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.
A
    
    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 (born 1942, 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)
 - 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)
 
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    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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - Charlotte Charke (1713–1760, England)
 - Mary Coyle Chase (1907–1981, United States)
 - Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981, United States)
 - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904, Russia)
 - 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 Craven (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
    
- 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)
 - 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)
 
E
    
- 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)
 
F
    
- Diego Fabbri (1911–1980, Italy)
 - Émile Fabre (1869–1955, France)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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 (born 1928, 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)
 - 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 (born 1952, 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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
    
    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
 - Florencio Sánchez (1875–1910, Uruguay)
 - Francesca Sanders (living, United States)
 - Balkrishna Sama (1903–1981, Nepal)
 - Sally Sara (born 1971, Australia)
 - Colin Sargent (born 1954, United States)
 - 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, 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 - 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)
 
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)
 - 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)
 
See also
    
- 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 women playwrights (UK)
 
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