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List of notable or famous Female Playwrights; incl. professionals who went on to have careers in other fields. You may copy this list to build your own just like it, re-rank it to fit your opinions, then publish it to share with your friends. Alphabetical, sortable by column.

 
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  1. 1

    Adrienne Kennedy

    1931
    Writer, Professor, Playwright
    Pittsburgh
    United States of America
    Female
  2. 2
    Ann Yearsley Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Ann Yearsley

    1753
    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Milkmaid
    Bristol
    England
    Female
  3. 3

    Ann-Marie MacDonald

    1958
    Writer, Novelist, Actor, Playwright
    CFB Baden-Soellingen
    Canada
    Female
  4. 4
    Anna Cora Mowatt Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Anna Cora Mowatt

    1819
    Novelist, Actor, Author, Playwright
    Bordeaux
    United States of America
    Female
  5. 5
    Anna Deavere Smith Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Anna Deavere Smith

    1950
    Actor, Professor, Playwright, Theater Performer
    Baltimore
    United States of America
    Female
  7. 6
    Anne Kingsmill Finch Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Anne Kingsmill Finch

    Writer, Poet, Playwright
    England, United Kingdom
    Female
  8. 7

    Anne Plumptre

    1760
    Writer, Poet, Playwright
    England, United Kingdom
    Female
  9. 8
    Aphra Behn Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Aphra Behn

    1640
    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright
    England
    England
    Female
  10. 9
    Augusta, Lady Gregory Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Augusta, Lady Gregory

    1852
    Writer, Poet, Playwright
    County Galway
    Female
  11. 10
    Ayn Rand Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Ayn Rand

    1905
    Novelist, Screenwriter, Philosopher, Playwright
    Saint Petersburg
    United States of America
    Female
  12. 11

    Bano Qudsia

    1928
    Writer, Novelist, Philosopher, Playwright
    Firozpur
    Pakistan
    Female
  13. 12
    Barbarina Brand Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Barbarina Brand

    1768
    Writer, Poet, Playwright
    England
    Female
  14. 13

    Catherine Crowe

    1803
    Writer, Novelist, Playwright
    United Kingdom
    Female
  15. 14

    Catherine Gore

    1799
    Writer, Novelist, Playwright
    England
    Female
  16. 15

    Catherine Trotter Cockburn

    1679
    Writer, Novelist, Philosopher, Poet, Playwright
    England, United Kingdom
    Female
  18. 16
    Charlotte Charke Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Charlotte Charke

    1713
    Writer, Novelist, Playwright
    England
    Female
  19. 17
    Charlotte Delbo Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Charlotte Delbo

    1913
    Writer, Playwright, Memoirist
    Vigneux-sur-Seine
    France
    Female
  20. 18
    Charlotte Lennox Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Charlotte Lennox

    1730
    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright
    England
    Female
  21. 19
    Charlotte Turner Smith Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Charlotte Turner Smith

    1749
    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright
    London
    England
    Female
  22. 20
    Clare Boothe Luce Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Clare Boothe Luce

    1903
    Writer, Politician, Journalist, Diplomat, Playwright, Social activist, Editor More
    New York City
    United States of America
    Female
  23. 21
    Delarivier Manley Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Delarivier Manley

    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright
    Jersey
    England
    Female
  24. 22

    Donna de Matteo

    Playwright
    Female
  25. 23

    Dorothea Celesia

    1738
    Writer, Poet, Playwright
    England
    Female
  26. 24

    Dorothy Bryant

    1930
    Writer, Novelist, Playwright, Essayist
    San Francisco
    United States of America
    Female
  27. 25
    Dorothy L. Sayers Famous Female Playwrights People picture

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    1893
    Writer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Essayist, Translator, Copywriter
    Oxford
    England
    Female

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