Name
William Shakespeare 

Date of Birth
baptized on April 26, 1564
(actual birth date unknown) 

Date of Death
April 12, 1616 

Place of Birth
Strafford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, England 

Birth Family
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden 

Marriage/Spouse
Anne Hathaway 

Children
3 children
Susanna Hall, Hamnet Shakespeare
and Judith Quiney 

Education
King’s New School  

Career
English poet and playwright 

Reason for Fame
Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. 

Additional Information
Shakespeare is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”