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Edward Snowden

American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983).

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Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower and former NSA contractor. Born on 21 June 1983 in Elizabeth City, Snowden is 43.

Snowden studied at Anne Arundel Community College and University of Liverpool. Honours include Sam Adams Award, Fritz Bauer Prize and Whistleblower Prize, among 13 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 117 languages, Edward Snowden is No. 353 in the People and Position Index.

Born
21 June 1983, Elizabeth City (age 43)
Country
United States
Known as
System administrator, intelligence officer, security guard
Field
Science
Education
Anne Arundel Community College, University of Liverpool
Languages
English, French, Japanese
Wikipedia editions
117

Did you know

21 Jun

Shares a birthday with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Jean-Paul Sartre.

117

Has a Wikipedia article in 117 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

Edward Snowden
  • FatherLonnie Glenn Snowden, Jr.
  • MotherElizabeth Snowden
  • SpouseLindsay Mills

Honours and works

Awards

  • Sam Adams Award2013
  • Fritz Bauer Prize2013
  • Whistleblower Prize2013
  • Bert-Donnepp-Preis2013
  • Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize2014
  • Right Livelihood Award2014
  • Stuttgart Peace Prize2014
  • Carl von Ossietzky Medal2014
  • Fritz Bauer Prize2014
  • Bjørnson Prize2015
  • SUMA Award2015
  • Ossietzky Prize2016
  • The Glass of Reason2016

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Sources

  1. Wikidata Q13424289 (facts, CC0)
  2. Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)