Famous Media Personalities - List of Famous Media Personalities - page 7

Who can be classified as a media personality? It could be said that people who are involved in presenting shows on the TV can be termed as media personalities. Such presenters would include people who host shows like chat shows, news programs, interviews, commentators, TV shows and even reality and game shows. Some of the most notable names in this category would be people like Oprah Oprah Winfrey, who hosts her own chat show, and the hosts of popular TV show Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. However, the profession is not limited only to these TV presenters; it also includes people like movie actors, radio and video jockeys and even journalists. With the advent of the internet and the penetration of its many services into our lives even people who run podcasts and are generally quite active on the internet, with the help of social media platforms, can be counted as a part of this profession. Having read so much about this profession, it’s now time to take a closer look at some of the famous people from this line of work. Listed on this page is a collection of biographies, timelines and trivia of some of the most famous media personalities.

The Most Famous Media Personalities

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Melinda FarrellJanuary 24, 1985AustralianMelinda Farrell is an internationally renowned sports anchor and freelance sports reporter
Wanda NaraDecember 9, 1986ArgentinianWanda Nara is an Argentine model, reality personality, and football agent, more famous as the wife of Argentine football player Mauro Icardi.
Art BellJune 17, 1945AmericanArt Bell was an American broadcaster and author, known as ‘The King of Late Night Radio.’
Jimmy SavileOctober 31, 1926BritishSir James Wilson Vincent Savile, popularly known as Jimmy Savile, was an English DJ, radio and television personality
Shannon BreamDecember 23, 1970AmericanShannon Bream is an American journalist and a Fox News veteran
Sean HannityDecember 30, 1961AmericanSean Hannity is a television host and political commentator best known for the talk show ‘The Sean Hannity Show’
Chabeli IglesiasSeptember 3, 1971SpanishChábeli Iglesias is a Spanish socialite and a TV host
Pete HegsethJune 6, 1980AmericanPete Hegseth is a FOX News Channel contributor from America
Isabel PreyslerFebruary 18, 1951FilipinosIsabel Preysler Arrastia is a Filipino-Spanish former model, journalist, socialite and television host
Ana CabreraMay 13, 1982AmericanAna Cabrera is a well-known American journalist and news anchor for CNN
Ali Velshi

Ali Velshi

Ali Velshi is a television personality of Canada and presenter of the popular show ‘Real Money with Ali Velshi’

CanadianOctober 29, 1969125 views

Zeinab Badawi

Zeinab Badawi is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist

BritishNovember 24, 1959220 views

Dith Pran

Dith Pran was a Cambodian photojournalist; he was a survivor of the Cambodian Genocide who later emerged as a crusader for justice in Cambodia

AmericanSeptember 27, 1942104 views

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian writer and the recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature

PeruvianMarch 28, 1936135 views

Roque Dalton

Roque Dalton was a Salvadoran poet, one of Latin America's greatest poets

SalvadoranMay 14, 1935151 views

Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson is a famous painter, writer-illustrator and cartoonist known for creating the Moomin series of children books and cartoon characters

FinnsAugust 9, 1914327 views

Elvira Lindo

Elvira Lindo is a Spanish journalist and author

SpanishJanuary 23, 1962123 views

Satcha Pretto

SatchaPretto is an Emmy award-winning journalist for the largest Spanish-language television channel in the United States

HonduranApril 5, 1980451 views