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Glenn Greenwald

1967 - Today

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Glenn Edward Greenwald (born March 6, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and former lawyer. In 1996, Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation. He began blogging on national security issues in October 2005, when he was becoming increasingly concerned with what he viewed as attacks on civil liberties by the George W. Bush administration in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He became a vocal critic of the Iraq War and has maintained a critical position of American foreign policy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Greenwald is the 6,400th most popular writer (down from 6,205th in 2024), the 11,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,714th in 2019) and the 868th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Glenn Greenwald ranks 6,400 out of 7,302. Before him are Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, James Branch Cabell, John Addington Symonds, Renata Viganò, Ksenia Sobchak, and George B. Seitz. After him are Michael McClure, Alice Hoffman, Dick King-Smith, Ann Coulter, Gilles Leroy, and Anthony McCarten.

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Among people born in 1967, Glenn Greenwald ranks 435. Before him are Razija Mujanović, Nick Clegg, Macy Gray, Enrique Bunbury, Alex Christensen, and Takeshi Motoyoshi. After him are Jan Eriksson, Joseph M. Acaba, Renata Litvinova, Igor Korneev, Ardian Kozniku, and Mario Frangoulis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glenn Greenwald ranks 11,985 out of 20,380. Before him are Félix Sánchez (1977), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), George B. Seitz (1888), Scott Cawthon (1971), Robert L. Gibson (1946), and Lowell Sherman (1888). After him are Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Ed Markey (1946), David Ramsey (1971), and Danny Hodge (1932).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Glenn Greenwald ranks 868. Before him are David McCullough (1933), Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), Leslie Feinberg (1949), James Branch Cabell (1879), and George B. Seitz (1888). After him are Michael McClure (1932), Alice Hoffman (1952), Ann Coulter (1961), Joel Barlow (1754), Robert Cormier (1925), and Lester Bangs (1948).

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