Trivia: Which of these ancient Greek figures was NOT a playwright?
Euripides
Sophocles
Thales of Miletus
Aeschylus
The correct answer is Thales of Miletus
So why is this answer correct? : The four most well-known playwrights of ancient Greece are Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Aristophanes. (The latter was known for comedy, while the other three were acclaimed tragedians.) Thales of Miletus, meanwhile, was a mathematician and philosopher.