Skip to content
227,683 profiles ranked

Deborah James

English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1981 to 2022 · aged 40

Dame Deborah Anne James was an English journalist, educator, podcast host and charity campaigner from London. In 2016, she was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer and went on to host the You, Me and the Big C podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live about her struggles with her illness.

Deborah James is read about 115 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 76 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Also in Deutsch Français

Awards

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire2022
Honorary doctorate from the University of East Anglia2019

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1981 to 2022 · aged 40

Where to find them

IMDbXbowelbabeInstagrambowelbabeWebsitebowelbabe.org

Journalists from the United Kingdom 6

Edith Bowman50.5 of 100Paul Morley51.5 of 100Ed Yong51.5 of 100Sarah Vine49.6 of 100Tatiana de Rosnay51.5 of 100Suzi Perry51.4 of 100