burget Miller (1875-1952, United States)
* Willy Millowitsch (1909–1999, Germany)
* Henry Hart Milman (1791–1868, England)
* Jane Milmore (1955–2020, United States)
* A. A. Milne (1882–1956, England)
* Anthony Minghella (1954–2008, England)
* Octave Mirbeau (1848–1917, France)
* Meg Miroshnik (living, United States)
* Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008, England)
* Julian Mitchell (born 1935, England)
* Mary Russell Mitford (Miss Mitford, 1787–1855, England)
* Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973, Sweden)
* Narendra Mohan (1935–2002, India) in Hindi and Punjabi
* Caroline Moir (living, England)
* Molière (1622–1673, France)
* Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952, Hungary/United States)
* Natyaguru Nurul Momen (1908–1990, Bangladesh)
* William Thomas Moncrieff (1794–1857, England)
* Thomas Sturge Moore (1870–1944, England)
* Jose Zorrilla y Moral (1817–1893, Spain)
* Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894–1958, England)
* Elaine Morgan (1920–2013, Wales)
* Peter Morgan (born 1963, England)
* Félix Morisseau-Leroy (Moriso Lewa, 1912–1998, Haiti)
* Michael Morpurgo (born 1943, England)
* Melvyn Morrow (born 1942, Australia)
* John Mortimer (1923–2009, England)
* John Maddison Morton (1811–1891, England)
* Thomas Morton (1764–1838, England)
* Tom Morton-Smith (born 1980, England)
* Tad Mosel (1922–2008, United States)
* Itamar Moses (born 1977, United States)
* Peter Anthony Motteux (1663–1718, England)
* Dimitrios Mpogris (1890–1964, Greece)
* Sławomir Mrożek (1930–2013, Poland/France)
* Clara Mulholland (1849–1934, Ireland/England)
* Heiner Müller (1929–1995, Germany)
* Brighde Mullins (living, United States)
* Anthony Munday (c. 1560–1633, England)
* Kaj Munk (1898–1944, Denmark)
* Jimmy Murphy (living, Ireland)
* Tom Murphy (1935–2018, Ireland)
* Tommy Murphy (born 1979, Australia)
* Robert Musil (1880–1942, Austria)

## N

[edit]

* Thomas Nabbes (1605–1641, England)
* Bill Naughton (1910–1992, England)
* John Neal (1793–1876, United States)
* Richard Nelson (born 1950, United States)
* László Németh (1901–1975, Hungary)
* Johann Nestroy (1801–1862, Austria)
* Anthony Neilson (born 1967, Scotland/England)
* Beverley Nichols (1898–1983, England)
* Peter Nichols (1927–2019, England)
* William Nicholson (born 1948, England)
* János Nyíri (1932–2002, Hungary/France)
* Jeff Noon (born 1957, England)
* Lars Norén (1944–2021, Sweden)
* Marsha Norman (born 1947, United States)
* Bruce Norris (born 1960, United States)
* Richard Norton-Taylor (born 1944, England)
* Lynn Nottage (born 1964, United States)
* Alden Nowlan (1933–1983, Canada)
* János Nyíri (1932–2002, Hungary)

## O

[edit]

* Dan O'Brien (born 1974, United States)
* Sean O'Brien (born 1952, England)
* Seán O'Casey (1880–1964, Ireland)
* Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953, United States)
* Gerlinde Obermeier (1942–1984, Austria)
* Thomas Odell (1681–1749, England))
* Clifford Odets (1906–1963, United States)
* Bolaji Odofin (living, Nigeria) in English
* Reggie Oliver (born 1952, England)
* Han Ong (born 1968, Philippines/United States) in English
* Onyeka (Onyeka Nubia, living, England)
* Valantina Abu Oqsa (born 1967), Palestine
* Emma Orczy (Baroness Orczy, 1865–1947, England)
* Dael Orlandersmith (living, United States)
* Joe Orton (1933–1967, England)
* John Osborne (1929–1994, England)
* Peter Oswald (born 1965, England)
* Thomas Otway (1652–1685, England)
* Gary Owen (born 1972, Wales) in English
* Rochelle Owens (born 1936, United States)
* William Henry Oxberry (1808–1852, England)
* Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984, England)

