Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

male, deceased (1593)
Christopher "Kit" Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William...
Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

male, deceased (1684)
Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great 17th Century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been c...
Jean Racine

Jean Racine

male, deceased (1699)
Jean Racine (December 22, 1639 - April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and C...
Jean Rotrou

Jean Rotrou

male, deceased (1650)
Jean Rotrou was a French poet and tragedian. Rotrou was born at Dreux in Normandy. He studied at Dreux and at Paris, and, though three years...

Xenocles

male
Xenocles, or Zenocles, was an Ancient Greek tragedian. There were two Athenian tragic poets of this name, one the grandfather of the other. No...

Carcinus

male
Carcinus was an Ancient Greek tragedian, and was a member of a family including Xenocles (a father or uncle) and his grandfather Carcinus of...

Clodius Aesopus

male
Clodius Aesopus, the Roman tragedian, flourished during the time of Cicero, but the dates of his birth and death are not known. The name seems to...

Aphareus

male
Aphareus (fourth century BC) was an Ancient Greek tragedian and orator. He attended the school of Isocrates, along with Theodectes. He was the son...

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

male, deceased (1762)
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, was a French poet and tragedian. He was born at Dijon, where his father, Melchior Jolyot, was notary-royal. Having b...
George L. Fox

George L. Fox

male, deceased (1877)
George L. Fox (1825-77) was an American comedian, born in Boston. He made his first appearance in the Tremont Street Theatre in that city at the...