- First name
- Joost
- Last name
- Vondel, van den
- Date of Birth
- 1587
- Date of Death
- 1679
- Born in
- Cologne
- Died in
- Amsterdam
Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest Dutch poets and playwrighters of the 17th century, and is most famous for his Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), which deals with the life of John the Baptist.