Edward Snowden

Former NSA contractor who exposed global surveillance programs and now lives in exile.

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Whistleblower

Born

June 21, 1983

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Cancer

15,774

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43

years old

Born
June 21, 1983
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Updated Jul 2026

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Edward Snowden is an American former intelligence contractor who leaked classified NSA surveillance programs in 2013. He has lived in asylum in Russia since the revelations.

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2022
Day 14,342
Age 39

Granted Russian citizenship

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96%
Sep 26, 2022

Edward Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin.

2020
Day 13,638
Age 37

Granted indefinite leave to remain in Russia

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92%
Oct 22, 2020
Day 13,343
Age 36

Son born

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96%
Jan 1, 2020

Snowden and his wife Lindsay Mills had their first child, a son.

2019
Day 13,237
Age 36

Published 'Permanent Record'

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96%
Sep 17, 2019

Snowden's memoir, 'Permanent Record', was published.

2017
Day 12,248
Age 33

Married Lindsay Mills

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96%
Jan 1, 2017

Snowden married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, in Moscow.

2014
Day 11,418
Age 31

Right Livelihood Award

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96%
Sep 24, 2014

Awarded the Right Livelihood Award for revealing mass surveillance.

2013
Day 10,960
Age 30

Fled to Moscow

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89%
Jun 23, 2013
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Day 10,959
Age 30

Charged under the Espionage Act

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98%
Jun 22, 2013
Day 10,907
Age 29

Leaked NSA documents to journalists

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96%
May 1, 2013

Snowden leaked classified NSA documents to Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras.

Day 10,846
Age 29

Worked at Booz Allen Hamilton

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96%
Mar 1, 2013

Snowden began working for Booz Allen Hamilton as an infrastructure analyst.

2009
Day 9,326
Age 25

Worked at Dell

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96%
Jan 1, 2009

Snowden worked at Dell, overseeing secure data centers for the CIA.

2007
Day 8,595
Age 23

Stationed with CIA in Geneva

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92%
Jan 1, 2007
2006
Day 8,230
Age 22

Joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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96%
Jan 1, 2006

Snowden joined the CIA.

2004
Day 7,620
Age 20

Enlisted in the United States Army Reserve

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96%
May 1, 2004

Snowden enlisted in the United States Army Reserve; discharged months later.

2003
Day 7,134
Age 19

Earned GED

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96%
Jan 1, 2003

Snowden obtained a GED after dropping out of high school.

2001
Day 6,404
Age 17

Attended Anne Arundel Community College

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96%
Jan 1, 2001

Snowden briefly attended Anne Arundel Community College.

1983
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Birth

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96%
Jun 21, 1983

Edward Joseph Snowden was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.