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Shakespeare person

Named in 7 reports across 6 stories - 14 Aug – 21 Oct
14 Aug 202621 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Shakespeare. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Shakespeare.

Algerian primary schools and France share 1 reportAlgeria and Algerian primary schools share 1 reportBarde d’Avon and Édouard III share 1 reportChristopher Marlowe and Dr Rory Loughnane share 1 reportAlgeria and France share 1 reportShakespeareAlgeriaAlgeria - 1 shared report (place)Algerian pr…Algerian primary schools - 1 shared report (organization)Alice ToppAlice Topp - 1 shared report (person)Barde d’AvonBarde d’Avon - 1 shared report (place)Christopher…Christopher Marlowe - 1 shared report (person)Dr Rory LoughnaneDr Rory Loughnane - 1 shared report (person)Édouard IIIÉdouard III - 1 shared report (person)FranceFrance - 1 shared report (place)JapanJapan - 1 shared report (place)LondonLondon - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Algeria’s schools put Shakespeare before Molière in break from France

3 outlets1 report names Shakespeare12 Aug – 26 Aug

Scholars conclude ‘beyond doubt’ that Shakespeare was main author of Edward III

2 outlets2 reports name Shakespeare18 Oct – 21 Oct

Shakespeare's Globe will use 14,000 reed bundles for its £10m new roof

1 outlets1 report names Shakespeare8 Sept

A year of Lear: Four new stagings hone in on the tragedy’s timeless lessons

1 outlets1 report names Shakespeare5 Sept

Heavy metal but no tutus in new Macbeth ballet production

1 outlets1 report names Shakespeare4 Sept

Trust paid £3,000 to save Shakespeare's birthplace from being shipped to US

1 outlets1 report names Shakespeare14 Aug

Who keeps naming them

Times of India2Al Jazeera English1ABC News (Australia)1Japan Times1The Guardian World1Le Figaro (France)1

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