The Most Famous

JOURNALISTS from Ukraine

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This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Journalists. The pantheon dataset contains 196 Journalists, 4 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 9th most number of Journalists behind Türkiye, and Japan.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Journalists of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Journalists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Kazimierz Nowak (1897 - 1937)

With an HPI of 58.24, Kazimierz Nowak is the most famous Ukrainian Journalist.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Kazimierz Nowak (11 January 1897 in Stryj – 13 October 1937 in Poznań) was a Polish traveler, correspondent, reporter and photographer.

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2. Joseph Ruttenberg (1889 - 1983)

With an HPI of 52.19, Joseph Ruttenberg is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Journalist.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. (July 4, 1889 – May 1, 1983) was a Ukrainian-born American photojournalist and cinematographer. Ruttenberg was accomplished at winning accolades. At MGM, Ruttenberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography 10 times, winning four. In addition, he won the 1954 Golden Globe Award for his camera work on the film Brigadoon.

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3. Halyna Hutchins (1979 - 2021)

With an HPI of 45.44, Halyna Hutchins is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Journalist.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins (née Androsovych; April 9, 1979 – October 21, 2021) was a Ukrainian cinematographer. She worked on more than 30 feature-length films, short films, and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire. On October 21, 2021, during production on the set of the film Rust, she was accidentally shot and killed by a bullet from a real gun being used as a movie prop. The gun was under the care of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the set armorer who did not properly check the gun, and discharged by actor Alec Baldwin.

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4. Timur Miroshnychenko (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 43.51, Timur Miroshnychenko is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Journalist.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Timur Valeriyovych Miroshnychenko (Ukrainian: Тімур Валерійович Мірошниченко; born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian TV presenter for the channel UA:PBC. He was the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 together with Ani Lorak, and again in 2013 with Zlata Ognevich. He also co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Ukrainian journalists born between 1889 and 1986. Of these 4, 1 (25.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ukrainian journalists include Timur Miroshnychenko. The most famous deceased Ukrainian journalists include Kazimierz Nowak, Joseph Ruttenberg, and Halyna Hutchins. As of April 2024, 1 new Ukrainian journalists have been added to Pantheon including Halyna Hutchins.

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Newly Added Ukrainian Journalists (2024)

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Overlapping Lives

Which Journalists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Journalists since 1700.