Tom Brown

Tom Brown

male, deceased (1704)
Kingston upon Thames, Kingston-upon-Thames, satirist, English, martial, Adams' Grammar School
Tom Brown (1662 - 18 June, 1704) was an English translator and writer of satire, largely forgotten today save for a four-line gibe he wrote...
Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino

male, deceased (1556)
poet, Hanno the elephant, pasquinade, Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, satirist, curia
Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented...
Ben Elton

Ben Elton

male, 50 years old
Television director, director, English, University of Manchester, From fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia…satirist
Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May1959) is an English comedian, writer and director. Born in Catford, London, he is the son of the physicist and...
John Arbuthnot

John Arbuthnot

male, deceased (1735)
Peri Bathous, Or the Art of Sinking in Poetry, Fellow of the Royal Society, Alumni of the University of St Andrews, Scottish, Arbuthnot family, royal academy of music…satirist
John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, ("baptised" 29 April, 1667 - 27 February, 1735), was a physician, satirist and polymath in...
Alfred Jarry

Alfred Jarry

male, deceased (1907)
ubu roi, satirist, theatre of the absurd, Playwright, La papesse jeanne 1908, UBU-COCU
Alfred Jarry (September 8, 1873 - November 1, 1907) was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was...
Auberon Waugh

Auberon Waugh

male, deceased (2001)
Private Eye contributor, From Somerset, columnist, writer, journalist, satirist
Auberon Alexander Waugh (November 17, 1939 - January 16, 2001) was a British author and journalist.

Menippus

male
poet, ancient greek, satirist, stoic, slave, slavery
Menippus, of Gadara in Coele-Syria, Greek cynic and satirist, lived during the 3rd century BC. According to Diogenes Laërtius (vi. 8) he was o...
Steve Bell

Steve Bell

male, 58 years old
Caricaturist, English, City Limits, Alumni of the University of Leeds, Sandinista!, Walthamstow…satirist
Steve Bell (born February 26, 1951) is an English political cartoonist, whose work appears in "The Guardian" and other places. He is known for his...
Charles Churchill

Charles Churchill

male, deceased (1764)
Westminster, poet, satirist, from WestmInster, Westminster School, English
Charles Churchill (February, 1731 - November 4, 1764), was an English poet and satirist. Churchill was born in Vine Street, Westminster. His...
Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop

male, 49 years old
Old Ardinian, Private Eye contributor, scriptwriter, affairs, Critic, comedy…satirist
Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine "Private Eye", a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs...