He fathered the current Prince of Wales

He conceived the general plan for Faust in 1770, but it wasn't until 1808 that the complete first part was published He conceived the idea of his revolver pistol by observing a ship's capstan on a voyage to India in 1830 He engraved his poems such as The Tyger, illustrated them & hand-colored the prints he made He eulogized George Washington as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen He followed up Treasure Island with a volume of children's poetry, A Child's Garden of Verses He fought against Julius Caesar, who pardoned him; a mistake, as he then conspired with Brutus in Caesar's murder He once said, On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday I was world renowned He reportedly has inked a deal to continue as Dr. Carter through the 2004-2005 season