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Marie Colvin

1956 - 2012

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Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 – February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death. She was one of the most prominent war correspondents of her generation, widely recognized for her extensive coverage on the frontlines of various conflicts across the globe. On February 22, 2012, while she was covering the siege of Homs alongside the French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik, the pair were killed in a targeted attack by Syrian government forces. After her death, Stony Brook University established the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in her honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Colvin is the 75th most popular journalist (down from 66th in 2019), the 6,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,308th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Marie Colvin ranks 75 out of 196. Before her are Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, Tucker Carlson, Robbie Ross, Pauline Pfeiffer, Eddie Adams, and Ernst Haas. After her are Francesco Alberoni, Bill Brandt, Sandister Tei, Edward R. Murrow, Veronica Guerin, and Jon Ola Sand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Marie Colvin ranks 274. Before her are Vjekoslav Bevanda, John Romita Jr., Ann Dowd, Catherine Colonna, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Gianni De Biasi. After her are Danny Hillis, Anne Veski, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Hanka Paldum, Schelte J. Bus, and Vladimir Lisin. Among people deceased in 2012, Marie Colvin ranks 263. Before her are John Keegan, Levon Helm, Simeon ten Holt, Otto Stich, André Simon, and Sancho Gracia. After her are Roberto Mieres, Roy Salvadori, Ladislav Kuna, Hector Bianciotti, Jacqueline Mazéas, and Yash Chopra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marie Colvin ranks 6,525 out of 20,380. Before her are Irving Wallace (1916), Ellsworth Huntington (1876), Marlon Wayans (1972), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), Mark Moses (1958), and Bobby Bland (1930). After her are Glenn Hardin (1910), Danny Hillis (1956), Ted DiBiase (1954), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), and Roy Thinnes (1938).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Marie Colvin ranks 21. Before her are James Nachtwey (1948), Eve Arnold (1912), Larry Kudlow (1947), Tucker Carlson (1969), Pauline Pfeiffer (1895), and Eddie Adams (1933). After her are Edward R. Murrow (1908), Malcolm Browne (1931), Chris Cuomo (1970), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864), Dan Rather (1931), and Diane Sawyer (1945).

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