# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-shakespeare
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:38:38.527Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-shakespeare"
name: "John Shakespeare"
slug: "john-shakespeare"
description: "John Shakespeare was an English businessman who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer 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."
tagline: "English businessman and father of William Shakespeare (1530–1601)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Shakespeare_stained_glass_window_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7460735.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1530"
deathDate: "1601-09-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0.6242568370986921
  historical:           12.94213866666667
  currentAttention:     10.90806013249533
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John Shakespeare"
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    title: "Шекспир, Джон"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump