ACTOR

Edward Alleyn

1566 - 1626

Edward Alleyn

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

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Alleyn is the 6,500th most popular actor (down from 5,719th in 2024), the 4,954th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,284th in 2019) and the 738th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Alleyn ranks 6,501 out of 13,578. Before him are Michelle Forbes, Tamara Nosova, Barbara Loden, Luke Grimes, Erkan Petekkaya, Lori Petty, and Doug Bradley. After him are Alice Davenport, Oh Se-hun, Paul McGann, Willard Scott, and Jami Gertz.

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Michelle Forbes
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.86
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HPI: 52.86
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1932 - 1980
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Doug Bradley
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Edward Alleyn
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 6,502
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1864 - 1936
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 6,503
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Contemporaries

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

Others Born in 1566

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Manuel Cardoso
COMPOSER
1566 - 1650
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 17
Joachim Wtewael
PAINTER
1566 - 1638
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 18
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1638
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 19
Francesco Erizzo
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1646
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 20
Francesco Contarini
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1624
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 21
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 22
Edward Alleyn
ACTOR
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 23

Others Deceased in 1626

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Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 16
Odoardo Farnese
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1626
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 17
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 18
Salomon de Brosse
ARCHITECT
1571 - 1626
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 19
John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 20
Malik Ambar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 21
Edward Alleyn
ACTOR
1566 - 1626
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 22