Scott Simon

American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR
Person human Q7437257
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Scott Simon

Summary

Scott Simon is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on March 16, 1952[3]. He worked as a television presenter[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Scott Simon's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • Scott Simon was born on March 16, 1952[3].
  • Scott Simon held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Scott Simon's professions included television presenter[4].
  • Scott Simon worked as a journalist[5].
  • Scott Simon worked as a novelist[6].
  • Scott Simon was employed by NPR[9].
  • Scott Simon was educated at Senn High School[10].
  • Scott Simon's education included a stint at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School[11].
  • Scott Simon's religion is recorded as Judaism[12].
  • Scott Simon is recorded as male[13].
  • Scott Simon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Scott Simon's Commons category is recorded as Scott Simon[15].
  • Scott Simon's family name is recorded as Simon[16].
  • Scott Simon's given name is recorded as Scott[17].
  • Scott Simon's official website is recorded as http://scottsimonbooks.com[18].
  • Scott Simon's described at URL is recorded as https://www.npr.org/people/3874941/scott-simon[19].
  • Scott Simon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[20].
  • Scott Simon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scott Simon'}[21].
  • Scott Simon's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Scott Simon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1068372'}[23].
  • Scott Simon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1078838'}[24].
  • Scott Simon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1042426'}[25].
  • Scott Simon's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1039129'}[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Scott Simon… he was born on March 16, 1952[3].

Education

Educated at Senn High School[10], a high school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1913[29] and Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School[11], a school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1946[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television presenter[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6]. Among Scott Simon's employers was NPR[9].

Personal Life

Scott Simon's religion is recorded as Judaism[12].

Why It Matters

Scott Simon ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Scott Simon born?

Scott Simon's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Scott Simon do for work?

Scott Simon worked as television presenter[4], journalist[5], and novelist[6].

Where did Scott Simon go to school?

Scott Simon was educated at Senn High School[10] and Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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