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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. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Don Hewitt is the 133rd most popular producer (down from 130th in 2024), the 16,412th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,266th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Don Hewitt ranks 133 out of 140. Before him are Glen Morgan, Miles Millar, Irv Gotti, Dede Gardner, Ilene Chaiken, and Rick McCallum. After him are Ehren Kruger, Donna Gigliotti, Michael De Luca, Roy Lee, David Ellison, and Ali Adler.

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Among people born in 1922, Don Hewitt ranks 474. Before him are John Chafee, Gale Storm, Rose Mofford, Dina Pathak, Mark Hatfield, and Benedicto Kiwanuka. After him is Scott Vincent. Among people deceased in 2009, Don Hewitt ranks 436. Before him are Abrar Alvi, Vic Chesnutt, Karine Ruby, Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini, Griffin Bell, and Kamila Skolimowska. After him are Claiborne Pell, Jocelyn Quivrin, Delara Darabi, Andrei Ivanov, Andriy Fedchuk, and Yasmine Belmadi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Hewitt ranks 16,419 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul D'Amour (1967), Kurt Busiek (1960), Gene Nelson (1920), Thomas Mann (1991), Aaron Hernandez (1989), and Richard Bakalyan (1931). After him are Tom Tancredo (1945), Tyronn Lue (1977), Mike Trout (1991), David Pate (1962), Malcolm Goodwin (1982), and Tim Sylvia (1976).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Don Hewitt ranks 77. Before him are Kevin Clash (1960), Jason Blum (1969), Glen Morgan (1947), Irv Gotti (1970), Dede Gardner (1967), and Ilene Chaiken (1957). After him are Ehren Kruger (1972), Donna Gigliotti (1955), Michael De Luca (1965), Roy Lee (1969), David Ellison (1983), and Mary Parent (1968).

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