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Evan Gershkovich

1991 - Today

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Evan Gershkovich (born October 26, 1991) is an American journalist and reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering Russia. Gershkovich graduated from Bowdoin College, majoring in philosophy and English and writing in student newspapers. He moved to Russia in 2016, contributing to multiple media outlets, and has been with The Wall Street Journal since 2022. He was detained by Russia's Federal Security Service on charges of espionage in March 2023, marking the first time a journalist working for an American outlet had been arrested on charges of spying in Russia since the Cold War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evan Gershkovich is the 180th most popular journalist (down from 156th in 2019), the 17,990th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,563rd in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Evan Gershkovich ranks 180 out of 196. Before him are Andrew Breitbart, Irina Slavina, Yury Dud, Mohammed Nabbous, Sevgil Musayeva, and Jim Acosta. After him are Eliot Higgins, Victoria Marinova, A. O. Scott, Nancy Grace, Lester Holt, and Darya Chultsova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Evan Gershkovich ranks 660. Before him are Thanos Petsos, Rasmus Schüller, Hidilyn Diaz, Yusuke Minagawa, KiKi Layne, and Hiroshi Ibusuki. After him are Madison Hubbell, Ana Gros, Iván Barton, Pierre-Michel Lasogga, Jacques Zoua, and Kalkidan Gezahegne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evan Gershkovich ranks 17,998 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Monheit (1977), Anthony Montgomery (1971), Logan Tom (1981), Mike Rowe (1962), Jim Acosta (1971), and Yolanda Griffith (1970). After him are Beau Willimon (1977), Michael Rady (1981), Mike Sorber (1971), Mike Vallely (1970), Alaqua Cox (1997), and Madison Hubbell (1991).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Evan Gershkovich ranks 49. Before him are Brent Renaud (1971), Roxana Saberi (1977), Adrian Lamo (1981), Janet Maslin (1949), Andrew Breitbart (1969), and Jim Acosta (1971). After him are A. O. Scott (1966), Nancy Grace (1959), Lester Holt (1959), Jacob Appelbaum (1983), Nate Silver (1978), and Steven Crowder (1987).

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