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Ben Folds

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Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013. He has recorded a number of solo albums, most recently Sleigher (2024). He has also collaborated with musicians such as Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic and yMusic, and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with actor William Shatner and authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Folds is the 2,961st most popular musician (down from 2,878th in 2019), the 17,415th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,780th in 2019) and the 1,237th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ben Folds ranks 2,961 out of 3,175. Before him are K-391, Misako Uno, Sebastian, Matt Helders, Andrew Bird, and Geoff Barrow. After him are Rob Barrett, Oren Lavie, Matt Flynn, Frank Turner, Gary Lightbody, and Sungha Jung.

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Among people born in 1966, Ben Folds ranks 848. Before him are Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jearl Miles Clark, Rachel True, Karl Petter Løken, Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, and Mike Richter. After him are David Adjaye, Yasin Malik, Cheryl Dunye, Willie Anderson, Thomas Schäfer, and Helen Morgan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 17,422 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Hague (1975), John Godina (1972), Alex O'Brien (1970), Kikkan Randall (1982), Brian J. White (1975), and Rosalynn Sumners (1964). After him are Johnny Damon (1973), Pat McCrory (1956), Tyler Farrar (1984), Stephanie Brown Trafton (1979), Adrián González (1982), and James Vanderbilt (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 1,237. Before him are Ricky Skaggs (1954), Tommy Stinson (1966), Mark Linkous (1962), Kip Winger (1961), Pete Parada (1973), and Andrew Bird (1973). After him are Rob Barrett (1969), Matt Flynn (1970), Tim Drummond (1940), Alela Diane (1983), Nikolai Fraiture (1978), and James MacDonough (1970).

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