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Tim Russert

1950 - 2008

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Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Russert is the 152nd most popular journalist (up from 163rd in 2024), the 14,523rd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,415th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Tim Russert ranks 152 out of 196. Before him are Hu Shuli, Anja Niedringhaus, Nazlı Tolga, Lilya Budzhurova, Chingiz Mustafayev, and Andrzej Poczobut. After him are Richard Corliss, Fatih Portakal, Michael Wolff, Natalie Morales, Brent Renaud, and Martin Bashir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tim Russert ranks 719. Before him are Mary Pat Gleason, Gary Larson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Todd McCarthy, Danny McGrain, and Ann C. Crispin. After him are Khandu Wangchuk, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Joseph R. Tanner, Roy Blunt, Rahat Indori, and Paul Westphal. Among people deceased in 2008, Tim Russert ranks 392. Before him are Lois Nettleton, Hazel Court, Graham Higman, Earl Palmer, Julie Ege, and Suzanne Tamim. After him are Levi Stubbs, Alexey Prokurorov, Rob Knox, Es'kia Mphahlele, Larry Norman, and Thomas Dörflein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Russert ranks 14,527 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Anselmo (1960), Troy Davis (1968), Ned Lamont (1954), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Nicholas D'Agosto (1980), and Nate Mendel (1968). After him are J. Smith-Cameron (1957), Ayda Field (1979), Fat Mike (1967), Bridget Marquardt (1973), Jimmy Pop (1972), and Drake Bell (1986).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Tim Russert ranks 40. Before him are Louis Fischer (1896), Megyn Kelly (1970), Greg Burke (1959), Amy Goodman (1957), Lesley Stahl (1941), and Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890). After him are Richard Corliss (1944), Michael Wolff (1953), Brent Renaud (1971), Roxana Saberi (1977), Adrian Lamo (1981), and Janet Maslin (1949).

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