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Ben Jonson

English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)

  • Fame62.6
  • Momentum0.1
  • Wikipedia14.7K
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Lived 1572–1637, aged 65United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
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    63 languages
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  • Era
    1572–1637
    Aged 65
  • Awards
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    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-20

Ben Jonson was an English actor, poet and playwright. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox, The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. He is regarded as "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."

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Completeness75.0
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