Shakespeare was not 'only' a poet. He is more known as a play writer.
No one knows who actually was Shakespeare as a person though (Shakespeare was a pen name), but everybody knows Newton (same era) and Newton had a huge impact on the history and economy of Europe than Shakespeare.
Ya but i knew about sheakspeare as he is most famous. True as he is famous by his plays more thn poetry in 2days world where his plays r beauty of theatres.