Hey! This is my site about the Old Bald Guy himself; Shakespear! Now, do any of you know when he was born? No? well I'll tell you! Shakespear was born in 1654 in a town called Stratford, about 100 miles north-west from London. William Shakespeare (April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564 (O.S.); – April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)), English poet and playwright, has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in the English language, as well as the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is believed to have penned at least 36 plays. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, two narrative poems, and a handful of shorter poems. Shakespeare wrote his works between 1588 and 1616, although the specific dates and order of the plays he wrote are often uncertain. The amount that he did write is impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 years. Shakespeare's influence on the English-speaking world shows in the widespread use of quotes from Shakespearean plays, the titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases, and the many adaptations of them.