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Walter Winchell

1897 - 1972

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Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was an American syndicated newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids. He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program. He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes, and Jazz Age slang. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 29 in 2024). Walter Winchell is the 63rd most popular presenter (down from 56th in 2024), the 10,573rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,513th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Walter Winchell ranks 63 out of 143. Before him are Stephen Colbert, Alex Trebek, Sabine Schmitz, Masahiro Nakai, Ai Iijima, and Mehdi Hasan. After him are Jee Seok-jin, Ryan Dunn, Erez Tal, Bassem Youssef, Charlie Rose, and Nadia Hasnaoui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Walter Winchell ranks 297. Before him are Diana Karenne, Alma Rubens, Joseph Calleia, Charles Kingsford Smith, Harald Strøm, and Sigurd Moen. After him are Kenneth Burke, Shidzue Katō, John Kotelawala, Viola Dana, Margaret Chase Smith, and Monty Banks. Among people deceased in 1972, Walter Winchell ranks 245. Before him are Claire Windsor, Brian Donlevy, Humberto Mariles, Caesar ten Cate, Frank Tashlin, and Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. After him are George Campbell, Mór Kóczán, Allauddin Khan, Jaap Mol, John Litel, and Marilyn Maxwell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Winchell ranks 10,570 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheila Young (1950). After him are William Glackens (1870), Brad Wilk (1968), Peggy Fleming (1948), John Bell Hatcher (1861), Thelma Kalama (1931), Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Butch Otter (1942), Susan Dey (1952), Carré Otis (1968), and Patricia Belcher (1954).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Walter Winchell ranks 34. Before him are Casey Kasem (1932), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), Steve Allen (1921), Andy Cohen (1968), Rush Limbaugh (1951), and Stephen Colbert (1964). After him are Ryan Dunn (1977), Charlie Rose (1942), Al Franken (1951), Drew Carey (1958), Gene Siskel (1946), and Al Sharpton (1954).

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