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John Shakespeare

1530 - 1601

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John Shakespeare (c. 1531 – 7 September 1601) was an English businessman and politician who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer (leather worker) by trade. Shakespeare was elected to several municipal offices, serving as an alderman and culminating in a term as bailiff, the chief magistrate of the town council, and mayor of Stratford in 1568, before he fell on hard times for reasons unknown. His fortunes later revived and he was granted a coat of arms five years before his death, probably at the instigation and expense of his son, the actor and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Shakespeare is the 15,138th most popular politician (down from 14,135th in 2024), the 4,028th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,380th in 2019) and the 528th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, John Shakespeare ranks 15,138 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos José Solórzano, Pieter Cort van der Linden, Hernando Siles Reyes, Vuk Grgurević, Ding Xuexiang, and Manuel Esquivel. After him are Magomedali Magomedov, Alain Peyrefitte, Shyamala Gopalan, Ibrahim Biçakçiu, Stratonice of Macedon, and Greg Louganis.

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Among people born in 1530, John Shakespeare ranks 23. Before him are Ranuccio Farnese, Kuyucu Murad Pasha, Symon Budny, Ōtomo Sōrin, Nicholas Rémy, and Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow.  Among people deceased in 1601, John Shakespeare ranks 11. Before him are Henriette of Cleves, Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, and Thomas Nashe. After him is Ivan Moskvitin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Shakespeare ranks 4,029 out of 8,785. Before him are G. M. Trevelyan (1876), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Edward John Eyre (1815), Robert H. McNaught (1956), James Donald (1917), and Jane Ellen Harrison (1850). After him are Ernest Henry Wilson (1876), Tom Walkinshaw (1946), Harry Mallin (1892), Hugh Falconer (1808), Joe Allen (1990), and Billie Whitelaw (1932).

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Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Shakespeare ranks 528. Before him are Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750), Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1887), Grantley Goulding (1874), Hywel Dda (880), Charlie Whiting (1952), and Tony Benn (1925). After him are George Galloway (1954), Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681), Gerrard Winstanley (1609), Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741), and William Warham (1450).

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