William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children, though his son Hamnet died in 1596. In his 20s, Shakespeare traveled to London and began his career in theatre as an actor and playwright. He wrote around 38 plays and 154 sonnets over the course of his career. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of 52 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.