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Tim Russert

1950 - 2008

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Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Russert has received more than 2,166,708 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Russert is the 163rd most popular journalist (down from 129th in 2019), the 16,402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,353rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Tim Russert ranks 163 out of 196. Before him are Mika Yamamoto, Frances Bean Cobain, Timur Miroshnychenko, Roxana Saberi, Larry Kudlow, and Janet Maslin. After him are Jemima Goldsmith, Michael Wolff, Nina García, Katie Piper, Lise Rønne, and Alan Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tim Russert ranks 757. Before him are Bombay Jayashri, Edward P. Jones, Caldwell Jones, Megumi Ogawa, Richard Dannatt, and Mike Simpson. After him are Mark Udall, Dave Freudenthal, Rick Dees, Nirupama Rao, Andrew Puzder, and Kate Grenville. Among people deceased in 2008, Tim Russert ranks 399. Before him are Karen Asrian, François Sterchele, Malalai Kakar, Eudy Simelane, G. David Low, and Es'kia Mphahlele. After him are György Kolonics, Bill Brown, Jacob Lekgetho, Tony Snow, Jerry Finn, and Jonathan James.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Russert ranks 16,402 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Gosar (1958), Dalilah Muhammad (1990), Patrick Kane (1988), Brooke Burke (1971), Khris Middleton (1991), and Mack 10 (1971). After him are Danny Hillis (1956), Mariana Klaveno (1979), Charlie McDermott (1990), Mike Castle (1939), Craig Mack (1970), and Josie Loren (1987).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Tim Russert ranks 44. Before him are Brent Renaud (1971), Evan Gershkovich (1991), Frances Bean Cobain (1992), Roxana Saberi (1977), Larry Kudlow (1947), and Janet Maslin (1949). After him are Michael Wolff (1953), Andrew Breitbart (1969), Chris Cuomo (1970), Nancy Grace (1959), A. O. Scott (1966), and Jacob Appelbaum (1983).

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