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Dan Rather

1931 - Today

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Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Rather is the 101st most popular journalist (down from 76th in 2019), the 9,507th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,172nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Dan Rather ranks 101 out of 196. Before him are Tsuneko Sasamoto, Chris Cuomo, George Padmore, Daniel Schneidermann, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Dmitry Kiselyov. After him are Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Joseph Ruttenberg, Diane Sawyer, Frances Bean Cobain, Fabrizio Romano, and Malcolm Muggeridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dan Rather ranks 506. Before him are Charles Bassett, Barry Foster, Alfred W. Crosby, Jiří Feureisl, Park Wan-suh, and Sergio Obeso Rivera. After him are Elizabeth J. Feinler, Allan Jay, Galina Shamrai, Enrique Hormazábal, Federico Edwards, and Gordon Pirie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 9,509 out of 20,380. Before him are Zach McGowan (1980), Paula Prentiss (1938), Forrest Towns (1914), Molly Cheek (1950), Jaden Smith (1998), and Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979). After him are John Norton (1893), Gregory Helms (1974), Jenna Haze (1982), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Irving Kristol (1920), and Robert Bacher (1905).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Dan Rather ranks 26. Before him are Eddie Adams (1933), Marie Colvin (1956), Edward R. Murrow (1908), Malcolm Browne (1931), Chris Cuomo (1970), and Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864). After him are Diane Sawyer (1945), Frances Bean Cobain (1992), Geraldo Rivera (1943), Steven Sotloff (1983), Peter Travers (2000), and Sydney Schanberg (1934).

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