26. William Shakespeare
The playwright William Shakespeare has been depicted in a few movies like Shakespeare in Love, and All is True. However, there is very little that is known about Shakespeare’s personal life outside of what people can interpret from his poetry, historic records, and anecdotes from people who knew him. The movie All is True tells the story of the years Shakespeare spent living in retirement after the Globe Theatre burned to the ground in 1613. All of this is pure speculation, and a thought experiment. Could such a prolific writer truly ever trade writing for gardening and other typical retirement activities? And Shakespeare in Love is straight-up fiction, only vaguely inspired by the reality of William Shakespeare’s life. If you want to know more about Shakespeare, it’s best just to read his plays. He poured his heart and soul into his last play, The Tempest.