Herbert Bayard Swope

Herbert Bayard Swope
Swope circa 1917
BornJanuary 5, 1882
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1958(1958-06-20) (aged 76)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationEditor, journalist
NationalityAmerican
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Reporting
SpouseMargaret
Children2
RelativesGerard Swope (brother)
Henrietta Hill Swope (niece)

Herbert Bayard Swope Sr. (/ˈbɑːrd/; January 5, 1882 – June 20, 1958) was an American editor, journalist and intimate of the Algonquin Round Table. Swope spent most of his career at the New York World. He was the first and three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting. Swope was called the "best reporter in America" by Lord Northcliffe of the London Daily Mail.