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Peter Arnett

1934 - 2025

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Peter Gregg Arnett (13 November 1934 – 17 December 2025) was a New Zealand and American journalist. He was known for his coverage of the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work in Vietnam from 1962 to 1965, mostly reporting for the Associated Press. Born to a Ngāi Tahu Māori and English family in the Southland Region, Arnett began his career in Invercargill before moving to Bangkok, prior to his experience in Vietnam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Arnett is the 137th most popular journalist (down from 125th in 2024), the 131st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Journalist.

Peter Arnett, a New Zealand-born American war correspondent, was most famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Vietnam War for the Associated Press (1966) and his iconic live CNN reports from Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War, where he was the only Western journalist providing on-the-ground broadcasts amid bombing.

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Among journalists, Peter Arnett ranks 137 out of 196. Before him are Greg Burke, Vicky Ntetema, Samir Kassir, Sofía Ímber, Amy Goodman, and Lesley Stahl. After him are Nina García, Samantha Power, Rosanna Marani, Akbar Ganji, Danish Siddiqui, and Ekaterina Andreeva.

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Among people born in 1934, Peter Arnett ranks 559. Before him are Annette Crosbie, Shirley Scott, Peter Masterson, Eddie Harris, Janet Munro, and Mahendra Kapoor. After him are John S. Bull, Charley Pride, David Malouf, June Foulds, Rita R. Colwell, and Carla Anderson Hills. Among people deceased in 2025, Peter Arnett ranks 486. Before him are Daniel Kleppner, Cleo Laine, Frederick Hauck, Felicia Țilea-Moldovan, Nora Aunor, and B. Saroja Devi. After him are Bhama Srinivasan, Muhsin Hendricks, Glen De Boeck, Brent Hinds, Verónica Echegui, and Robert Wells.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Peter Arnett ranks 131 out of 303. Before him are Alexander Aitken (1895), Joseph Parker (1992), Andrew Dominik (1967), Trevor Coker (1949), Keith Holyoake (1904), and Tim Bevan (1957). After him are Winston Peters (1945), Dakota Kai (1988), Paul MacDonald (1960), Callan Mulvey (1975), Ricki Herbert (1961), and Chris Hipkins (1978).

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Among journalists born in New Zealand, Peter Arnett ranks 1. 

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