Find out more about the greatest 17th Century British Poets, including John Milton, Alexander Pope, Anne Bradstreet, John Dryden and William Congreve

Famous 17th Century British Poets

John MiltonJohn Milton
09 December 1608
Poet, Polemicist, and Civil Servant for the
Alexander PopeAlexander Pope
21 May 1688
 

John DrydenJohn Dryden
09 August 1631
poet

Aphra BehnAphra Behn
10 July 1640
Playwright

Joseph AddisonJoseph Addison
01 May 1672
Essayist & Poet

Anne BradstreetAnne Bradstreet
20 March 1612
Poet
Andrew MarvellAndrew Marvell
31 March 1621
Poet

Emilia LanierEmilia Lanier
31 December 1569
Poet

John GayJohn Gay
30 June 1685
Dramatist & Poet

Edward YoungEdward Young
03 July 1683
Poet
Isaac WattsIsaac Watts
17 July 1674
Theologian

William CongreveWilliam Congreve
24 January 1670
Playwright, Poet, Writer, Translator
John LylyJohn Lyly
1553 AD
Writer

Thomas NasheThomas Nashe
31 October 1567
Playwright

Richard BaxterRichard Baxter
12 November 1615
Poet
Mary AstellMary Astell
12 November 1666
Writer, Philosopher, Feminist

Eliza HaywoodEliza Haywood
1693 AD
British author
Samuel ButlerSamuel Butler
03 February 1612
Poet

Robert SouthRobert South
04 September 1634
Theologian

Aaron HillAaron Hill
10 February 1685
Poet, Playwright, Essayist
Alexander BromeAlexander Brome
1620 AD
Poet, Translator

Thomas TraheyronThomas Traheyron
1636 AD