Journalist

Dan Rather

American broadcast journalist

1931 - today

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Dan Rather

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Rather is the 110th most popular journalist (down from 76th in 2024), the 9,553rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,172nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Journalist.

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#1

Dan Rather is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Wharton, Texas, United States.

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Dan Rather's biography appears in 32 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 82% of all Journalists.

Oct 31

Dan Rather shares a October 31 birthday with Johannes Vermeer, Chiang Kai-shek, and Hokusai.

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Among Journalists

Among journalists, Dan Rather ranks 110 out of 196. Before him are Daniel Schneidermann, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Mazlum Doğan, Mehmet Ali Birand, Lara Logan, and Dmitry Kiselyov. After him are Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Joseph Ruttenberg, Diane Sawyer, Frances Bean Cobain, Fabrizio Romano, and Sihem Bensedrine.

Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia

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Daniel Schneidermann
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 104
Frances Benjamin Johnston
1864 - 1952
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 105
Mazlum Doğan
1955 - 1982
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 106
Mehmet Ali Birand
1941 - 2013
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 107
Lara Logan
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 108
Dmitry Kiselyov
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 109
Dan Rather
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 110
Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
1893 - 1964
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 111
Joseph Ruttenberg
1889 - 1983
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 112
Diane Sawyer
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 113
Frances Bean Cobain
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 114
Fabrizio Romano
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 115
Sihem Bensedrine
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 116

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dan Rather ranks 514. Before him are Charles Bassett, Barry Foster, Alfred W. Crosby, Jiří Feureisl, Park Wan-suh, and Sergio Obeso Rivera. After him are Elizabeth J. Feinler, Allan Jay, Pierre Vernier, Galina Shamrai, Enrique Hormazábal, and Federico Edwards.

Others Born in 1931

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Charles Bassett
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 1966
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 508
Barry Foster
ACTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 509
Alfred W. Crosby
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 510
Jiří Feureisl
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 511
Park Wan-suh
WRITER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 512
Sergio Obeso Rivera
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 513
Dan Rather
JOURNALIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 514
Elizabeth J. Feinler
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 515
Allan Jay
FENCER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 516
Pierre Vernier
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 517
Galina Shamrai
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 518
Enrique Hormazábal
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 519
Federico Edwards
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 520