Famous TV Personalities

• Abdul, Paula

  Original American Idol judge and singer of "Straight Up"

• Aikman, Troy

  Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, 1989-2000

• Allen, Steve

  The original host of The Tonight Show

• Andrews, Erin

  The blonde sports reporter who appeared on Dancing With the Stars

• Banks, Tyra

  Supermodel host of The Tyra Banks Show

• Beck, Glenn

  Tearful, conservative talk show host on Fox News (2009-11)

• Bee, Samantha

  The host of TV's Full Frontal

• Bourdain, Anthony

  The celebrity chef who starred in the TV shows No Reservations and Parts Unknown

• Bradley, Ed

  The black guy with the earring on 60 Minutes

• Brothers, Joyce

  The blond pop psychologist from the 1960s

• Buchanan, Pat

  Pugnacious political talker on CNN

• Burke, Brooke

  Host of TV's Wild On from 1999-2002

• Bush, Jenna

  The co-host of the morning show TODAY With Hoda and Jenna

• Cannon, Nick

  The corny, wack rapping, boy toy from Nickelodeon who was married to Mariah Carey

• Cardi B

  The rapper of the hit song "Bodak Yellow"

• Carlson, Tucker

  The conservative talking head from 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'

• Casablanca, Ted

  Author of the gossip column The Awful Truth

• Child, Julia

  The popular chef who wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking

• Chung, Alexa

  Host of the short-lived MTV program It's On

• Chyna

  Burly former female champion of the WWF

• Cicarelli, Daniella

  Host of the Brazilian MTV show Dance o Clipe

• Clark, Dick

  The host of American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve

• Clooney, Nick

  The silver-haired host of movie channel AMC

• Colbert, Stephen

  Host of TV's satirical The Colbert Report

• Conger, Darva

  Original bride on TV's Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?

• Conrad, Lauren

  "LC" from Laguna Beach and The Hills

• Cornelius, Don

  The creator and host of the musical TV show Soul Train

• Cowell, Simon

  The obnoxious judge on TV's American Idol

• Curry, Adam

  1980s MTV host of Top 20 Countdown

• Curry, Ann

  The veteran newswoman who got booted from the Today show in 2012 

• Deen, Paula

  The sassy Southern host of TV's Paula's Home Cooking

• DioGuardi, Kara

  The fourth judge on TV's American Idol

• Dobbs, Lou

  Former CNN business anchor and would-be populist politician

• Dr. Phil

  That relationship guy from Oprah

• Ebert, Roger

  The "two thumbs up" movie critic and TV personality

• Edward, John

  The spiritualist host of Crossing Over

• Elvira

  Vampy TV host of late-night horror movies

• Faldo, Nick

  Top European golfer from 1985 to about 1996

• Flay, Bobby

  The celebrity chef of TV's Boy Meets Grill and Throwdown

• Francis, Arlene

  Longtime panelist on TV's What's My Line

• Frost, Sir David

  The British TV host who interviewed Richard Nixon

• Fuentes, Daisy

  The former host of MTV Internacional

• Geldof, Peaches

  The star of Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind

• Gosselin, Jon

  The husband from TV's Jon & Kate Plus 8

• Gosselin, Kate

  The wife and mother from TV's Jon & Kate Plus 8

• Griffin, Merv

  TV host who created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!

• Handler, Chelsea

  TV Host and author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

• Hanna, Jack

  Zoologist host of TV's Animal Adventures

• Hannity, Sean

  The right-leaning TV host from Hannity & Colmes

• Hasan, Sheeraz

  Host of Tinseltown TV

• Hasselhoff, David

  Star of TV's Knight Rider and Baywatch

• Hatch, Richard

  The original winner on the TV series Survivor

• Hilfiger, Ally

  Designer Tommy Hilfiger's daughter

• Hilton, Paris

  Party-hopping Hilton Hotel heiress and star of TV reality shows

• Hogan, Hulk

  The star of pro wrestling's "Hulkamania"

• Hollywood, Paul

  Celebrity baker and host/judge of 'The Great British Bake Off'

• Honey Boo Boo

  The silly young star of the reality TV show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

• Huckabee, Mike

  Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007

• Irwin, Steve

  "The Crocodile Hunter" on TV

• Jackson, Randy

  Dawg-loving judge on American Idol

• James, Jesse (TV personality)

  The star of TV's Monster Garage and ex-husband of Sandra Bullock

• Jenner, Caitlyn

  The Olympic decathlete who transitioned from man to woman 

• Jenner, Kendall

  The supermodel who is a younger half-sister to Kim Kardashian

• Johnson, Magic

  The L.A. Lakers star who retired because of HIV

• Jones, Davy

  The good-looking front man for The Monkees

• Jones, Star

  The lawyer gal on TV's The View

• Judge Judy

  The stern, lace-collared TV judge

• Kardashian, Kimberly

  The alpha-sister star of Keeping Up With the Kardashians

• Kardashian, Kourtney

  Co-star of the TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians

• Kasich, John

  Host of The Heartland with John Kasich

• Keeshan, Bob

  TV's Captain Kangaroo

• Kelly, Megyn

  Host of The Kelly File on Fox News (2013-17)

