Richard Armitage

British actor
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Richard Armitage

Summary

Richard Armitage is a human[1]. His place of birth was Huncote[2]. He was born on August 22, 1971[3]. He worked as a film actor[4], television actor[5], stage actor[6], actor[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,556 views/month, #3,558 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Richard Armitage's place of birth was Huncote[2].
  • Richard Armitage was born on August 22, 1971[3].
  • Richard Armitage held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Richard Armitage worked as a film actor[4].
  • Richard Armitage's professions included television actor[5].
  • Richard Armitage's professions included stage actor[6].
  • Richard Armitage worked as an actor[7].
  • Richard Armitage's professions included writer[8].
  • Richard Armitage's education included a stint at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[11].
  • Richard Armitage was educated at Pattison College[12].
  • Richard Armitage's education included a stint at Brockington College[13].
  • Richard Armitage was educated at Collingham College[14].
  • Richard Armitage is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Armitage's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Armitage's sexual orientation is recorded as non-heterosexuality[17].
  • Richard Armitage's genre is Shakespearean comedy[18].
  • Richard Armitage's Commons category is recorded as Richard Armitage (actor)[19].
  • Richard Armitage's family name is recorded as Armitage[20].
  • Richard Armitage's given name is recorded as Richard[21].
  • Richard Armitage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richard Armitage (actor)[22].
  • Richard Armitage's Commons gallery is recorded as Richard Armitage (actor)[23].
  • Richard Armitage's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Richard Armitage's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Crispin Armitage'}[25].
  • Richard Armitage's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Armitage'}[26].
  • Richard Armitage's different from is recorded as Richard Armitage[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1971-08-22[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3fc3b94d-485c-4de9-b1cc-d2fbb1864d17[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Huncote[2], Richard Armitage… he was born on August 22, 1971[3].

Education

Educated at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[11], a drama school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1861[34]; Pattison College[12], a school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1949[37]; Brockington College[13], a secondary school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1957[40]; and Collingham College[14], a secondary school[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1975[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film actor[4], television actor[5], stage actor[6], actor[7], and writer[8].

Why It Matters

Richard Armitage ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,556 views/month, #3,558 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Richard Armitage born?

Richard Armitage's place of birth was Huncote[2].

What did Richard Armitage do for work?

Richard Armitage worked as film actor[4], television actor[5], stage actor[6], actor[7], and writer[8].

Where did Richard Armitage go to school?

Richard Armitage was educated at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[11], Pattison College[12], Brockington College[13], and Collingham College[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . lamda.org.uk. lamda.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . thepinknews.com. thepinknews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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