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Don Hewitt

1922 - 2009

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Donald Shepard Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated as the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Hewitt has received more than 354,870 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Hewitt is the 130th most popular producer (down from 104th in 2019), the 16,255th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,012th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Producer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Don Hewitt ranks 130 out of 140. Before him are Eric Fellner, Marc Platt, Ehren Kruger, Michael De Luca, Glen Morgan, and Dede Gardner. After him are Ekta Kapoor, J. P. Dutta, Donna Gigliotti, Irv Gotti, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Megan Ellison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Don Hewitt ranks 473. Before him are John Chafee, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, Mark Hatfield, Rose Mofford, and Randhir Singh Gentle. After him are Fritz Hollings, and Scott Vincent. Among people deceased in 2009, Don Hewitt ranks 427. Before him are Abrar Alvi, Cahal Daly, Kamila Skolimowska, Karine Ruby, Jocelyn Quivrin, and Test. After him are Fernando Cornejo, Paula Hawkins, Claiborne Pell, Vernon Forrest, Henry Surtees, and Delara Darabi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Hewitt ranks 16,255 out of 20,380. Before him are James Valentine (1978), Michelle Stafford (1965), Nat Wolff (1994), Sam Levinson (1985), Casey Neistat (1981), and Eddie Holman (1946). After him are Jonathan Stark (1971), Clare Kramer (1974), Kent Conrad (1948), David Shulkin (1959), Vicki Lawrence (1949), and Ever Carradine (1974).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Don Hewitt ranks 79. Before him are Peter Del Vecho (1958), Marc Platt (1957), Ehren Kruger (1972), Michael De Luca (1965), Glen Morgan (1947), and Dede Gardner (1967). After him are Donna Gigliotti (1955), Irv Gotti (1970), Maurissa Tancharoen (1975), Megan Ellison (1986), and Sean Bailey (2000).

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