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Tom Brokaw

1940 - Today

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Thomas John Brokaw (; born February 6, 1940) is an American author and retired network television journalist. He first served as the co-anchor of The Today Show from 1976 to 1981 with Jane Pauley, then as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). In the previous decade he served as a weekend anchor for the program from 1973 to 1976. He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Brokaw is the 6,025th most popular writer (down from 5,977th in 2024), the 10,314th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,643rd in 2019) and the 752nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Tom Brokaw ranks 6,025 out of 7,302. Before him are Steven Saylor, Thomas Warton, Luisa Valenzuela, Svetlana Makarovič, Tara Westover, and Edmund Gosse. After him are José Manuel Caballero, Henry Jenkins, Charles Brackett, Christoph Ransmayr, Tim O'Brien, and Eva Ström.

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Among people born in 1940, Tom Brokaw ranks 523. Before him are Elwyn Berlekamp, Chris Menges, Bruno Nicolè, Ernesto Cisneros, Juliet Mitchell, and Yamini Krishnamurthy. After him are Arati Saha, Dmitri Prigov, Danièle Sallenave, John Castle, Tommy Troelsen, and Mutsuhiko Nomura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Brokaw ranks 10,316 out of 20,380. Before him are Magic Sam (1937), Norman Kerry (1894), Bruce Broughton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), T. J. Thyne (1975), and Mae Questel (1908). After him are Patrick Warburton (1964), Dan Fogler (1976), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), Stephanie Hsu (1990), Tyler Reks (1978), and Dyanna Lauren (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tom Brokaw ranks 752. Before him are Walker Percy (1916), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Carol Shields (1935), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Steven Saylor (1956), and Tara Westover (1986). After him are Henry Jenkins (1958), Charles Brackett (1892), Tim O'Brien (1946), Amy Tan (1952), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), and Nicholas Meyer (1945).

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