William Shakespeare: Could we really do a site about classics without including Shakespeare? We don't think so. This outstanding playwright whose plays have lasted throughout the ages is almost above the category of "classics."

Born:	April 23, 1564 (approximately)	Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Died:	April 23, 1616	Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England