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Thomas Gottschalk

1950 - Today

Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (born 18 May 1950) is a German radio and television host and entertainer. He is best known for hosting Wetten, dass..?, for many years Europe's biggest television show, which he steered to huge success in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol between 1987 and 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Gottschalk has received more than 429,108 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Thomas Gottschalk is the 22nd most popular presenter, the 2,969th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,082nd in 2019) and the most popular German Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

430k
Page Views (PV)
53.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
1.69
Effective Languages (L*)
4.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Thomas Gottschalk ranks 22 out of 143. Before him are Bear Grylls, Fred Rogers, Johnny Carson, Nick Vujicic, Michael Buffer, and Walter Cronkite. After him are Rudi Carrell, Bob Barker, Sharon Osbourne, Mike Bongiorno, Barbara Walters, and Howard Stern.

Most Popular Presenters in Wikipedia

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Bear Grylls
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 16
Fred Rogers
1928 - 2003
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 17
Johnny Carson
1925 - 2005
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 18
Nick Vujicic
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 19
Michael Buffer
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 20
Walter Cronkite
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 21
Thomas Gottschalk
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 22
Rudi Carrell
1934 - 2006
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 23
Bob Barker
1923 - 2023
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 24
Sharon Osbourne
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 25
Mike Bongiorno
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 26
Barbara Walters
1929 - 2022
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 27
Howard Stern
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 28

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Thomas Gottschalk ranks 174. Before him are Otto Pérez Molina, Bertrand Delanoë, Bruce McGill, Álvaro Noboa, Charles, Prince Napoléon, and Richard Galliano. After him are Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, Kathy Baker, Kurt Koch, Alan Tam, Seiichi Sakiya, and Angelo Branduardi.

Others Born in 1950

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Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 168
Bertrand Delanoë
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 169
Bruce McGill
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 170
Álvaro Noboa
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 171
Charles, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 172
Richard Galliano
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 173
Thomas Gottschalk
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 174
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
JUDGE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 175
Kathy Baker
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 176
Kurt Koch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 177
Alan Tam
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 178
Seiichi Sakiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 179
Angelo Branduardi
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 180

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Gottschalk ranks 2,969 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Schäfer (1910), Christian Cannabich (1731), Robert Hausmann (1852), Karl Friedrich Burdach (1776), Mats Hummels (1988), and Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1676). After him are Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1644), Caspar Netscher (1639), Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865), Angela Voigt (1951), Paul Carell (1911), and Margarete Steiff (1847).

Others born in Germany

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Ernst Schäfer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 2,963
Christian Cannabich
COMPOSER
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 2,964
Robert Hausmann
MUSICIAN
1852 - 1909
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 2,965
Karl Friedrich Burdach
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 2,966
Mats Hummels
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 2,967
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1733
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 2,968
Thomas Gottschalk
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 2,969
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,970
Caspar Netscher
PAINTER
1639 - 1684
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,971
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1946
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,972
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,973
Paul Carell
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 2,974
Margarete Steiff
DESIGNER
1847 - 1909
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 2,975