William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright and poet.

Shakespeare may also refer to:

Places Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada, a village and designated place Shakespeare, New Mexico, United States, a ghost town 2985 Shakespeare, an asteroid Shakespeare (lunar crater), a crater on the Moon Shakespeare (Mercurian crater), a crater on Mercury Shakespeare quadrangle, a region on Mercury Shakespeare Cliff, near Dover, England, former location of Shakespeare Cliff Halt railway station Shakespeare Shoulder, a mountain in Alaska, US

Arts and entertainment Shakespeare (album), a 2010 album by Anthony Jeselnik Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, an animated television series Shakespeare, a meerkat on Meerkat Manor "Shakespeare", a song by Akala "Shakespeare", a song by Miranda Cosgrove from her 2010 album Sparks Fly Kent Shakespeare, a DC Comics hero Shakespeare (Anthony Burgess), a biographical and critical study of William Shakespeare by Burgess

Other uses Shakespeare (surname) HMS Shakespeare, a list of ships HMS Shakespeare (1917), a Thornycroft type destroyer leader launched in 1917 HMS Shakespeare (P221), an S-class submarine launched in 1941 Shakespeare baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Shakespeare Bridge, Los Angeles, California Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom Shakespeare Line, an alternative name for the North Warwickshire Line, a railway line Shakespeare Programming Language William Hill (This Is Us), a fictional character nicknamed "Shakespeare"

See also Shakespeare and Company (disambiguation) Shakespeare by the Sea (disambiguation) Shakespeare Company (disambiguation) Shakespeare Garden (disambiguation) Shakespeare Songs (disambiguation) Shakespeare Theatre (disambiguation) Shakespeare's Sister (disambiguation) Shepseskare, an Ancient Egyptian king Related Shakespear (disambiguation) William Shakespeare (disambiguation)