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Edgar Snow

1905 - 1972

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Edgar Parks Snow (July 19, 1905 – February 15, 1972) was an American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution. He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March, and he was also the first Western journalist to interview many of its leaders, including Mao Zedong. He is best known for his book Red Star Over China (1937), an account of the Chinese Communist movement from its foundation until the late 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Snow is the 33rd most popular journalist (down from 25th in 2019), the 3,350th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,168th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Journalist.

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Among journalists, Edgar Snow ranks 33 out of 196. Before him are Jeremy Clarkson, Charles Dow, Margaret Bourke-White, François Mignet, Christopher Hitchens, and Kevin Carter. After him are Harriet Quimby, Walker Evans, Diana Nyad, Joe Rosenthal, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, and Aenne Burda.

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Among people born in 1905, Edgar Snow ranks 119. Before him are Natalia Pavlovna Paley, Maria von Trapp, Pierre Klossowski, Wanda Wasilewska, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, and The Boswell Sisters. After him are Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Paul Ariste, Charles Lane, Gaston Eyskens, Maximilian Grabner, and Martin Gottfried Weiss. Among people deceased in 1972, Edgar Snow ranks 87. Before him are Chen Yi, Joseph Paul-Boncour, Brandon deWilde, Richard Courant, C. Rajagopalachari, and Fulbert Youlou. After him are W. Ross Ashby, Ralph Craig, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Carl W. Stalling, Ivan Yefremov, and James F. Byrnes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Snow ranks 3,350 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Judd (1928), August Derleth (1909), Will Ferrell (1967), Terry Crews (1968), Ed Ablowich (1913), and William Powell (1892). After him are Cornell Woolrich (1903), Stephen Baldwin (1966), Jimmy McLane (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), Harriet Quimby (1875), and Neil Sedaka (1939).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Edgar Snow ranks 9. Before him are Dorothea Lange (1895), John Reed (1887), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Steve McCurry (1950), Charles Dow (1851), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904). After him are Harriet Quimby (1875), Walker Evans (1903), Diana Nyad (1949), Joe Rosenthal (1911), James Foley (1973), and James Nachtwey (1948).

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