Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was born on December 29, 1984. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (born 1984) is an American playwright. His play Purpose won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for which his works Gloria and Everybody were finalists in 2016 and 2018, respectively. His play Appropriate marked his Broadway debut as a playwright in 2023 and earned him his first Tony Award; he won a second in 2025 for Purpose. His additional plays include An Octoroon and The Comeuppance. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2016.