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Walter Winchell

1897 - 1972

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Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids. He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Winchell has received more than 1,366,676 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Walter Winchell is the 55th most popular presenter (down from 50th in 2019), the 9,513th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,109th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Walter Winchell ranks 55 out of 143. Before him are Rosario Fiorello, Ramdev, Ai Iijima, Sabine Schmitz, Stephen Colbert, and Huell Howser. After him are Charlie Rose, Lohengrin Filipello, Jee Seok-jin, Ryan Dunn, Ana Rosa Quintana, and Jesse James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Walter Winchell ranks 289. Before him are Edward Moore, Sigurd Moen, Ivan Borkovský, Joseph Calleia, J. L. B. Smith, and Florence B. Seibert. After him are Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Hartshorne, Silverio Izaguirre, Józef Lange, Sabino Bilbao, and John Kotelawala. Among people deceased in 1972, Walter Winchell ranks 232. Before him are Betty Blythe, Brian Donlevy, Jaap Mol, Herbert Hübner, John Berryman, and Arnold Jackson. After him are Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Humberto Mariles, Francis Chichester, Claire Windsor, Frederico Paredes, and Gejus van der Meulen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Winchell ranks 9,513 out of 20,380. Before him are John Sebastian (1944), Virgil Abloh (1980), Alvin Sargent (1927), Maitland Ward (1977), Chris Stein (1950), and Julie Strain (1962). After him are Mike Mignola (1960), Mr. Marcus (1970), Gale Harold (1969), Ken Maynard (1895), Steve Smith (1954), and Deborah Raffin (1953).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Walter Winchell ranks 30. Before him are Casey Kasem (1932), Rush Limbaugh (1951), Regis Philbin (1931), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Stephen Colbert (1964), and Huell Howser (1945). After him are Charlie Rose (1942), Ryan Dunn (1977), Jesse James (1969), Jerry Doyle (1956), Al Franken (1951), and Drew Carey (1958).

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