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David Frost

1939 - 2013

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Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was the Week That Was in 1962. His success on this show led to work as a host on American television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Frost has received more than 3,938,054 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. David Frost is the 30th most popular presenter, the 2,902nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,971st in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, David Frost ranks 30 out of 143. Before him are Bob Barker, Sharon Osbourne, Mike Bongiorno, Barbara Walters, Howard Stern, and Peter R. de Vries. After him are Conan O'Brien, John Peel, Phil McGraw, Yoo Jae-suk, Jon Stewart, and Steve Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Frost ranks 312. Before him are Harold E. Varmus, Irán Eory, Renate Boy, János Göröcs, Robert Herbin, and Vaçe Zela. After him are Rustam Ibragimbekov, Abdelmajid Chetali, Lidiya Skoblikova, Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Livio Berruti, and Marie-Claire Blais. Among people deceased in 2013, David Frost ranks 261. Before him are Kumar Pallana, Sarah Kirsch, Zhuang Zedong, Viktor Tsybulenko, Israel Gutman, and Syd Field. After him are Nadir Afonso, Dezső Gyarmati, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Alla Kushnir, Roman Vlad, and Ed Koch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Frost ranks 2,902 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Arthur Milne (1896), Maurice Evans (1901), James Purefoy (1964), Norman Read (1931), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), and Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593). After him are William Whiston (1667), Nat Lofthouse (1925), Steven Wilson (1967), David Murray (1909), Edith Hannam (1878), and Richard Addinsell (1904).

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Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, David Frost ranks 5. Before him are David Attenborough (1926), Jimmy Savile (1926), Bear Grylls (1974), and Sharon Osbourne (1952). After him are John Peel (1939), Gavin McInnes (1970), Matt Lucas (1974), Tony Wilson (1950), Bruce Forsyth (1928), Alexa Chung (1983), and John Oliver (1977).

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