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Bill O'Reilly

1949 - Today

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William James O'Reilly Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host. O'Reilly's broadcasting career began during the late 1970s and 1980s, when he reported for local television stations in the United States and later for CBS News and ABC News. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill O'Reilly has received more than 165,700 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill O'Reilly is the 5,431st most popular writer (down from 4,657th in 2019), the 8,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,699th in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Culture Warrior
Current Events, Social aspects of Mass media, Social conditions
2006
Who's looking out for you?
Politics and government, Social conditions, Social values
From the mega-bestselling author of The O'Reilly Factor and The No Spin Zone, a no-holds-barred expose of the people and institutions who are letting Americans down -- and what we should do about it.Bill O'Reilly is mad as hell -- and he's not going to let you take it anymore. In his most powerful and personal book yet, this media powerhouse and unstoppable truth-teller takes on those individuals and institutions in American life who are failing in their duties -- big-time. In his inimitable style, mixing wit, pugnacity, and plain common sense, O'Reilly kicks butt and takes (and also names) names -- from crooked corporate weasels to venal politicians to lazy and/or politically correct bureaucrats to sexually predatory priests and the Church hierarchy that protects them to a media establishment rife with political bias and economically hooked on violence and smut. At the same time that he calls the famous and powerful to account, he dares to get personal, questioning just how much our closest friends, families, and lovers do look out for us, and delivering a powerful message about personal responsibility and self-reliance in an uncertain world. He forces us to ask just how much genuine altruism is left in a society that thrives on self-indulgence and ruthless competition.Who's Looking Out for You? is a book that boldly confronts our worst fears and biggest problems in a post-9/11, post-corporate-meltdown world. Its sage, candid advice on regaining control and trust in these troubled times will resonate with the millions of readers and viewers who have come to believe in Bill O'Reilly as the man who speaks for them.
2003
Those Who Trespass
Police, Television broadcasting of news, Revenge
From the mega-bestselling author of The O'Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, and Who's Looking Out for You?, a mystery thriller about the fast-paced and ruthless world of TV journalism.With three consecutive number one bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly has proved that he's the king of the nonfiction list. With Those Who Trespass, he extends his bestselling domain to fiction, giving readers a novel that's an exciting look into the no-holds-barred world of television news. One by one, high-level executives and correspondents are being murdered. Soon it becomes clear that the killings are linked, the work of a bitter former newsman exacting revenge on those who derailed his career. Tommy O'Malley, a tough but warmhearted New York City detective, is assigned to crack the widening, high-profile murder cases, but encounters competition from a beautiful and tenacious tabloid reporter, Ashley Van Buren. As the story unfolds, Tommy and Ashley quickly discover they've got much more in common than a knack for solving crimes.Those Who Trespass combines suspense, action, psychodrama, and romance with a fascinating glimpse into the harsh realities behind the delivery of our daily dose of television news--a picture only Bill O'Reilly could bring to life.
1998
The O'Reilly Factor for Kids
Family & Relationships, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction
The bestselling author ofThe O'Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, and Who's Looking Out for You? talks straight to kids this time. He is as demanding, direct, and wry as ever -- but he's also more revealing too, sharing candid snapshots of his own childhood throughout.Bill O'Reilly, a former schoolteacher, now an award-winning broadcast news journalist, husband, and father of two, joins forces with an experienced educator to bring you, America's youth, a code of ethics by which to live. In this latest book, Bill takes to task bullies, cheaters, advertisers who target you irresponsibly, and parents who fight for their children to win undeserved honors instead of earning them on their own merit.He lays bare the unvarnished truths about sex, money, smoking, drugs, alcohol, and friends. What he has to say about these issues may very well surprise you. He offers coping devices for those enduring a divorce, struggling with teacher, parent, or sibling relationships, and planning their futures. He also shares wisdom on such subjects as death, politics, and God.Whether you take the tests he's provided, take the advice he doles out, or just take a cue from the personal stories he shares, you're bound to make smarter choices in your life, and that's all Bill asks for.
2004
The O'Reilly Factor
Politics and government, Political and social views, Nonfiction
The million-copy New York Times bestseller from the Fox News anchor who's brought new excitement--and massive amounts of populist common sense and rock-solid honesty--to television news.Now four seasons strong, Bill O'Reilly's nightly cable news program, "The O'Reilly Factor," is one of the hottest shows on the air. In book form, The O'Reilly Factor has sold over a million copies and spent fourteen weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Obviously, Bill O'Reilly has made his mark. His blunt, ironic, no-holds-barred style has earned him a devoted audience--friends and foes alike--who send him five thousand letters every week. And with the wit and intelligence that have made him one of the most talked-about stars in both television and publishing, O'Reilly continues to identify what's right, what's wrong, and what's absurd in the political, social, economic, and cultural life of America.From the Trade Paperback edition.
2000
The no spin zone
Politics and government, Interviews, Politicians
On the heels of his runaway New York Times bestseller, The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly delivers another strong dose of no-holds-barred advice and the unvarnished truth for America.Bill O'Reilly is even madder today than when he wrote his last book The O'Reilly Factor--and his fans love him even more. He's mad because things have gone from bad to worse, in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum of the nation. True to its title, The No-Spin Zone cuts through all the rhetoric that some of O'Reilly's most infamous guests have spewed to expose what's really on their minds, while sharing plenty of his own emphatic counterpoints along the way.Shining a searing spotlight on public figures from President George W. Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton to the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and his former CBS News colleague Dan Rather, The No-Spin Zone is laced with the kind of straight-shooting commentary that has made O'Reilly the voice of middle America's disenfranchised. Examining sex and violence in the media and the tarnished legacy of the Clintons with the same feistiness as the death penalty (which he opposes) and timid national news organizations that roll over for the powerful, Bill O'Reilly delivers not only his opinions, but the documented attitudes of the country's movers and shakers as well. It demonstrates just why O'Reilly has become the most successful, the most controversial, the most beloved (by some), and the most disliked (by others) figure in television news today_and a culture hero to tens of millions of everyday Americans. And that's fact, not spin.From the Hardcover edition.
2001

Page views of Bill O'Reillies by language

Over the past year Bill O'Reilly has had the most page views in the with 12,895 views, followed by Spanish (10,220), and English (9,356). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (109.66%), Malagasy (91.21%), and Estonian (77.48%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bill O'Reilly ranks 5,431 out of 7,302. Before him are José Luandino Vieira, Erik Johan Stagnelius, Astrid Ivask, Nikolai Aseev, John Clare, and Amelia Opie. After him are Madeline Miller, Dan Houser, Tomás António Gonzaga, Isabel Briggs Myers, Joseph Jacobs, and Richard Hoggart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bill O'Reilly ranks 517. Before him are Parveen Babi, Hana Mašková, John Shea, Marie-George Buffet, Raoul Cédras, and Richard Hell. After him are Letizia Moratti, Ireen Sheer, Valeri Vasiliev, Helga Seidler, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and Shaukat Aziz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill O'Reilly ranks 8,031 out of 20,380. Before him are Kay Francis (1905), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), Helene Madison (1913), Gerald R. Molen (1935), Richard Hell (1949), and James Waddell Alexander II (1888). After him are Madeline Miller (1978), Johnny Dodds (1892), Lorna Luft (1952), Jaden Smith (1998), Glenne Headly (1955), and Edward Hicks (1780).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bill O'Reilly ranks 621. Before him are Ring Lardner (1885), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Kristin Hannah (1960), Fred Saberhagen (1930), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), and Nancy Kress (1948). After him are Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Christopher Paolini (1983), Scott O'Dell (1898), John Antoine Nau (1860), and John Varley (1947).

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