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Garrison Keillor

1942 - Today

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Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (; born August 7, 1942) is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion (called Garrison Keillor's Radio Show in some international syndication), which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Garrison Keillor is the 11,169th most popular actor (down from 10,169th in 2024), the 16,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,816th in 2019) and the 5,137th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Garrison Keillor ranks 11,169 out of 13,578. Before him are Ashton Holmes, Olga Buzova, Loubna Abidar, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Mahesh Babu, and Celina Jade. After him are Hiroki Hasegawa, Natasha Klauss, Kellie Martin, Colin Egglesfield, Flora Saini, and Lewis Tan.

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Among people born in 1942, Garrison Keillor ranks 726. Before him are Dick Pound, Harvey Atkin, Jeff Astle, Thomas Menino, Anna Eshoo, and Freda Payne. After him are Ambika Soni, Donald Carcieri, Bob Taft, Michael Savage, and Bob Kasten.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garrison Keillor ranks 16,194 out of 20,380. Before him are Ashton Holmes (1978), Bison Dele (1969), T. J. Warren (1993), Elizabeth Rodriguez (1973), Lori McNeil (1963), and Sean Kingston (1990). After him are Medea Benjamin (1952), Kellie Martin (1975), Colin Egglesfield (1973), Hal Sparks (1969), Alondra de la Parra (1982), and Kirstjen Nielsen (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Garrison Keillor ranks 5,140. Before him are Marjorie Reynolds (1917), Ayumu Murase (1988), Phyllis Coates (1927), Miles Heizer (1994), Ashton Holmes (1978), and Elizabeth Rodriguez (1973). After him are Kellie Martin (1975), Colin Egglesfield (1973), Hal Sparks (1969), Josie Totah (2001), Romeo Miller (1989), and Garrett Wang (1968).

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