Actor

Edward Alleyn

16th/17th-century actor and founder of schools

1566 - 1626

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Edward Alleyn

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Alleyn is the 6,667th most popular actor (down from 5,718th in 2024), the 4,984th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,284th in 2019) and the 743rd most popular British Actor.

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25k

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52.85

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Among Actors

Among actors, Edward Alleyn ranks 6,666 out of 13,578. Before him are Tamara Nosova, Barbara Loden, Luke Grimes, Erkan Petekkaya, Lori Petty, and Doug Bradley. After him are Alice Davenport, Oh Se-hun, Paul McGann, Willard Scott, Jami Gertz, and C. S. Lee.

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Tamara Nosova
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HPI: 52.86
Rank: 6,661
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1932 - 1980
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 6,662
Luke Grimes
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,663
Erkan Petekkaya
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,664
Lori Petty
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,665
Doug Bradley
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,666
Edward Alleyn
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,667
Alice Davenport
1864 - 1936
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,668
Oh Se-hun
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,669
Paul McGann
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,670
Willard Scott
1934 - 2021
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,671
Jami Gertz
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,672
C. S. Lee
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,673

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1566, Edward Alleyn ranks 23. Before him are Manuel Cardoso, Joachim Wtewael, John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Francesco Erizzo, Francesco Contarini, and Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1626, Edward Alleyn ranks 22. Before him are Edmund Gunter, Odoardo Farnese, Théophile de Viau, Salomon de Brosse, John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Malik Ambar.

Others Born in 1566

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Manuel Cardoso
COMPOSER
1566 - 1650
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 17
Joachim Wtewael
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 18
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1638
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 19
Francesco Erizzo
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1646
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 20
Francesco Contarini
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1624
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 21
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 22
Edward Alleyn
ACTOR
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 23

Others Deceased in 1626

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Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 16
Odoardo Farnese
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1626
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 17
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 18
Salomon de Brosse
ARCHITECT
1571 - 1626
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 19
John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 20
Malik Ambar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 21
Edward Alleyn
ACTOR
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 22