ACTOR

Dave Allen

1936 - 2005

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David Tynan O'Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Allen has received more than 35,957 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dave Allen is the 7,147th most popular actor (up from 7,267th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 329th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dave Allen ranks 7,147 out of 13,578. Before him are Kelli McCarty, Cynthia Klitbo, Macdonald Carey, Francis Lederer, George M. Cohan, and Anson Mount. After him are Elyas M'Barek, Tommy Kirk, Lee Min-ki, Alice Ghostley, Kenichi Suzumura, and Illeana Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Dave Allen ranks 528. Before him are Edward C. Stone, Taisia Chenchik, Reginald Hill, Nicolas Alfonsi, Barbara Mikulski, and Roger Miller. After him are Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Hans Grodotzki, Johanna Lüttge, Roger Staub, Isaac Berger, and Tony Nash. Among people deceased in 2005, Dave Allen ranks 321. Before him are Juan Pedevilla, Ismail Merchant, Paul Winchell, Renzo Nostini, Hong Deok-young, and Ernest Lehman. After him are Robert Creeley, Kalevi Hämäläinen, Harold J. Stone, George Szekeres, Richard Doll, and Adrian Biddle.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Dave Allen ranks 314 out of 549. Before him are Christy Moore (1945), Róisín Murphy (1973), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Frank Harris (1856), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), and Terry Wogan (1938). After him are Mary Ward (1827), Joseph Plunkett (1887), Barry Keoghan (1992), Nicky Byrne (1978), Damien Rice (1973), and Frank O'Farrell (1927).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Dave Allen ranks 46. Before him are Graham Norton (1963), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Katie McGrath (1983), George Brent (1904), Colm Wilkinson (1944), and Milo O'Shea (1926). After him are Barry Keoghan (1992), Jack Gleeson (1992), Patricia Collinge (1892), Aidan Turner (1983), Colin O'Donoghue (1981), and Orla Brady (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

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