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Chris Hedges

1956 - Today

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Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. He writes a weekly column at Scheerpost and hosts the program The Chris Hedges Report on The Real News Network. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and Dallas Morning News. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Hedges has received more than 1,947,529 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Chris Hedges is the 6,244th most popular writer (down from 5,603rd in 2019), the 13,794th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,896th in 2019) and the 1,002nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.9M

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  • 34.56

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chris Hedges ranks 6,244 out of 5,755Before him are Alexis Jenni, Roya Hakakian, Fatima Meer, Somaly Mam, Elizabeth Kostova, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. After him are Sarojini Sahoo, Rick Falkvinge, Jean Stafford, Carl Hiaasen, Lorrie Moore, and Tor Ulven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Hedges ranks 608Before him are Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Jean-Henry Céant, Doug Burgum, Salvatore Cordileone, Sam Brownback, and Chris O'Neil. After him are Sarojini Sahoo, Manuel Jiménez, Debbi Morgan, Shane Gould, Jon Tester, and Rabri Devi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 13,794 out of 18,182Before him are Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), Rob Minkoff (1962), Alan Krueger (1960), Jessica Sutta (1982), Jaime Ray Newman (1978), and Mckenna Grace (2006). After him are Tanya Tucker (1958), Jackie Speier (1950), Steve Francis (1977), Joel de la Fuente (1969), Sam Posey (1944), and Malese Jow (1991).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 1,002Before him are Sidney Lanier (1842), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Kage Baker (1952), Charles Frazier (1950), Elizabeth Kostova (1964), and Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943). After him are Jean Stafford (1915), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Lorrie Moore (1957), Mika Brzezinski (1967), Mary L. Trump (1965), and Dave Barry (1947).

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