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Steve Irwin

1962 - 2006

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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international fame in the late 1990s from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife, Terri. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Irwin has received more than 24,301,928 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Irwin is the 6th most popular presenter (down from 4th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Australia (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Presenter.

Steve Irwin was a wildlife expert and conservationist who was known for his television show "The Crocodile Hunter." He was killed by a stingray in 2006.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Steve Irwin ranks 6 out of 143. Before him are David Letterman, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, and Nando Parrado. After him are Hebe Camargo, Larry King, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Jimmy Savile, and Anna Moffo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Steve Irwin ranks 25. Before him are Carlos Sainz, Mohammed Omar, Michelle Yeoh, Steve Carell, Wesley Snipes, and Jon Bon Jovi. After him are Clyde Drexler, Yahya Sinwar, Izzy Stradlin, Joan Laporta, Evander Holyfield, and Viktor Tsoi. Among people deceased in 2006, Steve Irwin ranks 48. Before him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Telmo Zarra, P. W. Botha, Nam June Paik, Claude Jade, and Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. After him are Gordon Parks, William Styron, Shelley Winters, Gillo Pontecorvo, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Romano Mussolini.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Steve Irwin ranks 30 out of 1,143. Before him are Mara (null), John Eccles (1903), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Robin Warren (1937), Peter Singer (1946), and Macfarlane Burnet (1899). After him are John Cornforth (1917), P. L. Travers (1899), Lionel Logue (1880), Ned Kelly (1855), Tamam Shud case (1903), and John Noble (1948).

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Among PRESENTERS In Australia

Among presenters born in Australia, Steve Irwin ranks 1. After him are Nick Vujicic (1982), Derek Muller (1982), and Bindi Irwin (1998).

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