PRESENTER

Mike Bongiorno

1924 - 2009

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Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (Italian: [bɔnˈdʒorno, - bonˈ-]; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an American Italian television presenter. After a few experiences in the U.S., he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy. He was also known by the nickname il Re del Quiz ('The Quiz King'), and the peculiarity of starting all his shows with his trademark greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!'). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Bongiorno is the 32nd most popular presenter (down from 27th in 2019), the 5,378th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,330th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Mike Bongiorno ranks 32 out of 143. Before him are Igor Kirillov, John Oliver, Barbara Walters, Rudi Carrell, Sharon Osbourne, and Bear Grylls. After him are Howard Stern, Thomas Gottschalk, Peter R. de Vries, Michael Cole, John Peel, and Huell Howser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mike Bongiorno ranks 259. Before him are Evald Ilyenkov, Ed Koch, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Dennis Weaver, Qiao Shi, and János Starker. After him are J. J. Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, Inji Aflatoun, Karen Harup, Aleksandar Tišma, and Gloria Vanderbilt. Among people deceased in 2009, Mike Bongiorno ranks 178. Before him are Allen Klein, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Ekaterina Maximova, Marilyn French, Hildegard Behrens, and Pio Laghi. After him are Karen Harup, Alain Bashung, Fritz Darges, Dom DeLuise, Otto Graf Lambsdorff, and Joan Martí i Alanis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Bongiorno ranks 5,378 out of 20,380. Before him are W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Barry Bonds (1964), Thomas Gibson (1962), Reginald Rose (1920), Kylie Jenner (1997), and Helen Kane (1904). After him are The Godfather (1961), Strom Thurmond (1902), Aldo Leopold (1887), Charles Barkley (1963), J. J. Johnson (1924), and Olivia Wilde (1984).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Mike Bongiorno ranks 18. Before him are Fred Rogers (1928), Michael Buffer (1944), Walter Cronkite (1916), Christine Chubbuck (1944), Conan O'Brien (1963), and Barbara Walters (1929). After him are Howard Stern (1954), Michael Cole (1968), Huell Howser (1945), Jesse James (1969), Phil McGraw (1950), and Joey Bishop (1918).

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