List of playwrights

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

Ab–An
• 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
• 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 (born 1935, 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)

• 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)

Ba–Be
• 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 (born 1937, 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)

• 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)

• 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
• 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)

• Valentino Bompiani (1898–1992, Italy)

• Edward Bond (born 1934, 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)

• 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 (born 1925, 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
• 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)

• Robert Chantler (1971- England)

• 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
• 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 (born 1949, 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)

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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 (born 1929, 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)

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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 (born 1929, 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 (born 1932, South Africa)

• Ulpian Fulwell (1545/1546–1584/1586, England)

• Milán Füst (1888–1967, Hungary)

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• 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 (born 1958, 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 (born 1935, 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)

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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 (born 1854, 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 (born 1937, 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)

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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)

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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)

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• 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 (born 1934, 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 (born 1926, 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)

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• 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)

• 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)

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• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

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• 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)

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• 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
• Jean Palaprat (1650–1721, France)

• Morris Panych (born 1952, Canada)

• Ralph Pape (died 2016, United States)

• Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1963, United States)

• Angelo Parra (living, United States)

• Gwenlyn Parry (1932–1991, Wales) in Welsh

• John Patrick (1905–1995, United States)

• Robert Patrick (born 1937, 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)

• Sharon Pollock (1936–2021, Canada)

• Elizabeth Polwheele (c. 1651 – c. 1691, England)

• John Poole (1786–1872, England)

• Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856-?, US)

• 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
• Abu Khalil Qabbani (1835–1902, Syria)

• Philippe Quinault (1635–1688, France)

R
• 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 (born 1929, New Zealand)

• Yasmina Reza (born 1959, France)

• William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826, England)

• Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876, England)

• Erwin Riess (born 1957, 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)

Sa–Se
• 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)

• 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
• 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)

• Wole Soyinka (born 1934, Nigeria)

• Ron Sparks (born 1977, Canada)

• Biljana Srbljanović (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia)

St–Sz
• Adrian Consett Stephen (1894–1918, Australia)

• Simon Stephens (born 1971, England)

• Shelagh Stephenson (born 1955, England)

• Polly Stenham (born 1986, England)

• Tom Stoppard (born 1937, Czechoslovakia/England)

• David Storey (1933–2017, England)

• August Stramm (1874–1915, Germany)

• 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
• 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

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

V
• 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
• 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 (born 1927, 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
• William Butler Yeats (1865–1939, Ireland)

• Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978, England)

• Chay Yew (謝耀, living, Singapore/United States)

Z
• 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)