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Ben Platt

1993 - Today

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Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (making him the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time), a Daytime Emmy, and a Grammy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Platt has received more than 7,333,497 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ben Platt is the 12,540th most popular actor (down from 10,985th in 2019), the 18,131st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,980th in 2019) and the 5,917th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Platt ranks 12,540 out of 13,578. Before him are Yami Gautam, Jacob Artist, Ari Graynor, Simone Missick, Samantha Bee, and Larissa Manoela. After him are Sierra McCormick, Konkona Sen Sharma, Garance Marillier, Kirsten Zien, Conor Leslie, and Brad Rowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Ben Platt ranks 626. Before him are Laura Glauser, Shane Harper, Debrah Scarlett, Douglas Tanque, Ergys Kaçe, and Musab Kheder. After him are Jak Alnwick, Igor Sergeev, Victoria Monét, Giorgi Chanturia, Gunna, and Vazha Margvelashvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Platt ranks 18,131 out of 20,380. Before him are Jacob Artist (1992), Ari Graynor (1983), Joe Scarborough (1963), Simone Missick (1982), Tennys Sandgren (1991), and Jane Monheit (1977). After him are Doug Christie (1970), Terrence Ross (1991), Lynette Woodard (1959), Sierra McCormick (1997), Michael Porter Jr. (1998), and Patricia Robertson (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Platt ranks 5,917. Before him are Shane Harper (1993), Morgan Lily (2000), Da Brat (1974), Jacob Artist (1992), Ari Graynor (1983), and Simone Missick (1982). After him are Sierra McCormick (1997), Conor Leslie (1991), Brad Rowe (1970), Whitney Cummings (1982), NeNe Leakes (1967), and Summer Bishil (1988).

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