WRITER

Phil Donahue

1935 - 2024

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Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Donahue has received more than 7,529,895 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Donahue is the 6,572nd most popular writer, the 12,747th most popular biography from United States and the 926th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phil Donahue ranks 6,572 out of 7,302. Before him are Mo Hayder, Gregory S. Paul, R. S. Thomas, Robert Henryson, John Stossel, and Judith Hermann. After him are Annie Dillard, Josephine Johnson, Terence Winter, M. H. Abrams, Jenni Haukio, and Brian Stableford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Phil Donahue ranks 525. Before him are Erich Kunzel, Laurent Robuschi, Daniel Williams, Eddie Hopkinson, Billy Boy Arnold, and Alex Karras. After him are Albert Heath, Lyle Waggoner, Rajmohan Gandhi, Gail Fisher, Mel Charles, and Jane Dee Hull. Among people deceased in 2024, Phil Donahue ranks 428. Before him are Pankaj Udhas, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Sharda Sinha, Sid Eudy, Toru Kawashima, and Shawnacy Barber. After him are Brian Stableford, Mustapha Moussa, Chet Walker, Toini Pöysti, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, and Albert Heath.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Donahue ranks 12,747 out of 20,380. Before him are Enrique Murciano (1973), John Stossel (1947), DJ Ashba (1972), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Shawnacy Barber (1994), and Kid Cudi (1984). After him are Joan Marsh (1914), Robert M. T. Hunter (1809), Paul Ben-Victor (1965), Ahmed Best (1973), Armand van Helden (1970), and Adam G. Sevani (1992).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Phil Donahue ranks 926. Before him are John Burroughs (1837), Ronald D. Moore (1964), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Michael Pollan (1955), Gregory S. Paul (1954), and John Stossel (1947). After him are Annie Dillard (1945), Josephine Johnson (1910), Terence Winter (1960), M. H. Abrams (1912), Vin Scully (1927), and Mitch Albom (1958).

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