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Rainn Wilson

1966 - Today

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Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He starred as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of The Office from 2005 to 2013, and received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. Wilson began acting at the University of Washington. Following his 1986 graduation, he worked in theatre in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Rainn Wilson is the 3,914th most popular actor (down from 2,691st in 2024), the 6,345th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,205th in 2019) and the 1,825th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rainn Wilson ranks 3,914 out of 13,578. Before him are Otto Waalkes, Verne Troyer, Vera Glagoleva, Sharon Gless, Alexander Knox, and Jimmy Gardner. After him are Thomas Lennon, Gisèle Casadesus, Olena Chekan, Natasha Henstridge, Tom Ewell, and Lukas Haas.

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Among people born in 1966, Rainn Wilson ranks 171. Before him are Ergin Ataman, Benedicta Boccoli, Leon Lai, Lyuboslav Penev, Philip Reeve, and Angelo Di Livio. After him are William Ruto, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Michael Cohen, Kristin Bauer van Straten, and Akhrik Tsveiba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rainn Wilson ranks 6,346 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Weis (1948), Charles Conrad Abbott (1843), John C. Lilly (1915), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Sharon Gless (1943), and Rockwell Kent (1882). After him are Fred Alexander (1880), Ferde Grofé (1892), Scott LaFaro (1936), Thomas Lennon (1970), Black Kettle (1803), and Henry Lee III (1756).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rainn Wilson ranks 1,825. Before him are Rosie O'Donnell (1962), Lupe Ontiveros (1942), Edie Falco (1963), Shirley Booth (1898), Verne Troyer (1969), and Sharon Gless (1943). After him are Thomas Lennon (1970), Tom Ewell (1909), Lukas Haas (1976), Charmian Carr (1942), Clifton Webb (1889), and Jack Albertson (1907).

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