Occupation

JOURNALISTS

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With 196 biographies, Journalists are the 56th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Pornographic Actors, Linguists, and Volleyball Players.

People

Pantheon has 198 people classified as journalists born between 1760 and 2000. Of these 198, 91 (45.96%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living journalists include Sebastião Salgado, Julian Assange, and Beate Klarsfeld. The most famous deceased journalists include Robert Capa, Richard Sorge, and Oriana Fallaci. As of April 2024, 49 new journalists have been added to Pantheon including Diana Nyad, Letizia Battaglia, and Marta Hillers.

Living Journalists

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Deceased Journalists

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Newly Added Journalists (2024)

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Places

Most journalists were born in United States (56), United Kingdom (22), and France (13). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (6), New York City (5), and Philadelphia (4).The most common death places of journalists were United States (28), United Kingdom (11), and France (8). By city, these were Moscow (4), New York City (4), and London (4).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as journalists in Pantheon are Aleksey Suvorin, François Mignet, and François-Noël Babeuf.  The concentration of journalists was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier journalists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Journalists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Journalists since 1700.