Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hamnet Shakespeare
The article is a benefit to Wikipedia. Applying notability guidelines according to the letter of the law might prevent Hamnet from having an article. However, I believe that this is a special case. I don't know if David Schwimmer, Hoyt Wilhelm, or Michael Dell have kids, but notability obviously wouldn't be inherited there. Hamnet Shakespeare is mentioned in just about every high school English course taught in English-speaking countries, though. If the rules say the article doesn't belong, this is a clear case for 
— User:GaryColemanFan, 23:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Ignore all rules)