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Edgar Snow

1905 - 1972

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Edgar Parks Snow (July 19, 1905 – February 15, 1972) was an American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March, and he was also the first Western journalist to interview many of its leaders, including Mao Zedong. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Snow has received more than 347,283 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Edgar Snow is the 25th most popular journalist (up from 33rd in 2019), the 2,168th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,740th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Journalist.

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  • 350k

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  • 63.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Edgar Snow ranks 25 out of 196. Before him are Endre Ady, Aenne Burda, Gareth Jones, Jeremy Clarkson, Tucker Carlson, and Jean-Marie Balestre. After him are Marcelo H. del Pilar, W. T. Stead, Charles Dow, Diana Nyad, Steve McCurry, and Walker Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Edgar Snow ranks 84. Before him are Paul Nizan, Joseph Kosma, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Yen Chia-kan, James J. Braddock, and Karl Rappan. After him are Eugen Fink, Banine, Pierre Levegh, Ludwig Fischer, Gerhard Klopfer, and Jean-Marie Villot. Among people deceased in 1972, Edgar Snow ranks 64. Before him are Hugo Steinhaus, Chen Yi, Aspasia Manos, Prescott Bush, Jules Romains, and George Sanders. After him are Clara Campoamor, Eugène Tisserant, Akim Tamiroff, Ettore Bastico, Alejandra Pizarnik, and Frans Masereel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Snow ranks 2,168 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Danson (1947), Ken Wilber (1949), Barry Seal (1939), Tony Levin (1946), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), and Jessye Norman (1945). After him are Alfred Vail (1807), Stefanie Powers (1942), Sofia Coppola (1971), Jack Warden (1920), Charles Curtis (1860), and Cissy Houston (1933).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Edgar Snow ranks 7. Before him are Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Dorothea Lange (1895), John Reed (1887), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Lee Miller (1907), and Tucker Carlson (1969). After him are Charles Dow (1851), Diana Nyad (1949), Steve McCurry (1950), Walker Evans (1903), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), and Joe Rosenthal (1911).

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