Sarah Vowell
American author, journalist, singing songs and social commentator · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1969 · age 56
Sarah Jane Vowell is an American historian, writer, journalist, radio personality, social commentator, and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture.
Sarah Vowell is read about 266 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
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Brad Bird Produced Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell (2005)
Samuel L. Jackson Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Holly Hunter Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Craig T. Nelson Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
John Ratzenberger Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Peter Sohn Directed Incredibles 3 (2028)
Teddy Newton Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Nicholas Bird Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2- Maeve Andrews Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Michael Bird Also in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2
Media & music
In their own words 4
, I understand why other people would want to stay in B&Bs. They're pretty. They're personal.
You know you've reached a new plateau of group mediocrity when even a Canadian is alarmed by your lack of individuality.
Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open.
About this person
Vowell was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International from 1996 to 2008, where she produced commentaries and documentaries. She was the voice of Violet Parr in the 2004 animated film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel.
