Gender: Male
William J. (Chip) Walter Jr. is an author, journalist, National Geographic Fellow, educator, filmmaker and former CNN bureau chief. He has written five mainstream science books between 1991 and 2019. Walter was one of the original employees at CNN when it went on the air June 1, 1980 and later became its youngest bureau chief when he created CNN's first Southeast Bureau in 1981 before heading up the network's San Francisco Bureau in 1982. He has written and produced several PBS science documentaries, served as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University in three different departments, worked with UNICEF on the issue of childhood trauma, spoken at Harvard, Xerox PARC, Carnegie Mellon University and the Chautauqua Institution. One of his three original screenplays was produced and released under the title Sunset Grill in 1993 starring Peter Weller, Lori Singer and Stacy Keach. In 2015 his feature story for National Geographic Magazine explored the origins of human art and symbolic thinking.
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On the name Chip Walter, Chip means Chipping Sparrow, Man, Strong Man, A Freeman. Walter means People of Power, Powerful Warrior, Commander of the Army, Army Ruler.
The name Chip Walter is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Chip is commonly found in United States of America, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and 57 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Chip is recorded 2,965 times globally, ranking it as the 15,167th most common name worldwide.
Chip is most prevalent in United States of America, with 2,280 occurrences, making it the 1,629th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Chip is found among 1 in every 793 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #1,629 | 1 : 793 |
| Malaysia | #7,280 | 1 : 13,360 |
| United Kingdom | #5,660 | 1 : 4,984 |
| Bangladesh | #10,008 | 1 : 16,173 |
| Jamaica | #1,443 | 1 : 2,655 |
| Canada | #10,729 | 1 : 13,857 |
| France | #28,309 | 1 : 52,159 |
| Costa Rica | #4,465 | 1 : 6,395 |
| Netherlands | #13,351 | 1 : 18,067 |
| South Africa | #36,282 | 1 : 111,661 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Chip from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
William J. (Chip) Walter Jr. is an author, journalist, National Geographic Fellow, educator, filmmaker and former CNN bureau chief. He has written five mainstream science books between 1991 and 2019. Walter was one of the original employees at CNN when it went on the air June 1, 1980 and later became its youngest bureau chief when he created CNN's first Southeast Bureau in 1981 before heading up the network's San Francisco Bureau in 1982. He has written and produced several PBS science documentaries, served as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University in three different departments, worked with UNICEF on the issue of childhood trauma, spoken at Harvard, Xerox PARC, Carnegie Mellon University and the Chautauqua Institution. One of his three original screenplays was produced and released under the title Sunset Grill in 1993 starring Peter Weller, Lori Singer and Stacy Keach. In 2015 his feature story for National Geographic Magazine explored the origins of human art and symbolic thinking.
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