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Ronnie Corbett

1930 - 2016

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Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish comedian and actor. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC Television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies (1971–87), becoming known for his meandering chair monologues, and starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here! (1967–70), Now Look Here (1971–73), and Sorry! (1981–88). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Corbett is the 10,579th most popular actor (down from 9,409th in 2024), the 6,777th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,226th in 2019) and the 1,151st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ronnie Corbett ranks 10,579 out of 13,578. Before him are John Ingle, Shwetha Menon, Vildan Atasever, Rupert Crosse, Nicole Sullivan, and Eddie McClintock. After him are David Lee Smith, Rob Corddry, Stacy Keibler, Ai Kayano, Masaki Suda, and Vijaya Mehta.

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Among people born in 1930, Ronnie Corbett ranks 640. Before him are Allison Hayes, Timothy Findley, Wendy Beckett, Basu Chatterjee, Tom Mboya, and Indrani Rahman. After him are Bill Brock, Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, and Terry Nation. Among people deceased in 2016, Ronnie Corbett ranks 602. Before him are Balram Jakhar, Ali Hussein Shihab, Deborah S. Jin, Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, David Hahn, and Ralph Stanley. After him are Lonnie Mack, Vasyl Slipak, David Herd, Rose Mofford, Jo Cox, and Big Syke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Corbett ranks 6,779 out of 8,785. Before him are Stewart Downing (1984), Jessie Cave (1987), Nigel Clough (1966), Lorne Balfe (1976), Wayne Bridge (1980), and Nigel Winterburn (1963). After him are Sharon Duncan-Brewster (1976), David Edwards (1986), Miles Millar (1967), Alex Greenwood (1993), Jonathan Miller (1934), and Mark Bunn (1984).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Corbett ranks 1,151. Before him are Hattie Jacques (1922), Heather Sears (1935), Esmé Bianco (1982), Russell Tovey (1981), Adam Brown (1980), and Jessie Cave (1987). After him are Sharon Duncan-Brewster (1976), Jonathan Miller (1934), Jamie Waylett (1989), Armando Iannucci (1963), Lloyd Owen (1966), and Max Irons (1985).

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