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Alex Trebek

1940 - 2020

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George Alexander Trebek (; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Trebek has received more than 17,205,992 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Alex Trebek is the 34th most popular presenter (up from 41st in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Canada (up from 393rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Alex Trebek ranks 34 out of 110Before him are Conan O'Brien, Yoo Jae-suk, David Frost, Barbara Walters, Joey Bishop, and Phil McGraw. After him are Jô Soares, Casey Kasem, Steve Allen, Rush Limbaugh, Regis Philbin, and Sabine Schmitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Alex Trebek ranks 335Before him are José de Anchieta Fontana, Wolf Kahler, Alain Calmat, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Van McCoy, and George Ritzer. After him are Barry Corbin, Franco Bitossi, Jurandir de Freitas, Apolo Nsibambi, David Jason, and Alberto Gallardo. Among people deceased in 2020, Alex Trebek ranks 368Before him are Abdurrahim El-Keib, Mahmoud Jibril, Tom Lister Jr., Giorgi Shengelaia, Diane di Prima, and Duje Bonačić. After him are Herman Cain, Bobby Morrow, Júlia Sigmond, Ahmed Laraki, Kazım Ayvaz, and Gergely Kulcsár.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alex Trebek ranks 319 out of 1,350Before him are Robin Sharma (1965), Geddy Lee (1953), Roberta Bondar (1945), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), and Robertson Davies (1913). After him are Barbara Ann Scott (1928), The Weeknd (1990), Nancy Huston (1953), John McCrae (1872), Percy Williams (1908), and Seth Rogen (1982).

Among PRESENTERS In Canada

Among presenters born in Canada, Alex Trebek ranks 1After him are Monty Hall (1921).