John Darnton

John Darnton
Born (1941-11-20) November 20, 1941
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
Notable credit(s)New York Times; Neanderthal, The Experiment, Mind Catcher, The Darwin Conspiracy (novels)
FatherByron Darnton
Relatives

John Darnton (born November 20, 1941) is an American journalist who wrote for the New York Times. He is a two-time winner of the Polk Award, of which he is now the curator, and the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. He also moonlights as a novelist, writing scientific and medical thrillers.