Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Don Imus: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As John Donald Imus
Born July 23, 1940 • Riverside • California
Died December 27, 2019 (aged 79) • College Station • Texas

Photos

Don Imus wearing a large black cowboy hat and dark jacket, looking at the camera with a serious expression.
See All Images →
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
American political operative
default image
Joey Reynolds
American entertainer
default image
Groucho Marx
American comedian and actor
Kenneth Copeland
Kenneth Copeland
American televangelist
Alex Jones and Infowars
Alex Jones
American political commentator and conspiracy theorist
Bob Hope in a 1957 portrait, wearing a light plaid suit, white shirt, and patterned red tie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
Bob Hope
British-born American entertainer and actor
Jimmy Kimmel in a suit smiles slightly while attending an outdoor event, with blurred people and colors in the background.
Jimmy Kimmel
American talk-show host, producer, and comedian
Rachel Maddow seated at the desk on the set of The Rachel Maddow Show.
Rachel Maddow
American political commentator
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
American television and radio personality
Pat Boone, 1960s
Pat Boone
American singer and television personality
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
American entertainer
“America's Doctor”
Mehmet Oz
Turkish American surgeon and television personality
Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
American religious leader and radio personality
Rush Limbaugh, wearing a suit and tie, speaks into a microphone with a slight smile at an event in 2010.
Rush Limbaugh
American radio personality and author
Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel
American author and oral historian
The crooner
Bing Crosby
American singer, actor, and songwriter
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astronomer
Cristina Saralegui
Cristina Saralegui
Cuban American media personality and entrepreneur
Ira Glass
Ira Glass
American radio and television host
Steve Harvey smiles in front of the NBC logo at the 2017 Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills.
Steve Harvey
American comedian and television personality