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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Evan Gershkovich is the 190th most popular journalist (down from 156th in 2024), the 18,480th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,559th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Evan Gershkovich ranks 190 out of 196. Before him are Ilya Varlamov, Mohammed Nabbous, Richard Quest, Zineb El Rhazoui, 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 693. Before him are Kevin Behrens, 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 Faf de Klerk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evan Gershkovich ranks 18,488 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Montgomery (1971), Logan Tom (1981), Mike Rowe (1962), Clark Spencer (1963), 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), Hasan Piker (1991), Maria Bartiromo (1967), and Jacob Appelbaum (1983).

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