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Journalist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as journalist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Katie Haun
Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Haun Ventures
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Contemporary era
Kevin O'Leary
b. July 9, 1954
Canadian businessman and television personality (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Jay Clayton
b. July 11, 1951
American literary critic
Contemporary era
Nathaniel Popper
b. 1979
American journalist
Zeke Faux
American investigative journalist and author
Contemporary era
Max Keiser
b. January 23, 1960
American-Salvadoran broadcaster
Contemporary era
Paul Vigna
b. 1968
American author and journalist
Contemporary era
Andy Greenberg
b. c. 2000
American technology journalist
Contemporary era
Edi Rama
b. July 4, 1964
Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Nikol Pashinyan
b. June 1, 1975
Prime Minister of Armenia since 2018
Contemporary era
Iliana Iotova
b. October 24, 1964
President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist
Contemporary era
Nataša Pirc Musar
b. May 9, 1968
President of Slovenia since 2022
Modern era
Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh
November 24, 1941 – September 22, 2021
Algerian politician (1941–2021)
Contemporary era
Malcolm Turnbull
b. October 24, 1954
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Contemporary era
Carlos Mesa
b. August 12, 1953
Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003 and President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005
Contemporary era
Chérif Sy
b. May 17, 1960
Burkinabé politician
Contemporary era
Juan Manuel Santos
b. August 10, 1951
President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
Contemporary era
Andrés Pastrana Arango
b. August 17, 1954
President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002
Contemporary era
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
b. January 14, 1980
President of Costa Rica (2018-2022)
Contemporary era
Jadranka Kosor
b. July 1, 1953
Croatian politician
Contemporary era
Ivo Sanader
b. June 8, 1953
Croatian politician, former Prime Minister
Modern era
Mobutu Sese Seko
October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)
Contemporary era
Mauricio Funes
October 18, 1959 – January 21, 2025
President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
Contemporary era
Antonio Saca
b. March 9, 1965
Salvadoran politician
Contemporary era
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
b. December 26, 1953
Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
Modern era
Konstantin Päts
February 23, 1874 – January 18, 1956
Estonian politician (1874–1956)
Modern era
Urho Kekkonen
September 3, 1900 – August 31, 1986
Eighth President of Finland (1900–1986)
Modern era
Johannes Rau
January 16, 1931 – January 27, 2006
German politician (SPD), 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006)
Contemporary era
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
b. March 12, 1975
Prime minister of Iceland 2013 - 2016
Modern era
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
December 24, 1924 – August 16, 2018
Prime Minister of India (1996, 1988-2004)
Modern era
Abdurrahman Wahid
September 7, 1940 – December 30, 2009
4th President of the Republic of Indonesia (1940–2009)
Contemporary era
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
b. July 5, 1967
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Mary McAleese
b. June 27, 1951
8th President of Ireland
Contemporary era
Yair Lapid
b. November 5, 1963
Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party
Modern era
Giorgio Napolitano
June 29, 1925 – September 22, 2023
President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
Modern era
Sandro Pertini
September 25, 1896 – February 24, 1990
Italian journalist, resistance leader and politician, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
Contemporary era
Paolo Gentiloni
b. November 22, 1954
Italian politician (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Hamed Bakayoko
March 8, 1965 – March 10, 2021
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020-2021)
Contemporary era
Mohamed Nasheed
b. May 17, 1967
Maldivian politician, 4th president of the second republic of Maldives
Contemporary era
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
June 8, 1954 – March 21, 2022
Malian politician (1954–2022)
Contemporary era
Joseph Muscat
b. January 22, 1974
Former Prime Minister of Malta
Modern era
Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
b. January 8, 1942
Former vice president of Mauritius
Contemporary era
Paul Bérenger
b. March 26, 1945
Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005
Contemporary era
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
b. March 30, 1963
Mongolian politician
Contemporary era
Rifat Rastoder
July 11, 1950 – May 4, 2023
Montenegrin Bosniak politician
Early Modern era
Maximilien Robespierre
May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794
French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
Modern era
John F. Kennedy
May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
Modern era
Winston Churchill
November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965
British Prime Minister who led the defiance of Nazi Germany
Modern era
Willy Brandt
December 18, 1913 – October 8, 1992
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Modern era
Francois Mitterrand
October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996
21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995 (1916–1996)
Modern era
Mahatma Gandhi
October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948
Leader of India's independence movement through nonviolent resistance
Modern era
Deng Xiaoping
August 22, 1904 – February 19, 1997
Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989
Modern era
Ho Chi Minh
May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969
Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
Modern era
Jomo Kenyatta
October 20, 1893 – August 22, 1978
First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya
Modern era
Fidel Castro
August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016
Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
Modern era
Karl Marx
May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
Philosopher and economist whose critique of capital shaped a century
Modern era
Anton Chekhov
January 17, 1860 – July 2, 1904
Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)
Modern era
Charles Dickens
February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870
English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)
Modern era
Bram Stoker
November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912
Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)