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David Frost

1939 - 2013

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Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British 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 3,717,587 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. David Frost is the 30th most popular presenter (down from 27th in 2019), the 2,979th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,584th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, David Frost ranks 30 out of 110. Before him are Michael Buffer, Peter R. de Vries, Mike Bongiorno, John Peel, Conan O'Brien, and Yoo Jae-suk. After him are Barbara Walters, Joey Bishop, Phil McGraw, Alex Trebek, Jô Soares, and Casey Kasem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Frost ranks 296. Before him are Christodoulos of Athens, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Eugenio Dal Corso, Gila Almagor, Dixie Carter, and Ernie Terrell. After him are Nicholas Grimshaw, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Miroslav Cerar, Ferdinand Bracke, Aleksandër Meksi, and Ron Atkinson. Among people deceased in 2013, David Frost ranks 262. Before him are Nadezhda Popova, Michael Winner, Hal Needham, Miguel Poblet, August Schellenberg, and Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin. After him are Bobby Bland, Ladislav Pavlovič, Ann-Britt Leyman, Pyotr Todorovsky, Marcia Wallace, and Ingvar Rydell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Frost ranks 2,979 out of 7,765. Before him are John Higgins (1975), Lita Ford (1958), Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), John Barnard (1946), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), and Jennifer Saunders (1958). After him are Adrian Paul (1959), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Richard Hughes (1900), Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), Michael Morpurgo (1943), and Alec McCowen (1925).

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Among PRESENTERS In United Kingdom

Among presenters born in United Kingdom, David Frost ranks 6. Before him are David Attenborough (1926), Bear Grylls (1974), Jimmy Savile (1926), Sharon Osbourne (1952), and John Peel (1939). After him are Tony Wilson (1950), Alexa Chung (1983), Bruce Forsyth (1928), Gavin McInnes (1970), John Oliver (1977), and Matt Lucas (1974).

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