JOURNALIST

Nate Silver

1978 - Today

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Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player who analyzes baseball, basketball and elections. He is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and held the position of editor-in-chief there, along with being a special correspondent for ABC News until May 2023. Since departing FiveThirtyEight, Silver has been publishing in his online newsletter Silver Bulletin and serves as an advisor to Polymarket. Silver was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time in 2009 after his election forecasting model correctly predicted the outcomes in 49 of 50 states in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nate Silver has received more than 3,654,662 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nate Silver is the 189th most popular journalist (down from 145th in 2019), the 19,146th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,801st in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Nate Silver ranks 189 out of 196. Before him are Mohammed Nabbous, Asma al-Ghul, Katsyaryna Andreeva, Arnab Goswami, Rémi Ochlik, and Jim Acosta. After him are Natalie Morales, Danish Siddiqui, Darya Chultsova, Steven Crowder, Lauren Southern, and Peter Travers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nate Silver ranks 1,148. Before him are Yusuke Nakatani, Kutre Dulecha, Yoshifumi Ono, Andy Dawson, Kjartan Sveinsson, and Michael Holt. After him are Akihiro Tabata, Takao Yamauchi, Maëlle Ricker, Ryo Fukudome, Katsuya Ishihara, and Yoshitaka Kageyama.

Others Born in 1978

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nate Silver ranks 19,146 out of 20,380. Before him are Gu Hong (1988), Bobby Brown (1984), Hannah Marks (1993), Kenton Duty (1995), Big Cass (1986), and Tim Ryan (1973). After him are Jessica DiCicco (1980), Jonny Weston (1988), Johnny O'Bryant III (1993), David Wright (1982), Aramis Knight (1999), and Bia (1991).

Others born in United States

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  • Photo of Gu Hong

    Gu Hong

    ATHLETE

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 34.86

    Rank: 19,140

  • Photo of Bobby Brown

    Bobby Brown

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 34.85

    Rank: 19,141

  • Photo of Hannah Marks

    Hannah Marks

    ACTOR

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 34.84

    Rank: 19,142

  • Photo of Kenton Duty

    Kenton Duty

    ACTOR

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 34.84

    Rank: 19,143

  • Photo of Big Cass

    Big Cass

    WRESTLER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 34.84

    Rank: 19,144

  • Photo of Tim Ryan

    Tim Ryan

    POLITICIAN

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 34.83

    Rank: 19,145

  • Photo of Nate Silver

    Nate Silver

    JOURNALIST

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 34.83

    Rank: 19,146

  • Photo of Jessica DiCicco

    Jessica DiCicco

    ACTOR

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 34.83

    Rank: 19,147

  • Photo of Jonny Weston

    Jonny Weston

    ACTOR

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 34.83

    Rank: 19,148

  • Photo of Johnny O'Bryant III

    Johnny O'Bryant III

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 34.82

    Rank: 19,149

  • Photo of David Wright

    David Wright

    BASEBALL PLAYER

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 34.81

    Rank: 19,150

  • Photo of Aramis Knight

    Aramis Knight

    ACTOR

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 34.81

    Rank: 19,151

  • Photo of Bia

    Bia

    SINGER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 34.81

    Rank: 19,152

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Nate Silver ranks 53. Before him are Chris Cuomo (1970), Nancy Grace (1959), A. O. Scott (1966), Jacob Appelbaum (1983), Lester Holt (1959), and Jim Acosta (1971). After him are Steven Crowder (1987), Peter Travers (2000), and Ryan Owens (null).

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