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Dorothea Jordan

1761 - 1816

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Dorothea Jordan (née Bland; 22 November 1761 – 5 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress, as well as a courtesan. She was the long-time partner of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later King William IV), and the mother of 10 illegitimate children by him, all of whom took the surname FitzClarence. She was known professionally as Dorothea Francis and Dorothea Jordan, was informally Dora Jordan, and she was commonly referred to as Mrs Jordan and Mrs FitzClarence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothea Jordan is the 3,547th most popular actor (down from 3,392nd in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Irish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dorothea Jordan ranks 3,547 out of 13,578. Before her are Ian Ziering, Gary Cole, Alan Tudyk, Charles Martin Smith, Daniel Duval, and Thomas Jane. After her are Tony Amendola, Billy Crudup, Norio Wakamoto, Gwendoline Christie, Valentin Gaft, and John Garfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Dorothea Jordan ranks 35. Before her are Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, Pierre Gaveaux, Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg, William Gregor, and Aylmer Bourke Lambert. After her are Richard Anthony Salisbury, Albert Gallatin, Samuel Dexter, Ludwig Abeille, Henry Shrapnel, and Joshua Brookes. Among people deceased in 1816, Dorothea Jordan ranks 26. Before her are Julie Billiart, Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Dorothea Viehmann, Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, Hipólito Ruiz López, and Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. After her are Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, and Samuel Dexter.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Dorothea Jordan ranks 179 out of 549. Before her are Brian McFadden (1980), Peter Woulfe (1727), Seán O'Casey (1880), Enda Kenny (1951), Barry Fitzgerald (1888), and Edna O'Brien (1930). After her are Yvonne Farrell (1951), John de Robeck (1862), Herbert Brenon (1880), Jack Gleeson (1992), Alan Cunningham (1887), and Finn Bálor (1981).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Dorothea Jordan ranks 23. Before her are Fiona Shaw (1958), Aidan Gillen (1968), Colm Meaney (1953), Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977), and Barry Fitzgerald (1888). After her are Jack Gleeson (1992), Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), Richard Todd (1919), Jason O'Mara (1972), and Sinéad Cusack (1948).

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