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.He is also a television and film producer. His company, Worldwide Pants, produced his shows as well as The Late Late Show and several primetime comedies, the most successful of which was the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Letterman has received more than 11,339,139 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. David Letterman is the 11th most popular presenter (down from 10th in 2019), the 2,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,920th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Presenter.
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Among presenters, David Letterman ranks 11 out of 110. Before him are Larry King, Hebe Camargo, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Bear Grylls, and Fred Rogers. After him are Anna Moffo, Nick Vujicic, Ed Sullivan, Christine Chubbuck, Johnny Carson, and Walter Cronkite.
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 7
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 9
1928 - 2003
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 11
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 12
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 13
1901 - 1974
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 14
1944 - 1974
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 15
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 16
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 17
Among people born in 1947, David Letterman ranks 126. Before him are Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Marisa Berenson, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Glenn Tipton, Patrick Dewaere, and Roger De Vlaeminck. After him are Margaret Chan, Edu Coimbra, Nick Castle, Christian Jacq, Zdeněk Zeman, and Ljupko Petrović.
1947 - 2004
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 120
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 121
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 122
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 123
1947 - 1982
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 124
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 125
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 126
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 127
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 128
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 129
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 130
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 131
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 132
Among people born in United States, David Letterman ranks 2,220 out of 18,182. Before him are Chazz Palminteri (1952), Bill Conti (1942), Charles Dow (1851), Ben Johnson (1918), John Frusciante (1970), and Oliver Winchester (1810). After him are Daryl Hannah (1960), Cloris Leachman (1926), David Soul (1943), Robert Plutchik (1927), Paul Bowles (1910), and Alicia Rhett (1915).
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 2,214
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 2,215
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 2,216
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2,217
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2,218
1810 - 1880
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2,219
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2,220
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2,221
1926 - 2021
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2,222
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2,223
1927 - 2006
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,224
1910 - 1999
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,225
1915 - 2014
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 2,226
Among presenters born in United States, David Letterman ranks 7. Before him are Jay Leno (1950), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Larry King (1933), Henry Rollins (1961), Alex Jones (1974), and Fred Rogers (1928). After him are Anna Moffo (1932), Ed Sullivan (1901), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Johnny Carson (1925), Walter Cronkite (1916), and Chris Wallace (1947).
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 1
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 2
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 4
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
1928 - 2003
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 7
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 8
1901 - 1974
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 9
1944 - 1974
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 10
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 11
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 13