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Jill Lepore was born on August 27, 1966 in West Boylston, Massachusetts, United States. Jill Lepore is credited as a historian, journalist and writer. That works out to 59 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Wachusett Regional High School and University of Michigan. Listed accolades include Ralph Waldo Emerson Award (1998), Bancroft Prize (1999), Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (2006) and 3 more.
My Take
Jill Lepore impresses me as that uncommon scholar who writes for everyone. A Harvard historian and longtime New Yorker staff writer, she carries a Bancroft Prize and the Hannah Arendt Prize yet never hides behind academic jargon. These Truths, her sweeping retelling of America, shows the ambition I admire: history written as argument and narrative at once. What I value most is her refusal to wall knowledge inside the university, using a journalist's pen to keep the past in public conversation. Bridging rigorous research and readable storytelling is genuinely hard, and she does it with a clarity I quietly envy.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jill Lepore
- Name (Japanese)
- ジル・ルポール
- Reading
- じる・るぽーる
- Born
- August 27, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- West Boylston, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- historian / journalist / writer / essayist / academic
2. Background
- High school
- Wachusett Regional High School
- University
- University of Michigan
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award
- 1999 Bancroft Prize
- 2006 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- 2021 Hannah Arendt Prize
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2015 American History Book Prize
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Name of War | — | |
| Notable work | These Truths | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://scholar.harvard.edu/jlepore
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill%20Lepore
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6192915
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jill Lepore born?
Born August 27, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Jill Lepore from?
Jill Lepore is from West Boylston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Jill Lepore do?
Jill Lepore works as historian, journalist, writer, essayist, academic.
What is Jill Lepore known for?
Notable works include The Name of War, These Truths.
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