John Simpson (journalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Simpson (journalist)

English journalist, born 1944

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Cody Fidler-Simpson (born 9 August 1944) is an English foreign correspondent and world affairs editor of BBC News.
He has spent all his working life at the BBC, and has reported from more than 120 countries, including thirty war zones, and interviewed many world leaders.
He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English and was editor of Granta magazine.