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Johnny Carson

1925 - 2005

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John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer best known as the host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). A cultural phenomenon, Carson is widely regarded as the King of Late Night Television. Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Carson is the 18th most popular presenter, the 3,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,207th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Johnny Carson ranks 18 out of 143. Before him are David Letterman, Anna Moffo, Jerry Springer, Nando Parrado, Chris Wallace, and Ed Sullivan. After him are Nick Vujicic, Fred Rogers, Michael Buffer, Walter Cronkite, Christine Chubbuck, and Matt Lucas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Johnny Carson ranks 169. Before him are Yuval Ne'eman, Louison Bobet, John DeLorean, Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Maurice Pialat, and Roger Hanin. After him are June Whitfield, Ilie Verdeț, Quett Masire, Doris Hart, Wahiduddin Khan, and Jean d'Ormesson. Among people deceased in 2005, Johnny Carson ranks 96. Before him are Amrita Pritam, Alberto Lattuada, John Mills, Vincent Gigante, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and John DeLorean. After him are Sangoulé Lamizana, István Nyers, Teresa Wright, Eddie Albert, Hermann Bondi, and Monica Zetterlund.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Carson ranks 3,510 out of 20,380. Before him are Chuck Schumer (1950), William Wakefield Baum (1926), Theodore Sturgeon (1918), Jared Kushner (1981), Fritz Leiber (1910), and Douglas Hofstadter (1945). After him are Cy Young (1928), Billie Burke (1884), Frank Oppenheimer (1912), Cheech Marin (1946), Charles Lane (1905), and Tom McCarthy (1966).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Johnny Carson ranks 11. Before him are Alex Jones (1974), Wendy Williams (1964), David Letterman (1947), Anna Moffo (1932), Chris Wallace (1947), and Ed Sullivan (1901). After him are Fred Rogers (1928), Michael Buffer (1944), Walter Cronkite (1916), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Conan O'Brien (1963), and Barbara Walters (1929).

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