JOURNALIST

Dith Pran

1942 - 2008

Dith Pran

Dith Pran (September 23, 1942 – March 30, 2008) was a Cambodian-American photojournalist. He was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and one of the subjects of the Academy Award–winning film The Killing Fields (1984), in which he was portrayed by Haing S. Ngor, a fellow survivor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dith Pran is the 64th most popular journalist (up from 80th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Cambodian Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Dith Pran ranks 64 out of 196. Before him are Plínio Salgado, Jacob Riis, Martin Parr, Bernard Pivot, Vladislav Listyev, and Kazimierz Nowak. After him are Maria Ressa, Michaëlle Jean, Salima Ghezali, Kanno Sugako, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, and Tucker Carlson.

Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia

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Plínio Salgado
1895 - 1975
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 58
Jacob Riis
1849 - 1914
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 59
Martin Parr
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 60
Bernard Pivot
1935 - 2024
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 61
Vladislav Listyev
1956 - 1995
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 62
Kazimierz Nowak
1897 - 1937
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 63
Dith Pran
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 64
Maria Ressa
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 65
Michaëlle Jean
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 66
Salima Ghezali
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 67
Kanno Sugako
1881 - 1911
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 68
Caroline Rémy de Guebhard
1855 - 1929
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 69
Tucker Carlson
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 70

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Dith Pran ranks 369. Before him are Dobromir Zhechev, Gérard Pirès, Irm Hermann, Dick Parry, Norberto Rivera Carrera, and Vinicio Cerezo. After him are Philip Catherine, Doğu Perinçek, Nobby Stiles, Ilija Pantelić, Bo Hopkins, and Hannelore Elsner. Among people deceased in 2008, Dith Pran ranks 208. Before him are Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Anatoly Khrapaty, Semka Sokolović-Bertok, Aleksandr Abdulov, Ferenc Fejtő, and Olga Lepeshinskaya. After him are Badri Patarkatsishvili, Mustafa Khalil, Simon Hantaï, Ricardo Infante, Anne-Cath. Vestly, and Raúl Reyes.

Others Born in 1942

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Dobromir Zhechev
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 363
Gérard Pirès
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 364
Irm Hermann
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 365
Dick Parry
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 366
Norberto Rivera Carrera
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 367
Vinicio Cerezo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 368
Dith Pran
JOURNALIST
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 369
Philip Catherine
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 370
Doğu Perinçek
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 371
Nobby Stiles
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 372
Ilija Pantelić
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 373
Bo Hopkins
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 374
Hannelore Elsner
ACTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 375