17th-century French dramatists and playwrights

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".

French dramatist (1639-1699)

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)

French poet and dramatist (1610–1660)

French writer (1568-1625)

French writer (1655-1709)

French opera librettist

French poet (1590-1696)

French poet

French dramatist (1625-1709)

French writer

French economist and dramatist

French writer (1613–1691)

French poet

French writer and dramatist (1595–1676)

French poet, playwright, and courtier (1592-1662)

French author (1672–1731)

French dramatist and playwright (1601-1655)

French writer (1601-1667)

French dramatist

French writer

French dramatist

French writer

French cleric, author, theatre critic

French writer

French dramatist

French poet (1648-1718)

French dramatist and poet (1576-1666)

French actor

French actor (1661-1725)

French writer

French writer

French writer and dramatist

French writer

French writer

French poet

French writer, poet, historian and dramatist (1563-1621)

French theologian (1641-1723)

French playwright

French writer

French poet

French writer

French poet and playwright

French painter (1632-1698)

French poet

French playwright (1650–1721)

French actor, playwright and writer

French poet

French dramatist and playwright (1639-1719)

French writer

French writer (1730-1813)

Latin poet (1643-1725)

French author and dramatist (1594-1665)

French poet

French actor

French actor, writer and playwright

French lawyer, dramatist and playwright

Charles Chevillet, sieur de Champmeslé, (20 October 1642 – 22 August 1701) was a 17th-century French actor and playwright (see Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680).

French playwright (1659-1731)