PRESENTER
Michael Buffer
1944 - Today
Michael Buffer
Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or "MC") for boxing, professional wrestling, and National Football League events. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Buffer has received more than 4,477,841 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Michael Buffer is the 20th most popular presenter (up from 24th in 2019), the 3,377th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,090th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Presenter.
Memorability Metrics
4.5M
Page Views (PV)
60.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.00
Effective Languages (L*)
3.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PRESENTERS
Among presenters, Michael Buffer ranks 20 out of 143. Before him are Ed Sullivan, Chris Wallace, Bear Grylls, Fred Rogers, Johnny Carson, and Nick Vujicic. After him are Walter Cronkite, Thomas Gottschalk, Rudi Carrell, Bob Barker, Jerry Springer, and Sharon Osbourne.
Most Popular Presenters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEd Sullivan
1901 - 1974
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 14
Chris Wallace
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 15
Bear Grylls
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 16
Fred Rogers
1928 - 2003
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 17
Johnny Carson
1925 - 2005
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 18
Nick Vujicic
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 19
Michael Buffer
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 20
Walter Cronkite
1916 - 2009
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 21
Thomas Gottschalk
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 22
Rudi Carrell
1934 - 2006
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 23
Bob Barker
1923 - 2023
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 24
Jerry Springer
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 25
Sharon Osbourne
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Michael Buffer ranks 261. Before him are Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Arnon Milchan, Pierre Arditi, Susana Giménez, and John Atta Mills. After him are Wolfgang Weber, Lena Nyman, Vernor Vinge, Earnie Shavers, Alexander Vencel, and Tsuyoshi Kunieda.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsNicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 255
Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 256
Arnon Milchan
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 257
Pierre Arditi
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 258
Susana Giménez
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 259
John Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 260
Michael Buffer
PRESENTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 261
Wolfgang Weber
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 262
Lena Nyman
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 263
Vernor Vinge
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 264
Earnie Shavers
BOXER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 265
Alexander Vencel
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 266
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 267
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Buffer ranks 3,377 out of 20,380. Before him are Pharrell Williams (1973), Amanda Seyfried (1985), Michael Stipe (1960), William Goldman (1931), Alec John Such (1951), and Ric Ocasek (1949). After him are Adolphe Menjou (1890), Michael Cunningham (1952), David Riesman (1909), Josh Hartnett (1978), Mariska Hargitay (1964), and Matthew Fox (1966).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPharrell Williams
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3,371
Amanda Seyfried
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 3,372
Michael Stipe
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,373
William Goldman
WRITER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,374
Alec John Such
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,375
Ric Ocasek
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,376
Michael Buffer
PRESENTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3,377
Adolphe Menjou
ACTOR
1890 - 1963
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 3,378
Michael Cunningham
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 3,379
David Riesman
SOCIOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 3,380
Josh Hartnett
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 3,381
Mariska Hargitay
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 3,382
Matthew Fox
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 3,383
Among PRESENTERS In United States
Among presenters born in United States, Michael Buffer ranks 13. Before him are Anna Moffo (1932), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Ed Sullivan (1901), Chris Wallace (1947), Fred Rogers (1928), and Johnny Carson (1925). After him are Walter Cronkite (1916), Bob Barker (1923), Mike Bongiorno (1924), Barbara Walters (1929), Howard Stern (1954), and Conan O'Brien (1963).
Anna Moffo
1932 - 2006
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
Christine Chubbuck
1944 - 1974
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 8
Ed Sullivan
1901 - 1974
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 9
Chris Wallace
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 10
Fred Rogers
1928 - 2003
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 11
Johnny Carson
1925 - 2005
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 12
Michael Buffer
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 13
Walter Cronkite
1916 - 2009
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 14
Bob Barker
1923 - 2023
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 15
Mike Bongiorno
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 16
Barbara Walters
1929 - 2022
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 17
Howard Stern
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 18
Conan O'Brien
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 19