Esther Rantzen

English journalist and television presenter (1940–2026)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[22]
Date of birth: June 22, 1940
Date of death: September 30, 2026
Place of birth: Berkhamsted
Place of death: New Forest
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[12]
Occupation: journalist, television presenter, author, presenter, television producer
Employer: British Broadcasting Corporation^[14]
Educated at: Somerville College, North London Collegiate School, Buckley Country Day School^[15]^[16]^[17]
Religion or worldview: Judaism^[21]
Award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[18]^[19]^[20]
Spouse: Desmond Wilcox^[10]
Child: Rebecca Wilcox^[11]
Cause of death: lung cancer^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[26]
Candidacy in election: 2010 United Kingdom general election^[29]
Given name: Esther^[24]
Manner of death: natural causes^[25]
Name in native language: Esther Louise Rantzen^[27]
Native language: English^[13]
Social media followers: +4113^[30]
Start of work period: 1968^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Dame Esther Louise Rantzen en Esther Rantzen ar استير لويز رانتزن ja エスター・ランツェン ja エスター・ランジェン ja エスター・ランツゼン ru Ранцен, Эстер ru Эстер Ранцен

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Awards & Winners artist ID: 02z87q
BBC Things ID: d70620c1-a833-4994-855a-c62d68c92a9a
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): RantzenEsther1940-
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CineMagia person ID: 112805
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Democracy Club candidate ID: 2803
Discogs artist ID: 2430149
FAST ID: 45522
FamilySearch person ID: PN4S-S1S
Fandom article ID: strictly-come-dancing-fan:Esther_Rantzen
Film.ru person ID: esther-rantzen
Freebase ID: /m/02z87q
HAND ID: D3CD-100E-213E-09C7-7E9C
IMDb ID: nm0710497
J9U entity ID: 987007266797205171
JRC Names ID: 87005
Kinobox person ID: 899360
Kinopoisk person ID: 449784
MusicBrainz artist ID: 3e8f11bb-4b0e-46f1-a7b9-b4e12e2d27ee
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National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810689256005606
PORT person ID: 473962
Plex person key: 5d776a41fb0d55001f53fa84
TMDB person ID: 1231580
The Guardian topic ID: tv-and-radio/esther-rantzen
Who's Who UK ID: U31901
WikiTree person ID: Rantzen-2
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJg8FDdpJxx9MmXBfVRMyd
X (Twitter) username: erantzen

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Award received 2

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Educated at 2

Somerville College, North London Collegiate School

Mb:label founder 2

Childline, Childline

Occupation 2

journalist, television presenter

Candidacy in election 1

2010 United Kingdom general election

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Employer 1

British Broadcasting Corporation

Given name 1

Esther

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

Berkhamsted

Religion or worldview 1

Judaism

Sex or gender 1

female

← Candidate 1

2010 United Kingdom general election

← Presenter 1

30th British Academy Film Awards

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Summary

Esther Rantzen was born on June 22, 1940^[1], in Berkhamsted^[2]. She died on September 30, 2026^[3], in New Forest^[4]. She worked as a journalist^[5], television presenter^[6], author^[7], presenter^[8], and television producer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Esther Rantzen born?

Esther Rantzen's place of birth was Berkhamsted^[2].

Where did Esther Rantzen die?

Esther Rantzen passed away in New Forest^[4].

Who was Esther Rantzen married to?

Esther Rantzen's spouses include Desmond Wilcox^[10].

What did Esther Rantzen do for work?

Esther Rantzen worked as a journalist^[5], television presenter^[6], author^[7], presenter^[8], and television producer^[9].

Where did Esther Rantzen go to school?

Esther Rantzen was educated at Somerville College^[15], North London Collegiate School^[16], and Buckley Country Day School^[17].

What awards did Esther Rantzen receive?

Honors received include Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[18], Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[19], and Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Esther Rantzen — place of birth (P19): Berkhamsted. The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Esther Rantzen — place of death (P20): New Forest. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Esther Rantzen — sex or gender (P21): female. Who's Who. Retrieved 2020-06-02. port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Esther Rantzen — spouse (P26): Desmond Wilcox. Who's Who. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Esther Rantzen — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Esther Rantzen — child (P40): Rebecca Wilcox. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Esther Rantzen — educated at (P69): Somerville College. The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Esther Rantzen — educated at (P69): North London Collegiate School. The International Who's Who of Women 2006. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Esther Rantzen — educated at (P69): Buckley Country Day School. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Esther Rantzen — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Esther Rantzen — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Esther Rantzen — occupation (P106): television presenter. Who's Who. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Esther Rantzen — occupation (P106): author. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Esther Rantzen — occupation (P106): presenter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Esther Rantzen — occupation (P106): television producer. Who's Who. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Esther Rantzen — employer (P108): British Broadcasting Corporation. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Esther Rantzen — religion or worldview (P140): Judaism. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Esther Rantzen — award received (P166): Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Who's Who. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Esther Rantzen — award received (P166): Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Who's Who. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Esther Rantzen — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Who's Who. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Esther Rantzen — cause of death (P509): lung cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Esther Rantzen — date of birth (P569): June 22, 1940. Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Esther Rantzen — date of death (P570): September 30, 2026. theguardian.com. Retrieved 2026-10-01. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Esther Rantzen — given name (P735): Esther. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Esther Rantzen — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Esther Rantzen — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Esther Rantzen — name in native language (P1559): Esther Louise Rantzen. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Esther Rantzen — start of work period (P2031): 1968. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Esther Rantzen — candidacy in election (P3602): 2010 United Kingdom general election. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Esther Rantzen — social media followers (P8687): 4113. wikidata.org.

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5w ago · Piecesofuk · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Who's Who UK ID → U31901

Award received → Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Occupation → journalist, television presenter, author +2

"Created claim: Who's Who UK ID: U31901"
5w ago · Cardabela4831 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Place of death → New Forest

Manner of death → natural causes

Cause of death → lung cancer

Occupation → journalist, television presenter, author +2

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"Removed claim: Occupation: presenter"
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"Changed claim: Spouse: Desmond Wilcox"
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FamilySearch person ID → PN4S-S1S

Wikidata description → English journalist and television presenter (1940–2026)

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Date of death → +2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

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