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Edward Alleyn

1566 - 1626

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Edward Alleyn (; 1 September 1566 – 21 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Alleyn has received more than 296,429 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Edward Alleyn is the 5,722nd most popular actor (down from 5,260th in 2019), the 4,285th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,021st in 2019) and the 653rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Alleyn ranks 5,722 out of 13,578. Before him are Jami Gertz, Constance Talmadge, Nicette Bruno, Rosa Taikon, Julie Hagerty, and Ben McKenzie. After him are Dale Fuller, Sergei Garmash, Lisa Marie, James Drury, Sophia Bush, and Lubna Azabal.

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Contemporaries

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

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Alleyn ranks 4,285 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver Leese (1894), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Beryl Markham (1902), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), Charles Tate Regan (1878), and Henry James Sumner Maine (1822). After him are Steve Clark (1960), Terry George (1952), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Samuel Arnold (1740), Clive Brook (1887), and William Primrose (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edward Alleyn ranks 653. Before him are Elisabeth Sladen (1946), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Sadie Frost (1965), Michelle Dockery (1981), Frances O'Connor (1967), and Michelle Ryan (1984). After him are Clive Brook (1887), Paul McGann (1959), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Indira Varma (1973), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), and Brian Aherne (1902).

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