PRESENTER
Jay Leno
1950 - Today
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno ( LEN-oh; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show from 1992 until 2009 when Conan O'Brien took over as host. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Leno has received more than 10,612,381 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay Leno is the 2nd most popular presenter (down from 1st in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from United States (up from 373rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Presenter.
Jay Leno is most famous for hosting the Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
70.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
15.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PRESENTERS
Among presenters, Jay Leno ranks 2 out of 143. Before him are David Letterman. After him are Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Nando Parrado, Steve Irwin, Hebe Camargo, Larry King, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Jimmy Savile, and Anna Moffo.
Most Popular Presenters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Letterman
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 1
Jay Leno
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 2
Oprah Winfrey
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 3
David Attenborough
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 4
Nando Parrado
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Steve Irwin
1962 - 2006
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 6
Hebe Camargo
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 7
Larry King
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
Henry Rollins
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 9
Alex Jones
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
Jimmy Savile
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 11
Anna Moffo
1932 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Jay Leno ranks 4. Before him are Narendra Modi, Viktor Yanukovych, and Zaha Hadid. After him are Sergey Lavrov, Agnetha Fältskog, Steve Wozniak, Abdullah Gül, Goran Bregović, Vicente del Bosque, Stevie Wonder, and Ed Harris.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsNarendra Modi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 2
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Jay Leno
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 4
Sergey Lavrov
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 5
Agnetha Fältskog
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 6
Steve Wozniak
INVENTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 7
Abdullah Gül
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 8
Goran Bregović
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 9
Vicente del Bosque
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 10
Stevie Wonder
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 11
Ed Harris
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jay Leno ranks 249 out of 20,380. Before him are Noah Webster (1758), Frank Zappa (1940), John Rawls (1921), Philip K. Dick (1928), David Lynch (1946), and Emily Greene Balch (1867). After him are Barbra Streisand (1942), Emily Dickinson (1830), Robert Forster (1941), Joe Pesci (1943), Pearl S. Buck (1892), and George Gershwin (1898).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsNoah Webster
LINGUIST
1758 - 1843
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 243
Frank Zappa
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1993
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 244
John Rawls
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 245
Philip K. Dick
WRITER
1928 - 1982
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 246
David Lynch
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 247
Emily Greene Balch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1961
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 248
Jay Leno
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 249
Barbra Streisand
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 250
Emily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 251
Robert Forster
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 252
Joe Pesci
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 253
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 254
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 255
Among PRESENTERS In United States
Among presenters born in United States, Jay Leno ranks 2. Before him are David Letterman (1947). After him are Oprah Winfrey (1954), Larry King (1933), Henry Rollins (1961), Alex Jones (1974), Anna Moffo (1932), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Ed Sullivan (1901), Chris Wallace (1947), Fred Rogers (1928), and Johnny Carson (1925).
David Letterman
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 1
Jay Leno
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 2
Oprah Winfrey
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 3
Larry King
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
Henry Rollins
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 5
Alex Jones
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 6
Anna Moffo
1932 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 7
Christine Chubbuck
1944 - 1974
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
Ed Sullivan
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 9
Chris Wallace
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 10
Fred Rogers
1928 - 2003
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 11
Johnny Carson
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 12