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Walter Cronkite

1916 - 2009

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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Cronkite is the 22nd most popular presenter (down from 21st in 2019), the 3,910th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,527th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Walter Cronkite ranks 22 out of 143. Before him are Chris Wallace, Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Nick Vujicic, Fred Rogers, and Michael Buffer. After him are Christine Chubbuck, Matt Lucas, Conan O'Brien, Igor Kirillov, John Oliver, and Barbara Walters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Walter Cronkite ranks 109. Before him are Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, Forrest J Ackerman, Helmut Gröttrup, Ivo Lola Ribar, James B. Donovan, and Ugo Locatelli. After him are Morris West, Frank Parker, Jacques Georges, Unica Zürn, Ramón José Velásquez, and Harold Robbins. Among people deceased in 2009, Walter Cronkite ranks 132. Before him are Vyacheslav Ivankov, Meir Amit, Eric Woolfson, Sidney Wood, Giovanni Arrighi, and Francisco Ayala. After him are Konstantin Feoktistov, Willy DeVille, Budd Schulberg, Frank McCourt, Marilyn Chambers, and Abdellatif Filali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Cronkite ranks 3,910 out of 20,380. Before him are Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), Christopher Connelly (1941), Elgin Baylor (1934), Clyde Cessna (1879), and James B. Donovan (1916). After him are Nadia Cassini (1949), Maureen Connolly (1934), Richard Carlson (1912), Suzanne Somers (1946), Cecil Andrus (1931), and Don Simpson (1943).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Walter Cronkite ranks 14. Before him are Anna Moffo (1932), Chris Wallace (1947), Ed Sullivan (1901), Johnny Carson (1925), Fred Rogers (1928), and Michael Buffer (1944). After him are Christine Chubbuck (1944), Conan O'Brien (1963), Barbara Walters (1929), Mike Bongiorno (1924), Howard Stern (1954), and Michael Cole (1968).

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