Gender: Male
Pete Axthelm was a sportswriter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and its Inside Sports. During the 1980s, his knowledge of sports and journalistic skill aided him in becoming a sports commentator for The NFL on NBC and NFL Primetime and horse racing on ESPN. While on the pregame telecasts for the NFL in the early 1980s, Axthelm was NBC's answer to CBS' Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder on The NFL Today, providing betting angles to the games. Later in the decade, he would be hired in a similar role by ESPN at the urging of John Walsh, who had been the editor of Inside Sports.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 15, 2024
On the name Pete Axthelm, Pete means Rock, Form of Peter, Stone.
The name Pete Axthelm is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Pete is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, and 80 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Pete is recorded 26,050 times globally, ranking it as the 2,510th most common name worldwide.
Pete is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 11,388 occurrences, making it the 199th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Pete is found among 1 in every 48 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #199 | 1 : 48 |
| United States of America | #561 | 1 : 179 |
| Canada | #621 | 1 : 396 |
| Finland | #417 | 1 : 249 |
| Ireland | #635 | 1 : 309 |
| Germany | #1,887 | 1 : 1,239 |
| South Africa | #5,162 | 1 : 8,527 |
| Nigeria | #4,372 | 1 : 6,862 |
| France | #7,140 | 1 : 8,306 |
| Malaysia | #7,520 | 1 : 13,920 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Pete from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Pete Axthelm was a sportswriter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and its Inside Sports. During the 1980s, his knowledge of sports and journalistic skill aided him in becoming a sports commentator for The NFL on NBC and NFL Primetime and horse racing on ESPN. While on the pregame telecasts for the NFL in the early 1980s, Axthelm was NBC's answer to CBS' Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder on The NFL Today, providing betting angles to the games. Later in the decade, he would be hired in a similar role by ESPN at the urging of John Walsh, who had been the editor of Inside Sports.
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