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Katharine Gun

1974 - Today

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Katharine Teresa Gun (née Harwood; born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to a friend who passed it to The Observer. The information concerned a request from the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 United Nations Security Council, who were due to vote on a second UN resolution on the prospective 2003 invasion of Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Katharine Gun is the 7,335th most popular writer (down from 6,541st in 2024), the 7,524th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,834th in 2019) and the 758th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Katharine Gun ranks 7,335 out of 7,302. Before her are Elizabeth Kolbert, Ondjaki, Nadia Ghulam, Meg LeFauve, Rita Chowdhury, and Carl Zimmer. After her are Scott Lynch, Michael Schur, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, and Andrew Sean Greer.

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Among people born in 1974, Katharine Gun ranks 1,065. Before her are Satoshi Mashimo, Claire Nouvian, Guilherme de Cássio Alves, Robinne Lee, Fabio Sacchi, and Satoshi Yoneyama. After her are Nick Barmby, Attila Mesterházy, Mick Wingert, Galabin Boevski, Andreas Schifferer, and Corey Reynolds.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Katharine Gun ranks 7,526 out of 8,785. Before her are Katherine Jenkins (1980), David Tattersall (1960), Oliver Stark (1991), Anjem Choudary (1967), Sandy Lyle (1958), and Liv Boeree (1984). After her are James Gall (1808), Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963), Bat for Lashes (1979), Nick Barmby (1974), Jess Glynne (1989), and Aml Ameen (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Katharine Gun ranks 758. Before her are Tom Holland (1968), Philip Ball (1962), Sophie Dahl (1977), Ruth Ware (1977), Will Self (1961), and Samantha Harvey (1975). After her are Peaches Geldof (1989), Julie Bindel (1962), Caitlin Moran (1975), Naomi Alderman (1974), Jane Goldman (1970), and Douglas Stuart (1976).

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