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Emma, Lady Hamilton

1765 - 1815

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Dame Emma Hamilton (born Amy Lyon; 26 April 1765 – 15 January 1815), known upon moving to London as Emma Hart, and upon marriage as Lady Hamilton, was an English maid, model, dancer and actress. She began her career in London's demi-monde, becoming the mistress of a series of wealthy men, culminating in the naval hero Lord Nelson, and was the favourite model and muse of the portraitist George Romney. In 1791, at the age of 26, she married Sir William Hamilton, British ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, where she was a success at court, befriending the queen who was a sister of Marie Antoinette, and meeting Nelson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma, Lady Hamilton is the 847th most popular actor (down from 581st in 2019), the 1,105th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 719th in 2019) and the 127th most popular British Actor.

Emma, Lady Hamilton is most famous for her affair with the British admiral Horatio Nelson.

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Among actors, Emma, Lady Hamilton ranks 847 out of 13,578. Before her are Donna Reed, Victoria Principal, Robert Patrick, Suzy Amis Cameron, Joseph Cotten, and Lionel Logue. After her are Bruce Dern, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Schneider, Isabel Sarli, Ben Stiller, and Ed O'Neill.

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Among people born in 1765, Emma, Lady Hamilton ranks 12. Before her are Robert Fulton, Jacques MacDonald, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Karl Ludwig Harding, Charles Felix of Sardinia, and Carl Ludwig Willdenow. After her are Paolo Ruffini, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, José María Morelos, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Christiane Vulpius, and Charles Hatchett. Among people deceased in 1815, Emma, Lady Hamilton ranks 10. Before her are Franz Mesmer, Robert Fulton, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Jan Potocki, Guillaume Brune, and Carsten Niebuhr. After her are José María Morelos, Smithson Tennant, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 9th Dalai Lama, Charles Lee, and John Carroll.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emma, Lady Hamilton ranks 1,105 out of 8,785. Before her are Alexander II of Scotland (1198), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), H. L. A. Hart (1907), Mel B (1975), Diana Mosley (1910), and Elizabeth Tudor (1492). After her are John Ambrose Fleming (1849), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Harold Bride (1890), Bernard Cribbins (1928), Bruno (null), and Keith Emerson (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Emma, Lady Hamilton ranks 127. Before her are Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tim Roth (1961), Anthony Head (1954), Tom Holland (1996), Colin Baker (1943), and Tom Hardy (1977). After her are Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Bernard Cribbins (1928), Stewart Granger (1913), Stephen Boyd (1931), Joan Plowright (1929), and Terence Stamp (1938).

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