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Alex Trebek

1940 - 2020

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George Alexander Trebek (; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian and American game show host and television personality. He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. Trebek hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration, and To Tell the Truth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Trebek is the 58th most popular presenter (down from 49th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Canada (down from 400th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Alex Trebek ranks 58 out of 143. Before him are Steve Allen, Andy Cohen, Rush Limbaugh, Lohengrin Filipello, Benny Hinn, and Stephen Colbert. After him are Sabine Schmitz, Masahiro Nakai, Ai Iijima, Mehdi Hasan, Walter Winchell, and Jee Seok-jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Alex Trebek ranks 461. Before him are Phelekezela Mphoko, Gianni De Michelis, Viktor Pavlov, Francisco Toledo, Ermindo Onega, and Nicolae Lupescu. After him are Lance Larson, Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, Luke Kelly, Marco Maciel, Carol Heiss, and Ernő Solymosi. Among people deceased in 2020, Alex Trebek ranks 567. Before him are Norbert Blüm, Valdir Espinosa, Nathan Zach, Marcelino dos Santos, David Dinkins, and Károly Wieland. After him are Volodymyr Troshkin, Kurt Stettler, Khalil Taha, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, and Günter de Bruyn.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alex Trebek ranks 499 out of 1,622. Before him are A. J. Cook (1978), Tyler Mane (1966), Tricia Helfer (1974), Robertson Davies (1913), Michael Shanks (1970), and George Orton (1873). After him are Corey Haim (1971), Élie Blanchard (1881), Kenneth Lane (1923), Anne Heggtveit (1939), François Legault (1957), and Jack Cameron (1900).

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Among PRESENTERS In Canada

Among presenters born in Canada, Alex Trebek ranks 1. After him are Monty Hall (1921), and Geoff Keighley (1978).

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