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John Stossel

1947 - Today

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John Frank Stossel (born March 6, 1947) is an American libertarian television presenter, author, consumer journalist, political activist, and pundit. He is known for his career as a host on ABC News, Fox Business Network, and Reason TV. Stossel's style combines reporting and commentary. It reflects a libertarian political philosophy and views on economics which are largely supportive of the free market. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Stossel has received more than 2,098,450 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). John Stossel is the 6,571st most popular writer (down from 6,123rd in 2019), the 12,751st most popular biography from United States (up from 13,012th in 2019) and the 925th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Stossel ranks 6,571 out of 7,302Before him are Irving Finkel, Ali Sardar Jafri, Mo Hayder, Gregory S. Paul, R. S. Thomas, and Robert Henryson. After him are Judith Hermann, Phil Donahue, Annie Dillard, Josephine Johnson, Terence Winter, and M. H. Abrams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Stossel ranks 815Before him are Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Martyn Poliakoff, Jana Bellin, Usha Uthup, Bob Weir, and J. Richard Gott. After him are Ronnie Montrose, Janet Mills, Michael Albert, Ramesh Sippy, László Réczi, and Chris Stringer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Stossel ranks 12,751 out of 20,380Before him are Kevin Lima (1962), Alvin Robertson (1962), Gail O'Grady (1963), Carmine Giovinazzo (1973), Frances Gifford (1920), and Enrique Murciano (1973). After him are DJ Ashba (1972), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Kid Cudi (1984), Phil Donahue (1935), and Joan Marsh (1914).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Stossel ranks 925Before him are N. K. Jemisin (1972), John Burroughs (1837), Ronald D. Moore (1964), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Michael Pollan (1955), and Gregory S. Paul (1954). After him are Phil Donahue (1935), Annie Dillard (1945), Josephine Johnson (1910), Terence Winter (1960), M. H. Abrams (1912), and Vin Scully (1927).