Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years, 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 in 1981 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
4 November 1916
Born on the same birth date (4 November 1916): John Basilone • Ruth Handler
Born on the same birth day (4 November): Aleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast) • Anton Buslov • Augustus Toplady • Benno Besson • Bert Patenaude • Delbert McClinton • Dez Bryant • Igor Liba • James E. Brewton • Jordan Rudess • Kaitlin Hawayek • Malena Ernman • Michael Wilson (Canadian politician) • Nikolaos Plastiras • P. J. Carey • Ranjit Roy Chaudhury • Rasmus Rasmussen (actor) • Samantha Smith (actress) • Tito Francona
Born in the same month (November 1916): Al Lucas (musician) • Charles E. Osgood • Chick Hearn • Clinton Jones (priest) • Daws Butler • Donald T. Campbell • Forrest J Ackerman • Harold Baigent • Lilian, Princess of Réthy • Martha Settle Putney • Michael Gough • Michael Gwynn • P. K. Page • Roger Apéry • Shelby Foote • Sherwood Schwartz