JOURNALIST

Tucker Carlson

1969 - Today

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Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and conspiracy theorist who hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show. An advocate of President-elect Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as "perhaps the highest-profile proponent of Trumpism", "the most influential voice in right-wing media, without a close second," and a leading voice of white grievance politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tucker Carlson has received more than 22,558,848 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Tucker Carlson is the 23rd most popular journalist (up from 106th in 2019), the 1,964th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,231st in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Tucker Carlson ranks 23 out of 196. Before him are Alexander Berkman, Lee Miller, Endre Ady, Aenne Burda, Gareth Jones, and Jeremy Clarkson. After him are Jean-Marie Balestre, Edgar Snow, Marcelo H. del Pilar, W. T. Stead, Charles Dow, and Diana Nyad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Tucker Carlson ranks 41. Before him are Robert Prosinečki, Leonardo Araújo, Bixente Lizarazu, Tiësto, Ed Miliband, and Dave Bautista. After him are Darren Aronofsky, Fernando Redondo, Paul Rudd, Ali Daei, Alexander McQueen, and Predrag Mijatović.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tucker Carlson ranks 1,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Mitnick (1963), Fred Phelps (1929), Gigi Hadid (1995), Isaac Hayes (1942), John Frederick Kensett (1816), and Henry Molaison (1926). After him are Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), Pontiac (1714), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Lillian Asplund (1906), and Lucille Ball (1911).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Tucker Carlson ranks 6. Before him are Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Dorothea Lange (1895), John Reed (1887), W. Eugene Smith (1918), and Lee Miller (1907). After him are Edgar Snow (1905), Charles Dow (1851), Diana Nyad (1949), Steve McCurry (1950), Walker Evans (1903), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904).

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