Shakespeare baronets

The Shakespeare Baronetcy, of Lakenham in the City of Norwich, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

It was created in 1942 for the Liberal politician Geoffrey Shakespeare.

The third and current Baronet is a geneticist and sociologist.

The Shakespeare baronets descend from Richard Shakespeare, the grandfather of the playwright William Shakespeare.

[1] The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother James Douglas Geoffrey Shakespeare (born 1971).