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Chris Hedges

1956 - Today

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Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and The Dallas Morning News. Hedges reported for The New York Times from 1990 to 2005, and served as the Times Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. In 2001, Hedges contributed to The New York Times staff entry that received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the paper's coverage of global terrorism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Chris Hedges is the 6,699th most popular writer (down from 6,352nd in 2024), the 13,710th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,566th in 2019) and the 973rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Chris Hedges ranks 6,699 out of 7,302. Before him are Jonathan Lethem, Mitch Albom, Daniel Handler, Tom Lanoye, Claudio Rodriguez Fer, and Jeff Noon. After him are Kerry Kennedy, Jane Taylor, Vanessa Springora, Sayaka Murata, Catherine Asaro, and Eric Linklater.

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Among people born in 1956, Chris Hedges ranks 660. Before him are Betty Ong, Lubomír Zaorálek, Tom Irwin, Randy Jackson, Clifton Powell, and Claudio Rodriguez Fer. After him are Andrés Aldama, Ilana Kloss, David Wolf, Zoltán Verrasztó, Fritz Fischer, and Laimutė Baikauskaitė.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 13,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate McKinnon (1984), Taylor Holmes (1878), Patrick Labyorteaux (1965), Ginger Fish (1965), Bob Graham (1936), and Jim Meskimen (1959). After him are Eric Boe (1964), Caleb Strong (1745), Melba Moore (1940), Dulé Hill (1975), Andy Buckley (1965), and Jared Fogle (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 973. Before him are Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), George Clayton Johnson (1929), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Jonathan Lethem (1964), Mitch Albom (1958), and Daniel Handler (1970). After him are Kerry Kennedy (1959), Catherine Asaro (1955), Hazel Brugger (1993), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), David Gerrold (1944), and Colson Whitehead (1969).

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