JOURNALIST
Huw Edwards
1961 - Today
Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards ( hiw, hew, Welsh pronunciation: [hɨu]; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh news presenter. He was the lead presenter of BBC News at Ten, the late evening news programme of BBC Television, from 2003 to 2023. He resigned from the BBC in 2024, during a police investigation into child pornography offences to which he pleaded guilty. At the BBC, Edwards anchored coverage of state and international events, and occasionally presented on BBC News at Six, BBC News at One, BBC Weekend News, Daily Politics and the international news channel BBC World News. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Huw Edwards is the 193rd most popular journalist, the 7,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 22nd most popular British Journalist.
Huw Edwards is most famous for being a prominent Welsh news presenter for the BBC, where he has anchored major news events, including general elections and royal occasions. He is particularly well-known as the lead presenter of BBC News at Ten.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Huw Edwards ranks 1,048. Before him are Peter Vidmar, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Amina Mohamed, John Moolenaar, Wendell Brown, and Brian McDermott. After him are Gary Mabbutt, Larry Murphy, David Cicilline, Blyth Tait, John Costelloe, and Thurl Bailey.
Others Born in 1961
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Peter Vidmar
GYMNAST
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 1,043
Nicholas Lyndhurst
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 1,044
Amina Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 1,045
John Moolenaar
CHEMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 1,046
Wendell Brown
INVENTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,047
Brian McDermott
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 1,048
Huw Edwards
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,049
Gary Mabbutt
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,050
Larry Murphy
HOCKEY PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,051
David Cicilline
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 1,052
Blyth Tait
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 1,053
John Costelloe
ACTOR
1961 - 2008
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 1,054
Thurl Bailey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 1,055
Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom
Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Huw Edwards ranks 22. Before him are Samantha Power (1970), Martin Bashir (1963), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Jill Dando (1961), Richard Quest (1962), and Eliot Higgins (1979). After him are Lauren Booth (1967), Clarissa Ward (1980), and Katie Piper (1983).
Samantha Power
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 16
Martin Bashir
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 17
Yvonne Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 18
Jill Dando
1961 - 1999
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 19
Richard Quest
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 20
Eliot Higgins
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 21
Huw Edwards
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 22
Lauren Booth
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 23
Clarissa Ward
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 24
Katie Piper
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 25
