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Dr. Demento

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Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), also known professionally as Dr. Demento, is a retired American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and unusual recordings from the dawn of the phonograph to present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at KPPC-FM in Pasadena, California. After playing "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus on air, DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean remarked that Hansen had to be "demented" to play it; Clean and Peter Wolf then devised a "mythical character" named Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Dr. Demento is the 86th most popular presenter (down from 71st in 2024), the 13,841st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,768th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Dr. Demento ranks 86 out of 143. Before him are Jerry Doyle, Alexander Gordon, Maury Povich, Tony Wilson, Ramdev, and Vladimir Turchinsky. After him are Dennis Miller, Fred Allen, Michael McIntyre, Gavin McInnes, Trevor Noah, and Derek Muller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Dr. Demento ranks 621. Before him are Barrett Strong, Yasmeen Lari, Tommy Kirk, Arun Shourie, Donna Shalala, and Ronald Keeble. After him are Michel Roux, Tommy Thompson, Asko Parpola, Gloria Allred, Roger Taylor, and Ben Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 13,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate Upton (1992), Bobby Wanzer (1921), Josh Dun (1988), Walter Murphy (1952), Al D'Amato (1937), and Jesper Hansen (null). After him are Madison Beer (1999), Zelina Vega (1990), Dennis Miller (1953), Anthony Doerr (1973), Wendy Moniz (1969), and Lauren Weisberger (1977).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Dr. Demento ranks 43. Before him are Al Franken (1951), Drew Carey (1958), Gene Siskel (1946), Al Sharpton (1954), Jerry Doyle (1956), and Maury Povich (1939). After him are Dennis Miller (1953), Fred Allen (1894), Sean Hannity (1961), Don Cornelius (1936), Rachel Maddow (1973), and Marc Maron (1963).

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