Find out more about the greatest 19th Century British Playwrights, including Arthur Conan Doyle, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham and Stefan Zweig.

Famous 19th Century British Playwrights

D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence
11 September 1885
Novelist
J. B. PriestleyJ. B. Priestley
13 September 1894
Novelist and Playwright

Frances Hodgson BurnettFrances Hodgson Burnett
24 November 1849
Novelist

Oliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith
10 November 1728
Novelist, Playwright, Poet

Alfred NoyesAlfred Noyes
16 September 1880
Poet

William MaughamWilliam Maugham
25 January 1874
Novelist & Playwright
A.P. HerbertA.P. Herbert
24 September 1890
Humorist, Novelist, Playwright & Law Reform

Alfred DouglasAlfred Douglas
22 October 1870
Poet

Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley
04 August 1792
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Writer, Playwright,
Arnold RidleyArnold Ridley
07 January 1896
Actor

Ivor NovelloIvor Novello
15 January 1893
Actor, Playwright, Composer, Writer, Screenwriter,
Edward Bulwer-LyttonEdward Bulwer-Lytton
25 May 1803
Writer

Emma OrczyEmma Orczy
23 September 1865
Novelist

W. S. GilbertW. S. Gilbert
18 November 1836
Dramatist

Oskar KokoschkaOskar Kokoschka
01 March 1886
Painter, Playwright, Writer, Poet, University

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of DunsanyEdward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
24 July 1878
Dramatist
Josephine TeyJosephine Tey
25 July 1896
Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter,

George ArlissGeorge Arliss
10 April 1868
Writer, Playwright, Film director, Autobiographer,

Mina LoyMina Loy
27 December 1882
Poet

Israel ZangwillIsrael Zangwill
21 January 1864
Author
Howard StauntonHoward Staunton
01 April 1810
Chess Master

Felicia HemansFelicia Hemans
25 September 1793
Poet
Anthony HopeAnthony Hope
09 February 1863
Novelist

Henry MayhewHenry Mayhew
25 November 1812
Journalist

Eric PartridgeEric Partridge
06 February 1894
Lexicographer
Eden PhillpottsEden Phillpotts
04 November 1862
Writer

Charles ReadeCharles Reade
08 June 1814
Novelist
Enid BagnoldEnid Bagnold
27 October 1889
Author

Ben TraversBen Travers
12 November 1886
Writer

Michael ArlenMichael Arlen
16 November 1895
Author
Guy BoltonGuy Bolton
23 November 1884
Playwright

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Marcus ClarkeMarcus Clarke
24 April 1846
Novelist
Mary Russell MitfordMary Russell Mitford
16 December 1787
Author

Maurice BaringMaurice Baring
27 April 1874
Author

Charles DibdinCharles Dibdin
04 March 1745
Composer

Laurence HousmanLaurence Housman
18 July 1865
Playwright
Elizabeth InchbaldElizabeth Inchbald
15 October 1753
Novelist
Charlotte LennoxCharlotte Lennox
1730 AD
Author

Susanna RowsonSusanna Rowson
1762 AD
Novelist

Fleeming JenkinFleeming Jenkin
25 March 1833
Engineer

Tom TaylorTom Taylor
19 October 1817
Dramatist
Charles Langbridge MorganCharles Langbridge Morgan
22 January 1894
Author and critic

Harley Granville-BarkerHarley Granville-Barker
25 November 1877
Actor

Frederick LonsdaleFrederick Lonsdale
05 February 1881
Playwright

Thomas Lovell BeddoesThomas Lovell Beddoes
30 June 1803
Poet

William Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham
25 January 1874
 
Matthew LewisMatthew Lewis
09 July 1775
Novelist

Henry Arthur JonesHenry Arthur Jones
20 September 1851
Dramatist
Elsie FogertyElsie Fogerty
16 December 1865
Teacher

Stephen PhillipsStephen Phillips
28 July 1864
Poet

George Colman the YoungerGeorge Colman the Younger
21 October 1762
Dramatist
Thomas William RobertsonThomas William Robertson
09 January 1829
Dramatist

Robert Williams BuchananRobert Williams Buchanan
18 August 1841
Author
Stephen KembleStephen Kemble
21 April 1758
Theatre actor

Ernest RhysErnest Rhys
17 July 1859
Witer

Edmund YatesEdmund Yates
03 July 1831
Journalist

William PoelWilliam Poel
22 July 1852
Actor

Maria Theresa KembleMaria Theresa Kemble
17 January 1774
Actress
Micheál MacLiammóirMicheál MacLiammóir
25 October 1899
Actor

Sutton VaneSutton Vane
09 November 1888
Playwright

Charles HeavysegeCharles Heavysege
02 May 1816
Poet

John DrinkwaterJohn Drinkwater
01 June 1882
Poet
Sir Arthur Wing PineroSir Arthur Wing Pinero
1855 AD