1931 - Today
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Rather has received more than 6,113,960 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Dan Rather is the 76th most popular journalist (down from 64th in 2019), the 6,899th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,559th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Journalist.
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Among journalists, Dan Rather ranks 76 out of 127. Before him are Murray Walker, Harriet Quimby, Dith Pran, Malcolm Browne, Dmitry Kiselyov, and Caroline Rémy de Guebhard. After him are Malcolm Campbell, Malcolm Muggeridge, George Rodger, Don McCullin, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Bonington.
1923 - 2021
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 70
1875 - 1912
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 71
1942 - 2008
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 72
1931 - 2012
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 73
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 74
1855 - 1929
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 75
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 76
1885 - 1948
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 77
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 78
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 79
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 80
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 81
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 82
Among people born in 1931, Dan Rather ranks 365. Before him are Arturo Pomar, Jorge Edwards, Gavin MacLeod, André Noyelle, Nat Adderley, and Medardo Joseph Mazombwe. After him are Madeleine Berthod, Peter Armbruster, Fay Weldon, Ferenc Szojka, Irwin Winkler, and Kiki Dimoula.
1931 - 2016
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 359
1931 - 2023
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 360
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 361
1931 - 2003
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 362
1931 - 2000
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 363
1931 - 2013
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 364
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 365
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 366
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 367
1931 - 2023
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 368
1931 - 2011
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 369
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 370
1931 - 2020
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 371
Among people born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 6,899 out of 18,182. Before him are Clyfford Still (1904), Thomas Hart Benton (1889), Nat Adderley (1931), Metacomet (1639), Peter Pace (1945), and James Hall (1811). After him are Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806), Tina Weymouth (1950), John Holt (1923), Paul Williams (1940), Carl O. Sauer (1889), and Harve Presnell (1933).
1904 - 1980
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 6,893
1889 - 1975
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 6,894
1931 - 2000
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,895
1639 - 1676
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,896
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,897
1811 - 1898
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,898
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6,899
1806 - 1873
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,900
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,901
1923 - 1985
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,902
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,903
1889 - 1975
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,904
1933 - 2009
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6,905
Among journalists born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 19. Before him are Marie Colvin (1956), James Nachtwey (1948), Eve Arnold (1912), Edward R. Murrow (1908), Harriet Quimby (1875), and Malcolm Browne (1931). After him are Megyn Kelly (1970), Diane Sawyer (1945), James Foley (1973), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864), Geraldo Rivera (1943), and Sydney Schanberg (1934).
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 13
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 14
1912 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 15
1908 - 1965
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 16
1875 - 1912
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 17
1931 - 2012
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 18
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 19
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 20
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 21
1973 - 2014
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 22
1864 - 1952
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 23
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 24
1934 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 25