## P

[edit]

* Jean Palaprat (1650–1721, France)
* Morris Panych (born 1952, Canada)
* Ralph Pape (died 2016, United States)
* Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1963, United States)
* Stewart Parker (1941–1988, Northern Ireland)
* Angelo Parra (living, United States)
* Gwenlyn Parry (1932–1991, Wales) in Welsh
* John Patrick (1905–1995, United States)
* Robert Patrick (1937–2023, United States)
* Nick Payne (born 1984, England)
* George Peele (1556–1596, England)
* Borislav Pekić (1930–1992, Yugoslavia/England) in Serbian
* Charles Reece Pemberton (1790–1840, Wales/England)
* Joachim Perinet (1763–1816, Austria)
* Matthew Perry (born 1969, United States)
* Tyler Perry (born 1969, United States)
* Stephen Phillips (1864–1915, England)
* Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960, England)
* Arthur Wing Pinero (1855–1934, England)
* Harold Pinter (1930–2008, England)
* Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936, Italy)
* Mary Pix (1666–1709, England)
* James Planché (1796–1880, England)
* Alan Plater (1935–2010, England)
* Plautus (c. 254–184 BCE, Ancient Rome)
* Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934–2007, Germany)
* Isaac Pocock (1782–1835, England)
* Suman Pokhrel (born 1967, Nepal)
* Elizabeth Polack (fl. 1830s, England)
* Ernő Polgár (1954–2018, Hungary)
* Alan Pollock (born 1962, England)
* Sharon Pollock (1936–2021, Canada)
* Elizabeth Polwheele (c.1651–c.1691, England)
* John Poole (1786–1872, England)
* Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856–?, United States)
* Henry Porter (died 1599, England)
* Gordon Porterfield (living, United States)
* Suzanne Portnoy (born 1961, England)
* Dennis Potter (1935–1994, England)
* Reinaldo Povod (1960–1994, United States)
* Samuel Jackson Pratt (1749–1814, England)
* Lucy Prebble (born 1980, England)
* Otto Prechtler (1813–1881, Austria)
* Thomas Preston (1537–1598, England)
* Nancy Price (1880–1970, England)
* J. B. Priestley (1894–1984, England)
* Bryan Procter (Barry Cornwall, 1787–1874, England)
* Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868–1927, Poland)
* Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837, Russia)

## Q

[edit]

* Abu Khalil Qabbani (1835–1902, Syria)
* Philippe Quinault (1635–1688, France)

## R

[edit]

* David Rabe (born 1940, United States)
* Jean Racine (1639–1699, France)
* Akbar Radi (1939–2007, Iran)
* Ferdinand Raimund (1790–1836, Austria
* Nina Raine (living, England)
* Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972, India) in Hindi
* Adam Rapp (born 1968, United States)
* Nina Rapi (born 1962, Greece)
* John Rastell (John Rastall, c. 1475–1536, England)
* Lutz Rathenow (born 1952, Germany)
* Terence Rattigan (1911–1977, England)
* Simon Raven (1927–2001, England)
* Edward Ravenscroft (c. 1654–1707, England)
* James Reaney (1926–2008, Canada)
* Keith Reddin (born 1956, United States)
* Frederic Reynolds (1764–1841, England)
* Renée (1929–2023, New Zealand)
* Yasmina Reza (born 1959, France)
* William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826, England)
* Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876, England)
* Erwin Riess (1957–2023, Austria)
* Arnold Ridley (1896–1984, England)
* Philip Ridley (born 1964, England)
* Lawrence Riley (1896–1974, United States)
* Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926, Austro-Hungarian Empire/Switzerland)
* José Rivera (born 1955, Puerto Rico) in English
* Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 1939, Wales) in Welsh
* Thomas William Robertson (1829–1871, England)
* Lennox Robinson (1886–1958, Ireland)
* Rony Robinson (born 1940, England)
* David Robson (born 1966, United States)
* Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918, England)
* Jack Rosenthal (1931–2004, England)
* Bert V. Royal (born 1977, United States)
* Hossein Rajabian (born 1984, Iran)
* Kenneth G. Ross (born 1941, Australia)
* Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, France)
* Friederike Roth (born 1948, Germany)
* Samuel Rowley (died c. 1633, England)
* William Rowley (c. 1585–1626, England)
* Gillian Rubinstein (Lian Hearn, born 1942, England/Australia)
* David Rudkin (born 1936, England)
* Paul Rudnick (born 1957, United States)
* John Ruganda (1941–2007, Uganda)
* Sarah Ruhl (born 1974, United States)
* Katherine Rundell (born 1967, England)
* Willy Russell (born 1974, England)
* Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980, Brazil)
* Royce Ryton (1924–2009, England)

