PRESENTER

Steve Allen

1921 - 2000

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Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television and radio personality, comedian, musician, composer, writer, and actor. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late-night television talk show. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his extensive network television career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Allen has received more than 3,283,451 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Steve Allen is the 37th most popular presenter, the 6,486th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,611th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Steve Allen ranks 37 out of 143. Before him are David Frost, Conan O'Brien, John Peel, Phil McGraw, Yoo Jae-suk, and Jon Stewart. After him are Jô Soares, Bassem Youssef, Joey Bishop, Benny Hinn, Casey Kasem, and Helga Vlahović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Steve Allen ranks 299. Before him are Ted Schroeder, Francis Blanche, Heinrich Schmid, Sotiria Bellou, Joseph Iléo, and Ruth Orkin. After him are Karen Hoff, Ernest Gold, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Liz Smith, Bernard Lown, and Roger Bocquet. Among people deceased in 2000, Steve Allen ranks 210. Before him are FM-2030, Philippe Chatrier, Annie Palmen, Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto, Gerardo Romero, and Olena Apanovych. After him are Karen Hoff, Yokozuna, Johann Urbanek, Ernest Lluch, Théodore Monod, and Erich Kähler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Allen ranks 6,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Frisell (1951), Abigail Fillmore (1798), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Gayle Rubin (1949), Ron Leibman (1937), and Pete Ricketts (1964). After him are Iwao Takamoto (1925), Estelle Parsons (1927), Bella Hadid (1996), Sarah Rafferty (1972), Wilfred Jackson (1906), and George Peabody (1795).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Steve Allen ranks 22. Before him are Mike Bongiorno (1924), Barbara Walters (1929), Howard Stern (1954), Conan O'Brien (1963), Phil McGraw (1950), and Jon Stewart (1962). After him are Joey Bishop (1918), Casey Kasem (1932), Rush Limbaugh (1951), Regis Philbin (1931), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), and Stephen Colbert (1964).

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