JOURNALIST
Nate Silver
1978 - Today
Nate Silver
Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, writer 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 on his Substack blog 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nate Silver has received more than 3,578,428 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 19,084th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,801st in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Journalist.
Memorability Metrics
3.6M
Page Views (PV)
25.04
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.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMohammed Nabbous
1983 - 2011
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 183
Asma al-Ghul
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.02
Rank: 184
Katsyaryna Andreeva
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.49
Rank: 185
Arnab Goswami
1973 - Present
HPI: 27.46
Rank: 186
Rémi Ochlik
1983 - 2012
HPI: 25.66
Rank: 187
Jim Acosta
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.62
Rank: 188
Nate Silver
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 189
Natalie Morales
1972 - Present
HPI: 24.20
Rank: 190
Danish Siddiqui
1983 - 2021
HPI: 22.90
Rank: 191
Darya Chultsova
1997 - Present
HPI: 22.67
Rank: 192
Steven Crowder
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.15
Rank: 193
Lauren Southern
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.73
Rank: 194
Peter Travers
2000 - Present
HPI: 18.37
Rank: 195
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Nate Silver ranks 1,146. 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
Go to all RankingsYusuke Nakatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.23
Rank: 1,140
Kutre Dulecha
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.20
Rank: 1,141
Yoshifumi Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.16
Rank: 1,142
Andy Dawson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.12
Rank: 1,143
Kjartan Sveinsson
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.08
Rank: 1,144
Michael Holt
SNOOKER
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.05
Rank: 1,145
Nate Silver
JOURNALIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 1,146
Akihiro Tabata
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 1,147
Takao Yamauchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.96
Rank: 1,148
Maëlle Ricker
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.96
Rank: 1,149
Ryo Fukudome
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.93
Rank: 1,150
Katsuya Ishihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.87
Rank: 1,151
Yoshitaka Kageyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 24.85
Rank: 1,152
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nate Silver ranks 19,084 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron Long (1992), 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
Go to all RankingsAaron Long
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.07
Rank: 19,078
Bobby Brown
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.05
Rank: 19,079
Hannah Marks
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.05
Rank: 19,080
Kenton Duty
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.05
Rank: 19,081
Big Cass
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 19,082
Tim Ryan
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 19,083
Nate Silver
JOURNALIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 19,084
Jessica DiCicco
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 19,085
Jonny Weston
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 19,086
Johnny O'Bryant III
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.03
Rank: 19,087
David Wright
BASEBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.02
Rank: 19,088
Aramis Knight
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.02
Rank: 19,089
Bia
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.02
Rank: 19,090
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).
Chris Cuomo
1970 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Rank: 47
Nancy Grace
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.59
Rank: 48
A. O. Scott
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 49
Jacob Appelbaum
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 50
Lester Holt
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.46
Rank: 51
Jim Acosta
1971 - Present
HPI: 25.62
Rank: 52
Nate Silver
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 53
Steven Crowder
1987 - Present
HPI: 22.15
Rank: 54
Peter Travers
2000 - Present
HPI: 18.37
Rank: 55
Ryan Owens
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 56