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Eliot Higgins

1979 - Today

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Eliot Ward Higgins (born January 1979), who previously wrote under the pseudonym Brown Moses, is a British citizen journalist and former blogger, known for using open sources and social media for investigations. He is the founder of Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence. He has investigated incidents including the Syrian Civil War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliot Higgins has received more than 439,172 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eliot Higgins is the 139th most popular journalist, the 6,574th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 18th most popular British Journalist.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 28.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Eliot Higgins ranks 139 out of 127. Before him are Andrew Breitbart, Katie Piper, Nina García, Claas Relotius, Rémi Ochlik, and Victoria Marinova. After him are Arnab Goswami, Lauren Booth, Mohammed Nabbous, Jacob Appelbaum, A. O. Scott, and Danish Siddiqui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Eliot Higgins ranks 833. Before him are Igor Mitreski, Ana Đokić, Li Yanfeng, Sebastian Lang, Genevieve Nnaji, and Laura Österberg Kalmari. After him are Anastasios Sidiropoulos, Rógvi Jacobsen, Kim Eun-jung, Park Dong-hyuk, Tomáš Zdechovský, and Brett Lancaster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 6,574 out of 7,765. Before him are Christian Cooke (1987), Steve Harper (1975), Duke Dumont (1982), Georgina Leonidas (1990), Mo Johnston (1963), and Noel Clarke (1975). After him are Kerry Katona (1980), Gary Lightbody (1976), Simon Quarterman (1977), Neil Webb (1963), Denise Mina (1966), and Conor Coady (1993).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Eliot Higgins ranks 18. Before him are Chris Bonington (1934), Piers Morgan (1965), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Samantha Power (1970), Martin Bashir (1963), and Katie Piper (1983). After him are Lauren Booth (1967).

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