Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre is, for my money, living proof that truth outruns fiction. A Cambridge-trained journalist and historian, he digs into the espionage world and returns with stories more nerve-wracking than any thriller. What I admire most is craft: he takes dusty classified files, human betrayal and loyalty, and reshapes them into narratives you cannot put down. As an editor I feel a twinge of professional envy at how cleanly he structures the suspense. The Royal Society of Literature fellowship fits. Among writers who deal strictly in facts, he is one of the most entertaining I know.

Name (English)

Ben Macintyre

Name (Japanese)

ベン・マッキンタイア

Reading

べん・まっきんたいあ

Born

December 25, 1963 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

England, United Kingdom

Occupation

journalist / writer / historian

University

St John's College

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

• Official sitehttps://benmacintyre.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/BenMacintyre1
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Macintyre
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895507

Tags

• journalist
• writer
• historian

Last updated

2026-06-21

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