Tim Russert

American journalist (1950–2008)
Person Human Q370747

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
May 7, 1950
Date of death
June 13, 2008
Place of birth
Buffalo
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Employer
NBC[14]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Official website
www.msnbc.msn.com
Birth name
Timothy John Russert
End of work period
2008
Family name
Russert[22]
Given name
Timothy John[23]
Manner of death
natural causes
Name in native language
Tim Russert
Start of work period
1983
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
24210711
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no97071274
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tim Russert.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
12729
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
12729
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Tim-Russert
FAST ID
1722594
Film.ru person ID
tim-russert
Find a Grave memorial ID
27526951
Freebase ID
/m/02g424
Geni profile ID
6000000001266602566
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Harper's tag
tim-russert
IMDb ID
nm0751529
J! Archive player ID
5025, 5229
J9U entity ID
987007417658005171
JRC Names ID
30549
Kinobox person ID
902935
Myspace ID
nbctimrussert
NNDB people ID
070/000024995
NUKAT ID
n2009129779
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200504163
Prabook ID
3506200
SNAC ARK ID
w66m6c32
TMDB person ID
1475309
TV Maze person ID
214145
Television Academy Foundation interviewee ID
tim-russert
WikiTree person ID
Russert-42
WorldCat Entities ID
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Cause of death 1
Child 1
Children (paternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
NBC
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Born in Buffalo[1], he… he was born on May 7, 1950[2]. He died in Washington, D.C.[3]. He died on June 13, 2008[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], television presenter[6], lawyer[7], reporter[8], and writer[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Cleveland State University College of Law[15], a law school[24], in United States[25], founded in 1897[26]; John Carroll University[16], a Jesuit university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1886[29]; and Canisius High School[17], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1870[32].

FAQs

Where was Tim Russert born?

Born in Buffalo[1].

Where did Tim Russert die?

Tim Russert passed away in Washington, D.C.[3].

Who was Tim Russert married to?

Tim Russert's spouses include Maureen Orth[11].

What did Tim Russert do for work?

Tim Russert worked as journalist[5], television presenter[6], lawyer[7], reporter[8], and writer[9].

Where did Tim Russert go to school?

Tim Russert was educated at Cleveland State University College of Law[15], John Carroll University[16], and Canisius High School[17].

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  1. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 214145
    "Created claim: TV Maze person ID: 214145, batch #270242"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tim-russert
    HAND ID → 0A2C-88C1-8978-737A-75DF
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: tim-russert, Matched to tim russert (#289970355) in Harper's tag"
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