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Philippe Quinault (June 3, 1635 – November 26, 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris.
Quinault's first play was produced at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1653, when he was only eighteen.
Lully died in 1687, and Quinault, his occupation gone, became devout, and began a poem called the "Destruction of Heresy." He died on the 26th of November 1688 The best edition of his works is that of 1739 (Paris, 5 vols.).