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Yvonne Ridley

1958 - Today

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Yvonne Ridley (born 23 April 1958) is a British journalist, author and politician who holds several committee positions with the Alba Party in Scotland. She was a former chair of the National Council of the now-defunct Respect Party. Ridley made global headlines when she was captured by the Taliban in 2001 after the events of 9/11 and before the start of the U.S.-led war. Two years later she converted to Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Yvonne Ridley is the 161st most popular journalist (down from 141st in 2024), the 6,828th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,297th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Yvonne Ridley ranks 161 out of 196Before her are Michael Wolff, Natalie Morales, Brent Renaud, Martin Bashir, Victoria Roshchyna, and Roxana Saberi. After her are Anastasia Baburova, Alan Johnston, Jill Dando, Lauri Hussar, Adrian Lamo, and Mika Yamamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Yvonne Ridley ranks 733Before her are Rick Snyder, Yasuyuki Kishino, Stuart Adamson, Kenny Sansom, Vicky Rosti, and Barry Adamson. After her are Doris Kareva, Maria Cantwell, Mohamed Kaci-Saïd, Steven Smith, Joseph Finder, and Neil Turok.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Yvonne Ridley ranks 6,830 out of 8,785Before her are Hugh Dallas (1957), Bonobo (1976), Douglas Booth (1992), Anthony McGill (1991), Ronnie Moran (1934), and John Digweed (1967). After her are Hamilton Camp (1934), Mark Bowen (1963), Bill Steer (1969), Alex James (1968), Little Simz (1994), and George Osborne (1971).

Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Yvonne Ridley ranks 18Before her are Chris Bonington (1934), Jemima Goldsmith (1974), Don McCullin (1935), Carol Thatcher (1953), Samantha Power (1970), and Martin Bashir (1963). After her are Jill Dando (1961), Richard Quest (1962), Eliot Higgins (1979), Lauren Booth (1967), Clarissa Ward (1980), and Katie Piper (1983).