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David Halberstam

1934 - 2007

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David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 – April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later, sports journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. Halberstam was killed in a car crash in 2007 while doing research for a book. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). David Halberstam is the 5,754th most popular writer (up from 6,139th in 2024), the 9,491st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,386th in 2019) and the 695th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, David Halberstam ranks 5,754 out of 7,302. Before him are Rói Patursson, José Rodrigues dos Santos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, and Michael Shermer. After him are Joel Chandler Harris, Penelope Lively, Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, and Teréz Karacs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, David Halberstam ranks 468. Before him are Amiri Baraka, Tina Louise, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Roy Kinnear, Charles Jenkins Sr., and Guillermo Sepúlveda. After him are Giuseppina Leone, Curtis Fuller, Evy Berggren, Stanton T. Friedman, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, and Jimmy Garrison. Among people deceased in 2007, David Halberstam ranks 347. Before him are Teoctist Arăpașu, R. B. Kitaj, Tammy Faye Messner, Madeleine L'Engle, Josep Pintat Solans, and Anne McLaren. After him are Fred Saberhagen, Muhammad Osman Said, Fenny Heemskerk, José Antonio Roca, Jurga Ivanauskaitė, and Carey Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Halberstam ranks 9,494 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Kent Beck (1961), Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Carmen Zapata (1927), and George Perkins Marsh (1801). After him are Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Tom Harrell (1946), Jacob Abbott (1803), and Joe F. Edwards Jr. (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Halberstam ranks 695. Before him are William Cullen Bryant (1794), Norah Vincent (1968), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Michael Parenti (1933), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), and Michael Shermer (1954). After him are Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Jacob Abbott (1803), William Blum (1933), James Dashner (1972), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), and Tim Powers (1952).

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