JOURNALIST

Lester Holt

1959 - Today

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Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lester Holt has received more than 4,841,109 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester Holt is the 182nd most popular journalist, the 18,218th most popular biography from United States and the 51st most popular American Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Lester Holt ranks 182 out of 196. Before him are Chris Cuomo, Nancy Grace, Lauren Booth, A. O. Scott, Sevgil Musayeva, and Jacob Appelbaum. After him are Mohammed Nabbous, Asma al-Ghul, Katsyaryna Andreeva, Arnab Goswami, Rémi Ochlik, and Jim Acosta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lester Holt ranks 796. Before him are Keith Olbermann, Lorrie Morgan, Nancy Grace, Heather Oakes, Jim McGovern, and Lynette Woodard. After him are Mary Roach, Shubha Mudgal, Wendy Smith-Sly, Yvonne Cagle, John Whittingdale, and Robin Hanson.

Others Born in 1959

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester Holt ranks 18,218 out of 20,380. Before him are Kirby Bliss Blanton (1990), Lewis Pullman (1993), Lindsey McKeon (1982), Tom McClintock (1956), David Walton (1978), and Katrina Adams (1968). After him are CJ McCollum (1991), Bradley Steven Perry (1998), Joe Diffie (1958), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (1974), Terri Sewell (1965), and Charlotte McKinney (1993).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Lester Holt ranks 51. Before him are Michael Wolff (1953), Andrew Breitbart (1969), Chris Cuomo (1970), Nancy Grace (1959), A. O. Scott (1966), and Jacob Appelbaum (1983). After him are Jim Acosta (1971), Nate Silver (1978), Steven Crowder (1987), Peter Travers (2000), and Ryan Owens (null).

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