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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 3,124,054 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Stein is the 5,159th most popular actor (down from 4,895th in 2019), the 7,663rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,619th in 2019) and the 2,406th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Stein ranks 5,159 out of 9,996Before him are Minta Durfee, Kieran Culkin, Mischa Barton, Connie Stevens, Rosa Salazar, and Robert Hirsch. After him are Charlie Murphy, Namkoong Min, Billy Porter, Babyface, Nick Frost, and Tomokazu Seki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ben Stein ranks 480Before him are Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Florin Gheorghiu, Kuniya Daini, Pleun Strik, Kitty Winn, and George Graham. After him are Booker T. Jones, Bev Bevan, Valeriy Porkujan, Peter Jason, Peter Dietrich, and Christine Goitschel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Stein ranks 7,663 out of 18,182Before him are A. J. Foyt (1935), Kieran Culkin (1982), Ron Clements (1953), Connie Stevens (1938), Reba McEntire (1955), and Gary Fisher (1950). After him are Charlie Murphy (1959), MrBeast (1998), Billy Porter (1969), Babyface (1958), Dudley Nichols (1895), and John E. Blaha (1942).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben Stein ranks 2,406Before him are Anita Stewart (1895), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Eric Andre (1983), Minta Durfee (1889), Kieran Culkin (1982), and Connie Stevens (1938). After him are Charlie Murphy (1959), Billy Porter (1969), Babyface (1958), William Gillette (1853), Blossom Rock (1895), and Patricia Morison (1915).

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