Journalist
Peter Jennings
Canadian-American broadcast journalist
1938 - 2005
EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)
Peter Jennings
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Peter Jennings is the 125th most popular journalist (down from 118th in 2024), the 659th most popular biography from Canada (down from 627th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Journalist.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views
Past 12 months
51.87
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Peter Jennings by language
Among Journalists
Among journalists, Peter Jennings ranks 125 out of 196. Before him are Steven Sotloff, Arbana Xharra, Don McCullin, Bianca Maria Piccinino, Kenji Nagai, and Carol Thatcher. After him are Catherine Leroy, Sara Carbonero, Margarita Simonyan, Bogna Koreng, Peter Travers, and Sydney Schanberg.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Steven Sotloff
1983 - 2014
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 119
Arbana Xharra
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 120
Don McCullin
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 121
Bianca Maria Piccinino
1924 - 2025
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 122
Kenji Nagai
1957 - 2007
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 123
Carol Thatcher
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 124
Peter Jennings
1938 - 2005
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 125
Catherine Leroy
1944 - 2006
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 126
Sara Carbonero
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 127
Margarita Simonyan
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 128
Bogna Koreng
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 129
Peter Travers
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 130
Sydney Schanberg
1934 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 131
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Peter Jennings ranks 563. Before him are Allen Toussaint, Dietrich Stobbe, Yevgeni Mayorov, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Neil Abercrombie, and Paul Bartel. After him are Geoff Murphy, Hoyt Axton, Eleanor Bron, Janusz Głowacki, Lester Bird, and Jean Taillandier. Among people deceased in 2005, Peter Jennings ranks 330. Before him are Kazimierz Lipień, Lee Eun-ju, Ernest Lehman, Stanley Sadie, M. Scott Peck, and Long John Baldry. After him are Keith Andes, Christopher Fry, Robert Creeley, Nikolai Puchkov, Misael Escuti, and August Wilson.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all Rankings
Allen Toussaint
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 557
Dietrich Stobbe
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2011
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 558
Yevgeni Mayorov
ATHLETE
1938 - 1997
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 559
Marjatta Kajosmaa
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 560
Neil Abercrombie
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 561
Paul Bartel
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2000
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 562
Peter Jennings
JOURNALIST
1938 - 2005
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 563
Geoff Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2018
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 564
Hoyt Axton
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 565
Eleanor Bron
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 566
Janusz Głowacki
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 567
Lester Bird
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 568
Jean Taillandier
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 569
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all Rankings
Kazimierz Lipień
WRESTLER
1949 - 2005
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 324
Lee Eun-ju
ACTOR
1980 - 2005
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 325
Ernest Lehman
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 326
Stanley Sadie
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2005
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 327
M. Scott Peck
WRITER
1936 - 2005
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 328
Long John Baldry
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 329
Peter Jennings
JOURNALIST
1938 - 2005
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 330
Keith Andes
ACTOR
1920 - 2005
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 331
Christopher Fry
WRITER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 332
Robert Creeley
WRITER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 333
Nikolai Puchkov
ATHLETE
1930 - 2005
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 334
Misael Escuti
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 335
August Wilson
WRITER
1945 - 2005
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 336
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Peter Jennings ranks 659 out of NaN. Before him are Aileen Meagher (1910), Maureen Forrester (1930), Melody Anderson (1955), Calvin Bricker (1884), Alberta Watson (1955), and Lorne Loomer (1937). After him are Tom Mulcair (1954), James Tupper (1965), Barbara Parkins (1942), Devin Townsend (1972), Bert McCaffrey (1893), and Tom Taylor (1880).
Others born in Canada
Go to all Rankings
Aileen Meagher
ATHLETE
1910 - 1987
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 653
Maureen Forrester
ACTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 654
Melody Anderson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 655
Calvin Bricker
ATHLETE
1884 - 1963
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 656
Alberta Watson
ACTOR
1955 - 2015
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 657
Lorne Loomer
ATHLETE
1937 - 2017
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 658
Peter Jennings
JOURNALIST
1938 - 2005
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 659
Tom Mulcair
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 660
James Tupper
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 661
Barbara Parkins
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 662
Devin Townsend
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 663
Bert McCaffrey
HOCKEY PLAYER
1893 - 1955
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 664
Tom Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1880 - 1945
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 665
Among Journalists In Canada
Among journalists born in Canada, Peter Jennings ranks 1. After him are Lauren Southern (1995), and Declan Hill (2000).
Peter Jennings
1938 - 2005
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 1
Lauren Southern
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.99
Rank: 2
Declan Hill
2000 - Present
HPI: 24.30
Rank: 3