## S

[edit]

### Sa–Se

[edit]

* Suhayl Saadi (born 1961, England/Scotland)
* Hans Sachs (1494–1576, Germany)
* Nelly Sachs (1891–1970, Sweden)
* Peter Sagal (born 1965, United States)
* Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003, India) in Hindi
* Balkrishna Sama (1903–1981, Nepal)
* Tori Sampson (born 20th century, United States)
* Florencio Sánchez (1875–1910, Uruguay)
* Francesca Sanders (living, United States)
* Sally Sara (born 1971, Australia)
* William Saroyan (1908–1981, United States)
* Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980, France)
* Geneviève Savalette (1735–1795, France)
* Mark Scharf (born 1956, United States)
* Georges Schehadé (1905–1989, Lebanon) in French
* Robert Schenkkan (born 1953, United States)
* Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805, Germany)
* Guillermo Schmidhuber (born 1943, Mexico)
* Arno Schmidt (1914–1979, Germany)
* Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 1960, Belgium/France) in French
* Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931, Austria)
* Werner Schwab (1958–1994, Austria)
* György Schwajda (1943–2010, Hungary)
* William Matthew Scott (1893–1964, England)
* Sandra Seaton (living, United States)
* David Sedaris (born 1956, United States)
* Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BCE – CE 65, Ancient Rome) in Latin
* Ferhan Şensoy (1951–2021, Turkey)

### Sg–Sr

[edit]

* Anthony Shaffer (1926–2001, England)
* Peter Shaffer (1926–2016, England)
* William Shakespeare (1564–1616, England)
* Ntozake Shange (1948–2018, United States)
* John Patrick Shanley (born 1950, United States)
* Partap Sharma (1939–2011, India)
* Harriette Lucy Robinson Shattuck (1850–1937, United States)
* Lionel Shave (1888–1954, Australia)
* George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950, Ireland/England)
* Wallace Shawn (born 1943, United States)
* Rob Shearman (born 1970, England)
* Owen Sheers (born 1974, Wales) in English
* Edward Sheldon (1886–1946, United States)
* Jane Shepard (born 1958, United States)
* Sam Shepard (1943–2017, United States)
* Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816, Ireland/England)
* Jonathan Marc Sherman (born 1968, United States)
* R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975, England)
* Robert E. Sherwood (1896–1955, United States)
* George Shiels (1881–1949, Ireland)
* Christopher R. Shimmin (1870–1933, Isle of Man)
* Christopher Shinn (born 1975, United States)
* Rick Shiomi (born 1947, Canada)
* Dora Adele Shoemaker (1873-1962, United States)
* Del Shores (born 1957, United States)
* Larry Shue (1946–1985, United States)
* Nicky Silver (living, United States)
* Lazarre Seymour Simckes (born 1937, United States)
* Neil Simon (1927–2018, United States)
* Eric Simonson (born 1960, United States)
* Libby Skala (1967–2019, United States)
* Bernard Slade (1930–2019, Canada)
* Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849, Poland)
* Roy Smiles (living, England)
* Anna Deavere Smith (born 1950, United States)
* Evan Smith (living, United States)
* Amelia Solar de Claro (1836-1915, Chile)
* Sophocles (c. 497/496–406/405 BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Aaron Sorkin (born 1961, United States)
* Alfred Soultan (born 1946, Hungary/United States)
* Gabrielle Soumet (1814-1886, France)
* Wole Soyinka (born 1934, Nigeria)
* Ron Sparks (born 1977, Canada)
* Biljana Srbljanović (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia)

