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Katharine Gun

1974 - Today

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Katharine Teresa Gun (née Harwood; born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to a friend who passed it to The Observer. The information concerned a request from the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 United Nations Security Council, who were due to vote on a second UN resolution on the prospective 2003 invasion of Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katharine Gun is the 7,173rd most popular writer (down from 6,541st in 2019), the 7,374th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,834th in 2019) and the 746th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Katharine Gun ranks 7,173 out of 7,302. Before her are Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Adam Johnson, Will Self, and Nadia Ghulam. After her are Scott Lynch, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Andrew Sean Greer, and Binyavanga Wainaina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Katharine Gun ranks 940. Before her are Makoto Segawa, Satoshi Mashimo, Claire Nouvian, Guilherme de Cássio Alves, Fabio Sacchi, and Satoshi Yoneyama. After her are Nick Barmby, Mick Wingert, Andreas Schifferer, Scott Draper, Mathieu Gourdain, and Chad Hugo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Katharine Gun ranks 7,376 out of 8,785. Before her are Danny Dyer (1977), Katherine Jenkins (1980), Oliver Stark (1991), Anjem Choudary (1967), Sandy Lyle (1958), and Liv Boeree (1984). After her are James Gall (1808), Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963), Bat for Lashes (1979), Nick Barmby (1974), Jess Glynne (1989), and Aml Ameen (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Katharine Gun ranks 746. Before her are Frances Hardinge (1973), Alice Oseman (1994), Denise Mina (1966), Tom Holland (1968), Sophie Dahl (1977), and Will Self (1961). After her are Peaches Geldof (1989), Julie Bindel (1962), Caitlin Moran (1975), Jane Goldman (1970), Douglas Stuart (1976), and Simon Armitage (1963).

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