1941 - Today
Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Pasadena, California station KPPC-FM. He played "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on the radio, and DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play it, and the name stuck. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dr. Demento has received more than 1,730,033 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dr. Demento is the 100th most popular presenter (down from 96th in 2019), the 15,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,723rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Presenter.
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Among presenters, Dr. Demento ranks 100 out of 110. Before him are Brian Williams, Caroline Flack, Andy Cohen, Rachel Maddow, Meredith Vieira, and Michael Cole. After him are Maria Menounos, Don Imus, Rod Roddy, Ann Curry, Greta Van Susteren, and Mike Rowe.
1959 - Present
HPI: 32.34
Rank: 94
1979 - 2020
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 95
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 96
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.79
Rank: 97
1953 - Present
HPI: 31.37
Rank: 98
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 99
1941 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 100
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.60
Rank: 101
1940 - 2019
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 102
1937 - 2003
HPI: 30.42
Rank: 103
1956 - Present
HPI: 29.93
Rank: 104
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.91
Rank: 105
1962 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 106
Among people born in 1941, Dr. Demento ranks 538. Before him are Lucious Jackson, Ted Strickland, George Will, Dorothy Hyman, Brian Holland, and Menzies Campbell. After him is Christine Truman.
1941 - 2022
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 532
1941 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 533
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 534
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 535
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.19
Rank: 536
1941 - Present
HPI: 32.95
Rank: 537
1941 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 538
1941 - Present
HPI: 30.21
Rank: 539
Among people born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 15,081 out of 18,182. Before him are Stephen Thompson (1983), Steven Sotloff (1983), Azealia Banks (1991), Andrew Bynum (1987), Michael Cole (1968), and Sunny Mabrey (1975). After him are Ashlynn Yennie (1985), Hallie Todd (1962), Young Thug (1991), Alex Padilla (1973), Atul Gawande (1965), and Michael McCaul (1962).
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 15,075
1983 - 2014
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 15,076
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.27
Rank: 15,077
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.27
Rank: 15,078
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 15,079
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 15,080
1941 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 15,081
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 15,082
1962 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 15,083
1991 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 15,084
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 15,085
1965 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 15,086
1962 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 15,087
Among presenters born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 54. Before him are Laura Ingraham (1963), Brian Williams (1959), Andy Cohen (1968), Rachel Maddow (1973), Meredith Vieira (1953), and Michael Cole (1968). After him are Maria Menounos (1978), Don Imus (1940), Rod Roddy (1937), Greta Van Susteren (1954), Mike Rowe (1962), and Keith Olbermann (1959).
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 48
1959 - Present
HPI: 32.34
Rank: 49
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 50
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.79
Rank: 51
1953 - Present
HPI: 31.37
Rank: 52
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 53
1941 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 54
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.60
Rank: 55
1940 - 2019
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 56
1937 - 2003
HPI: 30.42
Rank: 57
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.91
Rank: 58
1962 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 59
1959 - Present
HPI: 27.89
Rank: 60