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Alan Bennett

1934 - Today

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Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. He has received numerous awards and honours including four BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2005 he received the Society of London Theatre Special Award. Bennett was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Bennett is the 5,260th most popular writer (down from 4,530th in 2019), the 4,188th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,244th in 2019) and the 452nd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alan Bennett ranks 5,260 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan van Beers, Richard Russo, Albert Salvadó, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Bruno Heller, and Georgy Ivanov. After him are Þórbergur Þórðarson, Théodore Aubanel, Dicuil, Hasrat Mohani, Humayun Ahmed, and Édouard Pailleron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Alan Bennett ranks 405. Before him are Orrin Hatch, Mudar Badran, Yves Coppens, Cammie King, Kedarnath Singh, and Roger Maris. After him are Alan Baddeley, Ray Wilson, Herwig Wolfram, Miroslav Koranda, Britt Strandberg, and Jayakanthan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Bennett ranks 4,189 out of 8,785. Before him are Granville Bantock (1868), Mary Moser (1744), Christopher Cazenove (1943), Bruno Heller (1960), Mary Beard (1955), and Bob Houghton (1947). After him are Christopher Cradock (1862), Bill Moggridge (1943), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Norman Hunter (1943), John Hoppner (1758), and Callum Keith Rennie (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alan Bennett ranks 452. Before him are Thomas Dekker (1572), Jeanette Winterson (1959), Gilbert Adair (1944), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), A. E. Housman (1859), and Bruno Heller (1960). After him are Aubrey de Grey (1963), Norman Smith (1923), Edward Carpenter (1844), George Grove (1820), Roger Hargreaves (1935), and Peter F. Hamilton (1960).

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