Samantha Power

Irish-American academic, author and diplomat
Person human Q454970
Samantha Power
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Summary

Samantha Power was born on September 21, 1970[1], in London[2]. She has worked as a journalist[3], diplomat[4], pedagogue[5], writer[6], and human rights defender[7]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,599 views/month, #6,841 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Cass Sunstein[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10], Ireland[11]
  • Occupation: political activist[12], university teacher[13]
  • Field of work: women's rights[14], LGBTQ rights[15], freedom of religion[16], refugee[17], human trafficking[18], human rights[19], democracy[20], Yugoslav Wars[21], genocide[22], foreign policy[23], non-fiction literature[24], activism[25], diplomacy[26]
  • Employer: Carr Center for Human Rights Policy[27], Harvard University[28], Federal Government of the United States[29], U.S. News & World Report[30], Boston Globe[31], The Economist[32], The New Republic[33]
  • Educated at: Yale College[34], Lakeside High School[35], Harvard Law School[36], Davenport College[37]
  • Notable work: A Problem from Hell[38], Screamers[39]
  • Award received: Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[40], J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize[41], Time 100[42], Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[43], Order of Princess Olga, 1st class[44], Great Immigrants Award[45], National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction[46]
  • Sex or gender: female[47]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[48]
  • Commons category: Samantha Power[49]
  • Residence: Pittsburgh[50], Atlanta[51]
  • Family name: Power[52]
  • Given name: Samantha[53], Jane[54]
  • Significant event: immigration to the United States[55], marriage[56], childbirth[57]
  • Official website: https://samanthapower.com/[58]

Why It Matters

Samantha Power has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Works attributed to her include A Problem from Hell[61], a written work[62].

FAQs

Where was Samantha Power born?

Samantha Power was born in London[2].

Who was Samantha Power married to?

Samantha Power's spouses include Cass Sunstein[9].

What did Samantha Power do for work?

Samantha Power worked as a journalist[3], diplomat[4], pedagogue[5], writer[6], and human rights defender[7].

Where did Samantha Power go to school?

Samantha Power was educated at Yale College[34], Lakeside High School[35], Harvard Law School[36], and Davenport College[37].

What awards did Samantha Power receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[40], J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize[41], Time 100[42], and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[43].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . economist.com. economist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . carnegie.org. carnegie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  48. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  55. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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