WRITER

Gwen Ifill

1955 - 2016

Photo of Gwen Ifill

Icon of person Gwen Ifill

Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( EYE-fəl; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. She authored the best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gwen Ifill is the 7,386th most popular writer (down from 7,232nd in 2024), the 18,586th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,189th in 2019) and the 1,220th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gwen Ifill by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gwen Ifill ranks 7,386 out of 7,302. Before her are Ann Brashares, Sanjay Gupta, Chetan Bhagat, Roxane Gay, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Zeina Abirached. After her are Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Benedict Wells, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Becky Chambers, Christine Blasey Ford, and Douglas Stuart.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Gwen Ifill ranks 746. Before her are Joey Jones, Otis Birdsong, Richard Hieb, Billy Long, Willie Miller, and Jaspal Bhatti. After her are Vinita Bali, Kevin Brady, Bradley Byrne, Pete Sessions, Donna Hartley, and Jesús Vega. Among people deceased in 2016, Gwen Ifill ranks 640. Before her are Oh Se-jong, Lucas Gomes, Dave Mirra, Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, and Leila Alaoui. After her are Phife Dawg, Hande Kader, Kalpana, Josimar, Ailton Canela, and Guilherme Gimenez de Souza.

Others Born in 1955

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2016

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Gwen Ifill ranks 18,594 out of 20,380. Before her are Brenda K. Starr (1966), Adam Carolla (1964), Pimp C (1973), Brooke Hogan (1988), Angela Lindvall (1979), and Alexis Jordan (1992). After her are Cory Michael Smith (1986), Nancy Sullivan (1969), Jeff Landry (1970), Chad Deering (1970), Phife Dawg (1970), and Megan Ward (1969).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gwen Ifill ranks 1,220. Before her are Richard Appel (1963), Jesmyn Ward (1977), Ann Brashares (1967), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Roxane Gay (1974), and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973). After her are Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975), Becky Chambers (1985), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Matthew Quick (1973), and Teju Cole (1975).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous