JOURNALIST

Jeremy Clarkson

1960 - Today

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Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes Top Gear (2002–2015) and The Grand Tour (2016–2024) alongside Richard Hammond and James May. He also currently writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeremy Clarkson has received more than 18,345,664 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremy Clarkson is the 22nd most popular journalist (up from 27th in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,316th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Jeremy Clarkson ranks 22 out of 196Before him are W. Eugene Smith, Alexander Berkman, Lee Miller, Endre Ady, Aenne Burda, and Gareth Jones. After him are Tucker Carlson, Jean-Marie Balestre, Edgar Snow, Marcelo H. del Pilar, W. T. Stead, and Charles Dow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jeremy Clarkson ranks 62Before him are Jafar Panahi, Jennifer Grey, John Galliano, Hideaki Anno, Walter Zenga, and Jonas Gahr Støre. After him are Brian Cowen, Sarah Brightman, Hirohiko Araki, Barham Salih, Daryl Hannah, and José Maria Neves.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Clarkson ranks 1,149 out of 8,785Before him are Domnall mac Ailpín (812), John Austin (1790), Lord Randolph Churchill (1849), Francis Walsingham (1532), Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), and Evelyn Waugh (1903). After him are Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Keira Knightley (1985), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), Oldfield Thomas (1858), Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689), and Steven Gerrard (1980).

Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Clarkson ranks 2Before him are Gareth Jones (1905). After him are W. T. Stead (1849), Christopher Hitchens (1949), William Wilson (1844), Piers Morgan (1965), Don McCullin (1935), Martin Parr (1952), Murray Walker (1923), Carol Thatcher (1953), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), and Malcolm Campbell (1885).