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Jonathan Miller

1934 - 2019

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Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE (21 July 1934 – 27 November 2019) was an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, comedian and physician. After training in medicine and specialising in neurology in the late 1950s, he came to prominence in the early 1960s in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett. Miller began directing operas in the 1970s. His 1982 production of a "Mafia"-styled Rigoletto was set in 1950s Little Italy, Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Miller is the 10,574th most popular actor (down from 10,085th in 2024), the 6,772nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,469th in 2019) and the 1,152nd most popular British Actor.

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Among people born in 1934, Jonathan Miller ranks 578. Before him are Little Milton, Jim Jeffords, Hamilton Green, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Kirshner, and Vijaya Mehta. After him are David Herd, Ronnie Moran, Hamilton Camp, Barbara McNair, Mel Carnahan, and Eric Caldow. Among people deceased in 2019, Jonathan Miller ranks 596. Before him are John Dingell, Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, Heidi Mohr, Catherine Burns, and Lisa Sheridan. After him are Gerald Messlender, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Justin Raimondo, Ashley Massaro, Sergey Pogorelov, and Windsor Davies.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Miller ranks 6,774 out of 8,785. Before him are Nigel Winterburn (1963), Ronnie Corbett (1930), Sharon Duncan-Brewster (1976), David Edwards (1986), Miles Millar (1967), and Alex Greenwood (1993). After him are Mark Bunn (1984), Jenny Saville (1970), Matthew Lowton (1989), Colin Pitchfork (1960), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), and Tom Pidcock (1999).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Miller ranks 1,150. Before him are Adam Brown (1980), Jessie Cave (1987), Ronnie Corbett (1930), and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (1976). After him are Jamie Waylett (1989), Armando Iannucci (1963), Lloyd Owen (1966), Max Irons (1985), Natasha O'Keeffe (1986), Sean Maguire (1976), Jean Kent (1921), and Suranne Jones (1978).

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