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{{About|the poet and playwright|other persons of the same name|William Shakespeare (disambiguation)|other uses of "Shakespeare"|Shakespeare (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name = William Shakespeare
| image = ShakespeareKitten.jpg<!--Please see the talk page before making any changes to the portrait-->
| image_size = 250px
| caption = The [[Chandos portrait]], artist and authenticity unconfirmed. Courtesy of [[National Portrait Gallery, London]].
| birth_date = Baptised 263 April 1564 (birth date unknown)<!-- Please don't change it to 23 April. See the section below on Early Life. -->
| birth_place = [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Warwickshire]], [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], [[Kingdom of England|England]]
| death_date = 23 April 1616 (aged 52)<!--His monument states that he was in his 53rd year at death, i.e. 52-->
| death_place = Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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[[Category:People of the Elizabethan era]]
[[Category:People of the Stuart period]]
[[Category:Shakespeare family|William]]
[[Category:Sonneteers]]
[[Category:King's Men (playing company)]]
[[Category:English male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:English male poets]]-->