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Jeremy Scahill

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Jeremy Scahill (born 1974) is an American activist, author, and investigative journalist. He is a founding editor of the online news publication The Intercept and author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army (2007), which won the George Polk Book Award. His book Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield (2013) was adapted into a documentary film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In July 2024, he left The Intercept and, together with Ryan Grim and Nausicaa Renner, founded Drop Site News. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremy Scahill is the 7,521st most popular writer (down from 7,253rd in 2024), the 20,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,649th in 2019) and the 1,267th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jeremy Scahill ranks 7,521 out of 7,302. Before him are Rebekah Brooks, Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Debora Patta, Armin Navabi, Carlos Blanco, and Bill Oakley. After him are Tarun Tejpal, Taiye Selasi, Frank Santopadre, Jonathan Clements, Victoria Coren Mitchell, and Gary Shteyngart.

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Among people born in 1974, Jeremy Scahill ranks 1,379. Before him are Alfred Phiri, Ken Jennings, Deborah Cox, Maxine Peake, Bobby Aloysius, and Richard Christy. After him are Beanie Sigel, Styles P, Onandi Lowe, Hezekiél Sepeng, Lucy Powell, and Rune Glifberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeremy Scahill ranks 20,235 out of 20,380. Before him are Deena Kastor (1973), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (1993), Rachel Sennott (1995), Ben Woolf (1980), Jo Bonner (1959), and Jackie Evancho (2000). After him are Kevin Downes (1972), Chad Haga (1988), Aaron White (1992), Aramis Knight (1999), PJ Morton (1981), and Cecily Strong (1984).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jeremy Scahill ranks 1,267. Before him are Silvio Horta (1974), Ben Lerner (1979), Rob Sheffield (1966), Catherynne M. Valente (1979), Geoffrey S. Fletcher (1970), and Bill Oakley (1966). After him are Frank Santopadre (1961), Pierce Brown (1988), Arkady Martine (1985), Sarah Dessen (1970), Ryan Holiday (1987), and Jed Whedon (1975).

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