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David Garrick

1717 - 1779

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David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in several amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice. Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and several other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Garrick has received more than 562,785 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). David Garrick is the 1,428th most popular actor (down from 1,421st in 2019), the 1,468th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,507th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 560k

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  • 56.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Garrick ranks 1,428 out of 13,578. Before him are Tony Sirico, Sean Harris, Mandy Patinkin, Joanna Lumley, Kirsten Dunst, and Rip Torn. After him are Beren Saat, Emilia Clarke, Billy Connolly, Sami Frey, Jaclyn Smith, and Soad Hosny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1717, David Garrick ranks 12. Before him are Peter III of Portugal, Johann Stamitz, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Marie Anne de Mailly, Louis François, Prince of Conti, and Horace Walpole. After him are Ebrahim Afshar, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Alexander Sumarokov, and Molla Panah Vagif. Among people deceased in 1779, David Garrick ranks 9. Before him are Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, Karim Khan Zand, Thomas Chippendale, Casimir Pulaski, and John Kay. After him are Tommaso Traetta, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, William Boyce, Louis de Jaucourt, Kosmas the Aetolian, and Alessandro Albani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Garrick ranks 1,468 out of 8,785. Before him are David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Sean Harris (1966), Elihu Thomson (1853), Robert Stephenson (1803), Thomas Wyatt (1503), and J. Lee Thompson (1914). After him are Edward Young (1683), John Graunt (1620), Roland Joffé (1945), Janick Gers (1957), Ealhswith (852), and Emilia Clarke (1986).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Garrick ranks 202. Before him are David Bradley (1942), George Arliss (1868), Martin Freeman (1971), Joss Ackland (1928), Claire Bloom (1931), and Sean Harris (1966). After him are Emilia Clarke (1986), Billy Connolly (1942), Olivia Colman (1974), Iain Glen (1961), Emily Watson (1967), and Paul Bettany (1971).

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