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Walter Lippmann

1889 - 1974

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Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 – December 14, 1974) was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 Public Opinion. Lippmann also played a notable role as research director of Woodrow Wilson's post–World War I board of inquiry. His views on the role of journalism in a democracy were contrasted with the contemporaneous writings of John Dewey in what has been retrospectively named the Lippmann–Dewey Debate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Lippmann is the 1,132nd most popular writer (down from 916th in 2019), the 1,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,017th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Writer.

Walter Lippmann is most famous for his work in journalism and political theory. He is best known for his 1922 book Public Opinion, which is about the role of mass media in democracy.

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Among writers, Walter Lippmann ranks 1,132 out of 7,302. Before him are Ahmad Khani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Will Durant, Leonid Andreyev, Sugawara no Michizane, and Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Martin Andersen Nexø, Stobaeus, Zhuanxu, Catherine de Bourbon, and David Lodge.

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Among people born in 1889, Walter Lippmann ranks 43. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh, Kim Tu-bong, Robert A. Taft, Abel Gance, Taha Hussein, and Günther Lütjens. After him are Hannes Kolehmainen, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, John B. Kelly Sr., Vera Mukhina, Hannah Höch, and Hans-Jürgen Stumpff. Among people deceased in 1974, Walter Lippmann ranks 39. Before him are Fritz Zwicky, Carl Spaatz, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Walter Brennan, Virginia Apgar, and Cass Elliot. After him are Marcel Pagnol, Hilda Gadea, Farid al-Atrash, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Frank Martin, and Creighton Abrams.

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Among people born in United States, Walter Lippmann ranks 1,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Blake Edwards (1922), Gordon Moore (1929), Paul P. Harris (1868), Steve Reeves (1926), Will Durant (1885), and Joe Satriani (1956). After him are Janet Mills (1947), Buck Henry (1930), Guy Williams (1924), Martha Nussbaum (1947), Stephen Schwartz (1948), and Kelly Lynch (1959).

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Among writers born in United States, Walter Lippmann ranks 129. Before him are Harriet Jacobs (1813), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Roger Zelazny (1937), Jeff Lindsay (1952), John Cheever (1912), and Will Durant (1885). After him are John Dickson Carr (1906), Jean Webster (1876), Irving Stone (1903), Danielle Steel (1947), Anne Rice (1941), and Donna Leon (1942).

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