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Gwen Ifill

1955 - 2016

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Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( EYE-fəl; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gwen Ifill has received more than 2,694,869 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gwen Ifill is the 7,231st most popular writer, the 18,195th most popular biography from United States and the 1,195th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gwen Ifill ranks 7,231 out of 7,302. Before her are Brian K. Vaughan, Niloofar Rahmani, Jacqueline Woodson, Helen DeWitt, Scott Snyder, and NoViolet Bulawayo. After her are Teju Cole, Mary Roach, Jake Tapper, Claudia Rankine, Caitlin Moran, and Megan Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Gwen Ifill ranks 744. Before her are Tony Snow, Gillian Cowley, Sanal Edamaruku, Pierre J. Thuot, Ann Meyers, and Kevin Brady. After her are Pete Sessions, Ann Grant, Bradley Byrne, Vinita Bali, Billy Long, and Donna Hartley. Among people deceased in 2016, Gwen Ifill ranks 638. Before her are Kalpana, Qandeel Baloch, Mateus Caramelo, Stefan Henze, Andrew Florent, and Guilherme Gimenez de Souza. After her are Antoine Demoitié, Martin Crowe, Robert Abajyan, Sarah Tait, Amjad Sabri, and Marek Svatoš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gwen Ifill ranks 18,195 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Pavelski (1984), D'or Fischer (1981), Walker Zimmerman (1993), Alexandria Mills (1992), Kaitlin Doubleday (1984), and YNW Melly (1999). After her are Mario (1986), Malik Beasley (1996), Kaki King (1979), Taylor Rochestie (1985), LaTasha Colander (1976), and Ambyr Childers (1988).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gwen Ifill ranks 1,195. Before her are Matthew Quick (1973), J. D. Vance (1984), Brian K. Vaughan (1976), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Helen DeWitt (1957), and Scott Snyder (1976). After her are Teju Cole (1975), Mary Roach (1959), Jake Tapper (1969), Megan Abbott (1971), Lauren Oliver (1982), and Celeste Ng (1980).

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