JOURNALIST
Dan Rather
1931 - Today
Dan Rather
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 6,764,938 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Dan Rather is the 76th most popular journalist, the 6,173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,885th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Journalist.
Memorability Metrics
6.8M
Page Views (PV)
55.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
1.77
Effective Languages (L*)
4.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Dan Rather ranks 76 out of 196. Before him are Kanno Sugako, Don McCullin, Martin Parr, Bernard Pivot, Vladislav Listyev, and David Seymour. After him are Norbert Haug, Pierre Brossolette, Dmitry Kiselyov, Dith Pran, Salima Ghezali, and Homai Vyarawalla.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKanno Sugako
1881 - 1911
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 70
Don McCullin
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 71
Martin Parr
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 72
Bernard Pivot
1935 - 2024
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 73
Vladislav Listyev
1956 - 1995
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 74
David Seymour
1911 - 1956
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 75
Dan Rather
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 76
Norbert Haug
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 77
Pierre Brossolette
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 78
Dmitry Kiselyov
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 79
Dith Pran
1942 - 2008
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 80
Salima Ghezali
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 81
Homai Vyarawalla
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Dan Rather ranks 340. Before him are André Noyelle, Diana Dors, John Baldessari, Ángel Berni, George Maxwell Richards, and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton. After him are Hal Needham, Gordon Willis, Marshall Applewhite, Anatoli Ilyin, Denise Scott Brown, and Ibrahim Biogradlić.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsAndré Noyelle
CYCLIST
1931 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 334
Diana Dors
ACTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 335
John Baldessari
PAINTER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 336
Ángel Berni
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 337
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 338
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 339
Dan Rather
JOURNALIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 340
Hal Needham
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 341
Gordon Willis
WRITER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 342
Marshall Applewhite
EXTREMIST
1931 - 1997
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 343
Anatoli Ilyin
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 344
Denise Scott Brown
ARCHITECT
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 345
Ibrahim Biogradlić
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 346
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 6,173 out of 20,380. Before him are Spike Jonze (1969), Jon Lovitz (1957), John Hejduk (1929), Florence Vidor (1895), Daniel Wu (1974), and Red Garland (1923). After him are Chris Mulkey (1948), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Paul W. Merrill (1887), Matthew Settle (1969), Robert Greene (1959), and Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSpike Jonze
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6,167
Jon Lovitz
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6,168
John Hejduk
ARCHITECT
1929 - 2000
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6,169
Florence Vidor
ACTOR
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6,170
Daniel Wu
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 6,171
Red Garland
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1984
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,172
Dan Rather
JOURNALIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,173
Chris Mulkey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,174
Jack Nitzsche
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,175
Paul W. Merrill
ASTRONOMER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,176
Matthew Settle
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,177
Robert Greene
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,178
Julia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 6,179
Among JOURNALISTS In United States
Among journalists born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 18. Before him are Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Eddie Adams (1933), Eve Arnold (1912), Edward R. Murrow (1908), and Marie Colvin (1956). After him are James Nachtwey (1948), Pauline Pfeiffer (1895), James Foley (1973), Malcolm Browne (1931), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864), and Harriet Quimby (1875).
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 12
Joe Rosenthal
1911 - 2006
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 13
Eddie Adams
1933 - 2004
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 14
Eve Arnold
1912 - 2012
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 15
Edward R. Murrow
1908 - 1965
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 16
Marie Colvin
1956 - 2012
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 17
Dan Rather
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 18
James Nachtwey
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 19
Pauline Pfeiffer
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 20
James Foley
1973 - 2014
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 21
Malcolm Browne
1931 - 2012
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 22
Frances Benjamin Johnston
1864 - 1952
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 23
Harriet Quimby
1875 - 1912
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 24