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Andy Rooney

1919 - 2011

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Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired on October 2, 2011; he died a month later at the age of 92. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Rooney is the 7,108th most popular writer (down from 6,956th in 2024), the 16,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,178th in 2019) and the 1,120th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Andy Rooney ranks 7,108 out of 7,302. Before him are James Gould Cozzens, Kamala Markandaya, Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, Ilze Liepa, Saša Stanišić, and Andrea Levy. After him are Douglas Murray, Gjekë Marinaj, Ruth Ozeki, Fabio Volo, Nelly Arcan, and Laura Lippman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Andy Rooney ranks 359. Before him are Beryl Reid, Es'kia Mphahlele, Mary Beth Hughes, Wilfred Jacobs, Howard Morris, and Chuck Stevenson. After him is Doris Singleton. Among people deceased in 2011, Andy Rooney ranks 520. Before him are Karel Rachůnek, Sexy Cora, Cynthia Myers, Masanori Sanada, Mark Hatfield, and Saif al-Arab Gaddafi. After him are Googie Withers, Heavy D, Claudia Heill, Mario Miranda, Eddie Turnbull, and Xavier Tondo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Rooney ranks 16,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Sanford (1917), Fred Brown (1948), Abby Wambach (1980), Sean Patrick Thomas (1970), Pras (1972), and Gidget Gein (1969). After him are Lizzy Greene (2003), Pierson Fodé (1991), Terence Blanchard (1962), Connor Trinneer (1969), Lusia Harris (1955), and Scott Lawrence (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Andy Rooney ranks 1,120. Before him are Ishmael Reed (1938), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Joseph Finder (1958), Cleanth Brooks (1906), Peter Hedges (1962), and James Gould Cozzens (1903). After him are Ruth Ozeki (1956), Laura Lippman (1959), Ann Patchett (1963), Tahereh Mafi (1988), Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), and Jay Asher (1975).

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