Journalist

Gianni Rodari

Italian writer and journalist

1920 - 1980

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His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Gianni Rodari is the 7th most popular journalist (down from 5th in 2024), the 621st most popular biography from Italy (down from 537th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Journalist.

Gianni Rodari is most famous for his children's books, especially the "Adventures of Pinocchio" and "The Little World of Don Camillo".

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Gianni Rodari ranks #7 of 255 Journalists worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.

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Gianni Rodari's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Journalists.

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Among Journalists

Among journalists, Gianni Rodari ranks 7 out of 255. Before him are Robert Capa, Sebastião Salgado, Richard Sorge, Lee Miller, François-Noël Babeuf, and Joseph Pulitzer. After him are Oriana Fallaci, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Dorothea Lange, W. T. Stead, and Jean-Marie Balestre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Gianni Rodari ranks 21. Before him are Mario Puzo, Owen Chamberlain, Frank Herbert, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Melina Mercouri, and Amália Rodrigues. After him are Richard von Weizsäcker, Charlie Parker, François Jacob, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, and George Porter. Among people deceased in 1980, Gianni Rodari ranks 19. Before him are Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Henry Miller, Joe Dassin, Alexei Kosygin, and William Howard Stein. After him are Vladimir Vysotsky, Tamara de Lempicka, Romain Gary, Marshall McLuhan, Marcelo Caetano, and Peter Sellers.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 621 out of 5,905. Before him are Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Julia the Elder (-39), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), and Theano (-600). After him are Dominic Savio (1842), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Caterina Sforza (1463), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), and Statius (40).

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Among Journalists In Italy

Among journalists born in Italy, Gianni Rodari ranks 1. After him are Oriana Fallaci (1929), Letizia Battaglia (1935), Maurizio Costanzo (1938), Piero Gobetti (1901), Fabrizio Romano (1993), Bianca Maria Piccinino (1924), Giuseppe Prezzolini (1882), Rosanna Marani (1946), and Cecilia Sala (1995).

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