WRITER
Tom Brokaw
1940 - Today
Tom Brokaw
Thomas John Brokaw (; born February 6, 1940) is an American retired network television journalist and author. He first served as the co-anchor of The Today Show from 1976 to 1981 with Jane Pauley, then as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). In the previous decade he served as a weekend anchor for the program from 1973 to 1976. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Brokaw has received more than 4,344,736 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Tom Brokaw is the 5,977th most popular writer (down from 5,566th in 2019), the 9,643rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,553rd in 2019) and the 729th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
44.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
1.34
Effective Languages (L*)
5.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Tom Brokaws by language
Over the past year Tom Brokaw has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 572,616 views, followed by Spanish (4,148), and German (3,410). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (185.12%), Malagasy (142.86%), and Galician (72.73%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tom Brokaw ranks 5,977 out of 7,302. Before him are Luisa Valenzuela, Kay Redfield Jamison, Simo Puupponen, Farley Mowat, Michael Parenti, and Albert Sánchez Piñol. After him are Svetlana Makarovič, Edmund Gosse, William Bell Scott, Vjenceslav Novak, George Holyoake, and Francis Chichester.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuisa Valenzuela
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 5,971
Kay Redfield Jamison
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 5,972
Simo Puupponen
1915 - 1967
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,973
Farley Mowat
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,974
Michael Parenti
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,975
Albert Sánchez Piñol
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 5,976
Tom Brokaw
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 5,977
Svetlana Makarovič
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 5,978
Edmund Gosse
1849 - 1928
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 5,979
William Bell Scott
1811 - 1890
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 5,980
Vjenceslav Novak
1859 - 1905
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 5,981
George Holyoake
1817 - 1906
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 5,982
Francis Chichester
1901 - 1972
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 5,983
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Tom Brokaw ranks 511. Before him are Bob Knight, Jutta Heine, Jeroen Brouwers, Austin Pendleton, Judy Cornwell, and Annemarie Zimmermann. After him are Marita Petersen, Manfred Manglitz, Asrani, Bruno Nicolè, Daniel J. Travanti, and Beth Fowler.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsBob Knight
COACH
1940 - 2023
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 505
Jutta Heine
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 506
Jeroen Brouwers
WRITER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 507
Austin Pendleton
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 508
Judy Cornwell
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 509
Annemarie Zimmermann
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 510
Tom Brokaw
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 511
Marita Petersen
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2001
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 512
Manfred Manglitz
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 513
Asrani
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 514
Bruno Nicolè
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 515
Daniel J. Travanti
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 516
Beth Fowler
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 517
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tom Brokaw ranks 9,643 out of 20,380. Before him are Parker Stevenson (1952), John Carroll (1735), Michael Parenti (1933), Joan Leslie (1925), Ben Harper (1969), and Joseph Nicolosi (1947). After him are Willie Brown (1900), Jeff Stryker (1962), Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Tina Louise (1934), Joel Glazer (1970), and Alan Rudolph (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsParker Stevenson
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 9,637
John Carroll
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1735 - 1815
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 9,638
Michael Parenti
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 9,639
Joan Leslie
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 9,640
Ben Harper
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,641
Joseph Nicolosi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,642
Tom Brokaw
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,643
Willie Brown
SINGER
1900 - 1952
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,644
Jeff Stryker
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,645
Alvin Langdon Coburn
PHOTOGRAPHER
1882 - 1966
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,646
Tina Louise
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,647
Joel Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9,648
Alan Rudolph
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9,649
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Tom Brokaw ranks 729. Before him are James Dickey (1923), Damon Lindelof (1973), Daniel Quinn (1935), Winston Churchill (1871), Walter Lord (1917), and Michael Parenti (1933). After him are Richard Russo (1949), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Gardner Fox (1911), W. S. Merwin (1927), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), and Carol J. Adams (1951).
James Dickey
1923 - 1997
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 723
Damon Lindelof
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 724
Daniel Quinn
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 725
Winston Churchill
1871 - 1947
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 726
Walter Lord
1917 - 2002
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 727
Michael Parenti
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 728
Tom Brokaw
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 729
Richard Russo
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 730
Sarah Moore Grimké
1792 - 1873
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 731
Gardner Fox
1911 - 1986
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 732
W. S. Merwin
1927 - 2019
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 733
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1896 - 1953
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 734
Carol J. Adams
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 735