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Jill Abramson

1954 - Today

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Jill Ellen Abramson (born March 19, 1954) is an American author, journalist, and academic. She is best known as the former executive editor of The New York Times; Abramson held that position from September 2011 to May 2014. She was the first female executive editor in the paper's 160-year history. Abramson joined the New York Times in 1997, working as the Washington bureau chief and managing editor before being named as executive editor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jill Abramson is the 6,672nd most popular writer (up from 6,689th in 2024), the 13,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,408th in 2019) and the 959th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jill Abramson ranks 6,672 out of 7,302. Before her are James Patrick Kelly, Michelle Paver, Les Murray, William Monahan, Jeff Davis, and Terence Winter. After her are Tie Ning, Sarah Orne Jewett, Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mary Russell Mitford, Philip Levine, and Tim Kring.

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Among people born in 1954, Jill Abramson ranks 650. Before her are Toninho Moura, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Hidehiko Shimizu, Luis Ramírez Zapata, Priscilla Barnes, and Elizabeth May. After her are Mohamed Kedir, Blanka Paulů, Novella Calligaris, Willy Telavi, Geoffrey Marcy, and Eberhard Rösch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jill Abramson ranks 13,526 out of 20,380. Before her are Sara Rue (1979), Elinor Donahue (1937), Tracie Thoms (1975), Alonzo Babers (1961), Nicole Eggert (1972), and James Gleason (1882). After her are Robb Flynn (1967), Avril Haines (1969), Mike Inez (1966), Smith Thompson (1768), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), and Erika Christensen (1982).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jill Abramson ranks 959. Before her are James Weldon Johnson (1871), N. K. Jemisin (1972), James Patrick Kelly (1951), William Monahan (1960), Jeff Davis (1975), and Terence Winter (1960). After her are Sarah Orne Jewett (1849), Philip Levine (1928), Tim Kring (1957), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Sue Monk Kidd (1948), and Arthur Kopit (1937).

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