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Katharine Graham

1917 - 2001

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Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American newspaper publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. She was one of the first 20th-century female publishers of a major American newspaper and the first woman elected to the board of the Associated Press. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katharine Graham is the 300th most popular businessperson (up from 400th in 2019), the 3,657th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,804th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Katharine Graham ranks 300 out of 847. Before her are Francesco Baracca, Tommy Mottola, Mineko Iwasaki, Kirk Kerkorian, Dietmar Hopp, and John C. Bogle. After her are Daniel Peter, Lazare Ponticelli, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, George Williams, Leonardo Del Vecchio, and Larry Silverstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Katharine Graham ranks 141. Before her are Kirk Kerkorian, Semyon Kurkotkin, Brad Dexter, Dondinho, Luigi Poggi, and Earl Cameron. After her are Celeste Holm, Đỗ Mười, Han Suyin, Sameera Moussa, Mongo Santamaría, and Robert Conquest. Among people deceased in 2001, Katharine Graham ranks 100. Before her are Chet Atkins, Indro Montanelli, Rehavam Ze'evi, Kristina Söderbaum, Ilie Verdeț, and Helge Ingstad. After her are Mauro Bolognini, Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Isao Inokuma, and Stelios Kazantzidis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Katharine Graham ranks 3,657 out of 20,380. Before her are Frank Wolff (1928), Joe Don Baker (1936), Carl Switzer (1927), Priscilla Chan (1985), Gerry Mulligan (1927), and Dean Rusk (1909). After her are Archie Shepp (1937), Winfield Scott (1786), Joan Jett (1958), Sam Wood (1883), Geraldine Farrar (1882), and Ronnie Van Zant (1948).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Katharine Graham ranks 101. Before her are Eric Trump (1984), John DeLorean (1925), Jared Kushner (1981), Tommy Mottola (1949), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), and John C. Bogle (1929). After her are Larry Silverstein (1931), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Eric Schmidt (1955), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Clyde Cessna (1879), and James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841).

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