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Ben Elton

1959 - Today

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Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is a British comedian and writer. He has written and produced for television, radio, films, novels, theatre and musicals, and has performed as a stand-up comedian and on screen. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, he used a style of left-wing political satire in his early stand-up comedy. He co-wrote the TV sitcoms The Young Ones, Blackadder and Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Ben Elton is the 10,818th most popular actor (down from 10,276th in 2024), the 6,864th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,541st in 2019) and the 1,181st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ben Elton ranks 10,818 out of 13,578. Before him are Daisuke Kishio, Eddie Peng, Katrina Bowden, Anne Helm, Cara Seymour, and Austin O'Brien. After him are Candice Patton, Nicky Whelan, Toby Wing, Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Chelsea Noble, and Sue Ane Langdon.

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Among people born in 1959, Ben Elton ranks 744. Before him are Charles Kennedy, Wendy B. Lawrence, Hugo Rodríguez, Steven Strogatz, Ralph Northam, and Marie Osmond. After him are Rogelio Delgado, Chandra Cheeseborough, Eduardo Acevedo, Mehbooba Mufti, Bert Cameron, and Davis Phinney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Elton ranks 6,866 out of 8,785. Before him are Aiden McGeady (1986), Ryan Christie (1995), Rafe Spall (1983), Jasmine Thompson (2000), Matt Haig (1975), and Cara Seymour (1964). After him are Alessandro Venturella (1984), Josh James (1990), Carl Barât (1978), Shabana Mahmood (1980), James Anderson (1982), and Michael Turner (1983).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ben Elton ranks 1,181. Before him are Max Brown (1981), Gemma Whelan (1981), Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Rafe Spall (1983), and Cara Seymour (1964). After him are Ashley Walters (1982), Craig Fairbrass (1964), Holliday Grainger (1988), Dennis Waterman (1948), Robert Aramayo (1992), and Gwilym Lee (1983).

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