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John Seigenthaler

1927 - 2014

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John Lawrence Seigenthaler ( SEE-gən-thaw-lər; July 27, 1927 – July 11, 2014) was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights. Seigenthaler joined the Nashville newspaper The Tennessean in 1949, resigning in 1960 to act as Robert F. Kennedy's administrative assistant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Seigenthaler has received more than 339,899 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Seigenthaler is the 6,712th most popular writer (down from 5,849th in 2019), the 13,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,317th in 2019) and the 990th most popular American Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

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  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Seigenthaler ranks 6,712 out of 7,302. Before him are Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Tie Ning, Les Murray, Albrecht Behmel, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Michal Viewegh. After him are Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Juli Zeh, Sarah J. Maas, Liane Moriarty, Gregory Colbert, and Kage Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, John Seigenthaler ranks 485. Before him are Red Kelly, Connie Kay, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Peggy McCay, Sylvia Fedoruk, and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. After him are Jim Fuchs, Lois Nettleton, Ted Burgin, Nayantara Sahgal, Kenojuak Ashevak, and Patsy Mink. Among people deceased in 2014, John Seigenthaler ranks 539. Before him are Toaripi Lauti, Eduardo Campos, Mona Freeman, Bob Kenney, Tony Crook, and Ruben Kun. After him are Sarah Marshall, Florica Lavric, Marion Barry, Anja Niedringhaus, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, and Maicon Pereira de Oliveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Seigenthaler ranks 13,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry F. Byrd (1887), Stephon Marbury (1977), Tom Perez (1961), Tye Sheridan (1996), Holly Madison (1979), and Kathlyn Williams (1879). After him are Stephen Marley (1972), Jane Randolph (1914), Kevin A. Ford (1960), Kristen Schaal (1978), Irene Worth (1916), and Margaret Cho (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Seigenthaler ranks 990. Before him are William Safire (1929), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), Alex Hirsch (1985), Terrence McNally (1938), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), and Alice Stone Blackwell (1857). After him are Sarah J. Maas (1986), Kage Baker (1952), James Gleick (1954), Judith Miller (1948), Lawrence Wright (1947), and Robert Rodat (1953).

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