### St–Sz

[edit]

* Adrian Consett Stephen (1894–1918, Australia)
* Simon Stephens (born 1971, England)
* Shelagh Stephenson (born 1955, England)
* Polly Stenham (born 1986, England)
* Christopher Stollery (living, Australia)
* Tom Stoppard (born 1937, Czechoslovakia/England)
* David Storey (1933–2017, England)
* August Stramm (1874–1915, Germany)
* John Strand (living, United States)
* Botho Strauß (born 1944, Germany)
* August Strindberg (1849–1912, Sweden)
* Sara Stridsberg (born 1972, Sweden)
* Kelly Stuart (living, United States)
* Preston Sturges (1898–1959, United States)
* Abhi Subedi (born 1945, Nepal)
* Robert B Suda (born 1978, Hungary/England)
* Patrick Süskind (born 1949, Germany)
* András Sütő (1927–2006, Romania) in Hungarian
* Alfred Sutro (1863–1933, England)
* Caridad Svich (born 1963, United States)
* Robin Swados (born 1953, United States)
* Jeffrey Sweet (born 1950, United States)
* John Millington Synge (1871–1909, Ireland)
* Dezső Szomory (Moshe Weisz, 1869–1944, Hungary)

## T

[edit]

* George Tabori (1914–2007, Hungary/England/United States/Germany) in English and German
* Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941, India) in English
* Habib Tanvir (1923–2009, India) in Urdu
* Jean Tardieu (1903–1995, France)
* Henry Taylor (1800–1886, England)
* Bernard J. Taylor (living, South Africa/United States)
* Samuel Taylor (1912–2000, United States)
* Telecleides (fl. 440s BCE, Ancient Greece)
* Vijay Tendulkar (1928–2008, India) in Marathi
* Terence (c. 195/185 – c. 159 BCE, Ancient Rome)
* Tian Han (1898–1968, China)
* Louie Myfanwy Thomas (1908–1968, Wales) in Welsh
* Ernest Thompson (born 1949, United States)
* Judith Thompson (born 1954, Canada)
* A. A. Thomson (1894–1968, England)
* Ludwig Tieck (1773–1853, Germany)
* Harry Tighe (1887–1946, Australia)
* Dion Titheradge (1889–1934, Australia/England/United States)
* Lily Tobias (1887–1984, Wales) in English
* Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951, United States)
* Franz Xaver Told (1792–1849), Austria
* Ernst Toller (1893–1939, Germany)
* Francis Tolson (died 1745/1746, England)
* Colorado Tolston, pseudonym of T. James Belich (born 1976, United States)
* Zlatko Topčić (born 1955, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Bartolomé de Torres Naharro (c. 1485 – c. 1530, Spain/Italy)
* Miles Tredinnick (born 1955, England)
* Catherine Tregenna (living, Wales/England) in English
* Kurt Tucholsky (1890–1935, Germany)

## U

[edit]

* Nicholas Udall (1504–1556, England)
* Alfred Uhry (born 1936, United States)
* Rodolfo Usigli (1905–1979, Mexico)
* Ken Urban (born 1974, United States)

## V

[edit]

