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Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( kohl-BAIR; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and the CBS talk program The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since September 2015.Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but became interested in improvisational theater while attending Northwestern University, where he met Second City director Del Close. Colbert first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago, where his troupemates included Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Colbert has received more than 14,749,857 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Stephen Colbert is the 48th most popular presenter (down from 44th in 2019), the 8,345th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,794th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Presenter.

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  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Stephen Colbert ranks 48 out of 110Before him are Stefan Raab, Bob Barker, Jon Stewart, Ryan Dunn, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jee Seok-jin. After him are Ai Iijima, Walter Winchell, Gretchen Carlson, Huell Howser, Charlie Rose, and Ana Rosa Quintana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Stephen Colbert ranks 306Before him are Néstor Gorosito, Ricardo Arjona, Shari Headley, Yuriy Lutsenko, Jeanna Fine, and Doug Aldrich. After him are Zazie, Adnan Al Talyani, Heather Langenkamp, Andrea Montermini, Mark Coleman, and Cedric the Entertainer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen Colbert ranks 8,345 out of 18,182Before him are Emma Smith (1804), Doug Aldrich (1964), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Sumner Redstone (1923), Kim Fowley (1939), and Bill Smith (1924). After him are Aileen Riggin (1906), Sheila Jordan (1928), Common (1972), Jake Roberts (1955), David Paymer (1954), and Michael Rapaport (1970).

Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Stephen Colbert ranks 29Before him are Rush Limbaugh (1951), Regis Philbin (1931), Bob Barker (1923), Jon Stewart (1962), Ryan Dunn (1977), and Jimmy Kimmel (1967). After him are Walter Winchell (1897), Gretchen Carlson (1966), Huell Howser (1945), Charlie Rose (1942), Al Franken (1951), and Jerry Doyle (1956).

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