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Christopher Hitchens

1949 - 2011

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Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author and journalist. He was the author of 18 books on faith, religion, culture, politics, and literature. He was born and educated in Britain, graduating in 1970 from the University of Oxford with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. In the early 1980s, he emigrated to the United States and wrote for The Nation and Vanity Fair. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Hitchens is the 31st most popular journalist (up from 32nd in 2019), the 1,784th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,505th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Christopher Hitchens ranks 31 out of 196. Before him are Marcel Bezençon, Mauricio Funes, Jeremy Clarkson, Charles Dow, Margaret Bourke-White, and François Mignet. After him are Kevin Carter, Edgar Snow, Harriet Quimby, Walker Evans, Diana Nyad, and Joe Rosenthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Christopher Hitchens ranks 171. Before him are Niels Arestrup, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Brad Davis, Hugo Sotil, Nebojša Radmanović, and Tommy Ramone. After him are Manuel Orantes, Hiroji Imamura, Georges Leekens, Ray Dalio, Ariel Henry, and Shusaku Hirasawa. Among people deceased in 2011, Christopher Hitchens ranks 109. Before him are Pak Seung-zin, Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ken Russell, Roland Petit, and Farley Granger. After him are Violetta Villas, Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, Marie-France Pisier, Inese Jaunzeme, and Harri Holkeri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Hitchens ranks 1,784 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Stevenson (1905), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Vera Lynn (1917), Robert Pattinson (1986), Oliver Hart (1948), and Nora Stanton Barney (1883). After him are Woodes Rogers (1679), John Bevis (1695), Scott Adkins (1976), William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw (1918), Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), and Henry More (1614).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Christopher Hitchens ranks 4. Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), Gareth Jones (1905), and Jeremy Clarkson (1960). After him are William Wilson (1844), Martin Parr (1952), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Piers Morgan (1965), George Rodger (1908), Murray Walker (1923), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), and Chris Bonington (1934).

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