# William MacKay Laffan

> William MacKay Laffan was the publisher and editor of the New York Sun, and a friend, correspondent and publisher of Mark Twain.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-mackay-laffan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1848-01-22
- **Died:** 1909-11-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William MacKay Laffan was the publisher and editor of the New York Sun, and a friend, correspondent and publisher of Mark Twain.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 29.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William M. Laffan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Laffan)
- [ويليام ماكاى لافان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15437449)

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