WRITER
Debora Patta
1964 - Today
Debora Patta
Debora Patta (born 1 September 1964) is a South African investigative broadcast journalist and television producer. She was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and has origins from Calabria, Italy. Patta is the Africa correspondent for the American news program The CBS Evening News. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Debora Patta has received more than 233,866 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Debora Patta is the 7,278th most popular writer (down from 6,450th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Zimbabwean Writer.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
33.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
1.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Debora Patta ranks 7,278 out of 7,302. Before her are Fatima Bhutto, Anupama Chopra, Jed Whedon, Owen Jones, Ben Goldacre, and G. Willow Wilson. After her are Maajid Nawaz, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Pierce Brown, Taiye Selasi, Janet Mock, and Michael Hastings.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFatima Bhutto
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 7,272
Anupama Chopra
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 7,273
Jed Whedon
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 7,274
Owen Jones
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 7,275
Ben Goldacre
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.81
Rank: 7,276
G. Willow Wilson
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,277
Debora Patta
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 7,278
Maajid Nawaz
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 7,279
Tarell Alvin McCraney
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 7,280
Pierce Brown
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.38
Rank: 7,281
Taiye Selasi
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.36
Rank: 7,282
Janet Mock
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.95
Rank: 7,283
Michael Hastings
1980 - 2013
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 7,284
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Debora Patta ranks 948. Before her are Maria Miller, Trey Gowdy, Mark Pocan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Silken Laumann, and Paul Jewell. After her are James Langevin, Inessa Merkulova, Jim Florentine, Drew Massey, Juliana Donald, and Samuel Parot.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsMaria Miller
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 942
Trey Gowdy
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 943
Mark Pocan
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 944
Rekha Bhardwaj
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.25
Rank: 945
Silken Laumann
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 946
Paul Jewell
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 947
Debora Patta
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 948
James Langevin
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 949
Inessa Merkulova
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.15
Rank: 950
Jim Florentine
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 32.66
Rank: 951
Drew Massey
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 952
Juliana Donald
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 30.64
Rank: 953
Samuel Parot
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 25.54
Rank: 954
In Zimbabwe
Among people born in Zimbabwe, Debora Patta ranks 45 out of 45. Before her are Ann Grant (1955), Aleksandr Sergeyev (null), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Patricia McKillop (1956), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), and Knowledge Musona (1987). After her are Rachel Klamer (1990), Brendan Galloway (1996), Mukhammadkarim Khurramov (1997), Ngoni Makusha (1994), Peter Wetzlar (1997), and Taryn Mallett (1992).
Others born in Zimbabwe
Go to all RankingsAnn Grant
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 39
Aleksandr Sergeyev
ATHLETE
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 40
Nyasha Mushekwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 41
Patricia McKillop
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 42
Marvelous Nakamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 43
Knowledge Musona
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 44
Debora Patta
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 45
Rachel Klamer
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.09
Rank: 46
Brendan Galloway
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.86
Rank: 47
Mukhammadkarim Khurramov
WRESTLER
1997 - Present
HPI: 25.61
Rank: 48
Ngoni Makusha
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 9.92
Rank: 49
Peter Wetzlar
SWIMMER
1997 - Present
HPI: 7.84
Rank: 50
Taryn Mallett
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 7.51
Rank: 51
Among WRITERS In Zimbabwe
Among writers born in Zimbabwe, Debora Patta ranks 7. Before her are Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Paula Hawkins (1972), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Chenjerai Hove (1956), Yvonne Vera (1964), and NoViolet Bulawayo (1981).
Alexander McCall Smith
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1
Paula Hawkins
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2
Tsitsi Dangarembga
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 3
Chenjerai Hove
1956 - 2015
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 4
Yvonne Vera
1964 - 2005
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 5
NoViolet Bulawayo
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 6
Debora Patta
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 7