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Brian Williams

1959 - Today

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Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in December 2004. In February 2015, Williams was suspended by NBC News for six months for "misrepresent[ing] events which occurred while he was covering the Iraq War in 2003". Four months after the incident came to light, the network removed him from NBC Nightly News permanently and reassigned (demoted) him as the breaking news anchor for MSNBC. In September 2016, Williams became the host of MSNBC's political news show, The 11th Hour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Brian Williams is the 116th most popular presenter (down from 104th in 2024), the 16,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,549th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Brian Williams ranks 116 out of 143. Before him are Ralph Edwards, Jovana Joksimović, Maria Menounos, Howard K. Smith, Barbara Schöneberger, and Laura Ingraham. After him are Geoff Keighley, David Brinkley, Rod Roddy, Carlos Baute, Chet Huntley, and Perez Hilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Brian Williams ranks 766. Before him are Neena Gupta, Marc Cohn, Ana Mato, Stan Van Gundy, Jack Abramoff, and Olga Kuragina. After him are Eddie Johnson, Romeo Zondervan, Fred Couples, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Carolyn McCormick, and Radim Nyč.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Williams ranks 16,503 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Barry (1947), Madeline Brewer (1992), Zach LaVine (1995), Maggie Rogers (1994), Bruce Brown (1996), and Leslie Carter (1986). After him are Bob McDonnell (1954), Tiffany Haddish (1979), Danny Everett (1966), Kevin P. Chilton (1954), Dixie Bibb Graves (1882), and James Maslow (1990).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Brian Williams ranks 56. Before him are Gretchen Carlson (1966), Master P (1970), Ralph Edwards (1913), Maria Menounos (1978), Howard K. Smith (1914), and Laura Ingraham (1963). After him are David Brinkley (1920), Rod Roddy (1937), Chet Huntley (1911), Perez Hilton (1978), Kayleigh McEnany (1988), and Jessi Combs (1980).

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