18th-century French dramatists and playwrights

François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

French playwright and political activist (1748–1793)

French journalist and moralistic author

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

French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)

French writer (1668-1747)

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

French writer (1734–1806)

French writer (1755–1794)

French writer (1655-1709)

French poet (1674-1762)

French dramatist and writer (1740-1814)

French poet

French actor (1750-1794)

French writer and philosopher (1750-1803)

French playwright (1680-1754)

French playwright, writer and critic (1739-1803)

French poet, dramatist and politician (1764-1811)

French actor and writer (1749-1796)

French dramatist (1766-1834)

French writer (1710-1792)

French dramatist and librettist

French poet (1709-1777)

French poet

French author (1672–1731)

French novelist (1713–1792)

French writer (1695-1758)

French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat (1760-1797)

French writer (1761-1836)

French painter, art commentator, and playwright (1694-1752)

French man of letters and playwright (1759-1833)

German writer (1736-1809)

French writer

French occultist and writer (1767-1825)

French statesman, poet, politician, agronomist and scientist (1750-1828)

French politician and writer (1763-1842)

French painter (1717-1806)

French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare (1733-1816)

French writer (1764-1846)

French poet, salon-holder and writer, editor

French playwright and theatre director (1773-1844)

French playwright (1717-1792)

French playwright (1692-1754)

French noblewoman (1738-1806)

French author (1748-1816)

French man of letters and erudition (1709-1784)

French actor

French writer

French poet (1771-1840)

French writer

French dramatist and poet

French opera singer

French writer (1730-1814)

French chansonnier, composer and writer (1720–1757)

French writer

French poet and mother of the politician Claude de Beauharnais

French actor and writer (1769-1829)