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Jim Acosta

1971 - Today

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Abilio James Acosta (born April 17, 1971) is an American broadcast journalist. From 2007 to 2025, he worked for CNN. He served as CNN's chief White House correspondent during the Obama and first Trump administrations, in which he gained national attention for his clashes with President Donald Trump at press briefings. In January 2021, Acosta was appointed CNN's anchor and chief domestic correspondent. On January 28, 2025, Acosta made his final broadcast on CNN after rejecting a different time slot for his CNN Newsroom show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Jim Acosta is the 191st most popular journalist (down from 189th in 2024), the 18,573rd most popular biography from United States (up from 18,986th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Jim Acosta ranks 191 out of 196. Before him are Yury Dud, Ilya Varlamov, Mohammed Nabbous, Richard Quest, Zineb El Rhazoui, and Sevgil Musayeva. After him are Evan Gershkovich, Eliot Higgins, Victoria Marinova, Huw Edwards, A. O. Scott, and Nancy Grace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jim Acosta ranks 1,167. Before him are Yassir Al-Taifi, Marcelo Vega, Lee Sharpe, Oleg Antonenko, Anthony Montgomery, and Jason McAteer. After him are Cori Morris, Mike Sorber, Marcelino Elena, Mana Endo, Francisco Gabriel de Anda, and Ralf Bißdorf.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Acosta ranks 18,581 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Espenson (1964), Jane Monheit (1977), Anthony Montgomery (1971), Logan Tom (1981), Mike Rowe (1962), and Clark Spencer (1963). After him are Yolanda Griffith (1970), Evan Gershkovich (1991), Beau Willimon (1977), Michael Rady (1981), Mike Sorber (1971), and Mike Vallely (1970).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Jim Acosta ranks 48. Before him are Michael Wolff (1953), Brent Renaud (1971), Roxana Saberi (1977), Adrian Lamo (1981), Janet Maslin (1949), and Andrew Breitbart (1969). After him are Evan Gershkovich (1991), A. O. Scott (1966), Nancy Grace (1959), Lester Holt (1959), Hasan Piker (1991), and Maria Bartiromo (1967).

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