Photo: Johann Hari / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Johann Hari is, for me, one of the more complicated figures to assess fairly. He is a genuinely gifted writer whose drug-policy book Chasing the Scream and his Martha Gellhorn Prize show real talent, yet his career also carries the heavy shadow of past plagiarism and fabrication. I respect that the record of his failures is not hidden, because it makes him a useful cautionary case: the more persuasive your prose, the greater your duty to the truth. I admire the resilience it took to keep writing afterward, but I read him with my eyes wide open and my skepticism intact.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Johann Hari
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨハン・ハリ
- Reading
- よはん・はり
- Born
- January 21, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- King's College
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Chasing the Scream | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://johannhari.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA
Frequently asked questions
When was Johann Hari born?
Born January 21, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Johann Hari from?
Johann Hari is from Glasgow, United Kingdom.
What does Johann Hari do?
Johann Hari works as journalist, writer.
What is Johann Hari known for?
Notable works include Chasing the Scream.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.