* Alfonso Vallejo (1943–2021, Spain)
* Alexander Vampilov (1937–1972, Soviet Union)
* Jaco Van Dormael (born 1957, Belgium)
* John Vanbrugh (1664–1726, England)
* John William Van Druten (1901–1957, England)
* Jean-Claude van Itallie (1936–2021, Belgium/United States)
* Billy Van Zandt (born 1957, United States)
* Johann von Vásáry (1899–1963, Hungary)
* Lope de Vega (1562–1635, Spain)
* Richard Vennar (1564–1615, England)
* Gil Vicente (c. 1465 – c. 1536, Portugal)
* Gore Vidal (1925–2012, United States)
* András Visky (born 1957, Romania) in Hungarian
* Paula Vogel (born 1951, United States)
* François-Marie Voltaire (1694–1788, France)
* Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679, Netherlands)

## W

[edit]

* Heinrich Leopold Wagner (1747–1779, Germany)
* Stephen Wakelam (living, England)
* Derek Walcott (1930–2017, Saint Lucia)
* Craig Walker (born 1960, Canada)
* George F. Walker (born 1947, Canada)
* Naomi Wallace (born 1960, United States)
* Martin Walser (1927–2023, Germany)
* Robert Walser (1878–1956, Switzerland) in German
* Agnes Walsh (born 1950, Canada)
* Saadallah Wannous (1941–1997, Syria)
* Anne Washburn (living, United States)
* Dale Wasserman (1914–2008, United States)
* Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006, United States)
* Keith Waterhouse (1929–2009, England)
* John Webster (1580 – c. 1634, England)
* Frank Wedekind (1864–1918, Germany)
* Peter Weiss (1916–1982, Germany)
* Louise Welsh (born 1965, England/Scotland)
* Franz Werfel (1890–1945, Austrian Empire/Germany/United States)
* Henri van Wermeskerken (1882-1937, Netherlands)
* Timberlake Wertenbaker (born 1951, United States/England)
* Arnold Wesker (1932–2016, England)
* Patricia Wettig (born 1951, United States)
* Peter Whelan (1931–2014, England)
* John Whiting (1917–1963, England)
* Adolf von Wilbrandt (1837–1911, Germany)
* Oscar Wilde (1850–1900, Ireland/England)
* Thornton Wilder (1897–1975, United States)
* Adolfo Wilhelmy (1887–1958, Mexico)
* Emlyn Williams (1905–1987, Wales) in English
* Heathcote Williams (1941–2017, England)
* Richard Bryn Williams (1902–1981, Wales) in Welsh
* Roger Williams (born 1974. Wales) in English and Welsh
* Tennessee Williams (1911–1983, United States)
* David Williamson (born 1942, Australia)
* Arthur Wilson (1595–1652, England)
* August Wilson (1945–2005, United States)
* Laurence Wilson (born 1970, England)
* Lanford Wilson (1937–2011, United States)
* Tracey Scott Wilson (born 1966, United States)
* Leah Nanako Winkler (born 1985, Japan/United States)
* Nicholas Wright (born 1940, United Kingdom)
* Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz {Witkacy} (1885–1939, Poland)
* Karol Wojtyła {Pope John Paul II} (1920–2005, Poland)
* Charles Wood (1932–2020, Guernsey/England)
* Linda Woolverton (born 1952, United States)
* William Wycherley (c. 1641–1716, England)
* Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907, Poland)
* Laurence Mark Wythe (born 1974, England)

## Y

[edit]

* William Butler Yeats (1865–1939, Ireland)
* Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978, England)
* Chay Yew (謝耀, living, Singapore/United States)

## Z

[edit]

* Gabriela Zapolska (1860–1921, Poland)
* Berhanu Zerihun (1933/1934–1987, Ethiopia)
* Paul Zindel (1936–2003, United States)
* Émile Zola (1840–1902, France)
* José Zorrilla (1817–1893, Spain)
* Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977, Germany/United States/Austria)
* Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915, Poland)
* Stefan Zweig (1881–1942, Austria)

## See also

[edit]

* List of Bosnian playwrights
* List of British playwrights since 1950
* List of Canadian playwrights
* List of French playwrights
* List of German playwrights
* List of Irish dramatists
* List of Jewish American playwrights
* List of Slovenian playwrights
* List of playwrights from the United States
* List of early-modern British women playwrights