The document provides biographical information about four individuals. William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet born in 1564 in London who was popular for plays like Romeo and Juliet. Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut and pilot who in 1961 became the first human to journey into outer space. Kobe Bryant was a American professional basketball player born in 1978 who died in a 2020 helicopter crash. Gertrude Ederle was a American swimmer born in 1905 who in 1926 was the first woman to swim the English Channel.