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William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet

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born
1564
died
1616
age at death
52
known for
playwright, poet, stage actor

1564 – 1616

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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship.

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