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Nate Silver

1978 - Today

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Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player who analyzes baseball, basketball, football, and elections. He is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and held the position of editor-in-chief there, along with being a special correspondent for ABC News until May 2023. Since departing FiveThirtyEight, Silver has been publishing in his online newsletter Silver Bulletin and serves as an advisor to Polymarket. Silver was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time in 2009 after his election forecasting model correctly predicted the outcomes in 49 of 50 states in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Nate Silver is the 208th most popular journalist (down from 190th in 2024), the 19,582nd most popular biography from United States (down from 19,138th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Nate Silver ranks 208 out of 196. Before him are Asma al-Ghul, Arzu Geybullayeva, Nareen Shammo, Jacob Appelbaum, Katie Piper, and Ivan Golunov. After him are Mariane Pearl, Arnab Goswami, Ezra Klein, Rémi Ochlik, Hala Gorani, and Dana Bash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Nate Silver ranks 1,368. Before him are Julie Fowlis, Takafumi Yoshimoto, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Takuji Miyoshi, Saadet Özkan, and Miguel Ángel. After him are Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Beth Storry, Kosuke Kitani, Mike Knox, Yusuke Kawakita, and Lilia Osterloh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nate Silver ranks 19,590 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Bufanda (1983), Danielle Brisebois (1969), Vicky Bullett (1967), Shannon Purser (1997), Garrett Muagututia (1988), and Tony Sanneh (1971). After him are Gretchen Wilson (1973), Adam Pascal (1970), Brandon Jennings (1989), Sonny Weems (1986), Swae Lee (1993), and Darius Garland (2000).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Nate Silver ranks 56. Before him are A. O. Scott (1966), Nancy Grace (1959), Lester Holt (1959), Hasan Piker (1991), Maria Bartiromo (1967), and Jacob Appelbaum (1983). After him are Ezra Klein (1984), Hala Gorani (1970), Dana Bash (1971), Kristie Lu Stout (1974), Josh Earnest (1975), and David Muir (1973).

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