The Most Famous
PRESENTERS from Australia
This page contains a list of the greatest Australian Presenters. The pantheon dataset contains 143 Presenters, 3 of which were born in Australia. This makes Australia the birth place of the 5th most number of Presenters behind Germany, and Israel.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Australian Presenters of all time. This list of famous Australian Presenters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Steve Irwin (1962 - 2006)
With an HPI of 61.88, Steve Irwin is the most famous Australian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 76 different languages on wikipedia.
Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international fame in the late 1990s from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife, Terri. The couple also hosted the series Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and New Breed Vets. They also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Steve's parents in Beerwah, Queensland. They had two children, Bindi and Robert. In late 2006, Irwin died from an injury caused by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary in the Great Barrier Reef. His death became international news and was met with expressions of shock and grief by fans, the media, governments, and non-profit organizations. Numerous parks, zoos, streets, the vessel MY Steve Irwin, the snail species Crikey steveirwini, and the asteroid 57567 Crikey have been named in his honour. The Irwin family continues to operate Australia Zoo.
2. Nick Vujicic (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 53.97, Nick Vujicic is the 2nd most famous Australian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 45 different languages.
Nicholas James Vujicic ( VOO-itch-itch; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian-American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker of Serbian descent. Vujicic has tetra-amelia syndrome, a condition characterised by the absence of arms and legs.
3. Derek Muller (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 36.90, Derek Muller is the 3rd most famous Australian Presenter. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Derek Alexander Muller (born 9 November 1982) is a South African–Australian science communicator and media personality, best known for his YouTube channel Veritasium, which has over 16 million subscribers and 2.8 billion views as of October 2024.
4. Bindi Irwin (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 26.56, Bindi Irwin is the 4th most famous Australian Presenter. Her biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
Bindi Sue Irwin (born 24 July 1998) is an Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress. She is the elder of the two children of conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin and his conservationist wife, Terri Irwin, who owns the Australia Zoo. Bindi's younger brother is Robert, a television personality and photographer, and they are the grandchildren of naturalist and herpetologist Bob Irwin. When she was nine, Irwin hosted Bindi the Jungle Girl, a children's wildlife documentary TV series. She has also been involved in acting, singing, dancing, game show hosting, and has created two instructional fitness DVDs. She won season 21 of Dancing with the Stars (US) and stars alongside her mother Terri and her younger brother Robert in Crikey! It's the Irwins.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Australian presenters born between 1962 and 1998. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Australian presenters include Nick Vujicic, Derek Muller, and Bindi Irwin. The most famous deceased Australian presenters include Steve Irwin. As of April 2024, 1 new Australian presenters have been added to Pantheon including Derek Muller.
Living Australian Presenters
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Nick Vujicic
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Derek Muller
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Bindi Irwin
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.56