• Kilgallen, Dorothy

  The New York journalist who died "mysteriously" while investigating JFK’s death

• King, Larry

  Suspender-clad chat show host on CNN

• Knoxville, Johnny

  The guy from MTV's Jackass

• Kreskin, The Amazing

  Star of TV's The Amazing World of Kreskin

• Lake, Ricki

  Television talk-show host

• LaLanne, Jack

  The host of the 1950s fitness show The Jack LaLanne Show

• Lauer, Matt

  The NBC anchor fired in 2017 for sexual misconduct

• Lopez, Mario

  A. C. Slater from TV's Saved By The Bell

• Madden, John

  The namesake of the "Madden" football video games

• Maddow, Rachel

  The host of TV's The Rachel Maddow Show

• Maher, Bill

  Former host of ABC's Politically Incorrect

• Margera, Bam

  Skateboarding star of Jackass and Viva La Bam

• Matenopoulos, Debbie

  Former host of The View and the TV Guide Channel

• McCourt, James

  Presenter on Studio Disney, 1998-2001

• McMahon, Ed

  Johnny Carson's Tonight Show sidekick

• Miller, Dennis

  That Saturday Night Live guy who's a conservative now

• Milonakis, Andy

  Youthful-looking MTV prankster who did "The Superbowl Is Gay"

• Minnillo, Vanessa

  1998's Miss Teen USA and host of True Beauty

• Moore, Garry

  Host of TV's Garry Moore Show

• Morgan, Piers

  U.K. tabloid journalist who became a CNN talk show host

• Mueller, Brooke

  Charlie Sheen's wife after Denise Richards

• Munn, Olivia

  The bikini-babe co-host of G4 TV's Attack of the Show!

• Nesmith, Michael

  The tall Monkee in the wool watch cap

• Novak, Robert

  Political columnist and former co-host of TV's Crossfire

• Nye, Bill

  TV's "Bill Nye the Science Guy"

• Oliver, John

  The host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

• O'Reilly, Bill

  The bombastic and political host of The O'Reilly Factor

• Paar, Jack

  The Tonight Show host before Johnny Carson

• Parks, Bert

  Longtime host of the Miss America pageant

• Philbin, Regis

  Host of the TV morning show Live With Regis And..., 1988-2011

• Pinsky, Drew

  The host of Loveline and Celebrity Rehab

• Price, Roger

  The creator of Droodles and Mad Libs

• Python, Monty

  Britain's silliest comedy troupe

• Ramsay, Gordon

  Host of TV's Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares

• Rayburn, Gene

  Host of TV's Match Game

• Ray, Rachael

  Peppy host of TV's 30 Minute Meals

• Richie, Nicole

  Paris Hilton's co-star in the reality series The Simple Life

• Rivers, Joan

  The TV talk-show host with the catch-phrase "Can we talk?"

• Robertson, Pat

  Host of the Christian TV program The 700 Club

• Rockwell, Rick

  The "multi-millionaire" who married a stranger on TV

• Rogers, Fred

  Host of the children's TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

• Rome, Jim

  The cocky host of Jim Rome is Burning on ESPN

• Rooney, Andy

  The star of the 60 Minutes segment "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney"

• Ross, Bob

  The fuzzy-haired public television landscape painter

• Russert, Tim

  Host of TV's Meet the Press, 1991-2008

• Safer, Morley

  The Canadian '60 Minutes' co-host who reported on Vietnam

• Sagan, Carl

   The astronomer who did the TV series Cosmos

• Sapp, Warren

  300-pound defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Sarnoff, David

  Radio and TV Pioneer and head of RCA

• Seacrest, Ryan

  The host of TV's American Idol

• Serling, Rod

  The creator and host of The Twilight Zone

• Shapiro, Ben

  The conservative gadfly who started The Daily Wire

• Simms, Molly

  Delinda Deline on NBC's Las Vegas

• Smiley, Tavis

  Host of The Tavis Smiley Show on TV and radio

• Smith, Anna Nicole

  The blonde bombshell celebrity who died suddenly in 2007

• Snow, Tony

  White House press secretary, 2006-07

• Solo, Hope

  The goalie for the winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team in the 2015 World Cup

• Sorrentino, Mike "The Situation"

  The guy who shows off his abs on TV's Jersey Shore

• Springer, Jerry

  Host of The Jerry Springer Show

• Sterger, Jenn

  The prominent Florida State co-ed who became a broadcaster

• Stewart, Jon

  Host of The Daily Show, 1999-2015

• Sullivan, Ed

  Host of TV's The Ed Sullivan Show, 1948-71

• Survivor, Cast of

  Scheming 'castaway' game show contestants

• Theroux, Louis

  The English documentarian of 'My Scientology Movie'

• Trump, Donald

  President of the United States, 2017-2021

• Tyler, Steven

  The lead singer for the rock band Aerosmith

• Tyson, Neil DeGrasse

  The astrophysicist-slash-TV-star who became director of the Hayden Planetarium 

• Van Doren, Charles

  Ill-fated star of the 1950s game show Twenty-One

• Van Susteren, Greta

  Host of the Fox News show On The Record from 2002-16

• Ventura, Jesse

  Former professional wrestler and governor of Minnesota

• Vieira, Meredith

  Co-host of the Today show, 2006-11

• Wallace, Mike

  The tough TV interviewer who was an original on 60 Minutes

• Walters, Barbara

  20/20 veteran and host of ABC's The View

• Westheimer, Ruth

  The short, spunky German sex expert of the late 20th century

• Williams, Andy

   The crooner who sang "Moon River"

• Williams, Wendy

  The radio and TV host who says "How ya doin'?"

• Xuxa

  Brazilian children's TV star

• Yates, Paula

  The host of TV's Big Breakfast who died suddenly in 2000

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