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Vladimir Posner

1934 - Today

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович По́знер; born 1 April 1934) is a French-born Russian-American journalist and presenter. He is best known in the West for his television appearances representing and explaining the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He was memorable as a spokesman for the Soviets, in part because he grew up in the United States and speaks fluent English, Russian, and French. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Posner has received more than 285,327 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Vladimir Posner is the 39th most popular journalist (down from 26th in 2019), the 2,780th most popular biography from France (down from 1,856th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Vladimir Posner ranks 39 out of 196. Before him are Kevin Carter, Marcel Bezençon, Margaret Bourke-White, Joe Rosenthal, François Mignet, and Thomas Nast. After him are Pavlo Chubynsky, Eddie Adams, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Ara Güler, Letizia Battaglia, and Maria Ressa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Vladimir Posner ranks 164. Before him are Nino Ferrer, Gleb Panfilov, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Nicéphore Soglo, Linda Cristal, and Karl-Josef Rauber. After him are Alexandra Ripley, Zaid ibn Shaker, Rue McClanahan, George Hilton, Bill Cobbs, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.

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In France

Among people born in France, Vladimir Posner ranks 2,780 out of 6,770. Before him are André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), Bathilde d'Orléans (1750), Alexis Bouvard (1767), Georges Catroux (1877), Pierre Brasseur (1905), and Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607). After him are Michel Camdessus (1933), Paul Tortelier (1914), Olivier Martinez (1966), Bob Sinclar (1969), Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903), and Hippolyte Bayard (1801).

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Among JOURNALISTS In France

Among journalists born in France, Vladimir Posner ranks 6. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Robert Guérin (1876), Victor Noir (1848), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), and François Mignet (1796). After him are Robbie Ross (1869), Bernard Pivot (1935), Pierre Brossolette (1903), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Catherine Leroy (1944), and Daniel Schneidermann (1958).

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