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Ben Folds

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Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter. After playing in several small independent bands from the late 1980s through 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. Folds 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 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Folds is the 3,088th most popular musician (down from 2,877th in 2024), the 17,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,776th in 2019) and the 1,283rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ben Folds ranks 3,088 out of 3,175. Before him are Teitur Lassen, Ichiko Aoba, Matt Helders, Andrew Bird, Marcelo Zarvos, and Geoff Barrow. After him are Marley Marl, Rob Barrett, Oren Lavie, Matt Flynn, Emma Härdelin, and Frank Turner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Ben Folds ranks 1,040. Before him are Jearl Miles Clark, Rachel True, Karl Petter Løken, Marie-Helene Östlund, Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, and Mike Richter. After him are Michael Forgeron, David Adjaye, Rebecca Gomperts, Brett Dutton, Yasin Malik, and Cheryl Dunye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 17,851 out of 20,380. Before him are Alex O'Brien (1970), Kristian Alfonso (1963), Kikkan Randall (1982), Brian J. White (1975), Ultra Naté (1968), and Rosalynn Sumners (1964). After him are Johnny Damon (1973), Pat McCrory (1956), Chipper Jones (1972), Tyler Farrar (1984), Stephanie Brown Trafton (1979), and Adrián González (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 1,283. 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 Marley Marl (1962), Rob Barrett (1969), Matt Flynn (1970), Michael Sweet (1963), Bradley Nowell (1968), and April March (1965).

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