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Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Playwrights, including Olympe de Gouges, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Denis Diderot, Walter Scott and Honoré de Balzac

Famous 18th Century Playwrights

Honoré de BalzacHonoré de Balzac
20 May 1799, French
French Novelist and Playwright
Denis DiderotDenis Diderot
05 October 1713, French
Philosopher

Friedrich SchillerFriedrich Schiller
10 November 1759, German
Poet, Playwright, Historian & Philosopher

Oliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith
10 November 1728, Irish, British
Novelist, Playwright, Poet

Frances BurneyFrances Burney
13 June 1752, British
Novelist

Alfred de VignyAlfred de Vigny
27 March 1797, French
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley
04 August 1792, British
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Writer, Playwright,

Alexander PushkinAlexander Pushkin
06 June 1799, Russian
Poet

Christopher SmartChristopher Smart
11 April 1722, British
Poet
John BurgoyneJohn Burgoyne
24 February 1722
Politician, Playwright, Writer, Military personnel

Gotthold Ephraim LessingGotthold Ephraim Lessing
22 January 1729, German
Writer, Philosopher, Playwright, Poet, Librarian,
Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Sheridan
30 October 1751, Irish
Poet, Politician, Librettist, Writer, Playwright

Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von Kleist
18 October 1777, German
Playwright, Poet, Short story writer, Novelist,

David GarrickDavid Garrick
19 February 1717, British
Actor, Playwright, Film producer, Writer,

Richard SteeleRichard Steele
12 March 1672, Irish
Writer

Carlo GoldoniCarlo Goldoni
25 February 1707, Italian
Playwright, Writer, Librettist, Screenwriter,
Hannah MoreHannah More
02 February 1745, British
Writer, Poet, Essayist

August Wilhelm SchlegelAugust Wilhelm Schlegel
08 September 1767, German
Linguist, Translator, Sanskrit scholar,

Emanuel SchikanederEmanuel Schikaneder
01 September 1751, German
Librettist, Singer, Opera singer, Actor,

Charles MaturinCharles Maturin
25 September 1780, Irish
Writer
Vittorio AlfieriVittorio Alfieri
16 January 1749, Italian
Playwright, Poet, Writer, Actor, Translator, Stage

Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
10 May 1760, French
Composer, Poet, Writer, Playwright
Felicia HemansFelicia Hemans
25 September 1793, British
Poet

Eliza HaywoodEliza Haywood
1693 AD, British
British author

Madeleine de ScudéryMadeleine de Scudéry
15 November 1607, French
Writer
Pierre de MarivauxPierre de Marivaux
04 February 1688, French
Playwright, Writer, Journalist, Novelist

Wolfgang von KempelenWolfgang von Kempelen
23 January 1734, Hungarian
Engineer, Writer, Painter, Playwright, Chess
Joanna BaillieJoanna Baillie
11 September 1762, Scottish
Poet

Eugène ScribeEugène Scribe
24 December 1791, French
French dramatist

August von KotzebueAugust von Kotzebue
03 May 1761, German
Playwright
John Howard PayneJohn Howard Payne
09 June 1791, American
Actor

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Leandro Fernández de MoratínLeandro Fernández de Moratín
10 March 1760, Spanish
Dramatist
Louis-Sébastien MercierLouis-Sébastien Mercier
06 June 1740, French
Author

Carlo GozziCarlo Gozzi
13 December 1720, Italian
Playwright

Mary Russell MitfordMary Russell Mitford
16 December 1787, British
Author

Royall TylerRoyall Tyler
18 June 1757, American
Jurist
Elizabeth InchbaldElizabeth Inchbald
15 October 1753, British
Novelist
Julian Ursyn NiemcewiczJulian Ursyn Niemcewicz
16 February 1758, Polish
Poet

Jakob Michael Reinhold LenzJakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
23 January 1751, Latvian
Writer

Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
06 May 1668, French
Novelist

Samuel FooteSamuel Foote
27 January 1720, British
Playwright, Impresario, Actor, Stage actor, Writer
José CadalsoJosé Cadalso
08 October 1741, Spanish
Author

Susanna RowsonSusanna Rowson
1762 AD, British, American
Novelist

Charles DibdinCharles Dibdin
04 March 1745, British
Composer

Charlotte LennoxCharlotte Lennox
1730 AD, British
Author

Diego de Torres VillarroelDiego de Torres Villarroel
17 June 1693, Spanish
Writer
Ferenc KazinczyFerenc Kazinczy
27 October 1759, Hungarian
Linguist, Writer, Playwright, Poet

Hugh Henry BrackenridgeHugh Henry Brackenridge
1748 AD, American, Scottish
Writer
Matthew LewisMatthew Lewis
09 July 1775, British
Novelist

Pierre de BeaumarchaisPierre de Beaumarchais
24 January 1732, French
 

Judith Sargent Stevens MurrayJudith Sargent Stevens Murray
01 May 1751, American
Advocate
Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisJean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
19 June 1749, French
Actor