List of playwrights by nationality and year of birth

Dramatists listed in chronological order by country and language:

See also: List of playwrights; List of early-modern women playwrights; Lists of writers

Contents

Albania

See also: List of Albanian writers

Assyria

See also: List of Assyrian writers

Australia

Austria

See also: List of German-language playwrights; List of German-language authors; List of Austrian writers

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also: List of Bosnian and Herzegovinian playwrights

Brazil

See also: List of Brazilian dramatists and playwrights

Canada

See also: List of Canadian playwrights; List of Canadian writers; List of Quebec writers; List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec; List of Canadian plays

Czech Republic

See also: List of Czech writers

Denmark

See also: List of Danish authors

Egypt

Estonia

France

See also: List of French playwrights; List of French language authors

Georgia

See also: List of Georgian writers

Germany

See also: List of German-language playwrights; List of German-language authors

Ghana

Greece

See also: List of Greek artists

Haiti

Hungary

See also: List of Hungarian writers

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

See also: List of Irish playwrights; List of Irish dramatists; List of Northern Irish writers

Israel

See also: List of Hebrew language playwrights; List of Hebrew language authors

Italy

See also: List of Italian writers

Japan

See also: List of Japanese writers

Kurdistan

Latvia

Lithuania

Macedonia

Morocco

See also: List of Moroccan writers

Netherlands

See also: List of Dutch language writers

Nigeria

Norway

See also: List of Norwegian writers

Pakistan

See also: List of Pakistani writers

Poland

See also: List of Polish language authors

Portugal

See also: List of Portuguese language authors

Romania

See also: List of Romanian writers

Russia

See also: List of Russian language writers

Senegal

Slovenia

See also: List of Slovenian playwrights

Spain

See also: List of Spanish language authors

Catalonia

See also: List of Catalan-language writers

Sweden

See also: List of Swedish language writers

Switzerland

Syria

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

See also: List of British playwrights; British playwrights since 1950; List of early-modern women playwrights (UK)

England

Scotland

See also: List of Scottish writers

Wales

See also: List of Welsh writers

United States

See also: List of playwrights from the United States; List of African-American writers; List of Jewish American playwrights

Puerto Rico

See also: List of Puerto Rican writers