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Diana Nyad

1949 - Today

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Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time. She has written four books and articles for various publications, hosted the public radio program The Savvy Traveler, appeared on the television shows CBS News Sunday Morning and Dancing with the Stars, and been a long-time contributor to the public radio programs All Things Considered and Marketplace. In 2013, on her fifth attempt and at age 64, she swam from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, a journey of 110 mi (180 km), completing the third known swim crossing of the Florida Straits after Walter Poenisch in 1978 and Susie Maroney in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diana Nyad is the 36th most popular journalist (down from 29th in 2019), the 3,495th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,296th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Diana Nyad ranks 36 out of 196. Before her are François Mignet, Christopher Hitchens, Kevin Carter, Edgar Snow, Harriet Quimby, and Walker Evans. After her are Joe Rosenthal, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Aenne Burda, Marcelo H. del Pilar, James Foley, and Letizia Battaglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Diana Nyad ranks 204. Before her are Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Leopoldo Brenes, Franco Causio, Paul Guilfoyle, Andy Kaufman, and Phil Lynott. After her are John Wetton, Valentin Inzko, Hyon Yong-chol, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Matthew Festing, and Brooke Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diana Nyad ranks 3,495 out of 20,380. Before her are Josh Charles (1971), Beatrice Wood (1893), Edith Massey (1918), Linda Nochlin (1931), Dominic Chianese (1931), and A.J. Styles (1977). After her are Paul Michael Glaser (1943), Barry Sullivan (1912), Scott Brown (1959), Robert Conrad (1935), Sixto Durán Ballén (1921), and Harold E. Varmus (1939).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Diana Nyad ranks 12. Before her are Steve McCurry (1950), Charles Dow (1851), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Edgar Snow (1905), Harriet Quimby (1875), and Walker Evans (1903). After her are Joe Rosenthal (1911), James Foley (1973), James Nachtwey (1948), Eve Arnold (1912), Larry Kudlow (1947), and Tucker Carlson (1969).

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