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Steve Irwin

1962 - 2006

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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as "the Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other types of reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international fame in the late 1990s from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife, Terri. The couple also hosted the series Croc Files, The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and New Breed Vets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Irwin is the 5th most popular presenter (up from 6th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Australia (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Presenter.

Steve Irwin was a wildlife expert and conservationist who was known for his television show "The Crocodile Hunter." He was killed by a stingray in 2006.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Steve Irwin ranks 5 out of 143. Before him are Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey, Hebe Camargo, and David Attenborough. After him are Terry Wogan, Larry King, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Jimmy Savile, Wendy Williams, and David Letterman.

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Among people born in 1962, Steve Irwin ranks 29. Before him are Yahya Sinwar, Joan Laporta, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Anthony Edwards, Carlos Sainz, and Jon Bon Jovi. After him are Wesley Snipes, Izzy Stradlin, Carles Puigdemont, Michelle Yeoh, Alexander Litvinenko, and Clyde Drexler. Among people deceased in 2006, Steve Irwin ranks 44. Before him are Seymour Martin Lipset, Claude Jade, Romano Mussolini, Telmo Zarra, Markus Wolf, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. After him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Karel Appel, Ed Bradley, Ahmet Ertegun, Nam June Paik, and John Kenneth Galbraith.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Steve Irwin ranks 38 out of 1,143. Before him are Colleen McCullough (1937), Peter Singer (1946), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Howard Florey (1898), Lisa Gerrard (1961), and Peter Weir (1944). After him are Johnny Logan (1954), Margot Robbie (1990), Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), P. L. Travers (1899), and Julian Assange (1971).

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Among PRESENTERS In Australia

Among presenters born in Australia, Steve Irwin ranks 1. After him are Nick Vujicic (1982), Derek Muller (1982), and Bindi Irwin (1998).

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