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Peter Cook

1937 - 1995

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Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s. Born in Torquay, he was educated at the University of Cambridge. There he became involved with the Footlights Club, of which he later became president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Peter Cook is the 7,194th most popular actor (down from 6,942nd in 2024), the 5,367th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,022nd in 2019) and the 809th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Peter Cook ranks 7,194 out of 13,578. Before him are Mabel Rivera, Marley Shelton, Yeon Woo-jin, Joachim Król, Mia Goth, and Ryōtarō Okiayu. After him are Pascale Ogier, Alan Baxter, Francesca Dellera, Phyllis Logan, Graham Norton, and Charlyne Yi.

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Among people born in 1937, Peter Cook ranks 513. Before him are David Del Tredici, David Bedford, Peter Medak, Lorne Loomer, Peter Kreeft, and Charles Dumas. After him are Matthew Carter, Barry Mazur, Jenő Kamuti, Isabelle Daniels, Little Willie John, and Marlo Thomas. Among people deceased in 1995, Peter Cook ranks 302. Before him are Rauf Hajiyev, Art Mollner, Franco Bertinetti, Patsy Ruth Miller, Todor Diev, and Red Amick. After him are Einari Teräsvirta, Johnny Moss, Margaret Chase Smith, Ed Flanders, John C. Stennis, and Rogelio Farías.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Cook ranks 5,369 out of 8,785. Before him are Mia Goth (1993), James Larkin (1876), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Caroline Norton (1808), John George Children (1777), and Constant Lambert (1905). After him are Phyllis Logan (1956), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765), John McEnery (1943), and Matthew Carter (1937).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Cook ranks 809. Before him are Anne Heywood (1931), Kathleen Byron (1921), Marc Warren (1967), Rik Mayall (1958), Emilia Fox (1974), and Mia Goth (1993). After him are Phyllis Logan (1956), John McEnery (1943), Jackie Burroughs (1939), Lynne Frederick (1954), Sylvia Syms (1934), and Daniel Massey (1933).

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