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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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Alleyn is the 6,474th most popular actor (down from 5,719th in 2019), the 4,951st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,284th in 2019) and the 737th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Edward Alleyn ranks 6,474 out of 13,578. Before him are 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, Jami Gertz, and C. S. Lee.

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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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Alleyn ranks 4,952 out of 8,785. Before him are Edgar Evans (1876), David Hewlett (1968), Tanith Lee (1947), Thomas Phillips (1770), Leslie Orgel (1927), and Doug Bradley (1954). After him are Paul McGann (1959), Frances O'Connor (1967), George Newberry (1917), Scott Carson (1985), John McNally (1932), and Boz Burrell (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edward Alleyn ranks 737. Before him are Norma Varden (1898), O. T. Fagbenle (1980), Ed Skrein (1983), Judy Parfitt (1935), David Hewlett (1968), and Doug Bradley (1954). After him are Paul McGann (1959), Frances O'Connor (1967), Wallace Ford (1898), Darren Shahlavi (1972), Clive Swift (1936), and Katrin Cartlidge (1961).

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