Occupation

JOURNALISTS

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With 196 biographies, Journalists are the 56th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Pornographic Actors, Linguists, and Volleyball Players.

People

Pantheon has 202 people classified as journalists born between 1760 and 2000. Of these 202, 92 (45.54%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living journalists include Beate Klarsfeld, Julian Assange, and Steve McCurry. The most famous deceased journalists include Robert Capa, Sebastião Salgado, and Richard Sorge. As of April 2024, 4 new journalists have been added to Pantheon including Victoria Roshchyna, Hasan Piker, and Marats Kasems.

Living Journalists

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Newly Added Journalists (2025)

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Places

Most journalists were born in United States (57), United Kingdom (22), and France (13). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (6), New York City (5), and Philadelphia (4).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as journalists in Pantheon are Aleksey Suvorin, François Mignet, and François-Noël Babeuf.  The concentration of journalists was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier journalists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Journalists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Journalists since 1700.