WRITER
Ed Bradley
1941 - 2006

Ed Bradley
Edward Rudolph Bradley Jr. (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006) was an American broadcast journalist and news anchor who is best known for reporting with 60 Minutes and CBS News. After graduating from Cheyney State College, Bradley became a teacher and part-time radio disc jockey and reporter in Philadelphia, where his first major story was covering the 1964 Philadelphia race riot. He moved to New York City in 1967 and worked for WCBS as a radio news reporter. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Bradley is the 1,009th most popular writer (up from 6,676th in 2019), the 1,424th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,331st in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ed Bradley ranks 1,009 out of 7,302. Before him are Agathon, Bettina von Arnim, Ouyang Xiu, E. M. Forster, Henri Troyat, and Nellie Bly. After him are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Dalton Trumbo, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Khachatur Abovian, André Bazin, and Yosa Buson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgathon
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 1,003
Bettina von Arnim
1785 - 1859
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1,004
Ouyang Xiu
1007 - 1072
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1,005
E. M. Forster
1879 - 1970
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 1,006
Henri Troyat
1911 - 2007
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,007
Nellie Bly
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,008
Ed Bradley
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,009
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,010
Dalton Trumbo
1905 - 1976
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 1,011
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,012
Khachatur Abovian
1805 - 1848
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,013
André Bazin
1918 - 1958
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 1,014
Yosa Buson
1716 - 1783
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 1,015
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Ed Bradley ranks 86. Before him are David Gross, Princess Muna al-Hussein, Roberto Carlos, Navi Pillay, Paul Bremer, and Stokely Carmichael. After him are Cass Elliot, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Linda McCartney, Alfred G. Gilman, Franco Columbu, and Lella Lombardi. Among people deceased in 2006, Ed Bradley ranks 47. Before him are Telmo Zarra, Markus Wolf, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Steve Irwin, Zoia Ceaușescu, and Karel Appel. After him are Ahmet Ertegun, Nam June Paik, John Kenneth Galbraith, Shelley Winters, P. W. Botha, and Alexander Litvinenko.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsDavid Gross
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 80
Princess Muna al-Hussein
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 81
Roberto Carlos
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 82
Navi Pillay
LAWYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 83
Paul Bremer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 84
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 85
Ed Bradley
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 86
Cass Elliot
SINGER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 87
Mohamed Ghannouchi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 88
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 89
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 90
Franco Columbu
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 91
Lella Lombardi
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1992
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsTelmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 41
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 42
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 43
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 44
Zoia Ceaușescu
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - 2006
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 45
Karel Appel
PAINTER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 46
Ed Bradley
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 47
Ahmet Ertegun
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 48
Nam June Paik
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 49
John Kenneth Galbraith
ECONOMIST
1908 - 2006
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 50
Shelley Winters
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 51
P. W. Botha
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 52
Alexander Litvinenko
WRITER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 53
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ed Bradley ranks 1,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Mae West (1893), Sam Jones (1933), Jeremy Renner (1971), Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917), and Nellie Bly (1864). After him are Don Cherry (1936), Cass Elliot (1941), Dalton Trumbo (1905), Pat Carroll (1927), Alonzo Church (1903), and Robin Wright (1966).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTimothy M. Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,418
Mae West
ACTOR
1893 - 1980
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,419
Sam Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,420
Jeremy Renner
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,421
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,422
Nellie Bly
WRITER
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,423
Ed Bradley
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,424
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,425
Cass Elliot
SINGER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 1,426
Dalton Trumbo
WRITER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 1,427
Pat Carroll
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1,428
Alonzo Church
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 1,429
Robin Wright
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 1,430
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Ed Bradley ranks 114. Before him are Ambrose Bierce (1842), Raymond Carver (1938), Sherwood Anderson (1876), Thomas Wolfe (1900), John Grisham (1955), and Nellie Bly (1864). After him are Dalton Trumbo (1905), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), Clifford D. Simak (1904), William Gibson (1948), and Thomas Pynchon (1937).
Ambrose Bierce
1842 - 1914
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 108
Raymond Carver
1938 - 1988
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 109
Sherwood Anderson
1876 - 1941
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 110
Thomas Wolfe
1900 - 1938
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 111
John Grisham
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 112
Nellie Bly
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 113
Ed Bradley
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 114
Dalton Trumbo
1905 - 1976
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 115
Eleanor H. Porter
1868 - 1920
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 116
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 117
Clifford D. Simak
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 118
William Gibson
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 119
Thomas Pynchon
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 120