JOURNALIST
Brent Renaud
1971 - 2022

Brent Renaud
Brent Anthony Renaud (October 2, 1971 – March 13, 2022) was an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and photojournalist. Renaud worked with his brother Craig to produce films for outlets such as HBO and Vice News, and was a former contributor to The New York Times. According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed on March 13, 2022, by Russian soldiers while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Irpin, a city near Kyiv. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 22 in 2024). Brent Renaud is the 157th most popular journalist (down from 151st in 2024), the 15,361st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,151st in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Journalist.
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Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Brent Renaud ranks 157 out of 196. Before him are Andrzej Poczobut, Tim Russert, Richard Corliss, Fatih Portakal, Michael Wolff, and Natalie Morales. After him are Martin Bashir, Victoria Roshchyna, Roxana Saberi, Yvonne Ridley, Anastasia Baburova, and Alan Johnston.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Poczobut
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 151
Tim Russert
1950 - 2008
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 152
Richard Corliss
1944 - 2015
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 153
Fatih Portakal
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 154
Michael Wolff
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 155
Natalie Morales
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 156
Brent Renaud
1971 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 157
Martin Bashir
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 158
Victoria Roshchyna
1996 - 2024
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 159
Roxana Saberi
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 160
Yvonne Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 161
Anastasia Baburova
1983 - 2009
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 162
Alan Johnston
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 163
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Brent Renaud ranks 706. Before him are Alexander Novak, Amanda Detmer, Hiep Thi Le, Mladen Rudonja, Vadym Gutzeit, and Gülse Birsel. After him are Federico Giunti, Andrea Sartoretti, Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Sarah McLeod, Kozo Hosokawa, and Pablo Trapero. Among people deceased in 2022, Brent Renaud ranks 674. Before him are Kim Mi-soo, Lucious Jackson, Pallonji Mistry, Yuri Bashkatov, Steve Wilhite, and Kim Jung Gi. After him are Douglas McGrath, Kathleen Nord, Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, Javier Imbroda, and P. J. O'Rourke.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsAlexander Novak
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 700
Amanda Detmer
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 701
Hiep Thi Le
ACTOR
1971 - 2017
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 702
Mladen Rudonja
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 703
Vadym Gutzeit
FENCER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 704
Gülse Birsel
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 705
Brent Renaud
JOURNALIST
1971 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 706
Federico Giunti
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 707
Andrea Sartoretti
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 708
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2013
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 709
Sarah McLeod
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 710
Kozo Hosokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 711
Pablo Trapero
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 712
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsKim Mi-soo
ACTOR
1992 - 2022
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 668
Lucious Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 669
Pallonji Mistry
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2022
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 670
Yuri Bashkatov
ATHLETE
1968 - 2022
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 671
Steve Wilhite
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1948 - 2022
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 672
Kim Jung Gi
ARTIST
1975 - 2022
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 673
Brent Renaud
JOURNALIST
1971 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 674
Douglas McGrath
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 675
Kathleen Nord
SWIMMER
1965 - 2022
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 676
Szilveszter Csollány
GYMNAST
1970 - 2022
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 677
Nergüin Enkhbat
BOXER
1962 - 2022
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 678
Javier Imbroda
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 679
P. J. O'Rourke
WRITER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 680
In United States
Among people born in United States, Brent Renaud ranks 15,367 out of 20,380. Before him are Esther Jones (1969), Anthony Bevilacqua (1923), John Slidell (1793), Helen O'Connell (1920), Ryan Harrison (1992), and Mildrette Netter (1948). After him are Douglas McGrath (1958), Skip Barber (1936), Gordon MacRae (1921), Tanner Buchanan (1998), Robert William Fisher (1961), and David Sedaris (1956).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEsther Jones
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 15,361
Anthony Bevilacqua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 15,362
John Slidell
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1871
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 15,363
Helen O'Connell
SINGER
1920 - 1993
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,364
Ryan Harrison
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,365
Mildrette Netter
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,366
Brent Renaud
JOURNALIST
1971 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,367
Douglas McGrath
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,368
Skip Barber
RACING DRIVER
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 15,369
Gordon MacRae
ACTOR
1921 - 1986
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 15,370
Tanner Buchanan
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 15,371
Robert William Fisher
EXTREMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 15,372
David Sedaris
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 15,373
Among JOURNALISTS In United States
Among journalists born in United States, Brent Renaud ranks 43. Before him are Amy Goodman (1957), Lesley Stahl (1941), Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890), Tim Russert (1950), Richard Corliss (1944), and Michael Wolff (1953). After him are Roxana Saberi (1977), Adrian Lamo (1981), Janet Maslin (1949), Andrew Breitbart (1969), Jim Acosta (1971), and Evan Gershkovich (1991).
Amy Goodman
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 37
Lesley Stahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 38
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
1890 - 1998
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 39
Tim Russert
1950 - 2008
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 40
Richard Corliss
1944 - 2015
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 41
Michael Wolff
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 42
Brent Renaud
1971 - 2022
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 43
Roxana Saberi
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 44
Adrian Lamo
1981 - 2018
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 45
Janet Maslin
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 46
Andrew Breitbart
1969 - 2012
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 47
Jim Acosta
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 48
Evan Gershkovich
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 49























































