Name
- Arbuthnot, John, Dr physician and wit1
- Ariosto, Ludovico, poet, 1474-1533, http://isni.org/isni/000000...2
- Aureli, Aurelio, librettist2
- Beregan, Nicolò, lawyer poet and librettist1
- Boyle, Robert, natural philosopher1
- Briani, Francesco, librettist1
- Brockes, Barthold Heinrich, poet1
- Broughton, Thomas, librettist1
- Burney, Charles, MusD2
- Bussani, Giacomo Francesco, librettist2
- Capece, Carlo Sigismondo, librettist4
- Chrysander, Friedrich, music scholar, 1826-19011
- Dryden, John, poet and dramatist, 1631-17003
- Fanzaglia, Antonio, librettist, fl 1701-17351
- Gay, John, poet and playwright, 1685-17322
- Grimani, Vincenzo, diplomat, librettist and Cardinal, c 1653-17102
- Guarini, Giovanni Battista, poet, playwright and diplomat, 1538-16121
- Hamilton, Newburgh, author and librettist3
- Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-1759[remove]80
- Haym, Nicola Francesco, composer poet and theatre manager11