Influential and inspirational people from the world of theatre


Christopher Marlowe

Born in Canterbury, Kent in 1564 and lived to be 29.

Theatre

William Shakespeare

Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire in 1564 and lived to be 52.

Fiction, Poetry, Theatre

Arthur Conan Doyle

Born in Edinbrgh, Edinburgh in 1859 and lived to be 71.

Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theatre

Noel Coward

Born in Teddington, Middlesex in 1899 and lived to be 74.

Fiction, Music, Poetry, Theatre