JOURNALIST
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006

Oriana Fallaci
Oriana Fallaci (Italian: [oˈrjaːna falˈlaːtʃi]; 29 June 1929 – 15 September 2006) was an Italian journalist and author. A member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. Fallaci became famous worldwide for her coverage of war and revolution, and her "long, aggressive and revealing interviews" with many world leaders during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Fallaci's book Interview with History contains interviews with Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Yasser Arafat, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Willy Brandt, Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Ruhollah Khomeini, Henry Kissinger, South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and North Vietnamese general Võ Nguyên Giáp during the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oriana Fallaci is the 8th most popular journalist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 728th most popular biography from Italy (down from 469th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Journalist.
Oriana Fallaci was a journalist who wrote about the Vietnam War and the Six-Day War. She is most famous for her book "The Rage and the Pride," which was about the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Oriana Fallaci ranks 8 out of 196. Before her are Sebastião Salgado, Richard Sorge, Lee Miller, François-Noël Babeuf, Joseph Pulitzer, and Gianni Rodari. After her are Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Dorothea Lange, W. T. Stead, Jean-Marie Balestre, and John Reed.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSebastião Salgado
1944 - 2025
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 2
Richard Sorge
1895 - 1944
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 3
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 4
François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
1847 - 1911
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 6
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 7
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 8
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 9
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 10
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 11
W. T. Stead
1849 - 1912
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
Jean-Marie Balestre
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 13
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Oriana Fallaci ranks 36. Before her are Babrak Karmal, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Djalma Santos, Richard E. Taylor, Isamu Akasaki, and Hafizullah Amin. After her are Werner Arber, Fernanda Montenegro, Murray Gell-Mann, John Turner, Zdzisław Beksiński, and Hebe Camargo. Among people deceased in 2006, Oriana Fallaci ranks 22. Before her are Philippe Noiret, Choi Kyu-hah, Mako, Desmond Doss, Johannes Rau, and Heinrich Harrer. After her are Ibrahim Rugova, Giacinto Facchetti, Anna Politkovskaya, Melvin Schwartz, Lennart Meri, and Robert Bruce Merrifield.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsBabrak Karmal
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 30
Alejandro Jodorowsky
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 31
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 32
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 33
Isamu Akasaki
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 34
Hafizullah Amin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1979
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 35
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 36
Werner Arber
BIOLOGIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 37
Fernanda Montenegro
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 38
Murray Gell-Mann
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 39
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 40
Zdzisław Beksiński
PAINTER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 41
Hebe Camargo
PRESENTER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsPhilippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 16
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 17
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 18
Desmond Doss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 19
Johannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 20
Heinrich Harrer
MOUNTAINEER
1912 - 2006
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 21
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 22
Ibrahim Rugova
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 23
Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 24
Anna Politkovskaya
JOURNALIST
1958 - 2006
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 25
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 26
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 27
Robert Bruce Merrifield
CHEMIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 28
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Oriana Fallaci ranks 728 out of 5,161. Before her are Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Gianni Rivera (1943), and Domenico Modugno (1928). After her are Agostino Carracci (1557), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Giovanni Agnelli (1866), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Lucullus (-118).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGregorio Allegri
COMPOSER
1582 - 1652
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 722
Pietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 723
Conrad of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1146 - 1192
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 724
Scipio Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 725
Gianni Rivera
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 726
Domenico Modugno
SINGER
1928 - 1994
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 727
Oriana Fallaci
JOURNALIST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 728
Agostino Carracci
PAINTER
1557 - 1602
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 729
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1476 - 1534
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 730
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 731
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
ARCHITECT
1507 - 1573
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 732
Franco Zeffirelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 733
Lucullus
POLITICIAN
118 BC - 56 BC
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 734
Among JOURNALISTS In Italy
Among journalists born in Italy, Oriana Fallaci ranks 2. Before her are Gianni Rodari (1920). After her are Letizia Battaglia (1935), Maurizio Costanzo (1938), Fabrizio Romano (1993), Bianca Maria Piccinino (1924), and Rosanna Marani (1946).
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 1
Oriana Fallaci
1929 - 2006
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 2
Letizia Battaglia
1935 - 2022
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 3
Maurizio Costanzo
1938 - 2023
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4
Fabrizio Romano
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 5
Bianca Maria Piccinino
1924 - 2025
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 6
Rosanna Marani
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 7