Presentator
Terry Wogan
1938 - 2016
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Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence (Terry) Wogan (Limerick, 3 augustus 1938 – Taplow, 31 januari 2016) was een uit Ierland afkomstige radio- en televisiepresentator, die tevens de Britse nationaliteit bezat. Wogan presenteerde bij de BBC in de jaren 80 en 90 een eigen spelprogramma Blankety Blank en een praatprogramma Wogan op televisie, presenteerde tientallen jaren tot december 2009 het immens populaire ontbijtprogramma op Radio 2, later Wake Up to Wogan genoemd. Tot de 8 miljoen regelmatige luisteraars behoorden koningin Elizabeth en premier Margaret Thatcher. Van 1971 tot 2008 was hij de commentator voor de BBC van het Eurovisiesongfestival. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Terry Wogan is the 6th most popular presentator (up from 66th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 313th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Presentator.
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Among Presentators
Among presentators, Terry Wogan ranks 6 out of 143. Before him are Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey, Hebe Camargo, David Attenborough, and Steve Irwin. After him are Larry King, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Jimmy Savile, Wendy Williams, and David Letterman.
Most Popular Presentators in Wikipedia
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Jay Leno
1950 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 1
Oprah Winfrey
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 2
Hebe Camargo
1929 - 2012
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 3
David Attenborough
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 4
Steve Irwin
1962 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 5
Terry Wogan
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 6
Larry King
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 7
Henry Rollins
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 8
Alex Jones
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 9
Jimmy Savile
1926 - 2011
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 10
Wendy Williams
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 11
David Letterman
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Terry Wogan ranks 71. Before him are Wim Kok, István Szabó, Giuliano Amato, Brian Dennehy, Oleg Gordievsky, and Takehiko Kawanishi. After him are Georg Baselitz, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Etta James, Angelo Amato, Ayaz Mutallibov, and Ryōji Noyori. Among people deceased in 2016, Terry Wogan ranks 74. Before him are Věra Čáslavská, George Martin, Hilary Putnam, Michel Galabru, Iolanda Balaș, and Walter Kohn. After him are Michel Tournier, Corry Brokken, Jayalalithaa, Patricio Aylwin, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, and Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani.
Others Born in 1938
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Wim Kok
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 65
István Szabó
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 66
Giuliano Amato
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 67
Brian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 68
Oleg Gordievsky
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2025
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 69
Takehiko Kawanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 70
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 71
Georg Baselitz
PAINTER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 72
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 73
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 74
Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 75
Ayaz Mutallibov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 76
Ryōji Noyori
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 2016
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Věra Čáslavská
GYMNAST
1942 - 2016
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 68
George Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 69
Hilary Putnam
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 70
Michel Galabru
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 71
Iolanda Balaș
ATHLETE
1936 - 2016
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 72
Walter Kohn
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 73
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 74
Michel Tournier
WRITER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 75
Corry Brokken
SINGER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 76
Jayalalithaa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 77
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 78
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 79
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 80
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Terry Wogan ranks 58 out of 549. Before him are Brian Cowen (1960), John Flanagan (1873), Ernest Walton (1903), Turlough O'Carolan (1670), Columba (521), and John Toland (1670). After him are Conor McGregor (1988), Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865), Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Maureen O'Hara (1920), and John Tyndall (1820).
Others born in Ireland
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Brian Cowen
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 52
John Flanagan
ATHLETE
1873 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 53
Ernest Walton
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 54
Turlough O'Carolan
COMPOSER
1670 - 1738
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 55
Columba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
521 - 597
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 56
John Toland
PHILOSOPHER
1670 - 1722
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 57
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 58
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 59
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1922
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 60
Bono
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 61
Rory Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 62
Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 63
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 64
Among Presentators In Ireland
Among presentators born in Ireland, Terry Wogan ranks 1.
