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Paula Yates

1959 - 2000

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Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959 – 17 September 2000) was a British television presenter and writer. She was best known for presenting the Channel 4 television programmes The Tube and The Big Breakfast. She was subjected to intense media attention and scrutiny, owing to her popularity and her relationships with musicians Bob Geldof and Michael Hutchence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paula Yates is the 5,901st most popular writer (down from 5,564th in 2024), the 4,904th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,253rd in 2019) and the 535th most popular British Writer.

Paula Yates was a British television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on music and entertainment programs, and for her high-profile relationship with musician Bob Geldof and later with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.

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Among writers, Paula Yates ranks 5,901 out of 7,302. Before her are Gianni Celati, Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, Sun Axelsson, Lucía Etxebarría, Stefan Andres, and Thierry Meyssan. After her are Giannina Braschi, Åsne Seierstad, Olivia Manning, Winston Churchill, Patrick Rambaud, and Daniel Kehlmann.

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Among people born in 1959, Paula Yates ranks 403. Before her are Glenn Morshower, Daniel Goldhagen, Raf, John Lauridsen, Susanna Clarke, and Sylvia Hanika. After her are Brian Setzer, Domiziana Giordano, Vladimír Franz, Michael Scott, Vagiz Khidiyatullin, and Trond Sollied. Among people deceased in 2000, Paula Yates ranks 301. Before her are Curt Siodmak, Donald Dewar, Antonio Maspes, Mark R. Hughes, István Gulyás, and Lino Nessi. After her are Victor Verschueren, Alfredo Sánchez, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Jules Roy, Charles Hartshorne, and G. Ledyard Stebbins.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paula Yates ranks 4,905 out of 8,785. Before her are Stephen Moyer (1969), Stuart Baxter (1953), John Pendry (1943), Curtis Jones (2001), Fred Davis (1913), and Peter Hall (1930). After her are Mischa Barton (1986), Jamie Bell (1986), Lynn Fontanne (1887), James Wilson (1805), Ewen Bremner (1972), and Olivia Manning (1908).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Paula Yates ranks 535. Before her are Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Charles Wilkins (1749), David Seidler (1937), Susanna Clarke (1959), Frederick Rolfe (1860), and Richard Hoggart (1918). After her are Olivia Manning (1908), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), David Storey (1933), Sarah Waters (1966), Michael Drayton (1563), and Tanith Lee (1947).

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