ACTOR

Richard Burbage

1567 - 1619

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Richard Burbage (6 January 1567 – 13 March 1619) was an English stage actor, widely considered to have been one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre and of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Burbage has received more than 520,257 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Richard Burbage is the 3,637th most popular actor (down from 2,647th in 2019), the 2,960th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,391st in 2019) and the 438th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

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  • 56.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Burbage ranks 3,637 out of 13,578. Before him are Monica Bleibtreu, Ben Whishaw, Susan Cabot, Kyle Chandler, Leslie Grossman, and Erick Avari. After him are Dixie Carter, Unshō Ishizuka, Brian Austin Green, John Ashton, Sinéad Cusack, and Dalila Di Lazzaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Richard Burbage ranks 18. Before him are Jacob van Heemskerck, Honoré d'Urfé, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Arima Harunobu, and Christoph Demantius. After him are François d'Aguilon, Thomas Nashe, and Thomas Campion. Among people deceased in 1619, Richard Burbage ranks 20. Before him are Denis Calvaert, Stephen Pongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, Öküz Mehmed Pasha, Jagat Gosain, and Nicholas Hilliard. After him are Olivier de Serres, Robert Peake the Elder, and Samuel Daniel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Burbage ranks 2,960 out of 8,785. Before him are Adrian Boult (1889), Ben Whishaw (1980), John Phillips (1800), Jackie Collins (1937), Emma Bunton (1976), and Helen Fielding (1958). After him are Jimmy McGrory (1904), John Christopher (1922), Andy Cole (1971), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), Nik Kershaw (1958), and Charles Dawson (1864).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Burbage ranks 438. Before him are Christina Pickles (1935), Barry Morse (1918), Teresa Ann Savoy (1955), Matthew Garber (1956), Shirley Henderson (1965), and Ben Whishaw (1980). After him are Hermione Baddeley (1906), Mark Sheppard (1964), Ronald Lacey (1935), Alan Young (1919), Michael Gothard (1939), and Brian Blessed (1936).

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