# Andreas Whittam Smith

> Sir Andreas Whittam Smith was an English financial journalist, who was one of the founders of The Independent newspaper, which began publication in October 1986 with Whittam Smith as editor. He was a onetime president of the British Board of Film Classification.

*British journalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/andreas-whittam-smith

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1937-06-13
- **Died:** 2025-11-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Andreas Whittam Smith was an English financial journalist, who was one of the founders of The Independent newspaper, which began publication in October 1986 with Whittam Smith as editor. He was a onetime president of the British Board of Film Classification.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 42.5
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Andreas Whittam Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Whittam_Smith)
- [اندرياس سميث (صحفى)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%89))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4755674)

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