Patrick Radden Keefe

American journalist
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Summary

Patrick Radden Keefe was born on January 1, 1976[1]. He has worked as a writer[2], journalist[3], opinion journalist[4], and author[5]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,321 views/month, #6,093 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: investigative journalism[8], opinion journalism[9], non-fiction literature[10]
  • Educated at: London School of Economics and Political Science[11], Columbia University[12], Yale Law School[13], Milton Academy[14]
  • Notable work: Say Nothing[15]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Baillie Gifford Prize[17], National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Patrick Radden Keefe[20]
  • Family name: Keefe[21]
  • Given name: Patrick[22]
  • Official website: https://www.patrickraddenkeefe.com[23]
  • Nominated for: prix du meilleur livre étranger - essais[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Has written for: The New Yorker[26]
  • Social media followers: 42,213[27], 63,752[28], 72,903[29]

Why It Matters

Patrick Radden Keefe is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Works attributed to him include Empire of Pain[31], a literary work[32].

FAQs

What did Patrick Radden Keefe do for work?

Patrick Radden Keefe worked as a writer[2], journalist[3], opinion journalist[4], and author[5].

Where did Patrick Radden Keefe go to school?

Patrick Radden Keefe was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[11], Columbia University[12], Yale Law School[13], and Milton Academy[14].

What awards did Patrick Radden Keefe receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Baillie Gifford Prize[17], and National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk. thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'uk']
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 140367373
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  2. 4w ago · ScriptaBelgica · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Patrick Radden Keefe.jpg, Patrick Radden Keefe 8220219.jpg
    Nominated for → prix du meilleur livre étranger - essais
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0420554-Keefe-Patrick-Radden-1976
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → London School of Economics and Political Science, Columbia University, Yale Law School +1
    Aliases → —
    Notable work → Say Nothing
    Family name → Keefe
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