Bryant Gumbel

American television journalist and sportscaster, best known for his 15 years as co-host of NBC's Today (born September 29, 1948)
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Bryant Gumbel

Summary

Bryant Gumbel is a human[1]. He was born in New Orleans[2]. He was born on +1948-09-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], sports commentator[5], and television personality[6]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,022 views/month, #6,407 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bryant Gumbel was born in New Orleans[2].
  • Bryant Gumbel was born on +1948-09-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bryant Gumbel held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bryant Gumbel's professions included journalist[4].
  • Bryant Gumbel's professions included sports commentator[5].
  • Bryant Gumbel's professions included television personality[6].
  • Bryant Gumbel was educated at Bates College[9].
  • Bryant Gumbel's education included a stint at De La Salle Institute[10].
  • Bryant Gumbel received the Journalist of the Year[11].
  • Bryant Gumbel's image is recorded as Bryant Gumbel Peabody 2013 (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Bryant Gumbel's image is recorded as Bryant Gumbel (48592037377).jpg[13].
  • Bryant Gumbel is recorded as male[14].
  • Bryant Gumbel's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bryant Gumbel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7398162669428555500007[16].
  • Bryant Gumbel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81131419[17].
  • Bryant Gumbel's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0347910[18].
  • Bryant Gumbel's Commons category is recorded as Bryant Gumbel[19].
  • Bryant Gumbel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02mcwq[20].
  • Bryant Gumbel's family name is recorded as Gumbel[21].
  • Bryant Gumbel's given name is recorded as Bryant[22].
  • Bryant Gumbel's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 916/000024844[23].
  • Bryant Gumbel's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Bryant-Gumbel[24].
  • Bryant Gumbel's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • Bryant Gumbel's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[26].
  • Bryant Gumbel's start of work period is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Origins and Family

Bryant Gumbel was born in New Orleans[2]. He was born on +1948-09-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Bates College[9], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1855[30] and De La Salle Institute[10], a secondary school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1889[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], sports commentator[5], and television personality[6].

Recognition

Bryant Gumbel received the Journalist of the Year[11].

Why It Matters

Bryant Gumbel ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,022 views/month, #6,407 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Bryant Gumbel born?

Born in New Orleans[2], Bryant Gumbel…

What did Bryant Gumbel do for work?

Bryant Gumbel worked as journalist[4], sports commentator[5], and television personality[6].

Where did Bryant Gumbel go to school?

Bryant Gumbel was educated at Bates College[9] and De La Salle Institute[10].

What awards did Bryant Gumbel receive?

Honors received include Journalist of the Year[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . nabjonline.org. nabjonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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