- Lutheran; Being a Lutheran was very important to him and he had deep religious convictions.
- lived at the end of the Baroque era
- Considered by most classical musicians to be the greatest composer to have ever lived
- married twice and had twenty-two children, some of which became composers
- first wife, Anna Maria Magdelena Bach, died in 1720
- After losing both parents within the space of a year and being orphaned at the age of nine, he went to live with his brother.
- Considered by just about everyone to be the greatest composer of the Baroque era.
- Master of counterpoint, especially fugue.