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David Brinkley

1920 - 2003

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David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday This Week with David Brinkley program and a top commentator on election-night coverage for ABC News. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Brinkley has received more than 904,243 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. David Brinkley is the 113th most popular presenter, the 16,281st most popular biography from United States and the 56th most popular American Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, David Brinkley ranks 113 out of 143. Before him are Geoff Keighley, Howard K. Smith, Caroline Flack, Ralph Edwards, Perez Hilton, and Leyla Aliyeva. After him are Meredith Vieira, Laura Ingraham, Chet Huntley, Rod Roddy, Ravish Kumar, and Kris Aquino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, David Brinkley ranks 468. Before him are Little Jimmy Dickens, Jerry Maren, Ram Swarup, Edwin Morgan, Lassie Lou Ahern, and Gene Nelson.  Among people deceased in 2003, David Brinkley ranks 380. Before him are Adam Faith, Malcolm Williamson, Johnny Boyd, Penny Singleton, William Roth, and Samson Kitur. After him are Noor Alam, Jaclyn Linetsky, and Rod Roddy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Brinkley ranks 16,281 out of 20,380. Before him are Kent Conrad (1948), David Shulkin (1959), Vicki Lawrence (1949), Ever Carradine (1974), Tasha Reign (1989), and Danny Green (1987). After him are Loren Bouchard (1969), Mircea Monroe (1982), Kristoff St. John (1966), Aaron Yoo (1979), Miranda July (1974), and Paul F. Tompkins (1968).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, David Brinkley ranks 56. Before him are Brian Williams (1959), Michael Cole (1968), Rachel Maddow (1973), Howard K. Smith (1914), Ralph Edwards (1913), and Perez Hilton (1978). After him are Meredith Vieira (1953), Laura Ingraham (1963), Chet Huntley (1911), Rod Roddy (1937), Andy Cohen (1968), and Tomi Lahren (1992).

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