William Shakespeare
Shakespeare.jpg
The Chandos portrait (held by the National Portrait Gallery, London)
Born
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Baptised26 April 1564
Died23 April 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Resting placeChurch of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • poet
  • actor
Years activec. 1585–1613
Era
  • Elizabethan
  • Jacobean
MovementEnglish Renaissance
Spouse(s)
Anne Hathaway
(m. 1582)
Children
  • Susanna Hall
  • Hamnet Shakespeare
  • Judith Quiney
Parents
  • John Shakespeare (father)
  • Mary Arden (mother)
Signature
William Shakespeare Signature.svg