William Shakespeare was an English playwriter, poet, and actor,

regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the

world's greatest dramatic. He was born on April 23, 1564, in
England, and died on April 23, 1616, with 52 years. His parents
were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. At the age of 18, he
married Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna Hall,
Hamnet Shakespeare and Judith Quinney. In his life, he invented
new words, wrote 154 sonnets, made 39 plays. Shakespeare
produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613.