ACTOR

Ben Stein

1944 - Today

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Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before entering the entertainment field as an actor, comedian, and game show host. He is best known on screen as the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as the host of Win Ben Stein's Money, and as Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Stein has received more than 3,338,511 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Stein is the 5,181st most popular actor (down from 5,150th in 2019), the 7,561st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,648th in 2019) and the 2,336th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Stein ranks 5,181 out of 13,578. Before him are Pam Dawber, Han So-hee, Santiago Segura, Vladimir Ilyin, Karen Dotrice, and Dieter Borsche. After him are Veronica Ferres, Ed Westwick, Asa Butterfield, Joanna Pettet, Margaret Dumont, and Gary Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ben Stein ranks 525. Before him are Mahieddine Khalef, Rita Mae Brown, Matthew Cowles, Feleti Sevele, Zhanna Bichevskaya, and Fatos Kongoli. After him are Jim Capaldi, Hui Liangyu, Nancy Chodorow, Tim Bogert, Juan Rodríguez Vega, and Emanuel Steward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Stein ranks 7,561 out of 20,380. Before him are Lil Peep (1996), Pam Dawber (1951), George Bruns (1914), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Rhyno (1975), and Carol Kaye (1935). After him are Tommy Johnson (1896), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Greg Louganis (1960), Edmund Szoka (1927), Jello Biafra (1958), and Bill Miller (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Stein ranks 2,336. Before him are George Wendt (1948), Bill Farmer (1952), Colin Hanks (1977), Samantha Mathis (1970), George O'Brien (1899), and Pam Dawber (1951). After him are Margaret Dumont (1882), Jack Colvin (1934), George Irving (1874), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Barbara Feldon (1933), and Chris Elliott (1960).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Economics Teacher
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Jun 11th 19867.58 / 10
Son of the Mask
Dr. Neuman
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.
Feb 11th 20054.213 / 10
Casper
Mr. Rugg
Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.
May 26th 19956.326 / 10