1956 - 2012
Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death. She was one of the most prominent war correspondents of her generation, widely recognized for her extensive coverage on the frontlines of various conflicts across the globe. On February 22, 2012, while she was covering the siege of Homs alongside the French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik, the pair were killed in a targeted attack made by Syrian government forces.After her death, Stony Brook University established the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in her honor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie Colvin has received more than 2,171,592 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Marie Colvin is the 39th most popular journalist (down from 35th in 2019), the 3,412th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,115th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Journalist.
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Among journalists, Marie Colvin ranks 39 out of 127. Before her are Edgar Snow, Victor Noir, Joe Rosenthal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, François Mignet, and Ara Güler. After her are Pavlo Chubynsky, Thomas Nast, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, James Nachtwey, Marion Dönhoff, and Joaquín Navarro-Valls.
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 33
1848 - 1870
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 34
1911 - 2006
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 35
1850 - 1896
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 36
1796 - 1884
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 37
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 38
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 39
1839 - 1884
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 40
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 41
1923 - 2016
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 42
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 43
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 44
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 45
Among people born in 1956, Marie Colvin ranks 114. Before her are GG Allin, Gregg L. Semenza, Philip Kerr, Iveta Radičová, La Toya Jackson, and Stefan Johansson. After her are Fernando Gomes, Klaus Allofs, Cecilia Roth, El Risitas, Zlatko Kranjčar, and John Paul Getty III. Among people deceased in 2012, Marie Colvin ranks 141. Before her are Gitta Sereny, Gevork Vartanian, John Christopher, Ruggiero Ricci, Lakshmi Sahgal, and Russell Means. After her are Eiko Ishioka, Shulamith Firestone, Iajuddin Ahmed, Albert O. Hirschman, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, and J. Christopher Stevens.
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 108
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 109
1956 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 110
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 111
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 112
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 113
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 114
1956 - 2022
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 115
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 116
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 117
1956 - 2021
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 118
1956 - 2021
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 119
1956 - 2011
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 120
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 135
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 136
1922 - 2012
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 137
1918 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 138
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 139
1939 - 2012
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 140
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 141
1938 - 2012
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 142
1945 - 2012
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 143
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 144
1915 - 2012
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 145
1946 - 2012
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 146
1960 - 2012
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 147
Among people born in United States, Marie Colvin ranks 3,412 out of 18,182. Before her are Dennis Weaver (1924), Nancy Roman (1925), Chuck Feeney (1931), Josh Radnor (1974), Lucius D. Clay (1898), and John Gilbert (1895). After her are Helen Kane (1904), Leon Panetta (1938), Mack Swain (1876), Evel Knievel (1938), Mancur Olson (1932), and William Petersen (1953).
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,406
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,407
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,408
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,409
1898 - 1978
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,410
1895 - 1936
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,411
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,412
1904 - 1966
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,413
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 3,414
1876 - 1935
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 3,415
1938 - 2007
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 3,416
1932 - 1998
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 3,417
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 3,418
Among journalists born in United States, Marie Colvin ranks 13. Before her are Walker Evans (1903), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Charles Dow (1851), Eddie Adams (1933), Edgar Snow (1905), and Joe Rosenthal (1911). After her are James Nachtwey (1948), Eve Arnold (1912), Edward R. Murrow (1908), Harriet Quimby (1875), Malcolm Browne (1931), and Dan Rather (1931).
1903 - 1975
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 7
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 9
1933 - 2004
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 10
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 11
1911 - 2006
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 12
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 13
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 14
1912 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 15
1908 - 1965
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 16
1875 - 1912
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 17
1931 - 2012
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 18
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 19