Journalist
Akbar Ganji
1960 - today
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Akbar Ganji
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Akbar Ganji is the 143rd most popular journalist, the 479th most popular biography from Iran and the most popular Iranian Journalist.
Akbar Ganji is most famous for his investigative journalism and activism against the Iranian government, particularly his critiques of political repression and human rights abuses in Iran. He gained international attention for his imprisonment and subsequent hunger strike, which highlighted issues of free speech and political dissent in the country.
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Among Journalists
Among journalists, Akbar Ganji ranks 143 out of 196. Before him are Amy Goodman, Lesley Stahl, Peter Arnett, Nina García, Samantha Power, and Rosanna Marani. After him are Danish Siddiqui, Ekaterina Andreeva, Pavel Sheremet, Darya Dugina, Halyna Hutchins, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
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Amy Goodman
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 137
Lesley Stahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 138
Peter Arnett
1934 - 2025
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 139
Nina García
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 140
Samantha Power
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 141
Rosanna Marani
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 142
Akbar Ganji
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 143
Danish Siddiqui
1983 - 2021
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 144
Ekaterina Andreeva
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 145
Pavel Sheremet
1971 - 2016
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 146
Darya Dugina
1992 - 2022
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 147
Halyna Hutchins
1979 - 2021
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 148
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
1890 - 1998
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 149
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Akbar Ganji ranks 691. Before him are Yasunori Matsumoto, Wolf Haas, Barbara Mensing, Ștefan Iovan, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, and Jérôme Valcke. After him are Christopher Clark, Ellen Becker, Lev Manovich, Peter Seisenbacher, Matt Salinger, and Ralph Sampson.
Others Born in 1960
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Yasunori Matsumoto
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 685
Wolf Haas
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 686
Barbara Mensing
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 687
Ștefan Iovan
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 688
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 689
Jérôme Valcke
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 690
Akbar Ganji
JOURNALIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 691
Christopher Clark
HISTORIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 692
Ellen Becker
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 693
Lev Manovich
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 694
Peter Seisenbacher
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 695
Matt Salinger
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 696
Ralph Sampson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 697
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Akbar Ganji ranks 479 out of NaN. Before him are DJ Aligator (1975), Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Shohreh (1959), Maryam Namazie (1966), Khodadad Azizi (1971), and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993). After him are Man Haron Monis (1964), Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (1963), Hossein Sheikholeslam (1952), Zar Amir Ebrahimi (1981), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), and Yahya Golmohammadi (1971).
Others born in Iran
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DJ Aligator
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 473
Jasmin Tabatabai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 474
Shohreh
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 475
Maryam Namazie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 476
Khodadad Azizi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 477
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 478
Akbar Ganji
JOURNALIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 479
Man Haron Monis
WRITER
1964 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 480
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 481
Hossein Sheikholeslam
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 482
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 483
Zahra Eshraghi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 484
Yahya Golmohammadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 485
Among Journalists In Iran
Among journalists born in Iran, Akbar Ganji ranks 1.
