# Don Hoefler

> Donald C. Hoefler was an American journalist, best known for using the term "Silicon Valley" for the first time in a news story. His friend Ralph Vaerst suggested the term for a series of articles entitled "Silicon Valley, USA" in the weekly trade newspaper Electronic News, starting on January 11, 1971.

*American journalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/don-hoefler

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-10-03
- **Died:** 1986-04-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Дон Гефлер](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [دون هوفلر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B1)
- [دون هوفلر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B1)
- [Don C. Hoefler](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_C._Hoefler)
- [Don Hoefler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hoefler)
- [Don Hoefler](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hoefler)
- [Дон Хофлер](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1238997)

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