Iconic Journalists
Iconic Journalists is a structured people dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Name, Nationality, Born. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, Nationality, Born, Died (or Active), Primary Outlet, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Born range
- 1,862 to 1,958
- Across 17 preview rows
- Nationality groups
- 7 distinct values
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Nationality, and Born across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Name↕ | Nationality↕ | Born↕ | Died (or Active)↕ | Primary Outlet↕ | Famous For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Cronkite | American | 1,916 | 2009 | CBS Evening News | 'Most trusted man in America', JFK assassination broadcast, 1968 Vietnam editorial |
Bob Woodward | American | 1,943 | Active | Washington Post | Watergate (with Bernstein), 20+ books on US presidents |
Carl Bernstein | American | 1,944 | Active | Washington Post | Watergate (with Woodward), All the President's Men |
Christiane Amanpour | British-Iranian | 1,958 | Active | CNN, PBS | Gulf War, Bosnian War coverage, CNN chief international anchor |
Edward R. Murrow | American | 1,908 | 1965 | CBS | London Blitz radio broadcasts, See It Now McCarthy takedown (1954) |
Barbara Walters | American | 1,929 | 2022 | ABC, NBC | First female evening news co-anchor, 10 Most Fascinating People, The View |
Oriana Fallaci | Italian | 1,929 | 2006 | L'Europeo, Corriere | Combative interviews with Kissinger, Khomeini, Gaddafi |
Hunter S. Thompson | American | 1,937 | 2005 | Rolling Stone | Gonzo journalism, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hell's Angels |
Seymour Hersh | American | 1,937 | Active | New Yorker, AP | My Lai massacre expose (1969), Abu Ghraib expose (2004) |
Robert Fisk | British | 1,946 | 2020 | The Independent | Lebanon, Iraq, Syria coverage, interviewed Bin Laden three times |
Marie Colvin | American | 1,956 | 2012 | Sunday Times | Sri Lanka (lost eye), killed in Homs Syria, wore eye patch |
Anna Politkovskaya | Russian | 1,958 | 2006 | Novaya Gazeta | Chechen War coverage, assassinated in Moscow elevator |
Tim Russert | American | 1,950 | 2008 | NBC Meet the Press | 17 years hosting Meet the Press, 2000 election whiteboard |
Peter Jennings | Canadian-American | 1,938 | 2005 | ABC World News Tonight | Anchor 1983-2005, 9/11 marathon coverage |
Gwen Ifill | American | 1,955 | 2016 | PBS NewsHour, Washington Week | First Black woman to host major political talk show, VP debate moderator |
Ida B. Wells | American | 1,862 | 1931 | Memphis Free Speech | Anti-lynching investigative reporting, NAACP co-founder |
Ryszard Kapuscinski | Polish | 1,932 | 2007 | Polish Press Agency | Covered 27 coups/revolutions, The Emperor, Shah of Shahs |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Iconic Journalists organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 17 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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