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Helen Thomas

1920 - 2013

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Helen Amelia Thomas (August 4, 1920 – July 20, 2013) was an American reporter and author, and a long-serving member of the White House press corps. She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents—from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration. Thomas worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International (UPI) for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager. She then served as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Thomas is the 5,313th most popular writer (down from 4,456th in 2019), the 8,252nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,948th in 2019) and the 615th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen Thomas ranks 5,313 out of 7,302Before her are Alain Bosquet, Duncan Regehr, Luiza Pesjak, Axel Bakunts, Ernie Pyle, and Edward Carpenter. After her are George Grove, Terry Bisson, Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan, Lev Kassil, José Bergamín, and Tony Duvert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Helen Thomas ranks 354Before her are Jim Siedow, Beah Richards, Mykola Rudenko, Alberto Calderón, Olha Ilkiv, and Enzo Biagi. After her are Sergio Livingstone, Zeno Colò, Irmgard Praetz, Laraine Day, Franca Valeri, and Idea Vilariño. Among people deceased in 2013, Helen Thomas ranks 361Before her are Allal Benkassou, María de Villota, Steve Forrest, Renato Ruggiero, Leyla Erbil, and Yevdokiya Mekshilo. After her are Raimondo D'Inzeo, Aleksandar Kozlina, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, John Eisenhower, Lidiya Vertinskaya, and Vasile Tiță.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Thomas ranks 8,254 out of 20,380Before her are Ty Burrell (1967), Kenyon Cox (1856), Scott Caan (1976), Joshua Bassett (2000), Sandra Bernhard (1955), and Rush Limbaugh (1951). After her are Robert A. Lovett (1895), John Cregan (1878), John Wall (1990), Thomas Calabro (1959), Mildred Wiley (1901), and J. P. Manoux (1969).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Helen Thomas ranks 615Before her are Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Jack Canfield (1944), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Armistead Maupin (1944), Theodora Kroeber (1897), and Ernie Pyle (1900). After her are Terry Bisson (1942), Carol J. Adams (1951), David Brown (1916), Michael Herr (1940), Bo Goldman (1932), and Timothy Zahn (1951).