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Date of Birth: 1967 , May-10
Birth Nation: United Kingdom

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1967 Jon Ronson's birth in Cardiff, Wales
1994 Published his first book Clubbed Class
2001 Published his second book Them: Adventures with Extremists
2004 His third book The Men Who Stare at Goats
2015 Published his sixth book So You Have Been Publicly Shamed

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May 10 , 1967

Jon Ronson's birth in Cardiff, Wales

Jon Ronson, born on 10 May 1967, is a Welsh journalist, author, documentary filmmaker, and radio presenter. He born and grew up in Cardiff, Wales where he attended Cardiff High School and later he studied Media Studies at the Polytechnic of Central London.

1994

Published his first book Clubbed Class

As a writer, Ronson started writing a book since the 90s. He released his first book titled "Clubbed Class" in 1994. The book is a travelogue in which he has bluffed his way into a jet-set lifestyle, in search of world's finest holiday.

2001

Published his second book Them: Adventures with Extremists

After 7 long years of publishing of his first book, Ronson published his second book entitled Them: Adventures with Extremists in 2001. In this book, he has shared his experiences with the people labeled as "Extremists".

2004

His third book The Men Who Stare at Goats

Ronson's third book came in the year 2004 entitled The Men Who Stare at Goats. In this book, Ronson has tried to make his readers curious about the main theme of the book; "a man can kill goats simply by staring at them".

2015

Published his sixth book So You Have Been Publicly Shamed

After a good response to all his previous books, Jon Ronson published his sixth book, "So You Have Been Publicly Shamed" in 2015. He has described the effect of the internet age (particularly Twitter) on acts of public humiliation.

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Ronson's first book is 'Clubbed Class' (1994), a travelogue. His second book is 'Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001)', the best-seller book was later purchased by Universal Pictures to be turned into a feature film. His third book published in 2004 titled 'The Men Who Stares at Goats', relating to this book, an eponymous film was released in 2009.

He has reached the age of 49 years.Jon has been married to Elaine Patterson. Elaine and her husband have a child, Joel Ronson. Jon holds a British nationality and he belongs to Jewish ethnicity and he has a net worth of 5 Million Dollars.