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Michael Hastings

1980 - 2013

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Michael Mahon Hastings (January 28, 1980 – June 18, 2013) was an American journalist, author, contributing editor to Rolling Stone, and reporter for BuzzFeed. He was raised in New York, Canada, and Vermont, and he attended New York University. Hastings rose to prominence with his coverage of the Iraq War for Newsweek in the 2000s. After his fiancée Andrea Parhamovich was killed in an ambush, Hastings wrote his first book, I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story (2008), a memoir about his relationship with Parhamovich and the insurgency that took her life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Hastings is the 7,504th most popular writer (down from 7,286th in 2024), the 20,663rd most popular biography from United States (down from 19,632nd in 2019) and the 1,267th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Hastings ranks 7,504 out of 7,302. Before him are Tarell Alvin McCraney, Lynn Nottage, Susan Choi, Janet Mock, Rachel Morrison, and Ben Goldacre. After him are Rangina Hamidi, G. Willow Wilson, Brooke Magnanti, Jennifer Weiner, Ned Vizzini, and Angie Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Michael Hastings ranks 1,598. Before him are Mary Whipple, Bobby V, Jessica DiCicco, Mike Fisher, Nick Dempsey, and Seyi Olofinjana. After him are Frances Houghton, Quentin Richardson, Neeru Bajwa, Matt Deakin, Reggie Evans, and Keith Bogans. Among people deceased in 2013, Michael Hastings ranks 569. Before him are Igor Kurnosov, Arnaud Coyot, Acer Nethercott, Burry Stander, Donna Hartley, and Sophiya Haque. After him are Ned Vizzini, Steven Muller, and Patrick Kay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Hastings ranks 20,671 out of 20,380. Before him are English Gardner (1992), Ben McLemore (1993), Marti Malloy (1986), Dan Lipinski (1966), Max Park (2001), and Hilary Rhoda (1987). After him are Kyle Sullivan (1988), Katie Meili (1991), Shaun Ross (1991), Quentin Richardson (1980), Sada Jacobson (1983), and Atle Lie McGrath (2000).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Hastings ranks 1,267. Before him are Jed Whedon (1975), Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980), Lynn Nottage (1964), Susan Choi (1969), Janet Mock (1983), and Rachel Morrison (1978). After him are G. Willow Wilson (1982), Brooke Magnanti (1975), Jennifer Weiner (1970), Ned Vizzini (1981), Angie Thomas (1988), and Becky Albertalli (1982).

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