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Ira Aldridge

1807 - 1867

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Ira Frederick Aldridge (July 24, 1807 – August 7, 1867) was an American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters. James Hewlett and Aldridge are regarded as the first Black American tragedians. Born in New York City, Aldridge's first professional acting experience was in the early 1820s with the African Grove Theatre troupe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ira Aldridge has received more than 682,897 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ira Aldridge is the 6,396th most popular actor, the 9,396th most popular biography from United States and the 2,935th most popular American Actor.

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  • 15

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  • 2.18

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  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ira Aldridge ranks 6,396 out of 13,578. Before him are Herbert Hübner, Oja Kodar, Alma Bennett, Thomas Ian Griffith, Andy Devine, and Robert Keith. After him are Brian George, Alana de la Garza, Richard Tyson, Norman Fell, Sally Struthers, and Judy Reyes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1807, Ira Aldridge ranks 50. Before him are Jules Verreaux, Bernhard Horwitz, Wilford Woodruff, Robert McClure, Emily Donelson, and Johan Sebastian Welhaven. After him are John Greenleaf Whittier, Charles Francis Adams Sr., Pieter Willem Korthals, Peter Hardeman Burnett, David Rice Atchison, and James Abbott. Among people deceased in 1867, Ira Aldridge ranks 58. Before him are Phan Thanh Giản, Athanasios Miaoulis, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Charles John Andersson, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, and Albert Auguste Perdonnet. After him are Robert Smirke, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Sterling Price, Prideaux John Selby, and Thomas Francis Meagher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Aldridge ranks 9,396 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Devine (1905), James H. Clark (1944), Robert Keith (1898), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael Flynn (1958), and Albert Parsons (1848). After him are Alana de la Garza (1976), Michael Swanwick (1950), Richard Tyson (1956), Norman Fell (1924), Sally Struthers (1947), and Judy Reyes (1967).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ira Aldridge ranks 2,935. Before him are Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Hampton Fancher (1938), Alma Bennett (1904), Thomas Ian Griffith (1962), Andy Devine (1905), and Robert Keith (1898). After him are Alana de la Garza (1976), Richard Tyson (1956), Norman Fell (1924), Sally Struthers (1947), Judy Reyes (1967), and Brooke Smith (1967).

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