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Ed Bradley

1941 - 2006

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Edward Rudolph Bradley Jr. (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006) was an American broadcast journalist and news anchor who is best known for reporting with 60 Minutes and CBS News. After graduating from Cheyney State College, Bradley became a teacher and part-time radio disc jockey and reporter in Philadelphia, where his first major story was covering the 1964 Philadelphia race riot. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Bradley has received more than 1,222,380 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Bradley is the 6,676th most popular writer (down from 6,061st in 2019), the 13,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,657th in 2019) and the 976th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ed Bradley ranks 6,676 out of 7,302. Before him are Muhsin al-Ramli, Tim Kring, Leonard Maltin, James Kelman, Wladimir Kaminer, and Gertrude Atherton. After him are Ann Scott, Pat Cadigan, Bayard Taylor, Julia Phillips, Al Jean, and DBC Pierre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ed Bradley ranks 616. Before him are Michael Mukasey, Jan Lehane, Ellen Willis, Marian Dudziak, Trent Lott, and Gloria Allred. After him are James Clapper, Guy Clark, Frederick Hauck, Robert Hunter, Ali Khalif Galaydh, and Lamont Dozier. Among people deceased in 2006, Ed Bradley ranks 390. Before him are Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kevin Berry, Adrienne Shelly, J Dilla, Naushad, and Ellen Willis. After him are Mervyn Wood, Isaac Gálvez, Irving Kaplansky, John Spencer, Esther Victoria Abraham, and Gernot Jurtin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Bradley ranks 13,332 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Hale (1970), Ashley Blue (1981), Gertrude Atherton (1857), Levi Stubbs (1936), Mark Dayton (1947), and Billy Evans (1932). After him are Michelle McCool (1980), Joe Rantz (1914), Allison Schmitt (1990), Gretchen Fraser (1919), James Kirkwood Sr. (1876), and Nicholas D'Agosto (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ed Bradley ranks 976. Before him are Kevin Poulsen (1965), Mark Van Doren (1894), Walter Mosley (1952), Tim Kring (1957), Leonard Maltin (1950), and Gertrude Atherton (1857). After him are Pat Cadigan (1953), Bayard Taylor (1825), Julia Phillips (1944), Al Jean (1961), Joseph Finder (1958), and Jill Abramson (1954).

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