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Ed Sullivan

1901 - 1974

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Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television host, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He was the creator and host of the television variety program Toast of the Town, which in 1955 was renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in U.S. broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great American TV show", said television critic David Hinckley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Sullivan is the 17th most popular presenter (down from 14th in 2019), the 3,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,404th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Ed Sullivan ranks 17 out of 143. Before him are Wendy Williams, David Letterman, Anna Moffo, Jerry Springer, Nando Parrado, and Chris Wallace. After him are Johnny Carson, Nick Vujicic, Fred Rogers, Michael Buffer, Walter Cronkite, and Christine Chubbuck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ed Sullivan ranks 121. Before him are Jean Prouvé, Otto Wächter, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Robert J. Van de Graaff, Wolfgang Schmieder, and Karl-August Fagerholm. After him are Alexander Fadeyev, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Pavel Rotmistrov, Kjeld Abell, August Schmidhuber, and Nina Bari. Among people deceased in 1974, Ed Sullivan ranks 86. Before him are Walther Meissner, Bernard Voorhoof, Victor Boin, Roberto Assagioli, Princess Patricia of Connaught, and Wang Ming. After him are Jan Tschichold, Fred Kelly, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Konstantin Melnikov, Yevgeny Vuchetich, and Georgios Grivas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Sullivan ranks 3,484 out of 20,380. Before him are John DeLorean (1925), Lizzie Borden (1860), Whitey Bulger (1929), Derrick Rose (1988), Mary Astor (1906), and Ralph Craig (1889). After him are James Turrell (1943), Walker Evans (1903), Oliver Winchester (1810), Norman Taurog (1899), Josh Charles (1971), and Beatrice Wood (1893).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Ed Sullivan ranks 10. Before him are Henry Rollins (1961), Alex Jones (1974), Wendy Williams (1964), David Letterman (1947), Anna Moffo (1932), and Chris Wallace (1947). After him are Johnny Carson (1925), Fred Rogers (1928), Michael Buffer (1944), Walter Cronkite (1916), Christine Chubbuck (1944), and Conan O'Brien (1963).

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