20th-century American journalists

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

American writer (1902–1968)

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

American writer and editor (1890–1937)

American author (1924-1984)

American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

American writer (1920–1986)

American writer (1923–2007)

American television and radio host (1933–2021)

American writer (1925–2012)

English American author and journalist (1949–2011)

Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002)

American activist and journalist (born 1934)

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

American journalist and author (1937–2005)

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

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American film director and writer (1941–2012)

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960)

American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)

American broadcast journalist (1916-2009)

Orenthal James Simpson, also known by his nickname "the Juice", was an American professional football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Simpson is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time, but his success was overshadowed by his criminal trial and contentious acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative political commentator who hosts Tucker on X and The Tucker Carlson Show since 2023. He previously hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023, when his contract with Fox News was terminated. A longtime advocate of U.S. president Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as a high-profile proponent of Trumpism, and an influential voice in right-wing media. In 2026, Carlson publicly withdrew his support for Trump and apologized for "misleading" people into supporting him.

American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935)

American economist (1926–1995)

Dame Anna Wintour is a British and American media executive who served as editor-in-chief of Vogue from 1988 to 2025. Currently, Wintour serves as global chief content officer and artist director at Condé Nast. Known for her trademark pageboy bob haircut and dark sunglasses, Wintour is regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing, and has become an important figure in the fashion world, serving as the lead chairperson of the annual haute couture Met Gala global fashion spectacle in Manhattan since the 1990s. Wintour is praised for her skill in identifying emerging fashion trends, but has been criticised for her reportedly aloof and demanding personality.

American investigative journalist (born 1943)

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

American journalist and political commentator (1889–1974)

American broadcast journalist (1908–1965)

Indian-American journalist and author

American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992)

American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)

American journalist and historian (born 1964)

American politician and commentator

American author (1899–1985)

American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955)

American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist (1890–1980)

American television host (1901-1974)

Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)

American journalist and author

American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)

American journalist (1957-)

American journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012)

American author and journalist

American psychologist & journalist

American journalist (1904–1993)

American journalist (born 1967)

American journalist (born 1944)

journalist, humorist, United States Marine (1925–2007)

American political commentator, television host and writer

American war correspondent (1956–2012)

American television journalist (born 1959)

American author, journalist and professor (born 1952)

American broadcast journalist and author (born 1940)

American film critic (1919-2001)

American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)

American journalist (1857-1944)

American investigative journalist (born 1937)