1908 - 1965
Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys. A pioneer of radio and television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of reports on his television program See It Now which helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward R. Murrow has received more than 1,861,446 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Edward R. Murrow is the 36th most popular journalist (up from 53rd in 2019), the 3,263rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,777th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Journalist.
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Among journalists, Edward R. Murrow ranks 36 out of 129. Before him are Gareth Jones, Edgar Snow, Christopher Hitchens, Margaret Bourke-White, Kevin Carter, and Marie Colvin. After him are Eve Arnold, Kazimierz Nowak, Werner Bischof, Ara Güler, François Mignet, and Selma Rıza.
1905 - 1935
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 30
1905 - 1972
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 31
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 32
1904 - 1971
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 33
1960 - 1994
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 34
1956 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 35
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 36
1912 - 2012
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 37
1897 - 1937
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 38
1916 - 1954
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 39
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 40
1796 - 1884
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 41
1872 - 1931
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 42
Among people born in 1908, Edward R. Murrow ranks 132. Before him are Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, Mel Blanc, Juan López Fontana, Aden Adde, Robert Morley, and Giacomo Manzù. After him are Karel Ančerl, Winston Graham, Yousuf Karsh, William Hartnell, René Daumal, and Yevgeny Vuchetich. Among people deceased in 1965, Edward R. Murrow ranks 81. Before him are Roberto Cherro, Jesse Douglas, Fred Quimby, Vittorio Jano, Abraham Fraenkel, and Alfredo Guzzoni. After him are Shirley Jackson, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ladislao Vajda, Leopold Figl, Judy Holliday, and Mae Murray.
1908 - 1980
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 126
1908 - 1989
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 127
1908 - 1983
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 128
1908 - 2007
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 129
1908 - 1992
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 130
1908 - 1991
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 131
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 132
1908 - 1973
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 133
1908 - 2003
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 134
1908 - 2002
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 135
1908 - 1975
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 136
1908 - 1944
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 137
1908 - 1974
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 138
1907 - 1965
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 75
1897 - 1965
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 76
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 77
1891 - 1965
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 78
1891 - 1965
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 79
1877 - 1965
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 80
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 81
1916 - 1965
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 82
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 83
1906 - 1965
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 84
1902 - 1965
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 85
1921 - 1965
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 86
1885 - 1965
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 87
Among people born in United States, Edward R. Murrow ranks 3,263 out of 15,968. Before him are Wayne Knight (1955), Paul Goodman (1911), Clancy Brown (1959), Melissa Sue Anderson (1962), Pink (1979), and Charlie Christian (1916). After him are William Klein (1928), Marla Maples (1963), Chris O'Donnell (1970), Milton George Henschel (1920), Kenneth Anger (1927), and Gordon Bunshaft (1909).
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,257
1911 - 1972
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,258
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,259
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,260
1979 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,261
1916 - 1942
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 3,262
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3,263
1928 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3,264
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3,265
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3,266
1920 - 2003
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 3,267
1927 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 3,268
1909 - 1990
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 3,269
Among journalists born in United States, Edward R. Murrow ranks 14. Before him are Steve McCurry (1950), Eddie Adams (1933), Joe Rosenthal (1911), Edgar Snow (1905), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), and Marie Colvin (1956). After him are Eve Arnold (1912), Harriet Quimby (1875), James Nachtwey (1948), Dan Rather (1931), Malcolm Browne (1931), and Megyn Kelly (1970).
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 8
1933 - 2004
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 9
1911 - 2006
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 10
1905 - 1972
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 11
1904 - 1971
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12
1956 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
1908 - 1965
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 14
1912 - 2012
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 15
1875 - 1912
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 16
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 17
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 18
1931 - 2012
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 19
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 20