Nicholas D. Kristof

Activist

Birthday April 27, 1959

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Oregon

Age 64 years old

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About

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist known for shining a spotlight on human rights abuses in Africa.

Before Fame

He was student body President and school Newspaper Editor at his high school in Oregon.

Trivia

He and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, became the first married couple to win a Pulitzer for Journalism when they obtained the award in 1990 for their combined international reporting.

Family Life

Both of his parents worked as professors at Portland State University.

Associated With

Bill Clinton praised him for his work highlighting the living conditions of the impoverished.