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Journalist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as journalist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
1838 – March 9, 1897
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
Modern era
Mahmud Tarzi
August 23, 1865 – November 22, 1933
Afghan politician, secular activist and journalist (1865–1933)
Modern era
Abdul Hai Habibi
1910 – May 9, 1984
Afghan writer and historian (1910–1984)
Contemporary era
Meena Keshwar Kamal
February 27, 1956 – February 4, 1987
Afghan activist (1956–1987)
Modern era
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994
First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Contemporary era
Boris Johnson
b. June 19, 1964
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Modern era
Georges Clemenceau
September 28, 1841 – November 24, 1929
Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929)
Early Modern era
Jean-Paul Marat
May 24, 1743 – July 13, 1793
Politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
Modern era
Giuseppe Mazzini
June 22, 1805 – March 10, 1872
Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher
Modern era
Pierre Trudeau
October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000
Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
Modern era
Benigno Aquino Jr.
November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983
Filipino senator and governor of Tarlac (1932–1983)
Early Modern era
Daniel Defoe
September 13, 1660 – April 24, 1731
English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
Modern era
Willa Cather
December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947
American writer (1873–1947)
Modern era
Jack London
January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
Modern era
Upton Sinclair
September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968
American writer (1878–1968)
Modern era
Joan Didion
December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021
American writer (1934-2021)
Modern era
Hunter S. Thompson
July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005
American journalist and author (1937–2005)
Modern era
E. B. White
July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985
American author (1899–1985)
Modern era
L. Frank Baum
May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919
American author of children's books (1856–1919)
Modern era
J. M. Barrie
May 9, 1860 – June 19, 1937
Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937)
Modern era
Guy de Maupassant
August 5, 1850 – July 6, 1893
French writer (1850-1893)
Modern era
George Sand
July 1, 1804 – June 8, 1876
French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)
Modern era
Jose Saramago
November 16, 1922 – June 18, 2010
Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)
Modern era
Machado de Assis
June 21, 1839 – September 29, 1908
Brazilian writer (1839–1908)
Modern era
Clarice Lispector
December 10, 1920 – December 9, 1977
Ukrainian-Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977)
Modern era
Mario Vargas Llosa
March 28, 1936 – April 13, 2025
Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)
Modern era
Stefan Zweig
November 28, 1881 – February 23, 1942
Austrian writer (1881–1942)
Modern era
Italo Calvino
October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985
Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985)
Modern era
V. S. Naipaul
August 17, 1932 – August 11, 2018
Trinidadian-British writer (1932–2018)
Modern era
Frank Herbert
October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986
American writer (1920–1986)
Contemporary era
Terry Pratchett
April 28, 1948 – March 12, 2015
English fantasy author (1948–2015)
Contemporary era
Neil Gaiman
b. November 10, 1960
English writer (born 1960)
Modern era
Antonio Gramsci
January 22, 1891 – April 27, 1937
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
Modern era
Dorothea Lange
May 25, 1895 – October 11, 1965
American photojournalist (1895-1965)
Modern era
Henri Cartier-Bresson
August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004
French photographer (1908–2004)
Modern era
Lucy Stone
August 13, 1818 – October 19, 1893
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Modern era
Betty Friedan
February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)
Modern era
Gloria Steinem
March 25, 1934 – September 2, 2026
American feminist activist and journalist (1934–2026)
Modern era
Johnny Carson
October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005)
Contemporary era
Steve Irwin
February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)