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Dr. Demento

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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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  • 17

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  • 1.09

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  • 3.95

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Dr. Demento ranks 100 out of 110Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Dr. Demento ranks 538Before him are Lucious Jackson, Ted Strickland, George Will, Dorothy Hyman, Brian Holland, and Menzies Campbell. After him is Christine Truman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 15,081 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 54Before 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).

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