Russell Baker

Russell Baker is a journalist, memoirist, essayist, humorist, and television personality who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, first in 1979 for distinguished commentary, and then in 1983 for his memoir Growing Up. He has also received numerous other awards, including honorary doctorates from more than a dozen universities. Taken at Baker's home in Leesburg, Virginia, this photo appears in In Their Own Words, a pictorial history of Loudoun County.