1947 - Today
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996, Letterman was ranked 45th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Letterman has received more than 8,078,805 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). David Letterman is the 10th most popular presenter (down from 9th in 2019), the 1,921st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,883rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Presenter.
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Among presenters, David Letterman ranks 10 out of 109. Before him are Hebe Camargo, Steve Irwin, Henry Rollins, Fred Rogers, Larry King, and Alex Jones. After him are Bear Grylls, Anna Moffo, Christine Chubbuck, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, and Walter Cronkite.
1929 - 2012
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 4
1962 - 2006
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 5
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 6
1928 - 2003
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 7
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 12
1944 - 1974
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 13
1925 - 2005
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 14
1901 - 1974
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 15
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 16
Among people born in 1947, David Letterman ranks 101. Before him are Ron Dennis, Peter Weller, Ljupko Petrović, Edward James Olmos, Viktor Suvorov, and Michael Levitt. After him are Kazimierz Deyna, David Byron, Lucas Papademos, David Helfgott, Walter Röhrl, and Anne Wiazemsky.
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 95
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 97
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 98
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 100
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 101
1947 - 1989
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 102
1947 - 1985
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 103
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 104
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 105
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 106
1947 - 2017
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 107
Among people born in United States, David Letterman ranks 1,921 out of 15,968. Before him are Ken Norton (1943), Sheldon Adelson (1933), Jack Daniel (1850), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Kelly Bishop (1944), and Alex Jones (1974). After him are Eleanor Parker (1922), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Bruce McCandless II (1937), and Andrew Wyeth (1917).
1943 - 2013
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1,915
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,916
1850 - 1911
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,917
1910 - 2008
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,918
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,919
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,920
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,921
1922 - 2013
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,922
1876 - 1928
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1,923
1946 - 1989
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1,924
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 1,925
1937 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1,926
1917 - 2009
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1,927
Among presenters born in United States, David Letterman ranks 7. Before him are Jay Leno (1950), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Henry Rollins (1961), Fred Rogers (1928), Larry King (1933), and Alex Jones (1974). After him are Anna Moffo (1932), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Johnny Carson (1925), Ed Sullivan (1901), Walter Cronkite (1916), and Michael Buffer (1944).
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 1
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 3
1928 - 2003
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 4
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 5
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 7
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 8
1944 - 1974
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 9
1925 - 2005
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 10
1901 - 1974
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 11
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 13