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Garrison Keillor

1942 - Today

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Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (; born August 7, 1942) is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion (called Garrison Keillor's Radio Show in some international syndication), which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garrison Keillor has received more than 2,897,879 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Garrison Keillor is the 10,172nd most popular actor, the 14,821st most popular biography from United States and the 4,772nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.9M

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  • 45.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Garrison Keillor ranks 10,172 out of 13,578. Before him are Naked Cowboy, Louise Brealey, Amine Gülşe Özil, Hobart Cavanaugh, Carla Gallo, and Diane Morgan. After him are Jillian Armenante, Nan Grey, Josh Pais, Katie Price, James Sie, and Jessica Boehrs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Garrison Keillor ranks 717. Before him are Harvey Atkin, Letta Mbulu, Peter Thompson, Thomas Menino, Dick Pound, and Norman Lamont. After him are Terry Neill, Lee Greenwood, Walt Hazzard, Vincent C. Gray, Freda Payne, and Donald Carcieri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garrison Keillor ranks 14,821 out of 20,380. Before him are Phoebe Snow (1950), Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Bradley Joseph (1965), Mark Linkous (1962), Hobart Cavanaugh (1886), and Carla Gallo (1975). After him are Richard R. Arnold (1963), Claire McCaskill (1953), Keri Hilson (1982), Amanda Somerville (1979), Jillian Armenante (1964), and Nan Grey (1918).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Garrison Keillor ranks 4,772. Before him are Penny Singleton (1908), Darrell Hammond (1955), Daniel Sunjata (1971), Naked Cowboy (1970), Hobart Cavanaugh (1886), and Carla Gallo (1975). After him are Jillian Armenante (1964), Nan Grey (1918), Josh Pais (1958), James Sie (1962), Gale Storm (1922), and Matt Ross (1970).

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